[Pantelis Giamarellos]

Fellow members of the moultonbuzz forum Hi from Greece,

after two years of trying to finish the restoration of my 1996 LAND ROVER APB which was bought new back then and then unfortunately left to rust for various reason the bicycle is at least ready and running.
The biggest problem was the LAND ROVER, LR logo and the Moulton patent stickers which were not available from any source.
So I ended up addressing to a professional who recreated them all.
The rust problem was quite serious so the bicycle was sandblasted and then heavy primer was used so as to smooth out the surface. The bicycle was then repainted to the same gold yellow color it had originally left the factory with and oven baked.
All genuine mechanical components and accessories were used and the only thing that were replaced were the tires, the handlebar grips and a nice small black bell was added.

It was a pity that the bicycle was not used for so many years but now I try to use it on an everyday basis for at least 10 km.

Photos of the bicycle in before and after follow:

a HUGE THANK YOU to my good friend George Boufis and his bicycles and bicycles parts store here in Oropos, Attica Greece for the excellent work he did on the restoration of this bicycle. George is specialized on the restoration of old bicycles and I am sure you can see how good is on what he does.
You can see more of his work also on other bicycles on the facebook page of his store EVIONS BICYCLES
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.990013024389880.1073741834.334915829899606&type=3

If any of the fellow owners of LAND ROVER APB bicycles is looking for a complete set of decals for his bike please contact me.

Take care everybody and enjoy riding on our Moultons !!!
Pantelis Giamarellos
pantg@otenet.gr

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