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jimi wrote: 02/09/24 17:57 Excellent thanks for the update. It's been off the road for a while :sad: look forward to seeing some pics :th:
Unfortunately it's bad news.

The car has been in a front end shunt at some point. The bonnet, front bumper, driver wing are all replacement panels (badly painted, can see they used to be red before). The front clip has also been badly welded on from another car. Everything forward of the rear edge of the lights has been welded on from another car, badly. The lights were also replaced and the covers have been badly painted. The wiring has also been played with, presumably in an attempt to get it running. The +ve ring lead that goes to the starter post was bolted to the chassis. The gearbox ground is bolted in the wrong place. all the covers on the fusible links are broken (assuming they tried to remove them from the top without unbolting them from the bottom).

The back end rust has also been bodged. There was a sheet of aluminium plate, i think a data plate from a motor, siliconed over the rust holes into the boot from the rear arches. a quick tap and they came out in one peice along with the rest of the arch. Rear strut tops are dust on both sides.
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Sills are shot, and the rust goes into the chassis rail.
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Rear subframe would need some love.
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Unfortunately it's not going to be worth enough at the end to justify the amount of work it needs. The interior is in excellent condition so that will be transplanted into another car. I may borrow the steering wheel for annie #19 because it's in better condition and just swap out the horn button.

Not really sure what to do with the other anniversary bits, ash tray and engine lid are serial number specific so not really useful for another annie. The kick plates may be useful to someone.

Gutted it's not saveable, but sadly someone else has ruined this car prior to me getting it. I'll get it running to see if the engine is useful, but other than that i think this is a parts car. :(


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:no: What a shame, that looks pretty terminal, and with a bodged front end, as you say not worth the effort/money to restore it.
I'd hang on to the numbered anniversary badges, use them as wall art/garage /man cave decoration.
Would be a shame for them to be destroyed and you don't want them falling into the hands of some unscrupulous type and used to fake an Anni.
The sill plates will be of use to someone, many people have fitted them to their MK2's. There's still a good market for good used spares so you be able to recoup some (if not all) of the cost.
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I wouldn't mind having the sill plates Lewis. Andy
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Sorry to hear that Lewis. Agree that’s much too far gone.

Spotted this last night - minor update on one of the cars..
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jimi wrote: 05/09/24 14:44
The sill plates will be of use to someone, many people have fitted them to their MK2's.
to make a proper job, you also need the plastic trim
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_Al_ wrote: 10/09/24 6:20 Spotted this last night - minor update on one of the cars..
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Good spot Al, that's # 023, we have it as on SORN and MOT expired 2022. I'll update the register with the Holland info. :th:
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jimi wrote: 03/09/24 0:08 There was a JDM version of the Anniversary model, but different spec to the UK version and not numbered as far as we know.
Gaz! found this information on them
10th anniversary model, launched January 1995 in Japan. Based on the G limited. Only came in silver paint, five spoke wheels in grey, grey badging, Momo steering wheel and gearknob, Stainless steel treadplates. As well as Bilistein shocks. Think these were of a limited run, but were not numbered
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In the UK they made 250 numbered examples with commemorative badges.
This may be of interest. It contains a link to the brochure - https://mr2.org.nz/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=15614

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Thanks for the link Tony, I've seen that brochure before, fairly sure I have a pdf copy of it, but have downloaded it anyway. I'll add it to KY2 when I get a chance. :th:
The sticker shown in your picture is listed and shown in the EPC. Whether its still available or not is a different story.
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https://www.facebook.com/share/p/njuxWHtGrRhCWbi5/?

135 up for sale, owner of 137 has replied as well
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#137 = d-peg ;)

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_Al_ wrote: 06/10/24 9:02 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156424637090 ... media=COPY

136 - N544HMA - in blue
£21,995.00 :shocked:
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Nice spot Al :th: not one we have seen before. That's some price they are asking :shocked:
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