Cheers Mamaduke, really appreciate the pointers! Paint? I assumed I wouldn't need any once I got a healthy smattering of mud covering all the bodywork! :)

Thanks all for the warm welcome. Yes, I was expecting to buy a trailer load of parts to be honest, so to find one with MOT til Oct was a surprise, so def a rolling resto till then, but will probably take it off the road at that point to strip it down etc. Pics! I have one or two more I'll add...

Hi all, Been looking for a classic Series for a fair while to restore with my son over the next few years. Bought a 1983 Series III 88 2.5D hardtop and drove it home from Bath to Norfolk (200+ miles) yesterday! Got lots of plans to restore to a sound mechanical state and looking forward to...