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« Reply #240 on: October 03, 2005, 14:31:49 »
Ran alongside a FreeLander 50th on the A64 for a while this morning, with a young lady driving.

Once I peeled off at Headley Bar, the site of one of the old turn-pike bar houses.  (& there's a WW1 aircraft hanger  nearby as well, one of only 2 remaining in the country!! (2 photos)

Oh, & returning to the subject matter :lol:  :lol:
I realised that it was one I knew, & so didn't need the photo I sneaked.

(it actually visits about 6 doors away & lives down on a new estate by the by-pass)
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« Reply #241 on: October 03, 2005, 15:07:40 »
If you are selling S50RAT, are you still going to be searching out 50's for us in the future?
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« Reply #242 on: October 03, 2005, 19:51:33 »
Quote from: "TimM"
If you are selling S50RAT, are you still going to be searching out 50's for us in the future?


Quite possibly, I've been watching them since they came out, but only started this thread last February.

Not too sure about the plate though?, depends on age of replacement vehicle, it could put it on the Fabia?, too much trouble to go on the 'Works Van' (Mondeo)

With regard to the topic; 'Could I Be Lucky?', there's something I didn't mention... :wink:

Joanne asked if there was a Defender in the same colour as she likes the colour :D

I know a forum with members who are selling a couple of Defender 50th's. I believe one is already LPG converted  :lol:  :lol:  :wink:
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« Reply #243 on: October 03, 2005, 19:53:38 »
Fight you for it.....  :twisted:
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« Reply #244 on: October 03, 2005, 19:54:41 »
The Defender 50th V8 should be banned!!!!!!!!












Until I can afford one :lol:
'ear all, see all, say nawt; Eyt all, sup all pay nawt; An' if ivver tha does owt fer nawt; Allus do it fer thi sen.

     

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« Reply #245 on: October 03, 2005, 19:55:18 »
Quote from: "Thrasher"
Fight you for it.....  :twisted:


Who, what??

Where???
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« Reply #246 on: October 03, 2005, 19:56:51 »
There will be a time (in the near future) when our line up will be :

V8
V8
V8

instead of

V8
V8
V6

;-)
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« Reply #247 on: October 03, 2005, 20:04:53 »
Go on Neil!!
Gordon Brown loves you
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« Reply #248 on: October 10, 2005, 21:12:10 »
Quote from: "Jake"
I found some more for you today.
1. Defender
You'll know this. Its supercharged and was featured in one of the mags last month.


It belongs to a chappie who posts as Parbs'


It is #209 in the produciton run, & was featured in a copy of 'LRO', but way back in November 2002 in an article about the dealer; James French

He's got a couple of nice ones in;
90Tdi CSW

90 'Heritage'
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« Reply #249 on: October 12, 2005, 13:32:51 »
Two points.

1. Spotted a new (to me) FreeLander 50th in Ossett (between Wakefield & Dewsbury) yesterday
3-door with the 'body-kit' (the one that has the side strakes)
S555 DST

2. The Defender 50th that Jake (S324 HKP) photographed on Marine Drive at the end of the London to Brighton.
It has allegedly 300bhp, 360Ib/ft of torque (so still fairly understressed)
0-60mph; 6.8seconds
125-130mph top speed
17" rims?
Water injection

I found the relevant copy of 'LRO' & they also had a Westfield 'SEight' with the same supercharged engine fitted :shock:
I bet that's fun!!!
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« Reply #250 on: October 12, 2005, 20:52:16 »
BTM is this a 50th? its on sale here
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« Reply #251 on: October 12, 2005, 21:10:41 »
Quote from: "beast5680"
BTM is this a 50th? its on sale here


Yes. As it says in the Stock List.
The sill chequer-plating is non-original, as the optional plates were natural, not grey, but it does compliment the alloys
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« Reply #252 on: October 13, 2005, 17:54:00 »
Metaphorically bumped into H9 WAR this morning.

It looks far too clean :wink:
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« Reply #253 on: October 23, 2005, 17:39:11 »
I found another one for you at the sodbury sortout.
Also, found my mate Amadeo (Green Meany)'s car
You may remember that one from my Billing pictures.
 :D
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« Reply #254 on: October 23, 2005, 20:12:33 »
Excellent stuff :D

Is it my eyes, or is 'Green Meanys' a 'W' plated Tdi?
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« Reply #255 on: October 23, 2005, 20:50:43 »
Its an R Richard
 :D
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« Reply #256 on: October 23, 2005, 21:14:11 »
Quote from: "Jake"
Its an R Richard
 :D


Having copied & magnified the image, I concur :wink:
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« Reply #257 on: October 30, 2005, 16:40:19 »
Spotted a Freelander & Discovery this afternoon

The FreeLander (T443 PKL) at the bottom of WestGate in Wakefield, I've not seen this one before

