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THERE IS AN OLD SAYING" THEY ARE ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE" AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS CAR IS !
JUST THE ONE OWNER FROM 1973 TO 2019, THEN LAID UP AND GARAGED FROM 2002 UNTIL 2019 WHEN IT WAS FOUND AND RE-COMMISSIONED BY A WELL RESPECTED ROLLS ROYCE AND BENTLEY ENGINEER AND SPECIALIST AS A LITTLE CAR THAT HE COULD USE FOR A BIT OF WEEKEND FUN.
HE SPENT A FEW WEEKS GETTING IT RUNNING RIGHT AND SORTING THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION OUT BUT FOUND THE CAR TO BE REMARKABLY SOUND AND SOLID SO MADE THE DECISON TO LEAVE IT AS IT WAS SO IT'S NEVER BEEN RE-PAINTED AND WEARS A FEW AGE RELATED MARQUES WITH PRIDE, AFTER HE HAD GOT IT UP AND RUNNING HE HAD A FEW TRIPS IN IT WITH HIS WIFE BUT IT THEN GOT STORED AWAY AGAIN AS HE WAS SELLING HIS BUSINESS AND IT THEN CAME TO US AFTER HE NEEDED TO THIN OUT A FEW FROM HIS COLLECTION AS WHEN HE SOLD THE BUSINESS HIS STORAGE WAS GONE.
IT'S UTTERLY WONDERFUL AND RELAXING TO DRIVE, TURNS HEADS AND EVERYONE COMES AND CHATS TO YOU WHEN STOP AT A PETROL STATION OR SHOPS, IT JUST MAKES EVERYONE SMILE.
IT STARTS ON THE BUTTON AND CURRENTLY I'M ENJOYING EVERY SINGLE JOURNEY IN IT AND TAKING THIS LOVELY LITTLE PEUGEOT TO LOCAL CAR SHOWS... SUPPLIED NEW IN THE UK FIRST REGISTERED IN 1973, ( AND AMAZINGLY WE ACTUALLY KNOW THE ORIGINAL SALESMAN THAT SOLD THE CAR, THE FATHER OF ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ! )
BODYWORK IS SUPER STRAIGHT THE INTERIOR IS TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND 90% GREAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN AREA UNDER THE DRIVERS HEADREST WHERE A MOUSE HAD A LITTLE NIBBLE. THE SAME MOUSE ALSO LIVED IN THE SCUTTLE FOR A WHILE BUT HAS BEEN RE-HOUSED AND EVICTED AND THE 3 WIRES HE HAD A NIBBLE AT TOO HAVE BEEN REPLACED !
OTHERWISE NO OTHER NIBBLING HAS GONE ON ! THE HOOD IS FINE AND IT HAS A NICE LITTLE TONNEAU.
I WILL MISS THIS CAR.
BUY IT, DRIVE IT, LOVE IT !
THEY DON'T COME UP FOR SALE MUCH AND THIS IS A TRUE SURVIVOR.
ENJOY MAKING MEMORIES IN THIS PIECE OF PININFARINA DESIGNED BEAUTY.
OF A TOTAL PRODUCTION OF SOME 19, 000 OPEN TOP 304's ONLY 836 WERE SUPPLIED IN RHD FORM TO THE UK MARKET. THERE ARE NOT MANY LEFT NOW !!
THE 1288cc ENGINE PRODUCES A HEALTHY 75BHP MATED TO A 4 SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX.
SOME ORIGINAL PAPERWORK COMES WITH THE CAR.
