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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: BE 646

« Last post by dkp_cobra on April 28, 2024, 09:14:08 »

Now, the other wood parts are finished. The construction is identical for all parts. An aluminium plate covered with walnut veneer. Grinding the wood with 280 and then covering it with seven layers of one component wood clear coat. Grinding that with 400, 600 and 1000 wet sand paper. Finally it was covered with two layers of a two component car clear coat.

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428 Frua Forum / Re: CF66

« Last post by AndyMay on April 25, 2024, 20:23:41 »

No problem, you have my contact details if things with your sale work out.

Kind regards

Andy

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428 Frua Forum / Re: CF66

« Last post by marsh on April 25, 2024, 19:20:31 »

Hello Andy - lovely to hear from you!

Thanks for the quick response - much appreciated. It sounds like you've had a busy few months bringing it back from the brink.

I'm in the process of selling my Aurelia, which is going to Holland, all things crossed.

I won't darken your doors until that's actually happened, as we all know these things aren't done, until they're done. Let's stay in touch.

Kindest regards

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428 Frua Forum / Re: CF66

« Last post by AndyMay on April 25, 2024, 18:18:44 »

Hello Lee,

This car is mine so will provide a little background to it:

The car was originally a UK car, then exported to USA (I don't know by who) then some years later came back on a temporary basis to be auctioned (by RM) in 2009; sold for £111,500 inc fees (those were the days!) and then went to a collector in Kuwait. From what I can establish, it was basically stored until auctioned to me last spring. As you're aware, I paid just shy of £60K but then had to pay the import fees (auctioned on a temporary import arrangement) so £65K once on my driveway (invoices to show).

I have spent the last year getting it to the state it is in now which was quite a task. The outer sills were crumbly (replaced along with inner bottom sections both sides), the seats recovered per original in a mix of leather and vinyl, engine and gearbox out to attend to various requirements, brake calipers and servos disassembled and rebuilt, electrics gone through to get everything working again, 5 new wheels and tyres etc etc. So, a little bit more than a simple recommissioning.

Anyway, I'm happy to show prospective purchasers around the car and talk through exactly what I have, and haven't done. I think the price is very fair for the state its in now and considerably less than the that being asked for other cars recently (or still) available. As always, a chat on the phone is often the best way to determine if one wants to progress to a viewing and my number is on the advert.

Kind regards

Andy

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428 Frua Forum / CF66

« Last post by marsh on April 25, 2024, 16:02:42 »

hello all - it's been a while...

I see CF66 is back up from sale, on Car and Classic, for £84500.  I recall it sold last year with Bonhams, for just a tad under £60k; requiring recommissioning.  The seats look like they've been retrimmed or repaired, but outside of that, it looks outwardly similar to how it was sold last year.

I am potentially in the market for a reasonable priced, but usable 428 - does anyone know this car? I can see from it's past auction history that's it's travelled around a fair bit over the last 20 years.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Lee

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General Forum / Brooklands Best of British day - May 27

« Last post by dfh on April 25, 2024, 14:42:36 »

Is the club doing anything formal to attend this event? Im not 100% going to go, but thought it might be fun given my car was made there...
https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on/best-of-british-2024

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General Forum / Re: ACOC Facebook page

« Last post by 6695 on April 23, 2024, 09:53:25 »

There are actually two FB pages for the ACOC both dormant. I did offer to update them a while back but nothing came of it.
to be honest FB is very old news now and Instagram needs to be incorporated to get best follwing. plus members would need tp engage on both FB and insta to get things moving.

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ACOC News and Events / AC Owners’ Club Limited Annual General Meeting 2024

« Last post by administrator on April 20, 2024, 09:08:48 »

AGM Calling Notice

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the AC Owners’ Club is to be held on Wednesday 29th May 2024 commencing at 13.00 hours at the Bell Hotel, Market Square, Winslow, Buckingham, MK18 3AB.

The meeting will be held physically in person, and it is hoped also to have it available on Zoom.
Please see notes below for details of how to access the on-line meeting and how to see documents.

Order of business for the meeting will be

1. Minutes of the AGM held on Wednesday 31st May 2023 and matters arising therefrom.

2. To receive and approve accounts for the Club for the year ended 31st December 2023 (see note 1).

3. To receive a report from the Chairman.

4. To elect the Directors and Council of the Club (see note 4).

5. To elect the Officers of the Club.

6. To elect the Honorary Reporting Accountant.


By order of the Honorary Secretary – Christopher Pearce 19th April 2024.

Notes:-
1. The accounts will be published on the ACOC website prior to the AGM and the other documents for the meeting will also be published on the website (Members' Area home page).
2. If possible, the meeting is expected to be available on Zoom. If you wish to use this facility please download the Zoom app. on your device and email the ACOC webmaster (bryan.mo@btinternet.com) who will email you the necessary password.
3. In order to focus discussion and approvals at the meeting, if you have any questions arising on the agenda above or from the papers on the website please email the Hon. Secretary (mail@ctpearce.com ) who will arrange for a response from the relevant Officer of the Club. Your enquiry and the response will also be posted on the website prior to the meeting to enable other members to see these.
4. Any member intending to offer themselves newly for election to be a Director of the Club or to the Council must submit notice in writing, signed by themselves and their proposers, to be received by the Hon. Secretary not less than four days nor more than twenty-eight days before the date of the meeting.
5. The criteria for selecting Hon Members is currently under review. For 2024, the selection of new Hon Members is suspended until this review is complete. The current list remains extant.
6. Any member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM may appoint a proxy to vote on his or her behalf. Any member wishing to appoint a proxy should contact the Hon. Secretary by telephone (01732 810384) or email (mail@ctpearce.com) to obtain a copy of the relevant form or submit their own form strictly in the format specified in paras. 30-33 of the Articles.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: lucas solenoid ST210

« Last post by wirewheels57 on April 18, 2024, 19:48:56 »

Thanks for the advice all noted , I have contemplated fitting a modern or even a classic solenoid as you have described but I would really like to keep the originality of a pre war solenoid . I'm sure in the end I will be buying a modern but I have not reached that stage yet . Steve hall has been most helpful in suggesting a few ways to get my original working properly again but my current solenoid is sealed which makes any service impossible unless I open it up and risk ruining it completely . Any suggestions very welcome .

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Re: Forgotten Vintage

« Last post by Old Crock on April 18, 2024, 18:12:01 »

Yes, it is really odd.

I remember this car being on Ebay in 2016. Apparently, some years earlier the chassis, with transaxle, was removed from under wrecks in a scrapyard. The new owner, working in the restoration business, started to build a body from drawings but stopped due to ill-health. The engine was not AC, it was from a Nissan, and there are many other things not right e.g. wheels, dashboard, electrics, steering wheel. The body is wrong in places e.g. windscreen design but there was, at the time, the possibility of either having a usable car or restoring this to being more original. I don't believe it had a V5, so chassis number would have been important for the DVLA.

First couple of photos, below, taken from the video and third photo the car as advertised in 2016.