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found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:52 am
by mrflibbles
long story short, I started a new job in the hills at a Dealership and i took in my 1/64 bellett for my desk so i could spend my non productive time dreaming! One of the other guys that work there turns around and says "i know where there are a few of them possibly for sale". So i finally managed to get my directions right and find the place, and here's what is there. There are 2 early teardrop bellett's that i can make out and one more common bellett! the dark blue early bellett looks saveable(ish) as doers the commoner one. The other tear drop has no rear screen so who knows what it is like. going to have to cut down some shrubbery to get to them then inspect further! I tried to contact the owner but no luck yet. maybe in the next few weeks i can move this to my bellett's....
feel free to post your opinions of the cars, if nothing else we can at least use parts of them to keep another bellett going...
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Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 4:40 am
by oz_toffa
thats a good finds there Mr Flibb..
may get 2 cars out of that lot or one real good one.
Not a real lot better nick than the one out at Gawler but still good for spares if nothing else.
Hope you can get them for a fair price

;)

Wazza

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:09 am
by RobSA
They look very promising.
Keep in touch mate.
If you need a hand let me know.

Cheers
Rob

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:09 pm
by Farmer
Now that's some serious shrubbery! They may have been there for a while. But yeah, all pretty intact. It's nice when you get a tip that leads to a find. It looks like the late model has the stainless window frames (?) making it an imported Deluxe.
Reckon you oughta get 'em home!
Good work. Matt.

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 10:06 am
by mrflibbles
well looks like im putting on some gloves and doing some weeding, picking all 3 up on sunday...

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 10:17 am
by BELLQLD
good find all the best with the gardening regards dave in qld

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:20 pm
by redback
You are a very lucky man - I hope you find the time to piece together at least one good car out of the three.

Please post all the parts you will not be using

Cheers,
Neil

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:58 am
by Barney
Good find!

I'll have to get a scale model to place on my desk :)

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:04 am
by gt orphanage
hey barney
There was a guy on trade me with a heap of parts on pallets last week.

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:51 pm
by Farmer
Thick gloves mate, Those are Blackberries aren't they?
Welcome to Bellett ownership!
Potential there.
Cheers, Matt.

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:56 pm
by Barney
Thanks for the heads up gt orphanage. Alistair used to own the parts.

I have been in contact with the owner of the parts and he is happy to let most go for free/cheap to keep other belletts on the road :)

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:57 am
by 2ldohc
Hey Mr Fibbles, how'd the Bellett horticulture go? Any good results or were they all duds?

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:10 pm
by mrflibbles
all 3 have been pulled out, mostly they are good for parts as the floors seem to be quite rotten, but at least averything salvageable of of the cars will be taken of and stored for when they are needed. just havent had time to go down and help strip them! but they will help a few more belletts live alot longer!

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:15 pm
by RobSA
The bodies are going to be recycled ;)



..... and not for coke cans either :lol:



Cheers
Rob

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:16 pm
by mrflibbles
lol knew youd be saying something sooner or later Rob!

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:17 pm
by RobSA
mrflibbles wrote:lol knew youd be saying something sooner or later Rob!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: found three belletts near Adelaide...

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:38 am
by degruch
Hmmm...anything else of interest up there?