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Sep 28, 2017 9:06 am
Sep 28, 2017 9:06 am
Subject: Re: Lg45 12007
I too went to the preview. The body is not the problem if it's going to be discarded. It will be a shame - the main roof panel could probably be saved as it only had a shallow dent in the top. It appeared to have doors on only one side and they didn't look too bad. There was so much stuff inside that you couldn't see if the remains of the other two doors were there.The headlights were surprisingly good and the radiator and shell reasonable. The handbrake and gear lever were heavily rusted and probably scrap.
The concern is the chassis. The top part of the side rails where they could be seen looked OK, but the cross tubes upper face not so good. I have seen photos of the underside of the chassis and running gear and it looks bad - taken some years ago so must be worse now. The rear springs appear to have collapsed, possibly when they moved the car as they weren't collapsed in the photos. Springs are replaceable but it suggests the rest is weak too. An inspection of the underside would have been essential before bidding. Not an easy task as the tyres were flat as well as the rear having collapsed so it was close to the floor. Also other lots were close particularily on the drivers side making a look underneath difficult if not impossible. I think I would have wanted to have seen the car on a hoist before parting with my money.
I hope the buyer isn't about to have a nasty shock.
I too went to the preview. The body is not the problem if it's going to be discarded. It will be a shame - the main roof panel could probably be saved as it only had a shallow dent in the top. It appeared to have doors on only one side and they didn't look too bad. There was so much stuff inside that you couldn't see if the remains of the other two doors were there.The headlights were surprisingly good and the radiator and shell reasonable. The handbrake and gear lever were heavily rusted and probably scrap.
The concern is the chassis. The top part of the side rails where they could be seen looked OK, but the cross tubes upper face not so good. I have seen photos of the underside of the chassis and running gear and it looks bad - taken some years ago so must be worse now. The rear springs appear to have collapsed, possibly when they moved the car as they weren't collapsed in the photos. Springs are replaceable but it suggests the rest is weak too. An inspection of the underside would have been essential before bidding. Not an easy task as the tyres were flat as well as the rear having collapsed so it was close to the floor. Also other lots were close particularily on the drivers side making a look underneath difficult if not impossible. I think I would have wanted to have seen the car on a hoist before parting with my money.
I hope the buyer isn't about to have a nasty shock.