White Mk1 1300 sport

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Nice car in White.

Do you have the unique steering wheel ?

Great to see those pics, they remind me of the second Sport I had, which was white too. Keep them rolling in.

Yes these steering wheels were introduced to the whole range around 1972, and the Sport was given a very nice leather bound version which was also fitted to the 1300E. On later versions late 73 onwards the steering wheel was changed again and cheapened by just fitting a leather bound to the hard standard wheel, which in my view spoilt the look and feel of the wheel.

Tim

[fulmine]

unique feature

Well one unique feature i haven't replicated would be the black back panel,i
could always do that i suppose but am not quite sure if i should .The other feature is the spare wheel on the post in the boot,though i have lost the post.

[Rallye]

Yes quite unique.

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Well one unique feature i haven't replicated would be the black back panel,i
could always do that i suppose but am not quite sure if i should .The other feature is the spare wheel on the post in the boot,though i have lost the post.

Yes this was one idea I did not like as it took up a lot of useful space on the floor in the boot. I quickly made a bracket so I could fit it tilted in the wheel well.

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Yes quite unique.

Yes I thought it was a lovely steering wheel, none of your moulded rubber here, just leather bound over rubber on the rim. The later one as I say was leather over the standard hard finished wheel, so you did not have the flat silver spokes exposed next to the rim which you can see here.

Tim

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Yes this was one idea I did not like as it took up a lot of useful space on the floor in the boot. I quickly made a bracket so I could fit it tilted in the wheel well.

Yes indeed that was what i thought as well,takes up to much room.

[fulmine]

unique wheel

Damn! give me that wheel!

[mk1GTstu]

Mine came with the original steering wheel, although it could do with some restoring, the stitching is coming away & also the silver spokes are going rusty was thinking of putting a springalex on instead unless I can find someone who can recover the original..

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Mine came with the original steering wheel, although it could do with some restoring, the stitching is coming away & also the silver spokes are going rusty was thinking of putting a springalex on instead unless I can find someone who can recover the original..

There are guys around that will make a nice job recovering it for you. I remember speaking to one at the Tatton Park Show in Manchester, there must be others around too. Maybe the rust might clean off the spokes, or you could silver them up with something! I think they were originally a brushed alloy finish. Personally I think Springalex is probably more suited to the earlier Mk1's and I do love the original, but that's just my (bog standard) thoughts!

Tim

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Restoration

Well about three years ago,i will have to check on the invoices,could be longer time flies by (sigh)i took the car for restoration,well thats not steictly true ...i took it for an engine rebuild,and then it just escalated,in short the car got restored and i got knackered!!
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im slowly uploading photos of the resto,you might see something interesting i hope,but its a bit slow to do lol

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Slowly but surely, it's good to see the nice job that's been done!

[Lee R]

Keep them coming Would be better posted up big though instead of clickable

[fulmine]

bigger pictures

I make you right,i just got to figure out how to.