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Mad eBay buys.

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Re: Mad eBay buys.

Post by chesney »

Not with those wipers! Not a '59...
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Yes wrong wipers, no trafficators ( could be filled over) , wrong lights both front and rear (could have been changed), wrong heater and wrong bulkhead for a 59 as it's a fresh air heater, wrong boot stay..
Someone's told fibs down the line there.
oh and wrong speedo !!!
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Post by IaininTenbury »

As it wears a very recent age related registration, I'd surmise that someone has used it to sell the reg off a dead '59 car and then left it with the replacement registration, possibly thinking it looks more attractive with a 6 digit reg or the appeal of MOT exemption may make it more saleable... :(
Prob not the current owner, who probably has no idea.... :-?
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Re: Mad eBay buys.

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Looks like the red minor maybe correct as if you look there is grommets where the original wipers would of been.. looks like someones converted it too late wiper setup..
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Post by simmitc »

But the red one was described as '63 anyway, it's the convertible that isn't correct. A '63 early car would have been before the A number plate suffix and would have had clap hands wipers, easily converted to the later type as you describe; so that looks very plausible.
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No pat plate, no visible holes either...
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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So in a situation like this with the white convertible being sold as a 1959 when it clearly isnt (to us anyway). What would be likely to happen ? Anything? Or will this car just now continue to be an age that it clearly isn't and "more desirable" due to MOT exemption?
Could it have been a legit reshell job years ago and have kept it's 1959 status?
is the worst case scenario that it'd get a correct age related plate and loose it's MOT exemption?
It does look a very clean and tidy car in the pictures and if it's all like that then an MOT wouldn't be problem anyway.
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Re: Mad eBay buys.

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All goes pear shaped when serious accident occurs and insurers/inspectors get involved.
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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