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ok, so I received some questions, and i thought i should add here:
1. Unfortunately, i dont know if the drive works, as i have none of the electric components, to test it with, that said, when the axis are unlocked, the OTA moves with the push of a finger, silently, and smoothly, so it cant be that bad inside.
2. No eye pieces etc. come with it, although there was a diagonal, and an old celestron plossle, that came with it, that you can strip down and clean, the eyepiece is is reasonably good nick, although there is some condensation inside it, so if that can be cleaned out, it would be great.
3. Yes, i am willing to meet someone, somewhere, if they want it, although i still havent managed to figure how to fold the legs down, and the pictures dont it justice, the wedge is huge, and i mean big and heavy, and it feels FAR more solid than my old EQ6
4. Yes, the optics appear to be in good condition, i was amazed at how well, the finderscope was aligned, and how good the colimation was on it, given its not been used for several years. obviously without a handset to aim the thing its a PITA to look at anything, but i did snatch a quick look at Saturn and Jupiter through it, and the views where really quite pleasing.
5. Yes, that is my car, its a supercharged BMW Z3 Roadster (same one as used in Goldeneye) that is pretty nippy.
6. Yes, the grass needs cut, and the fence sorted. any takers.
7. The legs only have VERY minor pitting and rust, i gave one a rub with a fine wire wool brush, and a shiny chrome leg was hiding underneath.
8. I have no idea if the 8" Schmidt camera can be turned into a scope, there loads of resourceful people on here, anything is possible.
9. I believe the age of the scope is between 33-35 years old. That would certainly tie in, with when the orange C11 was released.
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