Apologes for off topic, but I bought my first car in Liverpool and it was nicked within 24 hours. Got it back..................you guessed it...........no wheels.
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Right, leaving your scouser stories for a minute, I thought I'd inform you all that we picked the Haylett Olympian up this afternoon.
Drove for about an hour and a half to find a deserted, frozen Commer with two wheels - resting on the jack on one side, and the jack had sunk into the ground, and was properly frozen stuck!
We did have one scary moment in trying to free it using a trolley jack underneath the front suspension, when it all of a sudden got loose and almost topped over the whole van on its side. But we saved it.
Got the van back in one piece, and it is now resting on Krzysztof's driveway. I will make sure he makes himself known on the forum soon
Here are some pics:
Frozen everything...
Fitting wheels to the nearside, both of which were missing.. but that jack (which probably had been stood for years) had sunk into the ground and did not budge..
.. until the moment when it did release/launched itself - and almost toppled the van over!
A little break to get the pulse down after the near-accident. With a great laugh!
The van landed on its feet (wheels), luckily!
Too tight a squeeze with the railings in place - so thick wooden planks was used to get it higher and pass the little "gates of hell" at the back there.
Track width no issue, but the body sides were so definitely an issue!
Loaded and in the process of being secured to the trailer.
Finally there !!
One 1974 Commer Haylett Olympian rescued from almost certain death, and proud new owner Krzysztof on the left.
Friend and driver Mariczek on the right.
Drove for about an hour and a half to find a deserted, frozen Commer with two wheels - resting on the jack on one side, and the jack had sunk into the ground, and was properly frozen stuck!
We did have one scary moment in trying to free it using a trolley jack underneath the front suspension, when it all of a sudden got loose and almost topped over the whole van on its side. But we saved it.
Got the van back in one piece, and it is now resting on Krzysztof's driveway. I will make sure he makes himself known on the forum soon
Here are some pics:
Frozen everything...
Fitting wheels to the nearside, both of which were missing.. but that jack (which probably had been stood for years) had sunk into the ground and did not budge..
.. until the moment when it did release/launched itself - and almost toppled the van over!
A little break to get the pulse down after the near-accident. With a great laugh!
The van landed on its feet (wheels), luckily!
Too tight a squeeze with the railings in place - so thick wooden planks was used to get it higher and pass the little "gates of hell" at the back there.
Track width no issue, but the body sides were so definitely an issue!
Loaded and in the process of being secured to the trailer.
Finally there !!
One 1974 Commer Haylett Olympian rescued from almost certain death, and proud new owner Krzysztof on the left.
Friend and driver Mariczek on the right.
Excellent job, you can start your own Commer Club NO.
Does look much better than I thought...great find chaps. Looks blinking cold there though
