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Offline British-GT

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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #15 on: Monday,January 27, 2020, 09:04:11 AM »
Project is really taking shape, while stripping the interior out we found all panels had ‘show’ written on them, after speaking to lotus this is one of two cars that went to the motor show back in 68 I believe, one of the very first right hand drive cars!
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #16 on: Monday,January 27, 2020, 09:05:54 AM »
Pretty cool history, GT!!
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #17 on: Monday,January 27, 2020, 10:19:48 AM »
Great progress and great history GT!

I just re-read your account of collecting your car... and the demise of your car's engine cover.
I had my car imported from the US and when it arrived at Southampton docks the engine cover was totally smashed to pieces and had been bodge-taped in place... I too was similarly gutted: it had survived all those years, then ends up torn to pieces!
Funnily enough, this got me thinking and I checked the photograph sent to me of the car as it was collected on a low loader to be taken to the docks in the US.

Yep! it was pulled up backwards with the engine cover facing the wind!

Until now I had thought that somebody had been tearing away at the panel and broke it, now I am convinced that my car was also a victim of being towed backwards!

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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #18 on: Monday,January 27, 2020, 04:43:56 PM »
Welcome Back ,British-GT
 You have come a long way and it looks like your ready to put the body back on. sad story about the towing incident. I will keep that in mind, it may be a good sticky for the home page. Keep posting your progress.
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #19 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 09:57:44 AM »
Car really taking shape, ready by the summer
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #20 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 09:58:40 AM »
Another photo
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #21 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 10:06:55 AM »
Looking good! I like the color!  ;D
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #22 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 10:11:20 AM »
It was factory supplied in white so had to go that way, which is cool as white is popular these days
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #23 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 11:09:54 AM »
Nice progress! Things are shaping up, and Europas do look good in white.
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #24 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 06:08:05 PM »
Nice colour and well done.
Is it a 'white' white or more of an 'old English' white.
Sometimes photos don't get the colour entirely correct.
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #25 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 06:25:02 PM »
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #26 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 09:36:43 PM »
Hi GT!

is that Cirrus White?
it looks very smart, what a cool car  8)

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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #27 on: Monday,February 01, 2021, 11:26:45 PM »
Yes It’s cirrus white!! I think it’s a lovely colour that really suits the car
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #28 on: Wednesday,February 03, 2021, 01:10:28 PM »
If you buy a panel from Richard he has also just bought a huge batch of windscreens for stock.
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Re: 1968 UK RHD S2
« Reply #29 on: Wednesday,February 03, 2021, 01:25:55 PM »
It's good to know about those windscreens. Pilkington has apparently discontinued distribution of them in the US.

Thanks!
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