CV8 (for the brave)
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There seem to be 3 windscreen washer jets in that bonnet.
I had 2 in mine (104/2199), but I think originally there was only 1 central one?
Did they ever leave the factory with more than 1 washer jet?
I had 2 in mine (104/2199), but I think originally there was only 1 central one?
Did they ever leave the factory with more than 1 washer jet?
CV8 MkII reg 839 HYU 104/2199 Engine No. 200 V8
1971 S3 E type, 1949 Studebaker 2R5, 1948 Studebaker M5, 1964 VW Split Camper,1965 VW split pickup, 1979 Leyland Leopard supreme IV Coach,
1982 GSX1100 Katana, and a wife with constantly
rolling eyes
1971 S3 E type, 1949 Studebaker 2R5, 1948 Studebaker M5, 1964 VW Split Camper,1965 VW split pickup, 1979 Leyland Leopard supreme IV Coach,
1982 GSX1100 Katana, and a wife with constantly
rolling eyes
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And what's all this nonsense about needing a barn to admire it every day?
You just need a dining room and a very understanding wife!!
Then you can drool over the magnificent body of the car every morning during breakfast. Art my friends, pure art.....
You just need a dining room and a very understanding wife!!
Then you can drool over the magnificent body of the car every morning during breakfast. Art my friends, pure art.....
CV8 MkII reg 839 HYU 104/2199 Engine No. 200 V8
1971 S3 E type, 1949 Studebaker 2R5, 1948 Studebaker M5, 1964 VW Split Camper,1965 VW split pickup, 1979 Leyland Leopard supreme IV Coach,
1982 GSX1100 Katana, and a wife with constantly
rolling eyes
1971 S3 E type, 1949 Studebaker 2R5, 1948 Studebaker M5, 1964 VW Split Camper,1965 VW split pickup, 1979 Leyland Leopard supreme IV Coach,
1982 GSX1100 Katana, and a wife with constantly
rolling eyes
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Absolutely the best thing you can do with a wreck like that one. Great idea.AdeTCV8 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:37 am And what's all this nonsense about needing a barn to admire it every day?
You just need a dining room and a very understanding wife!!
Then you can drool over the magnificent body of the car every morning during breakfast. Art my friends, pure art.....
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I am with Kenny on this specific "project", you should get money to drag it out. If you start working on it expect at least 150 Grand and a minimum of three years with a professional restorer or 20 years in your own garage.
It definitely deserves a "proper funeral".
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(sold) C-V8 Mk III 112/2432
541 S 102/1035
(sold) FF MkII 127/243 (sold)
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(sold)Jensen GT 1610/30257(sold)
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(sold) C-V8 Mk III 112/2432
541 S 102/1035
(sold) FF MkII 127/243 (sold)
Healey Mk II 1140/14406
(sold)Jensen GT 1610/30257(sold)
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Price reduced from £10k to "only" £7.5k.
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Now £6500. Should be "free" by the end of the month
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Listing has now been removed - "No longer available".
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If anyone on here has bought it for parts, I'm after the pair of "C" shaped reflectors that sit next to the front indicators (next to the clear lenses that are below the twin headlights). Only on the mk1 and MKII.
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CV8 MkII reg 839 HYU 104/2199 Engine No. 200 V8
1971 S3 E type, 1949 Studebaker 2R5, 1948 Studebaker M5, 1964 VW Split Camper,1965 VW split pickup, 1979 Leyland Leopard supreme IV Coach,
1982 GSX1100 Katana, and a wife with constantly
rolling eyes
1971 S3 E type, 1949 Studebaker 2R5, 1948 Studebaker M5, 1964 VW Split Camper,1965 VW split pickup, 1979 Leyland Leopard supreme IV Coach,
1982 GSX1100 Katana, and a wife with constantly
rolling eyes
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Like King Tut. I would think still in their lasting place Kenny38
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This a club dedicated to the preservation of a preciously small number of remarkable vehicles. When they're gone they're gone; so they need preserving, restoring and always saving.
if only everything in life was as reliable as my remote release fuel filler flap...
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Sandro, sometimes you have to know when to let go. Kenny38
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I would have to agree with Sandro. I would also say it is feasible and reasonable to restore this. After all there are new chassis available (although many parts of the original are likely reusable), new fiberglass body shells available (I wonder if that old gel coat could be stabilised and the body reused?). Not sure about doors. Door hinges and new front grills were being made. Perhaps things like kingpins, lights and chrome are the more difficult items. It could easily be rebuilt as a competition car, which might give it a few more years life. I would say this is a great project for someone who already has a CV8 that is up and running, but wants something to do some serious restoration work on. A project like this stops you wanting to tinker with a near perfect car that really should be left up and running and used.sandro botticelli wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:32 am This a club dedicated to the preservation of a preciously small number of remarkable vehicles. When they're gone they're gone; so they need preserving, restoring and always saving.
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Have you seen our stolen Jensen FF 119/011 https://twitter.com/jensenffdotcom
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The owners club has given concours awards to cars which had been found with trees growing out of them through the roof, so don't let anyone be hasty to do a brocket on any surviving examples of this tiny production run model (250 cars in 22 months). It's a permanent mistake. And costs have outweighed value for over a generation now. So the owners club is in the main a preservation society not an investment society.
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if only everything in life was as reliable as my remote release fuel filler flap...
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I can see that passions are running high here. Please remain respectful of each other. Moderators are watching!
Stephen (moderator).
Stephen (moderator).
"Now that chassis number is particularly interesting ‘cos it’s the one after the one before, which is the one after mine, not many people know that"
Stephen, Epping, Essex
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