Clio V6
Thought it was time to post some pics of my new car. Some of you may know a bit about it already but for those who don't, here's a brief history:
It started life in 2004 as one of the 37 UK Titanium Silver Vees:
Unfortunately, a few years later it sustained fairly major front end damage resulting in Cat D status
Step forward Steve from V6Clio.net, who spent 4 years, many hundred hours and a small fortune lovingly repairing her. The length of time spent on the rebuild provided the benefit of sourcing cheap parts on Ebay, £50 for a front wing anyone? Even so, the cost of the materials ended up around £6,000!
A large chunk of the budget went on respraying the whole shell with paint code D61, Gris Technique (Technical Grey). This was a rare colour offered by Renault and was only selected by a single owner in France, it's therefore one of only 2 in the whole world. Here's a photo shortly after the respray:
On first site, it looks like Iceburg Silver but this paint is pearlescent and can do some remarkable things in different light conditions, this pic taken by Steve at Brands Hatch hopefully demonstrates what I mean:
Steve also ditched the standard seats and steering wheel in favour of Recaros and a Momo wheel. The interior detailing was also sprayed in D61:
Earlier this year Steve succeeded in having the car removed from the Cat register, this happened following a strict series of tests by an approved inspector and is a testament to the incredible quality of his work (you can't pass this test with any only repair). On hearing the news I jumped in and purchased the car at a very reasonable price.
And here she is today (following a detail), 18,000 miles on the clock and hopefully ready for many years of happy motoring
Plans for the car are to partially retrim the seats in leather, find a clear engine cover and hopefully also an Orbisound exhaust.
Plenty more about this car on V6Clio.net
It started life in 2004 as one of the 37 UK Titanium Silver Vees:
Unfortunately, a few years later it sustained fairly major front end damage resulting in Cat D status
Step forward Steve from V6Clio.net, who spent 4 years, many hundred hours and a small fortune lovingly repairing her. The length of time spent on the rebuild provided the benefit of sourcing cheap parts on Ebay, £50 for a front wing anyone? Even so, the cost of the materials ended up around £6,000!
A large chunk of the budget went on respraying the whole shell with paint code D61, Gris Technique (Technical Grey). This was a rare colour offered by Renault and was only selected by a single owner in France, it's therefore one of only 2 in the whole world. Here's a photo shortly after the respray:
On first site, it looks like Iceburg Silver but this paint is pearlescent and can do some remarkable things in different light conditions, this pic taken by Steve at Brands Hatch hopefully demonstrates what I mean:
Steve also ditched the standard seats and steering wheel in favour of Recaros and a Momo wheel. The interior detailing was also sprayed in D61:
Earlier this year Steve succeeded in having the car removed from the Cat register, this happened following a strict series of tests by an approved inspector and is a testament to the incredible quality of his work (you can't pass this test with any only repair). On hearing the news I jumped in and purchased the car at a very reasonable price.
And here she is today (following a detail), 18,000 miles on the clock and hopefully ready for many years of happy motoring
Plans for the car are to partially retrim the seats in leather, find a clear engine cover and hopefully also an Orbisound exhaust.
Plenty more about this car on V6Clio.net
