Hi Sooper
The color will reveal itself in the future. I can tell you that it will be a GTS Leyland period correct color as IF I consider selling the car in future that would count in my favour for a higher asking price. The color in the past had been a topic of great discussion when it came down to how ORIGINAL my car was/is. Just for interest sake I had the car valued last year by the local GURU that does insurance evaluations and his comments was along these lines:
"The color is incorrect, the front mount radiator is a big no-no, the wheel arches is not right and if I fitted the correct 12 inch steel wheels with the plastic hub caps if would be more original. As the car stands with all the obvious faults pointed out between R85000 to R100 000 to the correct buyer. Rectify the problems and in-accurate items and up to R125 000 could be achieved from a true enthusiast"
So the journey has been long and very hard not to mention eye wateringly expensive to correct certain items and improve upon a already good base.
Yesterday was quite an eventful day.
Still more of the old paint needed removal and it seems the previous owner got silicone for free by the truckload or something, as it was applied to every joint and nook and cranny. The idea was to remove this as much as possible as only certain areas needed a sealant from the factory. I had thought it strange that the rear floor panels had silicone applied in the grooves running parallel so started to remove it.
The grooves looked a bit rusty so it was probed with a screw driver for strength and IT FAILED MISERABLY
The cleaned up cross member and rear floor joints. The last of the sound deadening on the rear quarter panels was also removed.
First came the dis-belief then the frustration and finally the anger and realization that the work and time and money just went up again to rectify this mess....
It was decided for the same effort that three of the floor panels gets replaced I might as well just replace all four and be done with it.
After some phone calls were made, money paid and a delivery later...same day I might add. That made the panel beater shake his head in disbelief...
The Inner wheel arches needed cleaning up for the welding and joining of the nose and new rubberizing will be added, so again out came the mighty wire wheel.
RH side is much worse for wear and will need some serious work to repair.
The rear seat upper was also paint stripped to a clean bare surface.
The color will reveal itself in the future. I can tell you that it will be a GTS Leyland period correct color as IF I consider selling the car in future that would count in my favour for a higher asking price. The color in the past had been a topic of great discussion when it came down to how ORIGINAL my car was/is. Just for interest sake I had the car valued last year by the local GURU that does insurance evaluations and his comments was along these lines:
"The color is incorrect, the front mount radiator is a big no-no, the wheel arches is not right and if I fitted the correct 12 inch steel wheels with the plastic hub caps if would be more original. As the car stands with all the obvious faults pointed out between R85000 to R100 000 to the correct buyer. Rectify the problems and in-accurate items and up to R125 000 could be achieved from a true enthusiast"
So the journey has been long and very hard not to mention eye wateringly expensive to correct certain items and improve upon a already good base.
Yesterday was quite an eventful day.
Still more of the old paint needed removal and it seems the previous owner got silicone for free by the truckload or something, as it was applied to every joint and nook and cranny. The idea was to remove this as much as possible as only certain areas needed a sealant from the factory. I had thought it strange that the rear floor panels had silicone applied in the grooves running parallel so started to remove it.
The grooves looked a bit rusty so it was probed with a screw driver for strength and IT FAILED MISERABLY
The cleaned up cross member and rear floor joints. The last of the sound deadening on the rear quarter panels was also removed.
First came the dis-belief then the frustration and finally the anger and realization that the work and time and money just went up again to rectify this mess....
It was decided for the same effort that three of the floor panels gets replaced I might as well just replace all four and be done with it.
After some phone calls were made, money paid and a delivery later...same day I might add. That made the panel beater shake his head in disbelief...
The Inner wheel arches needed cleaning up for the welding and joining of the nose and new rubberizing will be added, so again out came the mighty wire wheel.
RH side is much worse for wear and will need some serious work to repair.
The rear seat upper was also paint stripped to a clean bare surface.
Own some minis, break them, fix them, improve them, test them to the limit....
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