Complete newb

[Mutley]

Hi I'm just about to purchase  a 1967 anglia which is in very good original condition  and is actually  road worthy it obviously  needs some attention  ie door sills and a respray  starts up on the key but my question is  do I keep it original or beef it up I'm a complete novice at this and have never undertaken  this type of thing before  except  years ago I I did a 1936 bra 250 bike are there people that do this kind of project for a fair  price and which way do you think I should go with it  regards  mutley 

[Johnny Boy]

That's a tough question. It depends what you want ,personal thing really.

I don't like standard cars that much, and get a lot of satisfaction modifying them.

If your a complete novice, its probably cheaper , and less work to keep it standard. 

[notenoughtime]

Welcome to OSF

Looks like a good base to start from, personally I think I’d keep it simple to start with! Nice set of steels or alloys, discs on the front and maybe then do the engine and gearbox 

1600 x flow is an easy swap but getting rarer now 

What do you want from it? 

 

[Jersey Stardust]

Like Carey has mentioned keep it simple to begin with. You need to work out what you want from the car. Will it be a show car ? Will you use it everyday ? Don't jump into a full restoration if you do not have the money available. These cars eat money. I am going through the full restoration at the moment and it is scary.

I would use the car and enjoy it. Get a good feel for it. 

 

Thanks

Richard

[Mutley]

I will just be using is initially  for taking to shows and the like my wife would like me to keep it original but with a nice two tone paint finish  the drivers seat will need some attention  but the others are in very good order red leather  looking  ! 

[Vista]

Start with the cosmetics, get it solid, looking nice and driving reliably and then use it for a bit to decide what you want to do with it.

Welcome to OSF👍

[Mash]

Looks like a fairly good base to start with Mate. Look forward to watching how you get on

[BaileyMex]

The great thing with a Classic Ford is that it doesn't take much to transform the initial look from standard to " Oh, I wonder what he's done to that"

Lowered and a set of period deep steels or alloys and you'll love it!

oh, and decent brakes 

[notenoughtime]

http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1823755

1600 x flow for sale 

[chinkamon]

Hi mutley 

Great looking car to get yourself into the scene, I also have a very small budget an can't afford to do the things I want,

like a few others have said, start with the simple, more important things, get it going use it get a feel for the car, sort the seats the scabby rust etc no need to rush into new back axle and st170 transplants. 

I started off knowing what I wanted an as I used my cortina my thoughts have changed and I wouldn't of been happy with my initial ideas, 

An this lot are incredibly helpful, even if you think it's a stupid question. You're guaranteed not to be the first to ask👍

 

[chinkamon]

On 06/04/2021 at 11:48, BaileyMex said:

 

oh, and decent brakes 

Now wheres the fun in that 😂 I enjoy wandering if I'll stop in time 😂😂

[notenoughtime]

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