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Post by dafman50 on Jan 9, 2020 21:27:24 GMT
This is the famous 40yr old new shell. The car is now with me and slowly undergoing all mechanical overhaul .and then will be respray and refitted to return to the road finally to be back where it should be a loved Daf/volvo66.
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Post by newwy66 on Jan 9, 2020 22:06:03 GMT
any photo's Graham? Sounds like a big project
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Post by gromsound on Jan 10, 2020 16:03:28 GMT
''the famous 40 year old shell''?? famous from where, never heard of it....
(please dont say smoolbook - sob!)
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Post by dafman50 on Jan 10, 2020 19:12:16 GMT
This shell was supplied by Volvo to resell a old lady's car on the isle of Wight in 1979/80 after she had accident
It sat for many years after she passed away in a dealership.it was made aware to the club a few years ago.and passed to new owner in the north where it gathered more dust. Now it has been rescued by an enthusiastic owner and I am recommisioning it .
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Post by starider on Jan 11, 2020 20:41:51 GMT
Sorry dafman50 ; once a teacher, always a teacher,I always find spelling and grammar mistakes jump out at me.Your second sentence is very amusing, I'm sure the old lady didn't pass away in a dealership[comma omitted].This is not a criticism in any way, but it did make me smile.
Like gromsound I hadn't heard of this body shell.Thanks for the up-date.
I hope everyone doesn't think I mark or grade these posts,my red pen ran out of ink years ago!!........starider
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Post by Richard DAF Webmeister on Jan 11, 2020 21:45:49 GMT
Yes, we ran an article about it in Belting Along a few years ago, and had some pics as well.
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Post by gromsound on Jan 12, 2020 10:20:28 GMT
Ah right, thanks for explaining to the foreigner :-) next question: do you get legal papers for it after it has been rebuilt? In NL you can forget about that unless you have taken out the original VIN - witnessed and marked with lead by the state institution (RDW). Otherwise it is a so-called ''flower pot'' forever...
And can you rebuild it as a more desirable 66 (sorry ovlovers) like a DAF 66 1300 marathon? Just imagine, a brand new 66 coupe bodyshell, hmmmm what chance would that be.
You brits are lucky to have the BL heritage system, brand new MG and Mini bodys with paperwork from the OEM.
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