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PeterL61

United Kingdom
6 Posts

Posted - 11 May 2019 :  16:10:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I picked up this 1975 Fastback last year, and have only just got round to starting the refurb. Loads of rust, as expected, but it should be a fun project... (hopefully)




Strangely, it looks very similar to one I owned in 1980




Sunbeam-mike

United Kingdom
165 Posts

Posted - 12 May 2019 :  13:36:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi,

Looks like you've bought back the same car.

Same colour as my first, incidently..

What happened to the old one?

Mike Hooper
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bigaadams

10 Posts

Posted - 12 May 2019 :  18:27:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Good to see some activity on the fastbacks...to you both, how are the vinyl tops after all these years and if rough will you be going back with new vinyl. Often vinyl covered roofs got short changed in body prep on many model, I have no experience with this model in vinyl.
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PeterL61

United Kingdom
6 Posts

Posted - 13 May 2019 :  09:37:20  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Sunbeam-mike

Hi,

Looks like you've bought back the same car.

Same colour as my first, incidently..

What happened to the old one?

Mike Hooper



Hi Mike, it started to need more attention than I could afford back then, so I had to sell it on, I didn't hear back from the new owner, so I have no idea what happened to it.

Peter Lawrence
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PeterL61

United Kingdom
6 Posts

Posted - 13 May 2019 :  09:39:09  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bigaadams

Good to see some activity on the fastbacks...to you both, how are the vinyl tops after all these years and if rough will you be going back with new vinyl. Often vinyl covered roofs got short changed in body prep on many model, I have no experience with this model in vinyl.


This one doesn't look too bad. I'm hoping that it will polish up nicely, and not need replacing, It has a glass sunroof fitted, so that would make things a bit more complicated.

Peter Lawrence
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JPSH120

United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Jun 2022 :  18:18:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Any update on this resto?
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