Launch Car - One Year On

Canonite · 27th December 2012, 22:47

Its been almost a year since I acquired my T reg Wedgie and it's been an absolute joy to own slowly putting things right and getting back to its former glory. It's 13yrs old with 162,000 miles on the clock and I have a full service history with it.

After viewing the above pictures via an email I decided to have a punt, so I sent the seller some money and arranged for a transporter to collect and deliver the car to me 360 miles up the country.
When it arrived at 11:30pm one cold saturday night I looked over it with a torch and wondered what on earth it was i'd bought. There was no drivers door handle, several large dents on the drivers door and dings all round, rear bumper melted and scuffed, front bumper scuffed, crease in the sill, ripped boot liner and ripped drivers door seal, paint damage caused by previous owners disability leg calipers and all manner of electrical problems, warning lights, things not working, bald tyres and a pungent smell of a foisty interior.

I took some more photos of the car today after a good wash this morning and i'm quite pleased with how she's coming on.

It's such a lovely car to be in for a nice waft along the country roads and extremely comfortable. Here's to another year of pleasant motoring.

Nige B · 27th December 2012, 22:54

Mmmmmm nice work alan,gives me something to aim for . If after a year mine is looking as good I will be well chuffed....roll on the nice weather so I can get "interested " in it again.....

Canonite · 28th December 2012, 13:16

Cheers Nige. Still a lot of little tasks to do but the main jobs are done and out the way.

Thomas · 28th December 2012, 13:20

What a difference the car looks great! well done on all the hard work

nuts75 · 28th December 2012, 13:44

thats a cracking looking motor i love the serpents . ive fitted the 11 mgzt spoke alloys on mine i like them .but i love the serpents more . they realy suit the 75. wish id have waited now lol . yours is a credit mate.

Brabus · 28th December 2012, 20:44

Car looks stunning.Love the serpents.Keep at it.

Canonite · 30th December 2012, 11:24

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Originally Posted by Thomas

What a difference the car looks great! well done on all the hard work

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Originally Posted by nuts75

thats a cracking looking motor i love the serpents . ive fitted the 11 mgzt spoke alloys on mine i like them .but i love the serpents more . they realy suit the 75. wish id have waited now lol . yours is a credit mate.

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Originally Posted by Brabus

Car looks stunning.Love the serpents.Keep at it.

Thanks for the comments chaps, I might even bring it along to a meet or two in 2013. I'd be really interested to do a photo session with as many launch wedgies as we can get together. Finding a suitable scene for it is an altogether more difficult challenge. Lol

windrush · 30th December 2012, 13:32

Well done Alan,she really looks great

Gate Keeper · 30th December 2012, 14:14

Nicely presented Alan. Thanks for posting these up. How is the underneath of the car doing such as rust spots around the jack points cutting into the sills? I have been reading about the rear sub frames becoming rusted on some of the early cars. You have done a great deal of work in restoring this car. What else have you planned?

andyg2011 · 30th December 2012, 14:34

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah

that looks so sexyyyyyyyyyy

27th December 2012, 22:47	#1
Canonite This is my second home BMW 330d Tourer, MG ZT 180 SE XPG, VW Polo 6R 1.2 TDI Bluemotion Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: York Posts: 6,026 Thanks: 363 Thanked 574 Times in 319 Posts	Launch Car - One Year On Its been almost a year since I acquired my T reg Wedgie and it's been an absolute joy to own slowly putting things right and getting back to its former glory. It's 13yrs old with 162,000 miles on the clock and I have a full service history with it. After viewing the above pictures via an email I decided to have a punt, so I sent the seller some money and arranged for a transporter to collect and deliver the car to me 360 miles up the country. When it arrived at 11:30pm one cold saturday night I looked over it with a torch and wondered what on earth it was i'd bought. There was no drivers door handle, several large dents on the drivers door and dings all round, rear bumper melted and scuffed, front bumper scuffed, crease in the sill, ripped boot liner and ripped drivers door seal, paint damage caused by previous owners disability leg calipers and all manner of electrical problems, warning lights, things not working, bald tyres and a pungent smell of a foisty interior. I took some more photos of the car today after a good wash this morning and i'm quite pleased with how she's coming on. It's such a lovely car to be in for a nice waft along the country roads and extremely comfortable. Here's to another year of pleasant motoring. Last edited by Canonite; 28th December 2012 at 20:49..

27th December 2012, 22:54	#2
Nige B This is my second home honda civic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: lowton Posts: 4,414 Thanks: 899 Thanked 616 Times in 490 Posts	Mmmmm Mmmmmm nice work alan,gives me something to aim for . If after a year mine is looking as good I will be well chuffed....roll on the nice weather so I can get "interested " in it again.....

28th December 2012, 13:20	#4
Thomas This is my second home MG6 1.8T GT SE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Falkirk Posts: 9,510 Thanks: 106 Thanked 173 Times in 128 Posts	What a difference the car looks great! well done on all the hard work __________________ MG6 1.8 TCi in Artic White 1975 Land Rover Series 3

28th December 2012, 13:44	#5
nuts75 Gets stuck in Mgzt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk west mids Posts: 671 Thanks: 118 Thanked 64 Times in 60 Posts	thats a cracking looking motor i love the serpents . ive fitted the 11 mgzt spoke alloys on mine i like them .but i love the serpents more . they realy suit the 75. wish id have waited now lol . yours is a credit mate. __________________ JUST NUTS ABOUT ROVER 75,,

28th December 2012, 20:44	#6
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28th December 2012, 13:16	#3
Canonite This is my second home BMW 330d Tourer, MG ZT 180 SE XPG, VW Polo 6R 1.2 TDI Bluemotion Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: York Posts: 6,026 Thanks: 363 Thanked 574 Times in 319 Posts	Cheers Nige. Still a lot of little tasks to do but the main jobs are done and out the way.

30th December 2012, 13:32	#8
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30th December 2012, 14:14	#9
Gate Keeper This is my second home 4X4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nairobi Posts: 20,096 Thanks: 8,286 Thanked 7,017 Times in 4,160 Posts	Nicely presented Alan. Thanks for posting these up. How is the underneath of the car doing such as rust spots around the jack points cutting into the sills? I have been reading about the rear sub frames becoming rusted on some of the early cars. You have done a great deal of work in restoring this car. What else have you planned?

30th December 2012, 14:34	#10
andyg2011 This is my second home no mg/rover ATM Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Morecambe Posts: 4,464 Thanks: 92 Thanked 230 Times in 183 Posts	ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah that looks so sexyyyyyyyyyy __________________ Full T4 Testbook diagnostics and Replacement Key Service see BigRuss and Marinabrian Please click below for nano website and 2014 dates etc etc http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/i...nocard_sig.jpg Thanks Andy