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He's more into concours, you can tell this by the rust which is factory fitted in British vehicles....69candy wrote:I think you had the perfect opportunity to hot rod it, and turn the front crossmember up the other way and given it some attitude!! Dissapointed. Could have saved a heap on fuel then by driving downhill all day!!
& the oil on the floor under it .......Pinto-Pete wrote:He's more into concours, you can tell this by the rust which is factory fitted in British vehicles....69candy wrote:I think you had the perfect opportunity to hot rod it, and turn the front crossmember up the other way and given it some attitude!! Dissapointed. Could have saved a heap on fuel then by driving downhill all day!!
Ask away as they can be pulled apart (they unbolt) & all will fit inside the top.scott66stang wrote:Look what i came across today in an industrial area where i went to look at a XC ute. I asked one of the shop owners but owner wasnt around, he owns the complex. But if your interested i can chase it up. Postage will be a killer.
Of course didnt look at it that close took pic from my car.... Anyway nothing an angle grinder cant fix i can send it in post packs, im sure you can weld it back togetherozbilt wrote:Ask away as they can be pulled apart (they unbolt) & all will fit inside the top.scott66stang wrote:Look what i came across today in an industrial area where i went to look at a XC ute. I asked one of the shop owners but owner wasnt around, he owns the complex. But if your interested i can chase it up. Postage will be a killer.
Thanks Scott
Just love the sound of the old Huey choppers...!nassi wrote:Yes they built a few alright, The Coventry factory alone was responsible for more than 500,000.
The little buggars are everywhere, Sir Edmund Hillary even took 7 of them to Antarctica.
Very practical utility vehicle, I put it up there with the DC 3 and the UH1H choppers.
Not a problem mate.... I was airborne, No chills here.mikes68 wrote:Just love the sound of the old Huey choppers...!nassi wrote:Yes they built a few alright, The Coventry factory alone was responsible for more than 500,000.
The little buggars are everywhere, Sir Edmund Hillary even took 7 of them to Antarctica.
Very practical utility vehicle, I put it up there with the DC 3 and the UH1H choppers.
The parts falling off this Fergie were manufactured to the highest British Standards.ozbilt wrote:& the oil on the floor under it .......Pinto-Pete wrote:He's more into concours, you can tell this by the rust which is factory fitted in British vehicles....69candy wrote:I think you had the perfect opportunity to hot rod it, and turn the front crossmember up the other way and given it some attitude!! Dissapointed. Could have saved a heap on fuel then by driving downhill all day!!
Unfortunately the bloke is also restoring one for his hobby farm couple 100km away, and he got the bonnet off EBAY. He said he is going to store it away now that he knows someone wants it LOL!ozbilt wrote:Ask away as they can be pulled apart (they unbolt) & all will fit inside the top.scott66stang wrote:Look what i came across today in an industrial area where i went to look at a XC ute. I asked one of the shop owners but owner wasnt around, he owns the complex. But if your interested i can chase it up. Postage will be a killer.
Thanks Scott
No problem, thanks for keeping an eye out for me.scott66stang wrote:Unfortunately the bloke is also restoring one for his hobby farm couple 100km away, and he got the bonnet off EBAY. He said he is going to store it away now that he knows someone wants it LOL!ozbilt wrote:Ask away as they can be pulled apart (they unbolt) & all will fit inside the top.scott66stang wrote:Look what i came across today in an industrial area where i went to look at a XC ute. I asked one of the shop owners but owner wasnt around, he owns the complex. But if your interested i can chase it up. Postage will be a killer.
Thanks Scott
