Its done!! Looked at the car and bodily its in great shape!! Mis-informed as the car has sat for 4 years but survived remarkably well.Mileage is correct at a shade over 20,000 and the motor can be turned by hand..Clutch problem to sort but thats no big thing..It has a cosmetic scuff down the N/S which needs sorting but I need to get the car home and stick a fresh battery and fuel in and see if we can coax some life out of the old girl

Not sure if mark is having second thoughts about selling in this Pic ,but he did the decent thing and took my folding beer tokens :cheers:

Nice one! You'll soon enough want to change that 105 up to something pokier, though - it's super-gutless! I once had a 5-speed 105 (by accident - only time in my life I got done buying a second-hand car) and with just me and one passenger it would be in 3rd gear up slopes on motorways.

Looks as if you've got a great body on her.

Thank you Mr Black!..the body condition was a real pleaser when I started to poke around in the usual problem places...Have read many reports on the little 105,s lack of grunt...Given the engines low mileage I have to give it a chance to prove itself but I am looking grab maybe a Favourit or felicia when one comes along with the intention of liberating the engine for the old girl if she turns out to be a wheezer up the hills :eek:

Nice to see another restoration project ...

Good luck

Well we got the car back thursday evening..30 mins spent messing had the engine fired up after 4 years and managed to free the clutch.....Brakes ,exhaust need attention and this weekend I hope to flush the cooling system.Engine needs the carb stripping and a good service ....

Nice!!! looks a good little project

Love the orange colour too

Thanks,the paint is a little duller than in the pics but I did manage to compound a small area on the car today and it comes up well..looking forward to getting the car MOT,d and then my first Estelle driving experience

any further news yet?

mot taken & passed?

fingers crossed ... darren