wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

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wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by wcKo » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:08 pm

Here is a thread for my calibra SE. I have been after this car for almost a year. It was sat on my next door but 1 neighbours drive, doing nothing. I have been trying to buy it for ages but they would not let it go, as they had owned it from new. Rob the owner would not sell it as he was the first owner and the second as he signed it to his business. My wife, grew up living opposite him and he was a close family friend. Sadly he passed away recently. He had cancer and had and operation which was sucessful in removing it, but being in his 60's he found it hard after the operation and passed away after 2 months. His son knew that I wanted it, and that I was a member here. He approached me and said I could buy it for £200 as he knew that it would be going to a good home and that his father would have wanted that. He was a classic car fanatic and would have hated seeing it go to scrap.
It has 185,000 miles and had been sat since 2007 when it failed its MOT. Since owning it, I got its through its MOT, it needed 2 headlights, seat belt, CV gaitor and handbrake adjusting. Underneath its mint, only a few small rust bubbles on the shell, but it is stonechipped all over the front,
I have added HIDs, Scenic splitter, removed tow bar, new headliner as old one was bad, full valet, replaced loads of worn interior bits, new parcel shelf, serviced and loads more niff naff bits. Went to my service book today and seen it has about 18- 20 stamps, all but one are main dealer.

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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by BIG DAN » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:12 pm

looks very tidy mate
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by RobbieV » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:12 pm

Very nice 8)

Future plans ?
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by Fraz » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:13 pm

nice story, and a nice car ..............thought you had removed towbar though ?
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by Mark1 » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:14 pm

Very nice, just like my first cally.
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by specks » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:16 pm

just needs a new badge for the bonnet,will make an already clean looking calibra much tidier.
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by wcKo » Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:20 pm

plans are for me to renew all parts and for a respray (I paint as a hobby) and just get it looking nicer. A few subtle mods like lowering, flush boot etc but nothing ott. Its a really good car and has been well looked after over the years and bar the stonechiping and few parking dings, the shell is mint, and underneath its just light surface rust. I will be undersealing it soon ready for winter.

As for the towbar and badge, these are not the most recent pics I am afraid as need to take some more the bars is off and badge is on. My month old daughter is taking 99% of my spare time up atm so need to get updated pics
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by daddyt » Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:37 am

very nice bud, its a smart colour too
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by Calibra_Mike » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:39 am

Very nice, and good to see an 8valver engine looking tidy...
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by v6 steve » Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:12 am

nice car there not sure if i would be doing anything that takes it away from being 100% std, keep it the way it came out the factory theres not many left that way, but its your car well done in getting it :clap:
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by Robs-se » Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:25 am

Reminds me of my SE, hope when you say respray you mean to keep it the same colour
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by wcKo » Sun Sep 12, 2010 1:18 pm

Robs-se wrote:Reminds me of my SE, hope when you say respray you mean to keep it the same colour


I will be keeping the same colour as I know how few and far between these are now. Any mods will be done on spare parts so they can be switched over easily, such as splitters on spare bumpers etc
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by v6 steve » Sun Sep 12, 2010 1:35 pm

you should join the club and bring it along to some of the shows next year
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by tazz666 » Sun Sep 12, 2010 1:37 pm

what steve said as it is a really nice looking car :D
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Re: wcKo's 1993 Special Edition (SE1)

by MadOnVaux! » Sun Sep 12, 2010 3:07 pm

That looks amazing....any rust at all?, doesnt look like it....a very well kept SE :)
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