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Yeah that's Ivan, he bought a share in the mad house pub on lygate lane not long after near where I lived so I used see him behind the bar all the time. The guy at wisewood, I can't remember his name but he was an old boy, used to be into minis which is how I got to know him. In fact he only came to my yard to buy a set of wheels and ended up buying the tina as well lol. It really was a fab car, probably had the most fun in that than anything I've ever owned.

I bought it from a bomb site car lot behind the old safeway now Tesco's on infirmary road Sheffield, from a guy called Ivan who was quite a prolific dealer lol, paid about a grand for it. I ran it for 2 years, stuck a new 32/36 carb on with a manual choke as the original was worn out, rebuilt the whole back end with new bushes and I put the boot spoiler on, gen ford old stock. Sadly it got smashed into the rear on a trip to Nottingham whilst parked and I didnt have time to do anything with it. The insurance gave me my money back so I sold it to a guy in wisewood who used to deal in such things. He got the rear panel pulled out, painted and a new old stock bumper from bodicar in Sheffield, I think they offered him 3 when they found they had some gsttering dust in the back lol!. Last I heard he sold it on to a guy in Ireland so it had gone over there. It was a very solid car, 2 x 50p sized holes in the top of the sills that someone had gaffer taped over lol. I really really regret selling it, one of few cars I wish I had kept.

Thread resurrection, I owned this around 2010/2011!

Thanks for the add to the forum guys, bit of a thread resurrection, not sure if mark still comes on here but being as he asked about this car in 2008 I'm replying as the new owner if he's interested in what's going on with it at the moment. I have pmed him Car as bought