Meet the Fleet!
Saturday, December 29th, 2007Yep for those of you out there new to this site, I’d like to introsuce you to my fleet as it stands at the moment. So here they are in no particular order:
Dollis The 1976 Triumph Dolomite.
Dollis is a 1976 Triumph Dolomite 1500HL in Inca Yellow. Bought by accident of the dreaded eBay. Plans include painting the bonnet Matt Black (like a Rally car) plus sorting the problems out (such as refusal to start - electronic ignition required!) also the MoT is looming… Possibly for sale soon…Â Â
Sabine the 1988 SAAB 900 Turbo 8
I’ve owned Sabine for well over two years now and she’s been nothing but a joy. Future plans include sorting out the few tiny bits of rust and blending the repairs in with colour matched paint. An LPG conversion is on the cards too, and after recently driving a 16 valve 900 Aero I’d love to fit a 16 valve engine (178BHP) to replace the current 8v unit (155BHP) which could then slot into the Dolomite quite nicely… I have tried to sell this car a couple of times but I just can’t bear to part with it.
Susan the 1966 Triumph Vitesse 6
My first ever car, now currently out of MoT and sleeping in the garage. MoT will be done in the next month of so and we’ll be back on the road again real soon.
1989 Range Rover Vogue SE 3.5 V8 LPG
Ok, so I only own half of this beast so I can’t claim it’s all mine. MoT will run out soon, and it’s bound to fail on something, if not lots of somethings… Oil light is always on, ABS absent presumed dead, Transmission clunks, Auto box works eventually, wheels are out of balance, the doors don’t lock, the indicator stalk falls to bits when you touch it, uses loads of water and oil. electric seats don’t work and it smells funny. I bloody love it. Recently managed an incredible 12.8 MPG on a long journey whilst running on petrol. Luckily it also runs on LPG. Is fitted with a low compression 3.5 V8 producing a heady 115BHP from its eight cylinders - when it was new…
1983 Suzuki SA310
A car I inherited. Needs a couple of bits of welding, new steering gaiters and another few bits and pieces for a MoT. Will be on the road soon. Has a 3 cylinder engine and an amazingly cool digital dash. Secretly I can’t wait to get it on the road…
Veronica (Lady Vi) the 1994 Volvo 440 Si Auto
 
Ok so not really mine - it belongs to my girlfriend - but as I have to look after it I’m claiming it. Has a blowing exhaust despite the whole system being new (fitted by myself and my mate Scott) - the only bit which hasn’t been replaced (the Cat) has now started to blow. Will it ever not have a noisy exhaust?
1973 Triumph 2000 Estate
Rescued from a shed in Wiltshire where it had lain for almost twenty years. Not seized miraculously and bodily in very good condition. Currently replacing lots of bits and hope to have MoT’ed sometime this year…
That’s it so far, but I also drive my Nans Peugeot 106 quite a lot too but I won’t include that. It is a woeful machine but cheap to run which is important as I drive over 700 miles a week. Will be replaced by Suzuki when I get it back on the road…
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