sorry about that im a technospaz.
i took $2500 of rare as purchase money hoping like hell to only spend the $500 part. this wasnt well advertised. there were 4 bidders including myself and i was spectacularly outbid. went for the best part of 5k. fair money i reckon; unmolested original paint rates very high in my book. we swallowed our pride and bought some crab nets at the auction for $6; no point wasting the journey.
this 25 was pretty good; a lot rustier on the other side. standard front crossmember issue. that cab is not a b&d original; vendor told us he had that made in a panel shop from an old truck cab. it is very well done and suits the b&d doors well. came with wrong carb, loose mc in the cab and orig starter motor in bits in a bucket. had a large chunky trafficator unit ive not seen before and interestingly 2 bucket seats not the standard 1 bench 1 bucket.
we made a point of meeting the new owner (proud as he was too!) and helped him load it. we poked and prodded the old 25, compared notes, swapped numbers. he a top bloke. and i have his permission to post this and a current resto pic in the count thread; i will do that shortly.
and so we trundled the 1500 mile home via streaky bay races and smokey bay wreckers (both of which i reccommend) and tried the crab nets without success. met a lovely girl on the way home....
