My Gul's history N482JNO

**MoleT-5R** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 16:20

Hi, I'm looking for information on the history of my newly acquired Gul 854 T-5R N482JNO and possibly known as N405LEG ( I believe this was retained/swapped somewhere in the vehicles history) Obviously I know of the previous 2 owners to me FoammyMark and Merc85 ( if you guy's have anything add please feel free to add to the thread or pm me), but beyond that I know no more. I would like to fully trace the history of the car, find out who had it first, whether it was company owned or private for the first registration and then document its history to the present time. So if any one has any info, good or bad, please post it up or pm me. Thanks to Ettienne for the info so far (very interesting, but will need to be checked up on before I post it up) and giving me the nudge to research the cars history, which wasn't something I had thought of doing, but know believe would be interesting for all to see. Here's a few teaser pic's to jog your memories

DSC_0362 by moleadrian, on Flickr

DSC_0385 by moleadrian, on Flickr

DSC_0383 by moleadrian, on Flickr

DSC_0381 by moleadrian, on Flickr

DSC_0391 by moleadrian, on Flickr

**MoleT-5R** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 16:34

Also if anybody has any pic's of the car at shows, days out or general shots of the car etc and wants to share them, please feel free to post them onto this thread. Many thanks, Adrian

**foammanmark** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 16:41

I had a phone call only last night to tell me that the car is a former TWR car? The man that can had her on here as well, before Gav.

**MoleT-5R** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 17:04

Originally Posted by foammanmark

I had a phone call only last night to tell me that the car is a former TWR car? The man that can had her on here as well, before Gav.

Thanks Mark, That's what I had heard, but need to find out if this is true and when the reg changed and why, hopefully more members on here will have bits of info that can be pieced together to get the full history. I will pm 'The Man That Can' later to see what he knows of her history

**Jamest5r** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 17:48

It's a ringer

**stephenevans99** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 17:56

A few pics of the Gul from the Demon Tweeks meet July13

**Nealevo** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 18:04

Its a cut and shut, that's why its 2 tone yellow.

**foammanmark** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 20:45

Originally Posted by Nealevo

Its a cut and shut, that's why its 2 tone yellow.

I had my suspicions whilst I had her..................

**Ettienne** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 21:37

You have a pm ref this with contact number off previous owner.

Could you not possibly go to twr racing or email them.

**merc85** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 21:41

That car drives straight and true and is easily the Best handling 850 ive had, Certainly no evidence of being a cut n shut wen i had it. Just a shame some idiot did a piss poor job matching the rear 1/4 panel colour.

Nice to see its being cared for.

**merc85** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 21:50

**foammanmark** · Saturday 6th September 2014, 21:58

Originally Posted by merc85

That car drives straight and true and is easily the Best handling 850 ive had, Certainly no evidence of being a cut n shut wen i had it. Just a shame some idiot did a piss poor job matching the rear 1/4 panel colour.

Nice to see its being cared for.

Absolutely spot on with what you say Gav, but we're only messing on the cut n'shut.............aren't we.........lol?

**MoleT-5R** · Sunday 7th September 2014, 13:38

Originally Posted by merc85

thanks for those Gav, who did you buy it from and are they still about on the forum's, or have you any way of contacting them.....bit of an ask I know as it has been a while... all is help much appreciated

**merc85** · Sunday 7th September 2014, 14:49

"the-man-that-can" is the chap i bought it off again with no real history to go on, the "Service History"as i understood got damaged when the Matrix went so got destroyed as it was passenger front in the footwell.

Its clearly had a Top end overhaul at some point as the Head apears very clean and has also had a new Water pipe "the large metal one" at the back of the block which the bottom Rad hose goes onto.

**MoleT-5R** · Sunday 7th September 2014, 19:57

Originally Posted by merc85

"the-man-that-can" is the chap i bought it off again with no real history to go on, the "Service History"as i understood got damaged when the Matrix went so got destroyed as it was passenger front in the footwell.

Its clearly had a Top end overhaul at some point as the Head apears very clean and has also had a new Water pipe "the large metal one" at the back of the block which the bottom Rad hose goes onto.

Thanks Gav, it is all interesting stuff, I hope "the-man-that-can" will be along soon with some more interesting stuff, I'm just back from a nice ride around our local countryside in the autumn sun, lovely car to drive, I'm a lucky man, thanks to Mark

**t5 pete** · Sunday 7th September 2014, 20:53

Looking great what's the story with twr that you have been told Adrian

**MoleT-5R** · Sunday 7th September 2014, 21:27

Originally Posted by t5 pete

Looking great what's the story with twr that you have been told Adrian

unconfirmed, but it is looking like it was originally owned by on of TWR's top bod's, whether twr owned it and it was registered to the employee we have yet to establish and whether it is true at all.....but it would be a nice bit of history for the car

**t5 pete** · Sunday 7th September 2014, 21:30

Cool its always nice to have history I know nothing about mine but tbh with a full nut and bolt rebuild plus extra its has a fresh new lease of life

**martin_r_smith** · Sunday 7th September 2014, 21:36

I may be able to help out as one of my brothers colleagues worked for TWR, I'll ask him tomorrow when I pick my car up if he remembers anything about it.