Stuart's 1986 BX 16 TRS Auto - Snoopy, the Beige Beauty

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:37 pm

I'd been trying to prise this car out of Chris Salter's hands for months when finally it just dropped into my lap. Not literally, obviously.

Keep an eye on my Flickr site for more.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:39 pm

Lovely looking car that Stuart.

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:05 am

A real beaut.

rob-bx16v · Post by **rob-bx16v** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:18 am

awsome car that stuart, i do have a soft spot for the mk1 bx....... just not the room

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:36 pm

You could always get rid of the RS Turbo to make room...

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:44 pm

80s mk1 Lovelyness!

cacaolat · Post by **cacaolat** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:00 pm

Great. I really like that dashboard with drum speedo, a great 80s design

mountainmanUK · Post by **mountainmanUK** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:09 pm

It's not BEIGE........it's IVORY!!!

(but it's still a beauty!)

rob-bx16v · Post by **rob-bx16v** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:11 pm

mat_fenwick wrote:You could always get rid of the RS Turbo to make room...

ha ha

cant sell the rst as its a minter so i want to hang on to it. Its only had 2 previous owners from new which both i know. plus id miss the sound of the dumpvalve

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cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:11 am

That's soon overcome Rob. All you need is one of though stupid Barryboy's type accessories from eBay that make a dump valve sound. They sound so wonderful and authentic on old Novas, Saxos and Corsa that everyone would think your Mk1 BX was a 24V turbo. Or perhaps not.

Baz · Post by **Baz** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:26 pm

mountainmanUK wrote:It's not BEIGE........it's IVORY!!! (but it's still a beauty!)

Agreed on both counts....My '84 16RS in "impala" beige was definately much beiger! Magnificent car though (Auto too....My Rover has made me very lazy!), I'm very jealous!

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:33 pm

Baz your a bit behind the times my freind, this car is sadly now rather poorly after a RTA.

Baz · Post by **Baz** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:39 pm

That's very sad to hear....Hope nobody was hurt?

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:10 pm

Asides some whiplash thankfully not, but its very doubtful snoopy will see the road again

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:06 am

Indeed. Resident Engineer Rutherford looked the car over and found bends and twists in the shell pretty much all the way to the front of the car.

My whiplash is much improved, mainly down to my neighbour's hot tub, lots of massage, and a weekend away on a canal boat but my girlfriend is still in a lot of pain. She's just been signed off work for another two weeks.