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Great spot!

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Thanks! I was so happy to see it, cars like this are super rare here, it's a shame.

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Dacia in UK... Just wow! As far as I know, 1310's Dacias were not supplied to the UK. In addition, it is left-handed. So, someone just really wanted to have this car.

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I found out that in 80s Dacia was produced RHD models also for the UK market, they was sell under name Dacia Denem & Dacia Shifter.
Here are some photos found them on the internet:

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Wow! I never imagined seeing a Dacia 1310 with British plates!

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I have spotted only 1 other old Dacia in the UK! A 1300
http://platesmania.com/uk/nomer10352278

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That's cool! I didn't know that, I wonder how many - if any - are still on the road today... howmanyleft.co.uk has no records of any still on the road, one Shifter was last shown in 2015. But this website is not always accurate.

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Look, I found an article in auto-bild.ro about a Dacia Shifter abandoned in the UK, but restored in Romania.
http://www.auto-bild.ro/stiri/dacia-shifterossa-109188.html
I will try to translate the article from Romanian.

"Everyone has heard of the Dacia 1300, the 1310 model, the Solenza or, more recently, the Dacia Logan. What about Shifter? Yes, there was a car called Dacia Shifter and manufactured in Mioveni. And a limited edition was called Shifterossa.

Dacia Shifterossa was the name given to a limited edition Dacia Shifter (a Dacia Slipper 1304, sold in the UK under the name Shifter). The car named Shifterossa had a 1310 cc engine and rear-wheel drive.
The Dacia Shifterossa models were sold only RHD, were equipped with Aro 10 wheels and had a higher ground clearance. About 500 such cars were exported to the UK and even in Japan.

According to unofficial figures, there is only one Dacia Shifterossa in working order, and the car can be seen at the Dacia Clasic national meetings. It belongs to Alex Enache, a Romanian settled in Esher. The guy discovered the abandoned car in a garden, where it had been practically swallowed by vegetation. After another 3 years spent in a hangar, this precious Dacia was brought to Romania, where it was restored to order."

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Cool

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I live close to that town! I need to find this car to photograph it!!

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Indeed a great coincidence!

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What a fantastic coincidence!!

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I found the owner and sent him a message but I don't know if I will get a reply...

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I know right! That town is more known for luxury cars, so I hope to see it one day!

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Wow interesting, hopefully that you will manage to take a nice photo!

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Thanks! I hope so too

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I think the owner is HubNut, the guy who drives all sorts of oldies around. He made a video series of it.

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Hubnuts car!

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Hi, I drove this car back from Romania with Ian (Hubnut on YouTube). We shared ownership for a bit but I bought him out and still own it. I'm the guy in the red T shirt in the photos. Thanks for the nice comments.
Rich

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Hi, I drove this car back from Romania with Ian (Hubnut on YouTube). We shared ownership for a bit but I bought him out and still own it. I'm the guy in the red T shirt in the photos. Thanks for the nice comments.
Rich

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Hi Rich, thanks for taking the time to say hello! That's great to hear it is still around, and I really hope that I (or another user here) will get the chance to see it again - I was working my way around the event making sure I didn't miss anything but I caught your 1310 two rows before I should have got to it and I cut straight across to it before working my way back to where I was and continued seeing everything in order plus I got to see the car twice doing it this way!

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Always nice to see how many people want to see it. Will hopefully bring her at FotU again this year so long as I can get the clutch sorted in time. Might get her to other shows if I get chance too. If you see me come and say hello

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I also hope to attend again this year but can't commit at the moment, hope you can get the clutch sorted, no fun having a car without a clutch! I will definitely try to track you down if I see the car again

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sjY8JRz6ZU
New vid of it came out 4 hours ago as of the posting of this comment

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I used to watch hubnut growing up, always wanted to meet him and say hello. I saw TWC (the Invacar) at Shelsley Walsh a few years back, I was so excited, didn't find him though. I saw him at the NEC back in March but I didn't get a chance to speak to him because he was busy in a conversation. Cool bloke though

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