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Hello from Newcastle.
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:31 pm
by Sethanon
Hello All,
After many years of wanting a 1992 Brumby my wife has finally agreed to let me sell my current car and look for the brumby of my dreams! I've not got much mechanical experience when it comes to cars but I have tinkered with lawn mowers and motorbikes. I hope to do a bit of restoring and then once I'm comfortable, some converting of the brumby so it'll last longer then eternity
I've been reading this fourm for awhile now and I can't wait to get my little Brumby!
Cheers,
Seth
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:59 pm
by Proton mouse
Welcome Seth!
Hope you find a good clean one to start with.
Plenty of good info here and a think tank to help if you get stuck!!
regards
John
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:57 am
by steptoe
Just don't tell the forgiving wife that it is now a good idea to buy a second one for parts, or build a better one while daily drive the other ....sadly
you are within the buy region of Willy Fisterbottom - you'd better see it before he does - he can't stop !
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:10 am
by henpecked
Sethanon wrote:Hello All,
After many years of wanting a 1992 Brumby my wife has finally agreed to let me sell my current car and look for the brumby of my dreams! I've not got much mechanical experience when it comes to cars but I have tinkered with lawn mowers and motorbikes. I hope to do a bit of restoring and then once I'm comfortable, some converting of the brumby so it'll last longer then eternity
I've been reading this fourm for awhile now and I can't wait to get my little Brumby!
Cheers,
Seth
sounds good, welcome - find one with little rust and ten cut it all out before anything else, always check at the base of the cabin/tray area - and the bottom corners of the windscreen. Those places are a little difficult.
- they are rare as - but one with A?C and sports roofs are worth waiting for -
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:46 pm
by El_Freddo
Welcome.
1992 brumby eh? I'm guessing the white with the "brumby" and grey stripe stickers down the side. That'll command quite a price for a good one.
Personally I wouldn't just look for that year - keep an eye out for a clean rust free unit, and also look out for the targa tops. Dad says they're a gimmick as you "can't cruise at 100km/h with them open and still hear yourself think"; but I love them around town and removing them on those warm days.
Also don't get emotion involved with the purchase - been there done that. This will only leave you with the first brumby you see and most likely not the best unit for the best price. There are plenty of brumbys out there on the market at the moment - check a few dodgy ones out so you know what to look for and go from there.
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:00 pm
by majordad1
Good luck with finding a good one Seth. I have had mine for 6 months now and drive the missus mad as I am always doing something to it. Next project is finding a decent set of wheels for it, ongoing. They are great little runabouts and as economical as all get out, I only use 8.5 lt per 100kms around town without even trying that hard.
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:47 pm
by mattw
Agree with all the advice above. Look for the best body you can find, look very hard at any rust, coz it will grow rapidly. Rare to find without a beaten up tray and tailgate. A/C is rare, I don't know if any ever came with p/s, but many want to fit it from an MY wagon. Be patient, and keep looking. The right one will come up eventually.
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:16 pm
by El_Freddo
I wouldn't say that AC is rare. It's common enough, but many brumbys were purchased as a farm get around vehicle so it didn't matter so much about AC.
How's the search going?
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:40 pm
by steptoe
wtf happened to Seth ?? Never came back in here .....
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:26 pm
by El_Freddo
I guess Seth got lost on a Brumby-hunting crusade!
Or he made a purchase and has been Brumby running ever since and not had the time to reply here...
Maybe
Bennie