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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2015 Posts |  Posted - 21 Apr 2017 : 21:41:57  
| Can someone tell me the total overall length in metres, (bumper to bumper), of the Bull Nose SAAB 96?
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo |
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deggsie
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
432 Posts | Posted - 21 Apr 2017 : 22:18:34
| Andy
That will be 4.026 metres (13ft 2ins in old money)- why, are you thinking of getting one ?
Derek
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Edited by - deggsie on 21 Apr 2017 22:29:38 |  |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2015 Posts | Posted - 21 Apr 2017 : 23:24:29
| Deggsie.
Musing Derek, just musing, and my garage is 4 m long, inside....
Would need to find a buyer for my MGB first....
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo |
Edited by - andydeans3 on 21 Apr 2017 23:28:10 | |
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Betsy67
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
409 Posts | Posted - 22 Apr 2017 : 04:38:38
| Holland?
A little cryptic, but I think you'll know what I mean. | |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2015 Posts | Posted - 22 Apr 2017 : 10:34:43
| Steven
Holland?, I'm afraid you've totally lost me mate.....
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo | |
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Zagato
V4 Mad
United Kingdom
811 Posts | |
Betsy67
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
409 Posts | Posted - 22 Apr 2017 : 15:03:18
| I was 
I would dearly love a stroker. Wrong time at the moment and would have to sell Betsy to make way. | |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2015 Posts | Posted - 22 Apr 2017 : 17:41:54
| Betsy67.
Ah, now I understand....I hadn't seen this advert. Thanks for the link Chris. Looks a bit rough for the money wanted
Like you, I'd have to sell a car first to make way for it. It's just an idea that's rolling away at the back of my mind.
Trouble is I'm very, very attached to my MGB, I've owned it for 35 years, so it's very close to my heart......The garage it sits in was deliberately made short, just long enough to take the MG, due to the garage facing the wall of the house. That's why I needed to know how long the Bull Nose is. Life would be easier if it had been 4 1/2 metres long...
Ah, um, well I'll just ruminate a bit more, ha ha ha....
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo | |
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2015 Posts | Posted - 22 Apr 2017 : 17:48:08
| As a matter of interest, can someone tell me what is involved in getting UK plates for a continental import?
Now for modern cars I know exactly what is required having imported 2 LHD Renault Twingos since 2001 from France, but it was possible to get a Certificate of Conformity (COC)for a modern vehicle like that, I can't imagine such a thing would be available for a 1960s SAAB 96.
So, in the absence of a COC, what does the DVLA require?
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo | |
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Zagato
V4 Mad
United Kingdom
811 Posts | Posted - 22 Apr 2017 : 20:02:12
| I imported a Two Stroke a few years ago and sold it before I got it legally on the road but at the time I had to inform the DVLA, then get it MOT,d not always but sometimes the DVLA need to inspect the car first.
Don,t sell your MG Andy, you will regret it 
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UK_Sub
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2558 Posts | |
andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2015 Posts | Posted - 22 Apr 2017 : 21:23:47
| Thanks Simon.
I suppose with the fullness of time, once this Brexit folly kicks in, it will possibly become more complicated, and expensive bringing a car in from Europe.
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo | |
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x96
V4 Fanatic
Spain
417 Posts | Posted - 24 Apr 2017 : 20:02:00
| I agree with Zagato, 35 years is a life and a mgb is lovely. Surely you'll find that 1/2 meter.
Héctor | |
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Dirtbiker
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
1061 Posts | Posted - 24 Apr 2017 : 21:25:33
| Hi Andy,
I have parted with a couple of cars that I wish I still have so I say keep the MG, must be part of the family after 35 years! Surely you could find space for an extra Bullnose sized garage...?
Cheers
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andydeans3
V4 Guru
United Kingdom
2015 Posts | Posted - 24 Apr 2017 : 22:07:32
| Dirtbiker - Zagato et al.
I know what you mean, I love that MG........usually when I take it out on a fine day with roof down, (and I almost never close the roof), I have to later visit A&E to have the smile on my face surgically removed!!!!!
This idea of a Bull Nose project is a bit nebulous, just a daft idea that came to me a couple of weeks ago. I'd just love a ring a ding ding two stroke....
Probably won't come to anything!
Andy
1978 LHD SAAB 96
1978 MGB Roadster
2008 LHD "Classic" Renault Twingo | |
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deggsie
V4 Fanatic
United Kingdom
432 Posts | |
| Topic | |
Length of a a Bull Nose 96?
