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jollygreen Winch Assistant
Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Odometer: 63 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:47 am Post subject: The New Mog
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Here she is, needing a new coat of paint perhaps but running beautifully.
Got the frame and canvas top just waiting to go on.
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shaggy Articulating
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Odometer: 560 Location: Manchester, UK
1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:32 am Post subject:
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Excellent, nice one.
You been wheeling yet? What does she do flat out - which I think is a reasonable indicator of health?
jim
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jollygreen Winch Assistant
Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Odometer: 63 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:50 am Post subject:
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I drove the ****** home last Monday night, about 35 miles. To be honest, I lost my bottle at about 75kmph but I'm sure she would go a bit more. The brakes are a bit *****, or at least more ***** than I was expecting...! I was on backroads so that's my excuse...
The engine runs beautifully and sounds fantastic although it does pop on the overrun quite a lot. Perhaps the carb needs a strip and rebuild.
I emailed MB about getting proof of age and got an enthusiastic reply from a guy in Unimog customer service in the Netherlands. So hopefully I'll get some new plates issued soon.
Jim, where did you get your black/silver plates from?
Cheers
iain
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shaggy Articulating
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Odometer: 560 Location: Manchester, UK
1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:
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The plates came from a place on the isle of man by mail order - they were happy to take scans of documents.
Had a quick search and couldn't find them.
jim
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The Original Donk Off-Road Guru
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1638 Location: The Wilds of Wales
1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject:
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Hi
I've been enquiring about black and silver plates, and found a place in Cheadle. Net Registrations (inc number plates direct) I found them at a classic car show, and he would have made me them up without docs (as if they are old enough for silver plates they're exempt from number plate regs, apparently)
An example of prices are Black Pressed (as shaggys are) ...£25 per pair, or same price for square and oblong for front
PM me for further details.
(I am in no way connected to this business)
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minimog Off-Road Guru
Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Odometer: 1700
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject:
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try a car shop that makes plates i got mine from a local carshop
mogs looking good have to have a meet
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jollygreen Winch Assistant
Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Odometer: 63 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:13 am Post subject:
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I actualy just found this place who will do the plates with scanned copies of the documents.
Classic Plates
I'm not connected with this website in any way, just found it after a google search. [/url]
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garfalls Gate Opener
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Odometer: 30 Location: North East - Scotland
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:53 am Post subject:
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Would that be the Mog that was "parked" on the Aberdeen to Westhill road the other day ???
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jollygreen Winch Assistant
Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Odometer: 63 Location: Aberdeenshire
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:18 am Post subject:
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Doh!!!
Yes indeed it was...
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garfalls Gate Opener
Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Odometer: 30 Location: North East - Scotland
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:46 am Post subject:
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You can't hide anywhere without someone spotting you
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