How Many 1st Gens Still Running?

[Ian65]

Ian, I do like your new Avatar, is that your actural car ?

Sadly no, my wheels aren\'t that clean!
It\'s just an image I found somewhere on the web. A US car I think....
the giveaway is the lack of a side repeater.
I like the \'arty\' look of it though!

[Bagheera]

But we might pull your leg and say \'That\'s a real man\'s aerial on that car\'.   :Giggle

:Giggle Aerials are overrated, I find that a bit of sponge wrapped in a carrier bag does the job just fine. The \'fancy\' ones seem to be like gold dust.

[captainbizzaro]

I find that a bit of sponge wrapped in a carrier bag does the job just fine.

Now I\'m intrigued!

[sabah]

Have you logged mine? I have had it since 1985 and its a beauty. it is a 1984 "A" reg in fantastic condition.65000 genuine miles 1st generation  type 2 . It was actually featured in custom car magazine in september 1985- I have a copy of course. Reg no. now TDD123. Always on the road taxed,insured and MOT.
Sabah

[syebba]

Have you logged mine? I have had it since 1985 and its a beauty. it is a 1984 "A" reg in fantastic condition.65000 genuine miles 1st generation type 2 . It was actually featured in custom car magazine in september 1985- I have a copy of course. Reg no. now TDD123. Always on the road taxed,insured and MOT.
Sabah

pics?:bandit

[syebba]

Unless my eyesight deceives me,i do believe in Ian\'s avatar pic,he\'s polished his black cars front wing & part of the door!
What about the rest of it?
ta..

Hah,knew it was\'nt Ian\'s car,it\'s been polished:Tongue1
ta..

[David Nock (RIP)]

Have you logged mine? I have had it since 1985 and its a beauty. it is a 1984 "A" reg in fantastic condition.65000 genuine miles 1st generation  type 2 . It was actually featured in custom car magazine in september 1985- I have a copy of course. Reg no. now TDD123. Always on the road taxed,insured and MOT.
Sabah

No, never noted it before. I would be interested to know what it\'s original Reg was before TDD. Also if you ever get chance to scan the Custom Car Mag article and either post it up here or email it to me I\'d be very interested in that as well. It\'s all a bit more history to add to what we know already.....

It\'s a Series 2 right? Because as you will know the Series changed in Spring \'84 to the S3\'s. There are a lot less S2\'s around for some reason.

Thanks very much....Dave....dgnock at btopenworld dot com.

PS email me if you want an Excel file showing known locations of 1st Gen cars within the British Isles. (very rough locations to protect people\'s privacy).

[captainbizzaro]

Welcome Sabah,always good to hear about unknown 7\'s surfacing! Get some pics up if you get a chance.

[skybusr34]

ok my reg no  OYY 66Y

[David Nock (RIP)]

ok my reg no  OYY 66Y

Thanks very much... All noted up.

Dave.

[dave777]

Hi i\'m a new member
Have a 1st gen Series2 Elford Turbo
Parked it in my storage shed 12 years ago.
Reg No. A141 SUC metallic Red and dust at present!
27 years old next week so decided it needs to see daylight again so am clearing a path to it today! Will it start?? .........!! somehow i doubt it!
Will let you know!
Cheers

[A7RXY]

Lucky you ........ wellcome to the forum, Mine was left for 11yrs, and no it would not start, carb all blocked up, but then yours has a SU carb. Good luck.
 
    Ian and Dave will be along shortly I\'m sure.
 
   Dibs

[Ian65]

Hi
welcome to the forum, this is the place to be for 1st gen owners!
You could be the answer to my prayers!
I\'ve got a full Elford turbo setup that I\'m in the process of fitting to my 1984 series 2 car but I can\'t find any info anywhere on how to wire it up.

Here we go...
http://www.tech-leisure.com/index_files/Page880.htm

There is zero information available on how Elford did it and I\'m really struggling with it.

If possible, I\'d love a quick look under the bonnet of your car to see which wires go to where.
I\'ve got the control box and loom but god knows where it all connects to.



I\'m just doing a carb rebuild on mine too as it was all gummed up with sticky fuel residue.

There are only about a dozen Elfords left now I think in the uk so it\'s good to find another one.

Cheers,
Ian


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[David Nock (RIP)]

Welcome Indeed Dave...... Second Shropshire 1st Generation car!
That\'s the rarity value now in some areas.

If it\'s any consolation Rotaries seem to take storage much better than Piston Engines.
Mine was nearly 8 years from new in a dealer\'s workshop but did start and has done 54,000 trouble free miles since.

A european car is on You Tube - shown starting after absolute yonks (16 or more years) sitting in a yard.

Get some \'aerostart\' spray before trying....can you access the air intake as easy on an Elford as on the normal 12A engine?....If you can then a quick snort in there should help matters along.

[myatt1972]

Hello and welcome,
Great to hear of an elford popping up.
Looking forward to some pics (please)
 
Keith...