NFT 44X
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NFT 44X
Some of you may have seen the recent article on NFT the latest registered Imp known. Colin Valentine had made contact with the owner and I was lucky enough to ge able to buy it.
The car was built using a new 4 headlight sport shell sourced from a dealer in 1975. It was originally built up by an employee of the Clan factory in Washington and the car has quite a few Clan bits on it!! Instruments and the fuel tank are examples! The build stalled and the car was acquired by the guy I bought it from.
He finished the car in 81 and registered it then. Hence the X reg. It was built as a full group 6 rally car but was only used on 1 or 2 events when and encounter with a large rock bent the rear rad like a banana!! The car was retired with a little over 400 miles on and hasn't seen the light of day for nearly 35 years!!
When built nearly everything was sourced new including all the running gear and 998 engine running on twin 40 Webers. It has original period touches everywhere. It's fully strengthened and seam welded including all of the suspension. It has period Spax coil overs with adjustable platforms on the front and Spax on the back. It's riding on original magnesium Minilite wheels. Viva discs up front help it stop.
The car was painted straight over the factory primer but hadn't been keyed so it's falling off in places. The shell, however, is still as new!!
I agreed to buy the car blind and bought it as having a seized engine.
We picked it up yesterday and after a couple of hours fettling with Clark we managed to get it running. It's now had a new battery, starter and genuine grp 6 rear rad. We're fully recommissioning the braking system this week and might even run it down for a test!!
The car was built using a new 4 headlight sport shell sourced from a dealer in 1975. It was originally built up by an employee of the Clan factory in Washington and the car has quite a few Clan bits on it!! Instruments and the fuel tank are examples! The build stalled and the car was acquired by the guy I bought it from.
He finished the car in 81 and registered it then. Hence the X reg. It was built as a full group 6 rally car but was only used on 1 or 2 events when and encounter with a large rock bent the rear rad like a banana!! The car was retired with a little over 400 miles on and hasn't seen the light of day for nearly 35 years!!
When built nearly everything was sourced new including all the running gear and 998 engine running on twin 40 Webers. It has original period touches everywhere. It's fully strengthened and seam welded including all of the suspension. It has period Spax coil overs with adjustable platforms on the front and Spax on the back. It's riding on original magnesium Minilite wheels. Viva discs up front help it stop.
The car was painted straight over the factory primer but hadn't been keyed so it's falling off in places. The shell, however, is still as new!!
I agreed to buy the car blind and bought it as having a seized engine.
We picked it up yesterday and after a couple of hours fettling with Clark we managed to get it running. It's now had a new battery, starter and genuine grp 6 rear rad. We're fully recommissioning the braking system this week and might even run it down for a test!!
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Re: NFT 44X
I know Andy. Still can't believe I've got it!!!!
Should have it at Ecosse in an 'as is' state!!
Should have it at Ecosse in an 'as is' state!!
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Re: NFT 44X
If I told you I was a pathological liar, would you believe me?
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Re: NFT 44X
I love how its retained its push on dropped off light lens too, talk about originality
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Re: NFT 44X
It's 70s cheapo Mauve rattle can!! Bit like a Spangler!
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Re: NFT 44X
Ford used a colour very similar - i used to respray my bicycles in itRichard Claydon wrote:It's 70s cheapo Mauve rattle can!! Bit like a Spangler!
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Could be Purple Velvet then they painted the Mk1 Escort 1300E in it, susposed to have been an exculsive Ford colour at the time, real trendy, they only did it in 2 colours i think that and gold?
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Re: NFT 44X
Not a favourite of mine. It'll be going through the body shop after the summer
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Re: NFT 44X
Its a bit pale for Ford Purple Velvet Metallic.... my first stiletto was painted that shade by my ex-wife (in rattle cans).
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Hope that wasnt what caused the ex bit? Did she cut one leg off all your trousers too?impmann wrote:Its a bit pale for Ford Purple Velvet Metallic.... my first stiletto was painted that shade by my ex-wife (in rattle cans).
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I think the 'gold' was Roman bronze.The Nun wrote:Could be Purple Velvet then they painted the Mk1 Escort 1300E in it, susposed to have been an exculsive Ford colour at the time, real trendy, they only did it in 2 colours i think that and gold?
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No Roman Bronze was a very dark brown, we had a Cortina Mk 4 in that, a 1977 colour so Mk 2 Escort, the Escort Mk1, 1300E was a more Honey Gold, lighter colour?
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Re: NFT 44X
Oi!!
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Re: NFT 44X
The spare pump we got with it is the same!!
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Re: NFT 44X
You need to run a plug lead to it and i bet you will have people say oh i dont remember my imp having that
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Re: NFT 44X
Preheating coolant to avoid engine cold start.colin rooney wrote:I love the spark plug in the water pump
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