How Many 1st Gens Still Running?

[syebba]

so there\'s probably no more than 50 s2\'s on the road or sorned according to inspector nocks calculations,this makes the s3\'s common!
ta stu..

[David Nock (RIP)]

so there\'s probably no more than 50 s2\'s on the road or sorned according to inspector nocks calculations,this makes the s3\'s common!
ta stu..

Yep, it does Stu, 43 Series 3 known roadgoing, 86 SORN or Project Cars laid up, 21 not known about.....150 in total.

The whole of my register shot up when Tim at RX motors dumped the info about his Dorset Massive on us... a yard full of S3\'s and a goodly amount of S2\'s.

By contrast the S1\'s have dropped to only 2 roadgoing now, with that Black S1 of E de K\'s coming off the road (given away as chassis only).
There\'s about a Dozen S1\'s laid up.

[David Nock (RIP)]

The not known about\'s by the way are where I\'m reasonably certain a car exists but because I\'ve no Reg I cannot tell whether it\'s roadgoing or laid up.

[Ian65]

1984 series 3 for sale in Royston, Herts...









reg blanked out but here\'s the ad if you want to try and get it David

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/87074

[David Nock (RIP)]

Might wait for it to turn up elsewhere if it gets sold. That rear \'GB\' No. Plate and window sticker might give it away.
Logged it anyway under Royston, possibly been there a long time.

[David Nock (RIP)]

I think this is it. The front nearside wing colour, the slightly off-level front No. plate, also a recon engine in 1997 is a common factor to both.

It was at Japanese Auto Extravaganza in 2002, Still on MRC pics. And are the front headlight washers blanked on both?

[Ian65]

I think this is it. The front nearside wing colour, the slightly off-level front No. plate, also a recon engine in 1997 is a common factor to both.

It was at Japanese Auto Extravaganza in 2002, Still on MRC pics. And are the front headlight washers blanked on both?

same n/s/f tyre, no headlight washers, varying paint shades and  front end panels slightly out of alignment....... it\'s the same car alright!

[A7RXY]

Detective Nock or what......................

Ian did you go for that sunroof ?

[syebba]

Another case solved by inspector nock,told u no 1st gens safe!
The front seats are different,but i suppose these are easily removed.

[syebba]

 
on sun local,approx £1600..

[Ian65]

Another case solved by inspector nock,told u no 1st gens safe!
The front seats are different,but i suppose these are easily removed.

I thought that but looking again I reckon it\'s just the sunset shining on them

[Ian65]

Detective Nock or what......................

Ian did you go for that sunroof ?

No, I quite fancy one but that\'s about 100 quid overpriced. I\'ll drop on one eventually. Sooner or later a project car will come up on ebay with one for the same money as that.
For those reasons, I won\'t be investing....I\'m out!

[syebba]

I think your right,at 1st glance the front seats look cream leather in daves photo,must be the sun.

[David Nock (RIP)]

Deffo the same car. It was also featured in the old RX7 club mag \'Rotary Ravings 2004\'.
The writeup says \'Bought from Jimmies in 1997, needed a new engine then at 95,000 miles\'. The writeup also goes on to say it had new wings (pre 2004) by Tim at RX motors, also door mirrors resprayed (one looks Gold in the 2002 pic). Also in the 2004 article there\'s a close-up front shot with the headlamp washers capped off.

Sooo....I had the Reg all along.....I also had the owner\'s name (doesn\'t seem to have changed hands) ......but I didn\'t know whereabouts in the country it was...now I do.....SMUG LOOK EMOTICON COME ON DOWN.............YEH!

[David Nock (RIP)]

 
on sun local,approx £1600..

= (Simples with photoshop). Dialled in more exposure, turned it round, painted the building behind, TWOC\'d the Beemer, changed the weather. Same car