Classic & Sports Car Show: Sunday 26th August: Attendees
Confirmed: Kieron with his stunning Porsche 911E
Confirmed: Kieron with his stunning Porsche 911E
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You may find this strange tor us to credit other restorers work on our website but when we got talking to Sabir on the recent
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Ford Cortina 2000GT has arrived in our Woodbridge workshops and what a fantastically original car she is too.ย This car is for sale but equally
Confirmed: Kieron with his stunning Porsche 911E
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You may find this strange tor us to credit other restorers work on our website but when we got talking to Sabir on the recent completion of his stunning BMW E36 Alpina B3.0 we just had to share the photos.
The restoration total is ยฃ40,000 but what a stunning car to own as a future classic.
Vehicle details:
Reg: B3 YEP
Bmw Alpina B3.0
e36 3 Series Coupe
Production no: 0178
Calypso Metallic Red
03/1995
Built in Alpina factory in Buchloe Germany
Mileage is currently 150k more or less
239 cars worldwide.
29 cars for the UK
10 cars with the 310zf ย 5sp Manual gearbox.
Here is a breakdown summary of restoration works done.
Engine:ย
Engine Block removed, polished and given new sleeve. Clutch and flywheel replaced. Gearbox checked, crank seal replaced and all seals replaced. Many other smaller items were also replaced like horns etc…the underbody was sealed.
New rocker cover
New oil filter cover and bolts
New bonnet insulation
Front air vent cover
New scutter guard
New spray nozzles
New ac compressor, dryer, all hose o rings replaced
Coolant flush
Every visible nut and bolt
Chassis:
New suspension and all Nuts and bolts.
Front and rear top mounts
Front wishbones and brackets
Rear lower wishbones
All bushes and ball joints
Front and rear anti roll bar mounts and brackets
All bushes
All front and rear sub frame bushes including the diff.
Wheel bearings
All brake rear protection plates
All brake hoses
Oem calipers customised to gold with smoothened surfaces, and bolts, pistons, retainer clips etc…
New brake pads all round
Brake fluid
Wheels re furbished by Lepsons. I supplied new wheel badges, o rings, tyre valves and lock caps.
New tyres again Oem – Michelin pilot sports
Exterior:
Fully re painted.
All window seals replaced
All bonnet and trunk seals replaced
All body and bumper mouldings replaced. I supplied new bolts, Nuts and washers from BMW and Alpina for their parts.
Trunk striker
Number plate lights
Trunk wiring loom replaced
Fogs lights
Front and side indicators
New gaskets for both headlights,
and rear bulb covers.
Front and rear badges. X2 Bmw roundels. Front spoiler Alpina sign. Rear Aluminium Alpina sign and B3.0 sign.
Interior:
Alcantra to headliner, parcel shelf,
And A/C Pillars.
Steering wheel re trimmed in leather
All seats re trimmed with Alpina stitching and stripes.
All door cards re trimmed
Gear gator and arm rear rear trimmed
Carpets fully valeted as didnโt need replacing
New heater turn dials
New headlight switch
New door seals
Inner door window seals
New rear window seals
New carpet seals
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Ford Cortina 2000GT has arrived in our Woodbridge workshops and what a fantastically original car she is too.ย This car is for sale but equally it can be a part of our collection. We love it.
Ford Cortina, 2000GT, 2 Door with tombstone seats. WOW!!!!!
Virtually one owner from new with 40,000 miles and verifying history.
Original sales invoice.
This car was purchased from new by a hotel owner in the north of Scotland. He was known for never buying new cars.
On a trip to see his brother in Wales in 1973 he ended up buying this car and returning it to Scotland.
Shortly after returning with it he decided to purchase a vinyl roof kit from Exchange and Mart and stuck it on.
The story goes is that the roof was no better than tissue paper and it finished half way down the rear pillars.
Over a period of time it became unstuck at the front and he carried on driving it until it became an air balloon on top of the car.
Eventually he ripped it off removing some lacquer and put it in his garage and it was left there for some years. Hence the low mileage.
My friend Charles and classic car collector pestered the guy for years to sell it to him. Eventually he wore him down and he became a part of his collection in 2009.
Charles secured 2 new original Ford wings in Cyprus and a new sill.
He fitted these and painted parts of the car.
As all these old cars they could be improved.
The good thing with this car is that it would take very little. There are a few very minor paint issues but absolutely no rust. The engine and gearbox run like new but the engine would benefit from being detailed.
All switches and dials work as they should.
The engine bay paint is superb.
The interior which is so so important is mint.
The radio needs changing to a period Ford one which we have sourced and can be available with the car.
The wheels would look better refurbished.
I am painting a black picture. There probably isnโt a more genuine car in the country and it is the one to have if you like Mk3โs.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”21508,21507,21506,21504,21502,21500,21498,21497,21496,21495″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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