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Patrick, I will do so in due course. I have only just this moment seen your reply. To give you a description in the absence, at this stage, of photographs. Interior looks nice, but cheaply re-upholstered, whilst the paintwork is quite pityful - okay from distance, but bonnet and roof require...

Huge difference, of course. It amply illustrates the progress in engineering attained over the last thirty five odd. years. Regarding Benz Boy's car - I have reason to believe that the Diesel engine can experience certain problems with the particle (?) filter - I wonder if there is any truth...

Bryce, thank you for putting up the cars due for auction. I am trying to have a more comprehensive look at the various cars, but am unable to create further pictures showing interiors etc. Could you advise me of the next step. Regards Styria

Really a comprehensive write up, and one that I haven't seen previously. I suspect my haphazard presence on the forum. From the little I know personally, but from what I have read, the P76 was a super handling car, far above anything produced by the other Australian manufacturers. The...

In case anyone questions the fitment of part of the Instrument Panel - as it is, I can actually start the car (if need to) and also operate most of the Electrical items in the car, such as lights, sunroof etc. etc. Regards Styria

Just some explanations. The "plastic bar" I am referring to can clearly be seen just above the Tape Deck. It is the unit that invariably is partially broken, if not completely. Furthermore, there is a strange looking metal bracket (like two spikes?) that is riveted to the aforementioned...

As part of the overall restoration tasks on this car, the owner wanted to install a rebuilt dash, refurbished timber fittings for dashtop and gearbox console plus, of course, new body rubbers all round, carpets etc. - in other words the whole gambit of upholstery and refurbishment work. One...

Mark, Golden Eye - now there is a Newie - have you had it for long ? Maybe I should just spend a bit more time on TK. Regards Styria N.B. No need to put me wise - I still say it'd be too much for me right at this moment. You will need a fair bit of your time to be devoted to...

Bryce, it's like having someone throwing Aladdin's Cave and the goodies therein thrown at you. Many years ago Pick 'n Payless had a 6.9 in their yard, and obviously they had no idea what car they had on their hand. I was like a little boy in a Playhouse, completely forgetting mid '30s...

Hi Sean, I'd grab Michel's offer - totally hassle free on your part and Jerry is a master of tidying up slightly unsightly paintwork. Regards Stryria

Yes, I concur with your thoughts. When I first laid eyes on the completed respray, it was a bit like "hitting me in the eye". The colour mixed was to the Manufacturer's specification, but possibly the paint supplied may not necessarily be identical to the original shade. I have a sneaking...

Some members may be aware of the services available from our Barbecue man Jerry operating under the auspices of Michel, the Prince of Arabia, at the premises located in No. 2, Ash Road, Preston. Jerry has been looking after a number of various members' paint and repair requirements for some...

Geoff, it is certainly a thread of real interest to all 6.9 owners, irrespective of location. Basically I am encouraging Oversize, or anyone else for that matter, to further add to Bill's post. One aspect of his post relates to the top strut mount - just about impossible to copy or come up...

It would be beyond my financial and personal capabilities - maybe if I was thirty years younger. Good luck with the project Mark. BTW, is this car now another, or additional 6.9, that you are planning to restore, use for parts etc. etc. Regards Styria

There is still time for you to join the action. Regards Styria

You would have noticed that I bracketed the two names. I don't have the intimate knowledge to distinguish similar looking cars from the same manufacturer. That's assuming that Buick is also GM sourced. I have seen three or four of those similar looking cars at Eastern Creek, but they were...

Hi Michel, strange that you should be asking me for this. I did have a meaningful conversation with George after he completed his job. I have to admit that I did not pick him to be from that country, but thought more of him as being European. He spoke differently, he looked German or Italian...

Hi Patrick, to be perfectly honest, Coupes and Convertibles can be great to look at, but can also be completely unpractical. I have had some practical experience with both E and C Class Coupes, and those models have large front doors (for obvious reasons) that will forever foul against the...

It is certainly worth the effort to safekeep his contact details. I was just so pleasantly surprised..........Apart from being relieved to actually be able to drive the car home. I had visions of having to leave the car overnight, come back next day and do what ? I simply could not think of...

It was Friday, about ten or eleven days ago, and I was feeling pretty smug having been to the Coolabah Hotel where an attractive female offered to pay for my main meal. I am not sure what prompted her action, as I was nicely dressed, did not have a half starved appearance and, of course, those...