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Douglas & Debrah From Roadside Recovery to the open Road
It was a very hot Saturday afternoon when I received
a 'Recovery' call from Debrah saying, we have broken down on the A1-M and our car has no oil or water, can you help
us? Of course, I went to see if I could get them back on their way to a family celebration in Cheshire.
Debrah and Douglas are Brits who live in France and the Carabean as well as Cambridge when they are in the UK. Unfortunately, their car broke down while travelling to a family event, it was a hot day and being stuck on the A1 is not a place you want to be when fast traffic is passing you and no one stops to help. It only took me 20 minutes to arrive with two cold cans of Pepsi and oil & water to see if I could get them back on their journey, sadly, the car had taken its last journey. We loaded it into my Recovery lorry and headed back to our garage to get the final word from our mechanic, sorry, but engine seized. After an hour in the phone book to hire a car to no avail, Douglas said in his English Gents voice, "I like that Jaguar, we could buy that and drive off today". And after our mechanic checked a few things over, we set off for a test drive to fill up with LPG Gas and Fuel and they 'Bought it! Time was now getting on ~ 7.30 pm so they decided to drive back to their home in Cambridge and visit their family on Sunday morning. You never know what could happen when you call for help, sometimes you actually get it. And if you can't rent a car on a Saturday, sometimes it makes since to buy a Classic, it's certainly a better investment. We enjoyed a few hours with Debrah & Douglas and hope they keep in touch when in the UK. Thank you for your call ~ We are always here to help. Tony's 2nd Restoration
Tony, from Pevensey Bay in Sussex bought
his 2nd Cortina from me to restore to their former glory. The other car was a MK1 GT. He's a keen Classic enthusiast with
several Jaguars and Scooters at home. His garage is every mans wish list, full of bits & bobs. My day out to deliver the
Cortina was finished off perfectly with the best Fish & Chip dinner I have every tasted from the beech front restaurant
Tony runs with his business partner Lynn.
If you ever go to Pevensey Bay near Eastbourne, you have to pop in for a warm welcome and a piece of Cod second to none!
There's some Scooters in there somewhere
Gwendolyn & Graham
After visiting the Antique Centre next door,
Gwendolyn and Graham popped into our Showroom and fell in love with this lovely 27 year old 'one owner' Mercedes 230E.
After taking measurements, Graham called later in the day to book a test drive. I think the car really suits them, they want a quality modern Classic to go to shows and use as an occasional Wedding Car so this Mercedes will cover all. The best part about this purchase is that it is a 40th Anniversary present from Gwendolyn to Graham. What a great life memory. As they live locally, I get to see the car occasionally and and they want to come on a run or two at out local Classic Car club. Mark from Chepstow
Mark
travelled by train to buy this lovely original Princess VDP then drove it home to show his two boys who are 8 and 12 years old. Mark said they love Classic Cars, how good is that. He also said his wife gave her blessing ~ there is a god... ********************************************** Ray from Eastbourne
Nigel from Bilton, Rugby
Nigel, a train driver from Rugby is pleased to be behine the wheel of this fine
Rover 3500 Auto. Having previously owned a
P6, he wanted to get back in a V8 which will start the journey to work. Tom (17) from Newmarket
17 year old Tom from Suffolk sits proud in his
1st Car! How good is this, a teenager with taste. After a thorough inspection, Dad Tam said it's the one for them and
bought it for his son.
What a present, Tom's driving test was a couple of weeks ahead so he had more to look forward to. Xavier Courouble from France
Xavier Courouble from France pictured (Centre) drove over for the day with friends, Francois ~ Left and Thierry ~ Right, who
previously purchased a white MG Roadster from my partner Linda (House of Carriages).
These guys are real enthusiasts of the British Sport cars and think nothing of driving over to view our stock. Now that Xavier has purchased this 1972 Roadster, Linda and I are 1 all! We have been asked to look out for a possible third MG, so lets see which of us can find another nice model? It needs to be 30 years old with chrome bumpers - If anyone has a nice example for sale, call me.
At their first Rally ~ Sunday 21st March
1937 Austin 10 Sold on behalf of a customer within 24 hrs!
Update
- 3rd April 2010
Hi, just
stopped by to say I'm still very pleased with the Austin 10 Cambridge, it now has white wall tyre's and looks really
good. Can you please stop getting so many nice cars in, I want them all. I will let you know when I'm ready to change or can afford a second one. Hope you are well. Stuart. Andrew & Angela from Shropshire
New proud owners ~ Angela & Andrew
Stag at home in Shropshire
UPDATE Hello Paul and Linda Just a quick up date Done an oil change and drained and flushed the engine and radiator Took her to the Festival of Transport Weston Park last Sunday and met up with other Stag owners The hood is down and enjoying the fine weather – at last! Sounds glorious and is a real head turner Regards Andrew and Angela David & Rosemary waited 3 years for the right Classic
Eileen & Tony from Newmarket
Bill from the Isle of Wight
a real Austin enthusiast
Rover 100 P4 Richard & son Chris from Jersey
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