AYV 871 T - Where is it now...?

[James]

This Sport might be known to the forum as the picture was taken at the entrance to Snetterton Race Circuit around 1990/91.An italian marques event was staged and it looks like a convoy of Fiats had made the trip - i remember the Sport and 130 tc flooring it straight after i had taken the photo !!

[jasonh131]

that must be mine ....

 but in them days it would have been marks athttp://www.italianraceservices.co.uk/
or his mate dave who i bought it off
jason

[jasonh131]

Here's a the reply i got when emailing Mark::::::::
Hey!!! What a great pic..!
Yes , that's me in the Sport and my good buddy in his 130.
We went to watch the Italian Intermarque at Snetterton.......boy, those were the days...
I`ve still got his car, albeit in total pieces, ready for a re-shell as it was written off(banana-ned)..
Still hanker after the `old sport` though... Great car.
Mark

[mclements131]

saw her chelsea cruse many moons ago ver nice example  alfa wheels then think 15/s
nice motor mate 

[jasonh131]

saw her chelsea cruse many moons ago ver nice example  alfa wheels then think 15/s
nice motor mate 

yes that was me , martin

[jasonh131]

 i think Andrew has it languishing on his driveway for a few years  i think mark tried to get it back ,he like to keep his ole cars still got his very first car an anglia 105e   now pintoed and 40ed

[jasonh131]

 A more recent pic in andrew ownership

[mirafioriman]

Still looks tidy. Is the owner a member here?

[Thotos]

I must have given you that photo Jason? I took the photo on Saturday, 27 July 2002, 5:27:26 pm when I went and saw the car with the possibility of buying it. I didn't buy it and bought the Sport I have now a few months later.

[jasonh131]

why not theo , had it started going , how much did he what for it back then and mark still whated to have his old sport back or even me 

[sid131]

i am asking the same question as Jason Theo why didnt you purchase?

[Thotos]

Don't want to say too much as I might offend someone but the car wasn't for me. It needed a lot of work both bodily and mechanically. Most panels started to bubble, brakes didn't work, suspension (chopped?) was bouncing all over the place, too much of the hard to find trim was missing and it had the wrong interior. Even so, as I had all the missing trim and interior from my silver sport and I knew everything else could be sorted I did make an offer on the car but seller and buyer were too far apart on price to agree.

[sid131]

rot box really Theo (at the time), even had the the wing to wiper panel filled with sealer? to stop the leaks? is it still alive somewhere? or gone to 131 sport heaven or hell? holy shit the panel gaps 10mm+

[Thotos]

I was trying to be a bit more tactful   

[jasonh131]

Yes , he had terrible trouble with the door gaps , have to take the wings off to adjust the door hinges
 the rust bubbles where only suffice rust not rotten on the body , it was all bare metaled before painting .