buy another syncro?

[m3nutter]

hello all, im not the most active user of the board i know but i do visit to see whats happening in the syncro world - i have an 88 panel t25 syncro RHD 14incher with front and rear diff locks which i have had now for about 16 years ! in that time ive re built the heads - front suspension - gearbox and use it regularly.

thing is, while its good and straight and no rot to talk of, i wouldnt mind another - one a bit better cosmetically and perhaps a bit newer. anyone know of any good machines at the mo? i do like the van body or doka?

[toomanytoys]

Why not invest in the one you have and give it a freshen up... It will be cheaper in the long run..
Having owned it 16 years, it owes you nothing now really..

[m3nutter]

thanks for response mate

i think i am slowly doing that but i look at others and they are a shade tidier just wondered whats out there. are there good places to look , appart from the obvious i mean

[syncropaddy]

I agree with Simon on this .... if the body is good and its an untouched van without windows then spend the money now on doing her up while parts are readily available. Get the transmission done by Aidan and refurb everything else. Vans are rare now and will be worth a good bit in the future. You would spend £4k to £5k on another Syncro and spend that again getting it to A1 condition so why not spend it on the van you have.

[m3nutter]

thought id post a pic of my old friend - for comments

syncro3.jpg

[ninja.turtle007]

That looks very cool.

[m3nutter]

That looks very cool.

its the best side

[axeman]

looks like another yorkshire water board van, like al and glen's van, going by the vent in the rear quarter, and it being rhd. do you know much of its history. un-cut vans like yours are only gonna get harder to come by.

neil

[m3nutter]

looks like another yorkshire water board van, like al and glen's van, going by the vent in the rear quarter, and it being rhd. do you know much of its history. un-cut vans like yours are only gonna get harder to come by.

neil

Neil - it was white top and blue bottom and full of aerials - i believe it was a phillips electronics - its got holes in the dash to where the radio was!

its also had a driver with a big right foot judging by the state of the crown wheel when we took it out

Nick

[syncropaddy]

going by the vent in the rear quarter, and it being rhd. neil

Psssst ..... most vans do !!

Restore that van ...... and buy another for fun

[m3nutter]

going by the vent in the rear quarter, and it being rhd. neil

Psssst ..... most vans do !!

Restore that van ...... and buy another for fun

ok...but the missus will need convincing - my board name gives a clue to my main money pit

[syncropaddy]

ok...but the missus will need convincing - my board name gives a clue to my main money pit

Get rid of it then ... its only a BMW and they are useless off road.

[toomanytoys]

spend a little on yours... the "good side" looks GOOD.....

[busvanman]

going by the vent in the rear quarter, and it being rhd. neil

Psssst ..... most vans do !!

Restore that van ...... and buy another for fun

though it was just vans with full bulkheads that got the vents?? mine does and yep it was yorkshire water

[garyd]

Mine also - vents, bulkhead (not any longer) and ex Yorks Water.

Garyd