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I too am generally against breaking cars but Bob needs it moved and nobody has yet offered to buy and restore. As I am not a diesel man and already have enough cars my only interest really is in the spares to keep others on the road. There is certainly some welding needed and the mileage is quite high and with the lower spec and fairly standard colour that all sadly does reduce the appeal I suppose. Regards, Matthew T.

True. Didn't know it needs welding. Stronger case for it then.

Anything happening with this car?

I hope to call in tomorrow for another look funnily enough, although the only option at the moment seems to be me breaking the car! Regards, Matthew T.

Mathew.. try and get another couple of weeks.. i may then have means (with good help) to come down and collect the car complete with my trailer... please do your best not to let it go....

I know the chap wants to shift the car Paul and I have already strung things out somewhat! If I break I will hopefully save the doors (if good) and some other things you need and she will certainly not all go for scrap! Regards, Matthew T.

Ok mathew.. well i could do without another whole car like a hole in the head.. peehaps we be better comming to you for the day to help strip some parts to speed things up.. i dunno.

I shall let you know how I get on tomorrow Paul and the ideal arrangement might be to meet and strip the bits off at Dereham that is a bit closer to Wales!! Regards, Matthew T.

MTXM wrote: . . . although the only option at the moment seems to be me breaking the car!

You were never on your own in breaking the car, Matthew. I, and a few others, have offered to take part in a group purchase but it all went very quiet. Paul is now offering to take the car as a whole, maybe to make one good Mandarin car out of two. That surely has to be the best option of all.

I got no firm commitments for assistance earlier in the thread and both Russ, Paul and yourself are understandably quite far distant. In the meantime I was awaiting a chance to take another look at the car! Only yesterday I went back across to Dereham and I hope to post more detail later today, but basically I now think the car is too good to break! Regards, Matthew T.