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I would really appreciate if someone could give me good pics of the carpet and floormats.

I have some improvement on the interior, but the carpeting (and the ceiling) need to go on to keep up the pace.

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Most of the Belletts sold in Australia , especially the earlier cars, had vinyl (very tough vinyl) floor covering.
I think only the Deluxes of later years had carpet.

Interesting.
I have understood that in Finland Teardrops had carpets but later models (since 1966) had rubber cover on the floor ...

A little VIDEO about our last joyride in May. My Bellett with many other Vintage cars.


Anyhow, Bellett got a gift from Finland - a set of seats and door covers. Quite a lot of work cleaning them, but hopefully the result will be worth it.
As the interior is having an update, I still have to find ...

Found some bad surprises yesterday. Seem to be typical places, as they are almost symmetrically on both sides.

But I still think, the body is in surprisingly good condition for a 54y.o car in a nordic country.

A hole in front of the rear seat
Another view
And another The left side is the ...

Hopefully there are more updates to come soon.

Meanwhile, I would be really glad, if someone could post some pictures of Teardrop's original floormats/carpets. Is the carpet in one piece?

It seems that I need to make a replica, those grey homemade pieces of carpet have done their time.

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It has been a really long time since I have written anything.

But it seems to be a right time to something about it.

Last weekend, my Bellett had some friends to come by
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Bullitt, on your pics they are the same as my left one.

But here, on the time machine are the same as my right one.



Actually a minor difference, but still. It would be interesting to know.

I put a link to the pics in the original post. Works?

Edit: Pics for last two post should be visible now.

OK, I tried to save my pics in google.

I'll try to fix this post ASAP

Today I discovered something interesting. The parts around the headlights are a bit different, perhaps from different year models or something. Which one are correct for '65 or '66 Bellett?

LINK to pics

LEFT

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Got the speedometer fixed today. The end of the cable was loose, just a bit of tightening, and it works again. Quite accurately even. Speedo shows about 7-8% more, but the hodometer is really accurate, about 1% difference from GPS.

Also got new licens plates this week. New ones are "american ...

Got the shock absorbers changed yesterday. Big thanks to Ari in Finland, who provided the info, that Volvo 140-series had the same shocks.

Again, I must say I am quite amazed how easy it is to repair the Bellett. I wouldn't have imagined, that I could change all 4 shock absorbers in my back yard ...

Thanks. I already got info from Finland, that almost all the GM B-body fronts should fit (And also Volvo 100-series).

Another thing - Ari told me that Toyota Corolla KE20 has the same ends on speedo cable, but the cable itself is too short. Do you know any other models, which could share the cable ...

Hello again, haven't posted for a while.
Bellett runs, but has some problems. Today I dismounted one rear shock absorber, and as I had thought, it was completely dead.
Tried to find a replacement, but had no luck. The one it had was made by Girling De Carbon and had part no. 70094512a dn43. Little ...

A bit of information, mostly for myself for the future.

The guy, I thought was the first owner in Estonia, wasn't the first anyhow.
My friend searched an old database of our local number plates and found that 200AOO was registered in late 1992, and there was a name of the owner too. The owner from ...

Eventually, something like spring has fallen upon Estonia.

Last week I bought summer tires for my Bellett, and got the car out of the cage after a while.

First drive was terrifying. There were all kinds of unusual noises, rear shock absorbers squeaked a lot and everything seemed to be bad. It also ...

Fantastic pics!

Racing style seems to fit on a Bellett.

It has been quiet here for a while.

Last weekend we celebrated our Independence day, 100 years since Estonia declared its sovereignity.

One part of my celebration was taking my Bellett for a run - participating an Adventure Rally - 100 kilometers of fun and adventure near Tallinn.

A Video from ...

Thanks Gerry, I'll try to keep up!

Today I was lucky. During some random googling, I found my Bellett from the internet for sale. The ad was many years old, but there was a phone number. Of course I called, and got in contact with the first owner in Estonia.

The car had been a gift for his 16th ...