Bonjour
I didn't realise my account was activated. I was waiting on a mail that just wasn't gona come 
I'm Bob from Dublin and I've been a Matra Simca Bagheera Fan for the last 20 years ( I'm only 28 ). When I was 7 my father had a Red Bagheera Series 2 for one weekend and I fell in love. He worked in a Garage. I've always been big into Cars. At the time he also had a Bburago 1:24 Bagheera which we all know is a Series 1 and I remember comparing the model to the real Bagh outside my house and noticing the differences in the bumpers and back lights. The car couldn't have been more than 10 years old, maybe younger. It was beautiful. I remember the interior was a beige colour velour. It was probably a '78 or '79 Series 2.
Anywho, I never forgot that car and since I've been old enough to drive I've told myself I'm gona buy one. About 5 years ago I nearly did. It was an early Green Series 2. It had the Series 1 interior still so I'd say it was a '77. But it was in a bad way. Not running. Bits of the fiber glass gone. really dirty, so I left it. I thought i'd be in way over my head with it. As there is very few Bagheeras in Ireland I never saw another one since that one. Earlier this year I Bid on a lovely Yellow Series 1 on eBay.fr but I was well out-bid. The car sold for ?6000 in the end.
Ok so now I have bought one but don't laugh when I tell you which one. It's one of the latest 'Bagheera Horror Picture Show' cars. The black "Abarth"
one. I know it's a bit of a mess but it was cheap and I plan to restore it to it's original condition. I will eventually need back lights, a full Series 1 interior and an original front end with all lights. Not gona be easy to find. But for ?1200 I had to. Now I own a Bagheera and I'm over the moon 
I'm collecting the car on Sunday from Leeds and I'll be driving it 160 miles to the boat. Wish me luck 
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... I will change it tomorrow on my orange bagh .
As you can see from the pic the wiper arm is still in the UK somewhere, but my Bagheera is in Dublin now 
