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13 years 7 months ago #28400 by D Ferguson
Well, its a kind of spot, its my own! Its a bit 'merchant ivory' but I'm working on it! :lol:



I bought it in May. Out of boredom I googled the reg number one night and found some pics of it (in better condition!) It was originally silver but has been resprayed white at some point.

I stay near Ayr in Scotland. I bought it from a guy in Rosyth, Scotland but the latest tax disc (Expiring August 2008!) was bought in South Yorkshire. According to the google search 'TWL' registrations were issued in Oxford in 1981.

So, why am I telling everyone this? Because it has an X1/9 owners club sticker! I wondered if anyone remembered it, has a pic of it or knows who previously owned it.

Any help gratefully received!

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13 years 7 months ago #28452 by D Ferguson
Anyone? :(

Does the club keep records of previous owners or their cars?

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13 years 7 months ago #28470 by peter thorpe
hi this use to belong to graham shapland who lives near steyning,he restored the x1/9 himself and maintained it thoroughly,he was originally from up north but moved to west sussex to be near his son,the x1/9 attended many tvs events,i always wondered where it had gone to...pete

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13 years 7 months ago #28471 by peter thorpe
i have a couple of pics but not good quality but here's one for you,graham shapland and olly vayle outside brian dunn's house in bognor regis
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13 years 7 months ago #28473 by D Ferguson
PETER! THATS FANTASTIC! Thank you!

The car does show signs of a caring owner. The respray (in white) does appear to have been carried out to a high standard. The car is a lot better than my current pictures suggest, the guy I bought it from has started to prepare it for a respray himself and from what I can see, its not rotten!

I do need to do a few bits of welding but thats largely down to the leaking windscreen and lack of use.

If anyone else has any pics/details of TWL I'd be very grateful!

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13 years 7 months ago #28477 by peter thorpe
yes the 'white knight' did a couple of cornwall trips too,it never let him down but i think he sold it in 2002,i saw him a few times after that but not seen him for years,i do remember where he lived but he may have moved,next time i go past his place i will see if he's still there and see if has any old pics etc he may let you have,if you want the pics i got just pm me your address and i will send them to you...pete
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