Saturday 21 June 2008

Arrival





The Advert

Vitesse mark II O/D convertible. We decided to refurbish the car. The car runs very well but the rear tub had serious rust problems and so decided to replace this part.

We are still looking for a suitable tub, but change of employment means I now spend most of my worktime abroad. We have decided to sell it as an ongoing project. The Engine run very well and the Gearbox and Overdrive have both been dismantle and refurbished. More info and pictures available. Offers over £650 please.

So how did I get here?

About four years ago I bought a 1967 Triumph Vitesse Mk1 2l (following a 1955 Standard 8, and a 1983 Fiat 126 FSM - both abandoned projects). It was a bit scruffy, but cheap and I had great plans to restore it.
It looks great dosn't it? However this is a year after I sold it and the new owner had spent over £3000 on it!!!

I had to sell the car when redundancy struck, but I have always hankered after another one. I have dreams of a gleaming white vitesse, lowered, slot mags, twin sports exhaust - being thrown around country lanes in the sun.

So what do you do....? Well, I spent £650 on a car (unseen apart from a few pictures) with 1 weeks MOT, a rotten rear tub (removed from the car) based in Southampton. I live in Lincoln. What else?

Wensley transport delivered the car for a very reasonable £225 on only 2 days notice - see the testimonial written by me - and BLU was set-up in his new home. That was only a week ago and nothing has happened since!

So, so far I've got a car and lan to do something to it. I will keep you updated on what happens as I do it....

Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to the first post of my first blog...

I have bought a Triumph Vitesse project car, and hope to show progress using this blog.

I have no technical skills, no practical skills, no tools and no real comprehension of what I am doing - so this should be entertaining for those reading. It should give anyone doing a similar project hope (as they will be more able than I am) and give some guidance on how it shouldn't be done!

Any comments are welcome...