The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by BongoBarrow » Fri Jun 26, 2015 6:09 pm

Not the oldest but makes me want to look after it and get it pristine all the more. My Bongo's birthday is 20.09.1995
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Northern Bongolow » Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:55 pm

is there a oldest manual gearbox section. here,s mine.

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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Ian » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:08 pm

You are just trying to create work for the Bongo Archivist (me).
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Northern Bongolow » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:50 pm

yep.

just looked at your incomplete list of models /dates and thought ------------ :)

mines a friday afternoon one, manual mirrors, no lecky sunroof, non abs, non airbag, manual blinds, but its got a hyper seat :?: :?: .. they went home early. :lol:
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Bob » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:01 pm

Manuel Mirrors - must be from Barcelona.
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Ian » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:08 pm

Ady, just to let you know. The chap you helped at the Bash who needed to know all about his cold start system (Mr Ferris) has made a claim for oldest 4WD, SGL5-100212. Made on 22/05/95. Which makes your Bongo seem comparatively modern.
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Bob » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:19 pm

Compo Culture.

Help out - makes a claim. :lol:
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Northern Bongolow » Mon Jun 29, 2015 11:46 pm

Ian wrote:Ady, just to let you know. The chap you helped at the Bash who needed to know all about his cold start system (Mr Ferris) has made a claim for oldest 4WD, SGL5-100212. Made on 22/05/95. Which makes your Bongo seem comparatively modern.

it wasnt a manual gearbox though, like mine. mines special ----- well ---- to m it is. 8)
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Cattybong » Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:11 am

Mines 1st Aug 1995. My first bongo ever nearly twenty years and we've onlyhad him two weeks old :)
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by vanvliet » Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:06 pm

Mine is 15.6.95. Two wheel drive. Green. SGL3-100790
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Harries2 » Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:44 pm

I have a bongo I have had it imported last year I have tried to type in the age of it as its a 95 model and the start is sgl3 and the last numbed are 129 how can I check age plz can someone show a example of how I need to import the numbers thanks
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Harries2 » Sat Aug 08, 2015 8:56 am

Checked out my bongo today and the date is 18th July 1995. SGL-3
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by wotters » Wed Aug 19, 2015 9:12 am

I have a manual gearbox sgl5- 103117. Date issued 9/9/95. Owned it just over a year.
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Fassi » Wed Aug 19, 2015 5:05 pm

Cattybong wrote:Mines 1st Aug 1995. My first bongo ever nearly twenty years and we've onlyhad him two weeks old :)

Mine is 1st Aug 1995 too, snap :)
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Re: The Oldest Bongo Still On The Road

Post by Mayo » Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:34 pm

Hi all, just checked the chassis number on our M reg, 2.5, v6, petrol bongo. Its coming up as 31/05/95.
Does this make ours the oldest petrol bongo?
Will this increase the value as thinking of selling, lol?
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