Meet the Team - Doris

Meet Doris, arguably the biggest diva of the group.This one is less powerful than McCartney, weighing in at 1300cc's which means a whopping 30 horsepower! Born in 1970, it has since seen a renaissance period as the pre-1972 era are now heavily sought after. Thus we felt the need to have a good attempt at restoring her as we bought Doris cheap at the time. Starting out as the 'ugly duckling' when we bought her, Doris quickly blossomed as it required very little work and therefore more time and effort could be spent on the aesthetics on the car, which included respraying the front of the body, a focus on overhauling the interior, especially the seats. The seats may look conventional, but these are super rare and were only made for one year, 1968. Marry the two up and you can deduce that these were nicked out of my car without me knowing by my dad... Terrific.

I have since procured some myself and I will show you the transformation later on in the month so we are now back on talking terms. 

Doris, when we first bought her in July 2013.

Looking mighty fine now!

Luckily though, the Doris rarely sees sunlight and doesn't move more than 50 feet each time and always lives in the garage, due to it being a summer car. This is something that I seriously do not agree with as cars should be used all year round, not just polished. Currently, Doris is lacking an MOT to use it on the road currently, despite being good to go. This means I can sleep easy and still take the plaudits for having a usable car. Plus, its engine is sounding something of a hybrid between a Ford Transit and a Peel P50 which does mean that work will need to be done on the engine before she is good to go for the fast approaching show season. Beside that though, it does look awesome with rare Cibie spotlights and other original period accessories.

Rare and original accessories really bring this project into its own.

Next time I will introduce you to Parker, our current running project that would love a new home when completed. 

A completely revamped interior to match the colour of the car.