With the Caban still in the throws of a very long restoration I wanted to try and find an A series to fill the gap....and yesterday collected 'Thumper' an '87 spesh, with a brand new MOT and in pretty good shape for the £1500 I paid. Its got 102k on the clock, but has a (oil filled) replacement chassis, replacement engine, and although a bit cosmetically challenged, is by far the fastest A series I've had. Driving back from Surrey to Kent yesterday on the M25 was a breeze and put a big fat grin on my face again.
Having lost both my parents in the last 18 months, I have moved back to the family home...the house has been in the family for 100 years, and I grew up chugging around the fields in an 850 Mini, and later numerous Dyanes. We are very lucky to have a few acres, and the Spesh has been bought, not as a 'show and shine' ... but as a bit of a work horse. Its got a tow bar, so we can use it to get the hay in for the animals, and hopefully get a chain harrow and paddock roller hooked up as well. At the same time it will be a decent run around...anyway enough ramblings...here are some pics from yesterday-Wilbert the Clydesdale and Henry the Shire seem to approve....2 horses for 2 horses!
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The back doors are fooked, but will last another year. I've had a good 20 + A-series in my time, but somehow this one makes me grin wider than the rest....dead chuffed. And it's even more refreshing to buy something that is honest & fair at a fair price. After all that was the orignal design brief in the first place !
