My Project Vogue
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:29 pm
This is my first post here, and I thought I'd take a minute and say hey!
My wife and I bought this 1963 Singer Vogue when we lived in the UK back in the late 1980's. At the time it registered low 42K miles and we are the second owners. After minor mechanical repairs (clutch and brakes) we drove it for a few years, including delivering papers in it! Since 1990 it has been sleeping peacefully in our garage. Well, I've finally set the goal to get it done! I've secured an excellent body man, and have begun to strip the car to the shell. So far all the glass has removed intact and there have been no big surprises!
I wanted to join this forum in hopes that there are some good contact points for the later Rootes cars, especially parts sources. Trim and rubber parts are gonna be a bit of a treasure hunt, I think
I'll try and get some pictures up as time goes on.
My wife and I bought this 1963 Singer Vogue when we lived in the UK back in the late 1980's. At the time it registered low 42K miles and we are the second owners. After minor mechanical repairs (clutch and brakes) we drove it for a few years, including delivering papers in it! Since 1990 it has been sleeping peacefully in our garage. Well, I've finally set the goal to get it done! I've secured an excellent body man, and have begun to strip the car to the shell. So far all the glass has removed intact and there have been no big surprises!
I wanted to join this forum in hopes that there are some good contact points for the later Rootes cars, especially parts sources. Trim and rubber parts are gonna be a bit of a treasure hunt, I think
I'll try and get some pictures up as time goes on.