model: Gold Convertible
color: Azure blue 09-1445
built: GTM Loughborough
S/N: sa93g4600p4011027
manufacture date: 1993
on the road: Aug 1994
Original registration: F814FEC (from donor vehicle Metro '89)
Later registration: F997JAT
Owners: 3
This car was built by K. Sankey as a standard Gold Convertible with a Rover 200 dash. It was sold to Allan Haagensen for 2800GBP in May 1999. Allan Haagensen invested a lot of money in this car: 1293cc MED turbo engine (that's a 1990GBP engine!), new turbo, Aldon turbo distributor, dump valve, special wheels, Pirelli 175/50 tyres, turbo gauges, alarm system with central locking, Kenwood stereo. Via his website I contacted him with the question if he wanted to sell it. Half a year later he agreed a sale for 3500GBP. In July 2003 it was reregistered to the present Dutch registration.
In the time I have owned it I have finetuned the engine, new diff, installed an oil cooler, extra insulation, heat reflection and ventilation for the turbo, new seats, new rear shocks and springs, overhauled the rear suspension, undertrays.
On my to do list: engine overhaul, Watson springs up front, interior overhaul with new gauges, redo wiring, new carpets, doorcards, leather etc., Smart coupe rear lights, ford 1600cc intercooler, carb. adjustment on rolling bench. And lots of small stuff like doors adjustment, small body repairs and edges rework/respray, possibly new tyres (or a 2.9 diff), new hood possibly self folding, better boot closing mechanism (Mercedes hinges?) etc.