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Description
1980 Pilgrim Family Tourer
No
Reserve
Potentially fun and rare to see Ford powered
model requiring some recommissioning after time in storage; replacement
hood and frame included
The British kit and
component car scene was well into its stride by the 1970s and reached its heyday
in the 1980s.
Although many of these fledgling companies were little
more than one-man-bands and soon faded into obscurity, a few made the grade and
grew into the solid specialist car sector that makes the British car scene so
vibrant and interesting today. One of those that lasted was Pilgrim Cars of
Henfield, Sussex, which celebrated its 36th anniversary this year.
Dating
from 1980, this Family Tourer was a component car that evokes the MG T Series
and Morgan sports cars of the early 1950s. The body looks to be moulded from GRP
with a simple but effective steel box section chassis and reliable running
gear often from the proven Ford Cortina. The V5C shows the engine size to be
1,593cc, but notes on file suggest this may have been swapped out to the larger
1,793cc engine from a 1988 Sierra which is referenced on notes within the
file.
The vendor bought the Pilgrim after it emerged from 18 years in
storage - having last been in the road, taxed in 1993. The old style V5C
shows just one previous owner to the last since 1987. The history file also
reveals a host of documentation relating to its insurance policy history, notes
and correspondence between owner and DVLA/Insurance and booklet relating to
classic car retrimming.
The vendor has had the car running recently
using a separate fuel tank/feed and he reported it ‘ran as it should’
although the brakes were inoperable – no surprise after sitting for so long. The
car will evidently require a thorough re-commissioning but does have
a recent battery fitted along with replacement points, distributor,
condenser, plugs and hoses with supporting receipt for c£500. In addition, the
car comes with a replacement, boxed but unfitted hood and frame which is a bonus
for the new owner.
Documents: V5C, copy of old style Log Book; file of
history
For more information contact - will.daniels@brightwells.com
* All charges are subject to VAT