sammo[RL] Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Can't believe our luck! My brother just bought a ke10 as a project for us. Its a ke10-B, an update 10, with ke11 dash, but still just a K. Apparantly this car spent time in Tokyo, before being inported into Aus. (Has got AMI badges tho) Lived in Darwin, survived cyclone Tracy, although a tree went thru the windscreen and smashed up the dash. Then was shipped to Adelaide, before coming to canberra about 25 years ago. We spotted this car no more then 500 meters from mum and dads house, out front, under a gum tree. The owers were going to sent it to the crusher, we saved it with only a few days to spare! AND we got it for $200!!!!!!!!!! This is about all the rust on the car. Its pretty straight, just poor paint! Edited November 11, 2009 by sammo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camerondownunder88 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Nice good save and cheap will look sweet on the road one day. Also any good factory stickers on it try to peel them off and scan them up into my sticker thread I am collecting them from Toyota's. I wanna get a few photo shopped and made like new again for my KE15. Cheers Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason KE30 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 That is an awesome find aye!! Can't really go wrong for $200 can ya? Good luck with the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chobis Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Absolute bargain! Well done mate. That grille looks pretty good. Be sure to take lots of pics once the work begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolliac Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Wow close call ha. Makes me sad to think about all the classics that weren’t fortunate enough to dodging the big crush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottKE1X Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Havent seen a 68 ke10-b before, does it have the early or late tail lights?? Looks like a bit of work but an awesome find, get into it and get another '10 back on the streets! Keen to see more pics too... Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo[RL] Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks guys! Will def get more pics up. At the moment, we just wanna check it out, get under it, see what it needs mechanically, and go from there. Plans include disc brake front end, re do inside, and new paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo[RL] Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Excuse the crappy phone pics. But as you can see, no rust! Its got a bit of surface rust inside the guard, but thats it. Also AMI build plate says june 1969, not 68. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo[RL] Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Progress has been pretty slow, but have got both front gaurds off, Repainting inner gaurds with anti rust/chip paint. Started sanding back rest of the car. Pics to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo[RL] Posted June 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Quick update, the sanding continues...have taken the rear passenger window out, everything appears to be rust free. Boot will need a bloody good clean. Everything is coming together...slowly... Pics are a couple of weeks old... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StasIII Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 Its the same as mine Ke-10 B made in 69... whats the chassis number? might be close to mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabiscuit Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Nice car, Sammo. Will be good to see this car cruising around the Canberra streets in the near future :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuzzo Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Wow what a buy and saving from the wreckers. If only they saw these forums they could have sold it for thousands. lol Or probably wouldnt sell it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo[RL] Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Nice car, Sammo. Will be good to see this car cruising around the Canberra streets in the near future Thanks dude! Yes this one will be back on the road, and it will be driven! If only they saw these forums they could have sold it for thousands. lol Nah, the old couple who had it, I'm pretty sure knew very little about cars, or for that matter, what they had! Pics to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammo[RL] Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 (edited) As you can see i had a helper with me! Edited June 25, 2009 by sammo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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