Series 11 pickup found.

Post by **bigginger** » Sat May 28, 2005 12:06 pm

Yay! good luck with the cash gathering...

Post by **aupickup** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:19 pm

well of course the problem lies in availability of pick ups, there are not that many around, so there is no choice if you really want one.
personally speaking i would have said from the description that at £2600.00 is overpriced.
you could end up spending more than a very good restored one at £4000.00
there are no ques for vans or pick ups either, unlike say convertables and travellers which seem to sell very well.
there is an excellent one in worthing sussex for sale at £3500.00 with tilt as well.
and remember, check the chassis thoroghly before parting with any cash.
tap all over the chassis with a hammer, and good areas will ring, bad or rusted areas will sound dull, no need to poke around.
chassis repairs can be very expensive, and of course the van and pickup the chasis is the most important bit.

austins do fetch a little more, change of badges and provision for a mech pump on the side of the block and that is about it, except on the 8cwt version which had thicker rear leaves and thicker steering arms.

Post by **Stevethetrain** » Sat May 28, 2005 11:48 pm

It has been serviced a few months ago and the Morris Garage owner (from what he can remember given that it was a few months since he's seen it) did say it had'nt any immediate need of attention though he did warn me that I could easily spend £2600 on it again if I wanted to fully restore her. However the recent heatwave has done its work and I'm now committed to buying her. I would like to thank everyone while I'm here for your helpful hints as they are going to come in very useful.

Many thanks again.

Steve Graham.

Post by **andrewwita** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:34 am

so n e update did you buy the pick up.

Post by **Stevethetrain** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:50 am

Yes I did buy her and I'm looking at various ways to insure her as cheaply as possible while getting fully comp cover. Saying that shes going to cost me a bomb to fully restore her.<BR><BR>Steve.

Post by **RussLCV** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:50 pm

Trust you will register it with the Minor LCV Register

Post by **Stevethetrain** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:17 pm

How do you go about doing that?

Post by **RussLCV** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:36 pm

Just visit the website below and register on line

Post by **Stevethetrain** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:33 am

Will once I have an engine no. Now can anyone recommend a good garage in London for restoration?

Post by **andrewwita** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:57 pm

well i shall look thru my records of cars i have owned including your pick up , will see what i have got i know i have quite a few pics of one of it's restorations from when it was green ,

Post by **rayofleamington** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:13 pm

well i shall look thru my records of cars i have owned including your pick up

When you've done that, can you send the logbook to Eleanor for the car you sold in January? Just the tear off slip would be enough!
6 months and still waiting...

Post by **Stevethetrain** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:34 am

Thanks! I'd love to know the full history of my pickup.<BR><BR>Steve.

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:20 am

6 months and still waiting...

Ray I think he is trying to set a record for forwarding on a log book after selling a car..............