Queensland P76 Private Owners -

Richard here
: Just thought I'd do everyone a favour and went over to Macleay Island to have a look at the Corinthian Blue Deluxe 6 for sale on Ebay.

: http://cgi.ebay. com.au/ws/ eBayISAPI. dll?ViewItem& rd=1&item= 150157289969& ssPageName= STRK:MEWA: IT&ih=005

: Well, it's probably the most original, unrestored P76 I have seen in a long while.
: Thats a good thing - the bad is that it has been neglected for some years.

: BODY:
: There is rust but not as bad as I thought it would be.
: The worst is in the front valance and would need replacing.
: It looks like the radiator has been leaking from day 1 and never been fixed.
: There is rust in the front frame rails as well and in a few spots on the roof (5c coin size or smaller).
: The other bad rust area was under the floor mats in the front, the worst being the passengers side.
: The heater pipes have been disconnected and the holes left open, so all the water has been running inside.
: The front floor where the rust was felt weak and would have to be cut out and replaced. The rear quarters were rustfree apart from a few spots where the paint had flaked off.
: The boot likewise and the original bootmat was in place and in good condition, along with the original jack.
: The body is very straight apart from the rear bumper where someone has backed into something.
: With a good cut and polish it would probably come up looking good.

: INTERIOR:
: Quite good condition, though dirty.
: The seats have no real damage or cracks and are still firm to sit in.
: The dashboard is very clean and the dash top has survived well.
: The hoodlining needs a good clean. The armrests are not the best and the drivers is broken.
: The woodgrain on the instruments is peeling as usual.
: Someone has lifted up the heater control facia and forced the levers under the lower edge so they can't be used.

: ENGINE/DRIVELINE:
: Very original, however the leads and distributor cap have been relaced at some time.
: Pity they didn't do the rest of the service and change the fuel filter and oil!
: The fuel filter is old and the oil filter has surface rust on it so I would say it hasn't been replaced in a while. There was plenty of old oil on the block and the carb was leaking a bit but with a jump-start it fired up easily.
: The exhaust has broken off from the manifold and is really noisy.
: The rest of the exhaust system looked original, including the tailpipe.
: I couldn't take it for a drive, however the gearbox changed into reverse and drive quickly.

: OVERALL:
: It's not really my cup of tea being a 6, but it would be a shame to see this car go to a wreckers or something.
: I don't think it would take much other than some rust repairs and a little TLC to return it to very good condition.
: It was apparently a one-owner car from Victoria (Ringwood).
: The owner of the car yard says he can vividly remember it being in the dealer for sale when he used to live near there.
: He says he didn't know the original owner of the car though at the time.
: It is a very early build car as can be seen on the compliance plate 5/73 - 1201. The best thing about the car is it is reasonably priced and it is still registered (in QLD) until Jan 2008.
: By law if being sold with rego it has to have a roadworthy cert, so they may even fix the exhaust.
: Best of luck whoever gets it, seeing now everyone knows about the car, someone come to an agreement and buy the car for the asking price of $500 - don't go getting into a bidding war with another club member and bump the price up and it could be a good buy.

: Further information
: There was also rust underneath the battery and in the chassis rail, for some reason the pictures didn't turn out though.
: The car is sandwiched in the middle of others with barely enough room to open a door hence the lack of pictures from the outside.
: There was no rust around the fuel filler, just a bit along the edge where the paint had worn off.
: Macleay island is an island, Mick but the car has only been there for a short time.
: It was purchased by the car yard owner on the mainland, possibly from an auction but I didn't ask.
: Yes, they have a car yard on the island....go figure.

Queensland P76 Owners Club Inc. 2007

Blue Deluxe

Macleay Island

Sept 2007

BODY:

INTERIOR:

ENGINE/DRIVELINE:

OVERALL:

Further information

Photos from Richard