keefysher
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- W166 GLE350AMG Line 3.0 2017. BMW Z3 2.8 1998.
Have you ever wondered what happened to a car you may have owned at one time?
In 1991 I had a company car that was used purely for mega miles on business, so wasn't bovvered about it. When it came time to change it was always my retort 'blue with front fog lights', unlike some precious people who had status cars.
My neighbour at the time had a lock up under the arches in Perivale where the police stored stolen recovered cars of interest. I wanted a toy. On offer were a Quattro Sport, Senator twin ram, Lotus Carlton and this:
An Astra GTE MkII 16v Leather. It had been lifted off a driveway at 3 weeks old and was recovered 3 moths later. A couple of trim bits were missing. The tow eye flip down bit in the front spoiler, the button trims on the door cards and a steering column cowling was cracked.
I used it a lot to go skiing / kayaking to Austria. It was stored on steel blocks when I was away on business a lot.
I sold it in 2004 with 37k miles on the clock as it wasn't getting used and my storage space had other toys in it. Sold it to a couple of kids.
I did get a letter from a guy who had bought it and intended turning it to concors standard, but no return address. I still had a drivers seat base trim and roof rack.
Roll on to this morning and I got a couple of message about it.
It was featured in a Total Vauxhall magazine article in 2014 after being resprayed. Some interesting artistic licence in the journey wording.
The current owner who restored it sent me this image
To tell me it was alive and well and to get in touch.
Lets see if I get to see it again.
In 1991 I had a company car that was used purely for mega miles on business, so wasn't bovvered about it. When it came time to change it was always my retort 'blue with front fog lights', unlike some precious people who had status cars.
My neighbour at the time had a lock up under the arches in Perivale where the police stored stolen recovered cars of interest. I wanted a toy. On offer were a Quattro Sport, Senator twin ram, Lotus Carlton and this:
An Astra GTE MkII 16v Leather. It had been lifted off a driveway at 3 weeks old and was recovered 3 moths later. A couple of trim bits were missing. The tow eye flip down bit in the front spoiler, the button trims on the door cards and a steering column cowling was cracked.
I used it a lot to go skiing / kayaking to Austria. It was stored on steel blocks when I was away on business a lot.
I sold it in 2004 with 37k miles on the clock as it wasn't getting used and my storage space had other toys in it. Sold it to a couple of kids.
I did get a letter from a guy who had bought it and intended turning it to concors standard, but no return address. I still had a drivers seat base trim and roof rack.
Roll on to this morning and I got a couple of message about it.
It was featured in a Total Vauxhall magazine article in 2014 after being resprayed. Some interesting artistic licence in the journey wording.
The current owner who restored it sent me this image
To tell me it was alive and well and to get in touch.
Lets see if I get to see it again.