FD reg J84 CHE anyone know of it\'s history?

[Thud]

Hi Guys,
I\'m looking for a FD project car and one has come up for sale near to me. It is a Cat C due to vandal damage but looks repairable. The seller says they tried to start it but it would not fire. Sounds like flooding which means it could also need a rebuild.....

Before I go and get it compression checked, does anyone know anything about this cars history? Ideally I am tryingto find a previour owner to get some idea what state the engine is in. The link is below :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350013044809

Cheers,
Stuart

[jamie_supra]

i looked   at buying that myself. i was put off becuase it looked too good to be a cat c! the so called damaged wings and bonnet are not even noticable! i personally beleive the engibe is not running! If  at £1000 it was a runner its a steal. ......looking at the pics its minimal if no work. but if the engine is fu*ked its less viable!

[David Nock (RIP)]

HE suffux means that when registered in UK, it was in the South Yorks area.

[ENVYD]

i was going to buy thats aswell to use as a project car! i liked the wheels aswell! is it you who is bidding on it?
 
steven

[Thud]

i was going to buy thats aswell to use as a project car! i liked the wheels aswell! is it you who is bidding on it?
 
steven

I\'ve not been bidding yet - I expect the price is going to go up. If you need a car for parts this might be ideal. I\'m not so sure it is a good choice as a fixer upper -  when you can buy a running Fd for £3K these days, spending £1K for a non runner plus panel work and protentially a rebuild it doesn\'t really add up!