Back to the future???...maybe

[freebone16v]

so years ago i owned SDV (as it was known)



i loved the car, but sold it for the right price....always wanted another again as i am really a massvie fan of the mark 1's, i always wondered if it was rose tinted glasses as i kept SDV so mint and the mark 1's have so much character, they have SOMETHING the mark 2's - 3's just don't,

so whilst the 172 is having the final touches done at BTM Performance and Tour-De-Force...you can't rush perfection...lol (for those that didn't know / didn't want to know about the hardressers alternative...see pic below)



i got fed up of asking / relying on others for lifts etc, i asked about to borrow cars, and as you would expect hardly anything....then a friend offered me his williams.

The member who offered it to me is an old school member off here, and the car, well for you knew school members / non locals this car was a bit of a legend.
The member runs his own farm so is constantly busy, expectedly the car doesn't get used much and therefore kind of takes a back seat...
i thought as he so kindly has let me borrow it for a while, why not give it a proper good clean..
i took 2 days off work and set about it yesterday, it took 3 hours to get through the interior yesterday, hoovering, brushing, polishing etc etc...



interior done...

So today was set aside for the exterior, was a pain, dodging the rain, sleet and hail...and freezing wind...lol, had it all today it seemed, i started at 10.30 and finished at 5pm..Autoglym SRP, EGP, then Poorboys Nattys blue....i am quite happy with the outcome...







i must say a massive thankyou to that member, i hope he is happy with the outcome too. I will also take this opportunity to say that i think this will be for sale when i have finished using it, i am sure the member will be along to confirm this and see the pics

enjoy, comments welcome.

the 1 thing mark 2's have over mark 1's though, they are deffo easier to clean...lol

[1995clio16v]

That 2nd pictures confirms to me why I will never sell my 16v 432.

Simply stunning!

[Wobba]

Oh good job, fantastic looking car.

Fair play cleaning it today, bloody freezing lol! It's worth it though. Must do mine...

[2 live]

wanna come n do mine while ur at it???


free brews ;)

[northy]

tuck's old one ?

[Matty86]

tucks' duf <3

[rob-legend]

more pics of the 172? are those image rims?

[zmaster2k]

whats going on with the ph-quick bud? see jenvy on wind screen but nit seeing trumpets?!

as said on fb, knew youd be back in a mk1!

[Snick01]

its TB'd but has some mad airbox on it that goes right down to the bottom of the front bumper. sort of a mad forced (not as in turbo'd lol) induction box, thing.

[Andy P]

Havent seen the 172 finished. It looks awesome!!!