[quote=JULIANROBINSON]:roll:
Why cant i stop myself? [/quote]
There's no cure for this obsession :lol:
What, and where is the pic of your new jewell :!:
I'll take LOW off your hands if it helps :wink:
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 08 June 2010 19:29:03
Pics soon...
Its a '54 LHD Ex sweeden car...
ESU 336 - its green with an interesting roof..
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 09 June 2010 01:08:10
Its a bit poorly...
Aparantly came from owen at some point?
and maybe was caught in an Avalanche?
Does anyone know its story?
Its an early 54
Been in the UK since 1987 so should be known...
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:oops:
Posted by: 55Kab - 09 June 2010 09:50:12
[quote=JULIANROBINSON]ESU 336 - its green with an interesting roof.. [/quote]
Not heard of it before Julian. What are your plans for it?
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 09 June 2010 20:54:55
Not sure yet.
It was offered to me as is or just bits of it... I couldn't see it broken up..
So had to bring it home.. Its safe and dry, I want to finish bare metalling it and then stick in primer till I find some time to to do something good with it...
I've got more than one little project on the go.. so its on a back burner..
Posted by: Standard split - 17 June 2010 20:02:49
[quote=JULIANROBINSON]Not sure yet.
It was offered to me as is or just bits of it... I couldn't see it broken up..
So had to bring it home.. Its safe and dry, I want to finish bare metalling it and then stick in primer till I find some time to to do something good with it...
I've got more than one little project on the go.. so its on a back burner.. [/quote]
Just make sure LOW gets all your attention :beer:
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 18 June 2010 00:40:15
I started the bare metaling tonight..
It has got a thick layer of filler and lots of paint on it.. it will be all bare soon so I can see what i've got...
Posted by: Standard split - 19 June 2010 13:16:19
[quote=JULIANROBINSON]I started the bare metaling tonight..
It has got a thick layer of filler and lots of paint on it.. it will be all bare soon so I can see what i've got...[/quote]
I hope that you're not describing LOW :shock:
Posted by: Rich Oakley - 19 June 2010 19:26:03
I remember that car well from the early 90s. I will see if I have some pics of it.
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 19 June 2010 23:36:22
[quote=Standard split]I hope that you're not describing LOW :shock:
[/quote]
No chance.. LOW is all rust, braising and no filler..
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 19 June 2010 23:38:22
[quote=Rich Oakley]I remember that car well from the early 90s. I will see if I have some pics of it.[/quote]
As far as I can tell, it was on the road in the uk from 88 to 92 so any pics from around then would be great...
I'd love some more history of it.. especially the roof damage? And the repairs!
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 19 June 2010 23:40:54
Spent another few hours this afternoon removed huge amounts of filler and layers of paint.. dust everywhere ... I came in like the green man....the strange thing is that it looks better under the filler than you would expect.. most of the car seems to be the right shape.. but covered in a skim of filler.. :roll:
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 19 June 2010 23:49:52
Found these pictures on the net of it being stripped in 2007 by the previous owner...
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Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 20 June 2010 21:47:10
I've been slowly trying to finish the bare metaling...
The wire wheel on the grinder is very noisy... but does a good job so I'm using it when i can bare it and when the neighbours are out!
The flap wheel is too abrasive and marks the metal so I'm using this to trim off the first few layers and then using the DA to finish the job...
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Some of the fuiller is VERY thick.. and there are lots of layers of paint..
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Some bloke came and watched..
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Roof nearly done..
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All I'm trying to do is finish the bare metal and then prime it so it doesnt get any worse... I havent got tyhe time or money to do anything else with it at the moment...
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 20 June 2010 21:51:11
Started on the rear 1/4... its thick in filler near the rear edge but I cant see why?
I think it was black first..
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Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 20 June 2010 21:52:23
Had a look at the engine - well the bits...
Looks like its out of a '59...
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Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 20 June 2010 22:41:55
Looking at the old Reg doc from 1982 it appears to have been first reg 16/2/1954
and as far as i can work out from the Chassis number it was built very Late jan '54
I've just realised the reg doc is german with german addresses on it..
So why am I told the car is swedish?
Actually, thinking about it I think one of the windows has a swedish tax from the 70's on it...
I think It has been around a bit!
Posted by: steve Donovan - 02 October 2020 16:10:03
Hi Julian,
I know this is an old post put trying to track down what happened to my old 54 and it appears that you had it.
Here is what it looked like before the accident over 30 years ago
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https://www.facebook.com/steve.donovan.5074/posts/10159089334169974
Posted by: JULIANROBINSON - 08 October 2020 00:04:21
Hi steve.. I assume that you got all my pictures and messages sent via James Peen the other day?
The car is safe and built and in use again.
Julian
