Description
Lavender Blue (256) – 1975 – 71, 000 miles – 4 owners – stamped Passport to Service - some history
A slightly unusual Coupe with a story. This car was first registered to Teletape Limited St Albans as KBH 776N and quickly became AVS 101N... and yes, it is a VISION in Lavender!
The car features a Series 111 cylinder head, large carbs and a Getrag 5 speed manual conversion. All this work looks to have been done very well and I have managed to run the car through the gears in the yard, but much will need to be done before you could set off on a European vacation - something the former keeper who had the car for 12 years assures me he did on more than one occasion.
A solid starting point, I feel the sills and other areas might not pass an MOT and so this is a restoration candidate only, but definitely good enough to save. There is a Concours D'Elegance certificate from a meeting on the Isle of White in 2002 which made me smile, but nevertheless shows the car was once a good one.
This car is quite interesting as it is, keep the head, keep the carbs, keep the gearbox and make it lovely or use it as a basis for a total resto and turn it into a really spectacular car.
Since first purchasing this car in 2016, we have raided it for parts, mostly interior bits and bobs and we have also removed the front screen to get to items. It hasn't been started for many years and storage has taken its toll. It is still totally viable and have all the parts I need to make it complete. It was for sale at £10, 500. 00 back in the day as a runner but until I can get around to bringing it back up together it is sold as it is for £6, 000. 00.
