My other red rallye resto......

[Ben_w]

So......

Not happy with one red Rallye, I bought another.....more a case of right place, right time and spare cash. I won't tell you whast I paid for this one, but she was cheap. Too cheap to pass up really, even with its faults....

So, a jaunt to Delph near Huddersfield this morning it was.....trailer hooked up, off I went. After a brief digression with South Yorkshire Police, I was on my way again. Route took me right over the tops of the dales.....the hills with an empty trailer were enough....was bricking it about coming back the other ways with a tonne of Peugeot on the back.... Still the Citroen Xantia HDi towcar was a beast and did the job fine. Got a bit warm coming up the 12.5% incline but got there!

So, the car. Been stored in a covered car park on an industrial unit so not been exposed really. Was told the brakes were gone. Pedal to the floor, yep, no brakes. Discs plenty rusty, handbrake ineffective etc. Used the winch to pull it onto the trailer. Bodywork not great. Lacquer peel on the roof and tops of doors although the seller had made this quite clear. Been properly slammed but had a great surprise to find a big box with std shocks and springs in the boot!

Other than the bodywork, its a very clean car. 99k, fully stamped book, its clearly been looked after. Interior, other than the drivers seat, is great. Very clean.

So the plan is to sort the brakes, clean her up, get some paint and an MOT on her, and move her on.







Means I now own 1% of all red Rallye ever made!