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Post by dafmangraham on Dec 17, 2012 13:08:18 GMT
hello all, as you were aware i was reluctantly selling our familys daf55. But as most of you will understand it can be hard to do what is right so thanks to a friend in the club "ruby" will stay in family that is why it was pulled from sale. Some of you may remember me from years ago and also my father who will be missed. I have had a rather rough time with loss of my wife to cancer and also the recent loss, but i do hope to meet old and new friends in the new year.happy christmas to all of you .graham.  |
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Post by mattsdafs on Dec 17, 2012 16:59:35 GMT
Welcome Graham... Sorry to hear of your loss and hope `time`will be a great heeler to you... Thankyou for joining the Essex Dafs forum and deciding to keep Ruby...we hope you find the help you need here to help restore your 55 and your welcome to visit us if you wish As you might already know,i also have 1 or 2 55's....ok i have 5  ...with 1 of mine being the next Daf after yours to leave the same dealership...that would make a great picture Hope we can see some more pics of Ruby soon Regards Matt |
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Post by dafmangraham on Dec 17, 2012 18:08:24 GMT
hi and thanks. yeah noticed you had lpk387k , also see my other cars are around still odr315j and mrs drews 33 gav926n lovely lady remember her and many customers we had .hope to see you all soon is danny gibbons mixed up with you guys .
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Post by pauldaf44 on Dec 17, 2012 18:31:23 GMT
hi and thanks. yeah noticed you had lpk387k , also see my other cars are around still odr315j and mrs drews 33 gav926n lovely lady remember her and many customers we had .hope to see you all soon is danny gibbons mixed up with you guys . ODR 315J is lucky to still be around to be honest but is in reasonbly good order now. A few years back now a few members of the club got together and rescued her from a scrap yard there is a video about it |
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Post by 33grinder on Dec 17, 2012 18:46:12 GMT
Welcome Graham!
Yes, GAV926N (or Gavina as she is now known) is my daily DAF and still in rude(ish) health. She's a little tatty round the edges these days but will be coming off the road soon for some welding and new paint (once I have a replacement DAF to drive in the meantime as this DAF bug is an infectious thing!).
Would be lovely to receive you in Colchester sometime, just keep an eye on the thread which shows when we are there and let us know when you're popping over. 75 miles is like next door neighbours in DAF terms!
And yes, we still see Dan from time to time - in fact he was over last Saturday.
All the best,
Pete.
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Post by stefan on Dec 20, 2012 15:13:41 GMT
Well I took over the restoration work on ODR 315J sortly after that video was taken and got it ready for the dutch coming over to prince thorpe in 2008 she was quite badly bashed up at the time Here she is next to the volvo 343 black beauty that I also rescued from a scrap yard  and one of her just as she was done  I was going to have a bid on your 55 as it reminded me of my old car and I thought I could make it nice again. |
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Post by dafmangraham on Dec 20, 2012 18:55:21 GMT
just to let you all know ruby is now minus engine trans and body panels ,well on way to being readyed for the new year and chance to see and meet all of you .will keep you posted .
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...with 1 of mine being the next Daf after yours to leave the same dealership...that would make a great picture 