The Discovery (EBT 1W) at a pub near Thorpe Audlin on the Doncaster - Pontefract turnpike road.
It (for some reason) runs on painted 'Boost' alloys


'WebShots' is playing silly bvggers at the minute, I've tried three times to load them, they've shown once & disappeared :evil:  :evil:

Got photos of 2 Hot-Rod (Ford) pick-ups that I saw in Wakefield as well
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« Reply #258 on: October 30, 2005, 16:54:28 »
<pops head over wall> did i hear painted boost alloys mentioned? pics please when you can BTM :D
Neal

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« Reply #259 on: October 30, 2005, 17:08:38 »
Quote from: "beast5680"
<pops head over wall> did i hear painted boost alloys mentioned? pics please when you can BTM :D


Yes you did, you've got damn good hearing :lol:
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« Reply #260 on: October 30, 2005, 19:23:11 »
At last a pic of a disco with the same wheels as mine \:D/
Neal

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« Reply #261 on: October 30, 2005, 21:44:50 »
You can rest easy now Neal
 :lol:
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« Reply #262 on: October 31, 2005, 11:10:06 »
Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

The FreeLander (T443 PKL) at the bottom of WestGate in Wakefield,

The Discovery (EBT 1W) at a pub on the Doncaster - Pontefract turnpike road.

'WebShots' is playing silly bvggers at the minute, I've tried three times to load them, they've shown once & disappeared :evil:  :evil:

Hurrah!!!, it seems to have sorted itself out now & they're posted

Quote from: "Bush TuckerMan"

Got photos of 2 Hot-Rod (Ford) pick-ups that I saw in Wakefield as well

Also managed to get these posted in; 'Miscellaneous Automotive. 3' (the yellow 'A' is actually a 'B', my mistake :oops: )
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« Reply #263 on: October 31, 2005, 21:27:08 »
And to my astonishment I saw another 2 today :shock:  :shock:

They're getting common. I need a Coniston Green 110CSW

The first was a FreeLander 5-door; T349 GUA', I'd just pulled up at the end of the lane with the junction onto the main road through where we live on my way to the land-fill
I glimpsed across past the Roman-Catholic Church & there it was.


The other was a Discovery. I'd been to the land-fill & was heading down the town by-pass.
At a roundabout, I saw one approach from my left, sadly I had traffic close behind so couldn't slow down.
I couldn't make out the registration, plus there was a team of Bobbys pointing a speed camera in the direction I was coming from.
I was still in 4th & accelerating, so only doing about 35mph in a 50mph zone

It's SWMBO who gets the tickets in this house. 1 fine paid & 3-points, plus she thinks she might have another :roll:  :roll: (both around Leicester)
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« Reply #264 on: November 18, 2005, 22:57:07 »
On my way to work this afternoon & spotted the familiar colour on a  Discovery in a supermarket car-park, so a quick spin round in the Council yard.

I think this is probably the one I mentioned in the above post that I saw at the roundabout (Mon 31st October)

It looks very clean & tidy, still on the original pattern Goodyear tyres, with side-runners. The body clusters don't look to have indicators in though.
Having said that I changed the clusters on mine to incorporate body tail-lights & indicators.


S560 BYG
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« Reply #265 on: December 07, 2005, 20:45:25 »
Are you sure it wasnt mine then Richard????? :D  :wink: .

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23 ft Swift Challenger 490se 2000 model

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1991 Landrover Discovery Tdi 5 door,        H529 KWK.

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« Reply #266 on: December 18, 2005, 16:52:48 »
Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Wednesday 18th May
Photo of T582 ...
And a resprayed 90 that I see on a regular basis

See page 12 of this topic

Actually 'T492 JHD', I saw it at the Hospital today.
Well there can't be many with a missing off-side mud-flap & that particular soft wheel-cover, but I wasn't in a position to get a photo
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« Reply #267 on: December 26, 2005, 22:52:29 »
Originally posted; Monday 31st October 2005
Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
And to my astonishment I saw another 2 today :shock:  :shock:
The first was a FreeLander 5-door; T349 GUA', I'd just pulled up at the end of the lane with the junction onto the main road through where we live on my way to the land-fill


I've seen this one several occasions this week, it must be fairly local.

Plus there was another FreeLander on the M62, it was coming down the
west-bound slip-road at Thorpe interchange (the convergance of the M1 & M62) as we went east.
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« Reply #268 on: December 28, 2005, 22:50:51 »
I found a 90 at Broxhead common.
R3 LRO
Nice to see it being used propely too
 :D
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« Reply #269 on: December 28, 2005, 23:20:59 »
Quote from: "Jake"
I found a 90 at Broxhead common.
R3 LRO
Nice to see it being used propely too
 :D


Was it a V8??, can't make out the badge. (official 90-50ths's were V8-auto)
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