[Penwith]

I drove my dark metallic red / cream interior 1982 245 GLT Estate back to Cornwall from southern France about 9 years ago. Welding was required to sills & firewall for MOT, which meant I just parked it until more cash was available & got an 850. Other projects have delayed & delayed work and last year the car was vandalised (tailgate & some other glass smashed, stone thrown at what was a brand new windscreen). Recently some more light damage so I clearly need to sell it, as it will be destroyed before I can restore it. The early type bonnet has rusted to nothing, but doors and wings (replacements) are solid, leather of driver's seat in shreds but the others fine, as are doorcards; engine ran sweetly; original style alloy wheels, etc. Also first replacement (flush glass) tailgate, solid metal but whose glass was smashed in France, to go with it - this dark red; a silver replacement from Braydons currently on the car. Spare estate section side window ready to fit. I would have loved to keep it and restore it, but it's become an eyesore and neighbours will be happy to see it gone. Too much valuable stuff on it to let it be crushed.