i never thought id have to do this but for want of a better explination , im a builder and my livelyhood is rapidly going up shit creek ! its either sell the cars to cover losses or loose the house .

some of you have seen the car but its only been to 2 local shows so most havent .
the car is a 1985 2.8i ghia x exec , ive been led to believe there arent that many GENUINE models still registered in the uk
it has undergone a complete restoration job which if you include the time the previous owner spent on it , has taken over 11 years .
there has been thousands upon thousands of pounds spent on the old girl on both purchasing new replacement parts and having parts chromed or polished including door boot and bonnet hinges/catches and engine parts etc etc . the standard wood trim was replaced with burr walnut .
i had the paintwork done a couple of years ago but unfortunately a few slow reactions apeared which meant a couple of months ago i had to have the front end bare metalled and re painted . 2 of the doors have a couple of reactions showing so to make it perfect they would need to be done .
there is no rust whatsoever , never been welded and hopefully never will be .
as with most cars there are things that i have been meaning to do but just havent had the time or space to do it , they are
replace the interior heater pipes as they are not correct and the passenger one interfears with the glove box
the front screen interior pillar trims are missing
the ignition casing lower part got stolen when i was putting the car together
the rear headrest tubes need clipping in
and the cibbies need wiring up
there are probably other bits but tbh i really cant think of them.

Just to make the old girl stand out i decided hydraulics would be a good idea , so i bought and fitted 4 rayvern pumps which give it front back side to side and 3 wheel motion . there are 6 batteries in the boot powering the system plus 2 spare . it runs at 12v but can easily be wired to run 24v which will make it move a hell of a lot quicker (probably tear the car apart / hence not doing it).
some people may well say ive ruined the car by fitting hydro's and i kinda agree which is why i fitted them without doing any unrepairable damage ! meaning the standard parts can be fitted straight back on with a couple of large washers used on the rear shock mounts

as i allready said i had every intention of sorting all the niggly bits out but i gotta make sacrafices for the family so here it is .

if anyone is interested and decides to buy the old girl they will need to bring a transit sized van with them for all the spares and i really mean that . ihave boxes in the loft , boxes in the garage aswell as sacks with door panels and chrome trims , new bumpers dashboards etc etc etc it all has to go .

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price Ł2,500
i dont think its overpriced but i have no doubt some of you will

forgot to say was mot'd a couple of months ago and has about 4 months tax

 

lovely car mate - very smart! good luck with sale!

 

very cool car, and mint too! good luck with the sale

 

looks mint im sure its worth every penny

 

that is the coolest thing ever thought it would be alot more

shame you have to sell good luck with it

 

my dad had one of them when i was about 7 .

its not allot of cash for a car that will stand out .

this looks a lovely cars.

good luck with the sail

 

That is SO cool!

 

I always wanted a blue 2.8i granny when i passed my test but the insurnace companies were the same back then and always told me to feck off.

Good luck with the sale, awesome machine

 

That is quality. Always fancied somethin like this and not a lot of cash either. I thought it would've been more with it being restored aswel.
Shame i've no spare money at the moment.

 

did i see this in worthing, west sussex a few weeks ago???

 

yes m8 , my home town . although we have built 2 identical cars so it could have been one or the other

cheers for the comments guys .

 

awesome car bet it gets a fair bit of attention on the road!

 

its a bit like walking down the road with your cock out !! every fucker looks looks at you
not recomended for shy people .

 

cool as fuck. good luck with the sale

 

great car m8 shame u got to sell and would love to own this if i had the money good luck with sell cant see u needing it

 

thats awesome!!!! good luck with the sale

 

im guessing seeing as you need the money for good reason you wont be interested in a part ex or swap for a series 2 rst? (if u dont ask u dont get) if you would be interested then let me know as im VERY interested

 

really wish i could m8 , but that being said if i wasnt in such a predicament i wouldnt even think of selling her.

 

nice car does the floor whack the floor?sounded like itshould sell no probs

 

This is mint brad, wen u was tellin me about it, i dent expect to be a clean as that.

TOP JOB

 

cheers buddy , gna be gutted when she sells been offered 2k so far , might have to bite the bullet on this one and let her go .

oh and craig , yes m8 the spare wheel well is no longer round on the bottom , it touches slightly if you dump the rear fast with the front lifted , good for getting sparks whilst moving , although not a police officers favourite move

 

Mmmm, im interested in that!

 

i'd hold out for the full price mate.i reckon you'll get it.

 

Thats got to be the coolest thing ever! Imagine the fun you could have with it!!

 

if i can sell my s2 in time ill have it!

 

how mutch the s2 going 4?

 

3.5k ono just had full engine rebuild (sorry to thread hijack but i want your granny!)

 

2 new pics taken at a car show a few weeks back by a fellow old skool forder






will get some interior pics tomorrow .

 

interior







u can see the lower steering cowel missing
obviously the pioneer flip screen isnt going with the car .


the hydaulics , looks a bit messy . just never got round to tidying up the switch box wires or batt cables .

update , so far have been offered the full amount for the car , but have someone coming to view on sunday , if steve doesnt buy it , its first come first served .

 

thats mint i would love a car like that
reminds me on my m8s cortina
good luck with the sale

 

its stunning!!good luck with the sale

 

stunning car at a very good price although your demo vid was weak

 

NOW SOLD

 

well cool - i have a few mates with mk2 grannies and always loved em.

1 mate has a proper minter in black and its lovely and he has chrome wire wheels for it which actually really suit the car.

another used to have a light blue one with the old skool 5 spokes (cant remember what thye called now).

 

That is perfect!!!

Shame you had to sell........ awesome car!