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RARE 1960 948 HERALD SALOON FINNISHED IN ALPINE MAUVE AND SEBRING WHITE AS FULLY RESTORED BY CANLEY CLASSICS NEVER HAVING BEEN WELDED ANYWHERE. EVERYTHING NEW FULL NUT AND BOLT JOB AROUND 2009 HAVING ONLY EVER COVERED 22500 MILES AND HAVING HAD A BRAND NEW OLD STOCK ENGINE FITTED WITH A LIGHTENED FLYWHEEL SPIN ON OIL FILTER CONVERSION DIAPHRAGM PERFORMANCE CLUTCH AND NEW GEARBOX PRETTY MUCH NEW EVERYTHING INCLUDING REAR SWING SPRING CONVERSION TO COIL OVERS SO IT ACTUALLY CORNERS..... THATS A VERY EXPENSIVE BODY OFF CONVERSION ONLY A HANDFULL HAVE HAD THAT DONE, UPGRADED GT6 BIGGER BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND DRILLED GROOVED DISCS AND BIG 2 POT CALIPERS AT THE FRONT STANDARD REAR DRUMS BUT WITH BIGGER CYLINDERS AT THE REAR AND NEW COPPER PIPES THROUGHOUT A NEW HI TORQUE STARTER UPRATED ALTERNATOR NEW POLYBUSHES ALL ROUND NEW SHOCKS NEW SPRINGS TWIN CARB CONVERSION WITH STRAIGHT THROUGH TUBULAR EXHAUST NEW WIDER RADIATOR ALL FULLY WAXOILED EVERYWHERE INSIDE AND OUT, AND ALL DONE LESS THAN 300 MILES SINCE FULL RESTORATION AND COMES WITH A VALUED TRANSFERABLE REGISTRATION WORTH £2600 WHICH I HAVE THE OFFER IN WRITING FOR BUT COULDNT BRING MYSELF TO REMOVE IT FROM ITS HOME OF 65 YEARS IT HAS BEEN COATED WITH A "FLIP" PEARLECENT LAQUER THAT LOOKS GREAT FROM ALL ANGLES, ITS SAT ON MGF 15" ALLOYS ITS ORIGINAL SEATS LOOK REALY WELL AND ITS ORIGINAL GREY DASH IS THERE COMPLETE WITH WIRE BASKET AND AN OVERLAY WOOD UPGRADE FROM THE MID 60, S A RARE ITEM IN ITSELF, IT HAS THE FOLD DOWN REAR SEAT THAT ONLY EARLY ONES HAVE AND A BONNET HANDLE IN THE CENTER, THERE ARE THE ODD FLAW, MARK ON THE BODY AND PAINT BUT NOTHING SERIOUS AND IT LOOKS FANTASTIC FROM EVERY ANGLE THE WAY THAT THE FLIP LAQUER GLINTS AND CHANGES COLOUR IS SOMETHING REALY SPECIAL, IVE SCOURCED TOUCH UP PAINT FOR BOTH COLOURS, WHEN I BOUGHT IT I SAVED THE WHOLE ADVERT WHICH DETAILS ALL THAT WAS DONE AS THERE WAS SO MUCH DONE ON ITS RESTORATION. AS ITS TAX AND MOT FREE ITS BEING USED WITHOUT AN MOT, IVE ONLY DONE 21 MILES THIS YEAR AND IT DRIVES GREAT I TOOK IT TO AN LOCAL SHOW LAST MONTH AND IT GOT LOTS OF ATTENTION TO RESTORE A HERALD TO THIS LEVEL TODAY WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF 20K AND THERE ARE VERY FEW WITH ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THIS ONE HAS, IN SUMMERY IT STOPS STEARS AND DRIVES LIKE NO OTHER HERALD IT WOULD FORM AN IDEAL BASE FOR AN ENGINE UPGRADE TO A 1500 OR EVEN A SPRINT OR 6 CYLINDER THAT WOULD MAKE THE MOST OF THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OR LEAVE AS IS AND ENJOYTHIS CAR WAS OWNED BY JOHN KIPPING A BIG NOISE IN THE WORLD OF HERALDS AND AN AUTHER OF SOME LITATURE FOR THEM HE OWNED IT UPTO THE 1980, S WHEN IT ENDED UP IN THE CANLEY CLASSICS MUSEUM UNTILL AROUND 2009 WHEN IT HAD A FULL RESTORATION NO EXPENCE SPARED AS IT WAS DONE FOR THE GARAGE OWNERS DAUGHTER, I THEN BAUGHT IT AS ITS 3RD OWNER SHOWING ONLY 2 PREVIOUS ON THE LOGBOOK ON THE CANLEY CLASSICS WEBSITE THERE ARE LOTS OF PHOTOS OF THE FULL RETORATION UNDER "DAVES BLOG" GOING BACK TO THE CAR IN THE MUSEUM I HAVE SOME ON A CD DISC AND A PHOTO OF IT AT A CAR SHOW IN THE 80, S AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL BRING UP PHOTOS OF IT OVER THE YEARS AND ONE ASKING WHO OWNS IT NOW FROM THE CLUB FROM 2011 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, IN THE 14 YEARS IVE OWNED IT ITS NEVER SEEN ANY RAIN ITS NOT EVEN BEEN WASHED ITS EXACTLY AS I BOUGHT IT AND IVE ONLY DONE 120 MILES IN IT, HAVING 18 CLASSIC CARS IT GOT SIDELINNED AND LARGELY FORGOTTEN ABOUT FOR OVER 13 YEARS, WHEN IT WAS RECOMISSIONED RECIENTLY IT ONLY NEEDED A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND SOME HOSES REPLACED WHICH IVE DETAILED IN ITS FOLDER OF PAPERWORK. ANYONE INTERESTED SHOULD COME TO VIEW IT TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK BUT ONLY SERIOUS INTEREST ONLY IVE NO TIME FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME TO REMINIS ABOUT OLD TIMES . ONLY CONTACT IF YOU ARE SERIOUS YOU WONT FIND ANOTHER LIKE THIS I CAN ASSURE YOU AND YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED, IF IT DOESNT SELL IL PUT IT BACK IN THE GARAGE FOR ANOTHER TIME IM NOT IN ANY RUSH TO SELL LOCATED IN WINSFORD CHESHIRE 5 MILES FROM JCN18 M6
