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Old 11th September 2017, 04:44 PM
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I Love it but then I am biased I have a 98 Chimaera 450 sat in the garage
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Old 12th September 2017, 08:06 AM
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I would post a picture but need to find somewhere new to host them for forums after photobucket lived up to it's name
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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Old 12th September 2017, 08:41 AM
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Having a play
does this work?
Cheers Glyn

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Old 12th September 2017, 08:43 AM
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Old 12th September 2017, 08:44 AM
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Great, now I know something I didn't when I started
and before anyone says anything yes the plate should be on the S8
But this was my Dads own plate which he had for years he recently past away and I have vowed to keep it
He loved his motors which is where I inherited the petrol bug from

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Having a play
does this work?
Cheers Glyn

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Old 12th September 2017, 08:54 AM
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I bought her as a bit of a wreck and spent two years stripping and rebuilding her. The previous owner lost his job in the city and left her under a cover. So she was mouldy and suffering badly.
I have re trimmed the interior from top to bottom and completely re done the bodywork etc. New hood everything replace with stainless fittings and sorted out the TVR electrics
Just a few engine mods and a leaky diff to sort and she will be better than when she left blackpool. Oh and when the stainless Y piece gets fitted she will make even more noise. I changed and upgraded many of the TVR irritations and she now even sports TT door mirrors courtesy of A8 parts which look as though they were meant for the car inmho.
Goes like a train too
My other motor is a 75 Triumph Stag with the original V8 so I have a V8 collection now
I will sort a few more pictures when I get chance if anyone is interested

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Old 12th September 2017, 10:31 AM
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The retrim you've done there looks awesome.

Look after that Triumph V8 they're getting rare now. As you'll know they can get hot. Big misconception was that it is a Rover V8.

You have some nice rides
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Yes it works but looks like you may have over-complicated it....
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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