http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dutton-B-Plus-1679-V...1QQcmdZViewItem hhmm well i dont know what to say but here u go .....

Phil who's car it is was one of the original moderators on this board and very active until a few years ago when he fell off the radar - He spent a small fortune on the engine of that car - Sean bought the old engine out of this car for his S2 rebuild

It's not quite a B+ anymore though as both the dash and the boot/rear end are S1 - Should be pretty darn quick though with that engine.

Cheers

Andrew

Hi Andy et al,

Rather ironically, trying to sell the car has got me slightly more involved again but it's been tricky to keep up when I was forced to swich from a job where I could get away with almost 24/7 emailing and web posting.

Unfortunately, earning about half what I used to and not being able to backdate the vasectomy :o mean that I'm not going to have the time or in the forseeable future to be able to the Dutton the attention it needs.

I know the price looks a bit steep for a dutton but, as has been said, I did spend rather a lot on the engine (and the digi dash) so I'm hopeful that I can recoup some of the outlay.

I was at Stoneleigh, wandering round with an advert on my back and those that recognise me might have spotted me lurking in the corner of the club tent for the AGM trying not to volunteer for membership secretary. I'd love to be able to help the club but time (and the missus) wouldn't allow.

Even if I manage to sell the Dutton I'll stay a member of the club, it's worth it just for the magazines and hopefully, one day, I'll have another Dutton on the drive.

Cheers
Phil

Hi Phil,

Nice to hear from you again - The price is not at all expensive for a Dutton these days - you should see some of the cr4p that sells on e-bay for silly money. It's not a bad price for a car that needs little more than a cosmetic tidy up.

I gave up with the DOC some time back and have not been a member for some years as they are just not active enough and I am lucky enough to have two very active local car clubs in the WSCC and ShACC.

Good luck with the sale

Andrew

tbh Duttons seem to be picking up on price i even saw another one on the road the other day :D

Thanks for your kind words. No offers yet on the dutton but I have had a couple of questions. Just found that my other vehicle has attracted some bids and will therefore be sold on Saturday despite the recently added 'feature' of self washing carpets :-) (Look for a red Rover 600)

Cheers
Phil

Hi Phil, put it for sale on Pistonheads.com as well.... Its free ;)

Thanks Jonno, I'll think about pistonheads but my brain has just linked my spare B+ rear end and ford axle with the towbar on the skoda (which looks very basic and square) and has come up with a cunning plan for family days out.

Completely beyond my skills but does anyone know of the back end of a Dutton chassis for sale cheap? :D

Makes no real sense to me

£890 bit odd that seller ended early but whatever - reserve not reached - well another optimistic sellr of was is essential a right load of work

ebay S2

But why then is Phils car still for sale? - for another £800 you get a runner with a better engine, digi dash etc with A 5-link It will cost at least half that to get that car roadworthy and its still an inferior car.

Andrew

Don't really know why, ebay does daft things to people.

Maybe worth spending a weekend spraying the rear end and scuttle to colour match the bonnet ?, and maybe a bit of carpet ?.
Its got all the good bits, just think a tidy up would help it sell ;)

Would'nt cost a lot, i know its horrible to spend money and time on something your selling :(

B-Type

Now I like B-Types - and this is a B type and not a B+ but over a grand for a non runner Triumph axle B-Type with an A series :o

The seller must be as surprised as he was only looking for a £20 deposit :blink:

More e-bay madness....

Andrew

Well,
Mine's gone now at £1650. Chap is coming to pick it up on Monday.

I did think about tarting up the paintwork and interior but the current paint scheme probably looks better than if I'd attacked it with a paint can.

Cheers
Phil

That chap'll be me :) Main reason I bought this one was because I found you on the Dutton forums, went post hunting and it looked like a genuinely well looked after example :D
To start with I was actually after more of a project, I enjoy restoration work, (usually on motorbikes so far though) so dont tart it up too much, I need something to tinker with!
See you on monday!
**Right.. where did I put those flame stickers and under car neons?....**

Some flames might be better than the white side panels, never understood the point of neons though. There's some Dutton stickers in the bag if you want them though :-)

Might also be able to hunt out some dellorto stickers. Every time I ordered something they sent some more stickers and I'd put in two orders for bits for the twin 40's and then another order for the 45. My Lawn mower has a Dellorto sticker on it :o

You got a good basis for a pretty quick car there fibble and as its a kit car there will always be plenty of opportunity for work and upgrading and never more so than with Duttons. :D


Andrew

Hi Andy, yes it does seem to be a decent example and I'm hoping it'll be good fun and fairly spirited to drive, (could use a fifth gear though I think).

My first point will be to get it through an MOT, hopefully that wont be too much of an issue :\

Second will be to work out exactly how it all works, I can strip my fireblades engine down to the cases in a day quite happily, managed to shoehorn a R6 motor into my old CR250 motocrosser quite succesfully last year too (No idea why, just felt it had to be done!), but I have to admit, car engines, diffs, gearboxes etc. especially old ones confuzzle me at the moment, gonna have to do some research!

Third will be Snetterton for a thrash before summer runs out :)
Thats as far as I've got at the moment....hehe

Oh, and Phil, I think the point of "under car neons" is generally so the general public can spot an Idiot from a greater distance than normal, lol - chavtastic..

Anyway, all in all so far, I have to say Duttons seem to get a bad press from the general kitcar population, but I can't as yet say why, I love mine already and I've only had it for 3 days, and didn't even know they existed 'till a month ago.. :)

And when you have had a good look around at the DOC stand at any show you will see that some of that bad press is more than justified unfortunately, and the DOC does nothing to promote the better aspects of the Marque- there are some really great cars about but they are just not promoted.

For the mechanically minded and able owner the prospects for building a capable car are very good and they will run rings around many similar kits. The only real downside with ownership is the Dutton Stigma. Which is why I bought a Westfield for Daylight hours and only drive the Duttons at night :D :lol: :lol: and a mask on :ph43r:

But in all seriousness for cheap fun they cannot be equalled - especially with a V8 B) and with a bit of work can be made very capable.

Andrew

Does that mean you won't be doing the flames?

I'm gutted :D

Glad you're enjoying it already. Have you given it a new name yet?

Haha, not yet. I'll have to wait until I get a sense of her character first, most definatly a "she" though, oh yes.. I definitely have fond feelings for it, its doesn't do much at the moment apart from sit there looking pretty and it costs me more than I can really afford - and - if i'm honest, i'd probably rather have a much newer version... most definitely a "she" :)