A V6 24v Manual S1 Life Spared!!
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 6:40 pm
Hi All... TWO YEARS AGO TO START WITH
Yes, you read correctly, a life of a 24v has been spared over the last two years.
Originally I took a message from Mathew Thomas... he had been offered a 24v Manual Shell which had lost its engine to a Renault Alpine. Thank our lucky stars the Renault Owner thought to contact us Citroen owners and offer the remains back. Apparently he was and is aware of the rarity of the cars in the first place and rumor be it he wasnt overly joyed removing the engine.
So, which car?? Well, it was the H reg Manderin car that was on Ebay, it had a bit of mechincal work done then the body was fully inspected only to discover a bit of welding was needed. The car was passed on.
On the other side of this, I had a spare 24v manual with a decent engine in it. Same colour as my own 24v XM. Rather a shot under side. Mathew got hold of me and asked if I was interested. I initially wasnt, but knew someone who would be, let alone who actually used to own the car. I few calls and chats later a deal was struck and we decided we were going for it under cover.
Please bear in mind this was before I got my current Job, so the forecast was going to be a few months. Things didnt work out for me and I had to get a job. This pressed this job into a long term resto job.
So, all I did now was await delivery of the remains. We were lucky, we got the original gearbox back and the new clutch too.
Yes, you read correctly, a life of a 24v has been spared over the last two years.
Originally I took a message from Mathew Thomas... he had been offered a 24v Manual Shell which had lost its engine to a Renault Alpine. Thank our lucky stars the Renault Owner thought to contact us Citroen owners and offer the remains back. Apparently he was and is aware of the rarity of the cars in the first place and rumor be it he wasnt overly joyed removing the engine.
So, which car?? Well, it was the H reg Manderin car that was on Ebay, it had a bit of mechincal work done then the body was fully inspected only to discover a bit of welding was needed. The car was passed on.
On the other side of this, I had a spare 24v manual with a decent engine in it. Same colour as my own 24v XM. Rather a shot under side. Mathew got hold of me and asked if I was interested. I initially wasnt, but knew someone who would be, let alone who actually used to own the car. I few calls and chats later a deal was struck and we decided we were going for it under cover.
Please bear in mind this was before I got my current Job, so the forecast was going to be a few months. Things didnt work out for me and I had to get a job. This pressed this job into a long term resto job.
So, all I did now was await delivery of the remains. We were lucky, we got the original gearbox back and the new clutch too.