I have recently purchased another RHD CSL and it has a very interesting pair of internal door handles/armrests. The pair fitted are hand carved out of wood and whilst they actually match in with the door tops and dash wood they are far from original. I thought I put some pictures and details of them on here to see if anyone knows anything about their history? Did you make them? Know who did? Or even look at buying the car in the past? Do you know of someone selling handle upgrades in the past?
The previous V5's show that the car was once owned by Tim Shaw from car SOS and there is one that shows a G. Michael, I'm pretty sure that the very famous George Michael (not his real name) would have used his actual name but who knows, maybe the wood armrests were his doing? There is info on Lezebre that George owned a CSL but it seems that not much is known about that car, colour, dates, reg?
It was not running or driving when I purchased the car so typically we had to deal with some really poor wiring repairs and amateur meddlers mechanical issues to get it going and stopping ok, now all the items are working properly and the car is now road worthy (at MOT while I type this) and drives well. After a thorough assessment I have what appears to be a very genuine car, yes it has had a 1980's blow over in white (originally Inka orange) the front wings have been replaced and the rear wheel arch/ quarter panels have both had outer arch panels stitched on and filled but the car is probably the most original E9 we have personally seen underneath and structurally. Unfortunately the VIN plate is not fitted, the holes where it rivets on the O/S turret are filled and painted over so I would assume it was lost during the blow over in the mid 80's. It has a tax disc that says 2005 so has possibly been off the road since 2005/6.
Any information on the car would be great as I would like to know as much as possible about it. Happy to share the reg number and chassis number in a PM.
Thanks to @daddywad for supplying me an old photo of the car in the 1980's.
*And before anyone says anything, yes I know it has speakers ruining the otherwise very good condition door cards.
The previous V5's show that the car was once owned by Tim Shaw from car SOS and there is one that shows a G. Michael, I'm pretty sure that the very famous George Michael (not his real name) would have used his actual name but who knows, maybe the wood armrests were his doing? There is info on Lezebre that George owned a CSL but it seems that not much is known about that car, colour, dates, reg?
It was not running or driving when I purchased the car so typically we had to deal with some really poor wiring repairs and amateur meddlers mechanical issues to get it going and stopping ok, now all the items are working properly and the car is now road worthy (at MOT while I type this) and drives well. After a thorough assessment I have what appears to be a very genuine car, yes it has had a 1980's blow over in white (originally Inka orange) the front wings have been replaced and the rear wheel arch/ quarter panels have both had outer arch panels stitched on and filled but the car is probably the most original E9 we have personally seen underneath and structurally. Unfortunately the VIN plate is not fitted, the holes where it rivets on the O/S turret are filled and painted over so I would assume it was lost during the blow over in the mid 80's. It has a tax disc that says 2005 so has possibly been off the road since 2005/6.
Any information on the car would be great as I would like to know as much as possible about it. Happy to share the reg number and chassis number in a PM.
Thanks to @daddywad for supplying me an old photo of the car in the 1980's.
*And before anyone says anything, yes I know it has speakers ruining the otherwise very good condition door cards.