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« on: August 31, 2006, 21:02:11 »
Having read the paper today it appears that the cars of my youth are disappearing :shock:
ever wondered where all the mk4 cortinas are? Ford built over a million and now there are only 2000 left
also there are only 745 morris marinas left on the roads, 745 too many still IMO :lol:
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« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2006, 21:05:45 »
Saving stuff and restoring classics isnt the same any more there wont be any from my childhood cos who can afford to pay road tax on a car you drive once or twice a month.  Tax exemption came back it might be different.  It would stop all these folks ringing series 3's aswell.  I mean bloody hell after 25 years I think a motor has paid for the bit of road its worn out.
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« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2006, 21:05:52 »
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also there are only 745 morris marinas left on the roads, 745 too many still IMO :lol:


I killed a few off in my younger days :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2006, 21:06:48 »
My dad killed a marina in the crusher :)  Mind you the floor disappeared out of it first  :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2006, 21:14:58 »
makes you wonder where all the70s&80s cars have gone.having said that i served my time on the british leyland brand what a pile of sh**e,loved working on fords,some crouts&frogs but i still love the old mini, mind you they are like land rovers, you love em or hate em.i did enjoy the 80s had a lot of fun.... :D  :D  :D   p.s. still am :wink:
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« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2006, 21:16:57 »
Theres someone locally who still uses a cortina as his daily drive, and there is 2 original shape granadas around as well.
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« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2006, 21:28:11 »
OH tomcat a man of me heart......I dont have the name MINIMAN for no reason. Yeh bring back TAX exemtion but not on them series 3s....LMAO only joking jim....he he. Yeh if a car has lasted this long why sould it not become tax exempt. The MOT test is getting so tight now if the dam thing is still on the road it should have some grace......

Just them gits in goverment would be losing money so it wont happen but its a con if ya ask me.
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« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2006, 21:51:49 »
my first car was an mk2 ford escort van fitted with a 2.0ltr pinto engine world cup cross member,bilstines,droped single leaf springs,mk2 rs rear axle,rs gear box,oh what fun that motor was 110mph with 6cwt in the back.... :D  :D  :D  :D
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« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2006, 22:11:48 »
I fit a 1750cc Maxi in one of my Minis now try and tell me that was not fun....12in all round and OVERDRIVE on the gear leaver not that ya ever needed it..... Now that was a top toy....
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« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2006, 22:33:11 »
In the 80s my daily drive was a V8 Ford corsair ,the lump was out of a
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« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2006, 23:34:50 »
Anyone feeling nostalgic for an old Capri?  I need a bit of space........
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« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2006, 00:13:47 »
Some of us are keeping classic cars going! :)

My youngest car is my 26 year old saab which does 200-300 miles per week (running on LPG) :D
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« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2006, 00:24:17 »
Ok, not a UK classic, but I've still got a '74 Chevy Camaro on the drive. Still gives me shivers when it starts up  :D

Anyone interested can see more details at http://www.park.nildram.co.uk/camaro/camaro.htm
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« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2006, 00:33:29 »
here here.

Given my daily drive is a 1971 IIA. and there is a 1970, and a 1969 LWB's up the barn
Ok yes they are landies but still classics.

I do know of a few morris minors about, there is a 1970 one in the village and it is a really nice traveller.
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« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2006, 01:01:59 »
One car they said was still well represented was the Ford Granada

Top cars as were Capris

Its a shame tho that so many cars of that era are now scrap..Always good when you do see some 70's/80's car still on the road..
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« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2006, 01:39:30 »
Just been over in Malta, still a fair few classics over there....
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« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2006, 02:11:47 »
Good temperate climate

Remember a good fews years back on hols in Turkey when  an aged Alfa went past thinking thats worth£7k in the UK....and the CJ Jeeps... 8)  8)  8) ..If I was clued in I'd have brought one back
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« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2006, 10:12:39 »
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Anyone feeling nostalgic for an old Capri?  I need a bit of space........
I know a lad from skipton who is in the process of rebuilding and welding a Mk2 Escort I can ask him for ya if ya wish. Whats the story with it. Rusty will be No 1. But how long ya had it and are ya just after it taking away or ya wanting money aswell....

He is a Escort fan so not to sure but I can ask for ya. PM me with details.
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« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2006, 10:17:46 »
There was a load of capris at the Leeds steam rallly on Sunday.

My firned used to have one which he bought for £35, a delivery lorry took out his rear quarter window and it was a write off.

The company whose lorry it was insisted on going through their insurance!
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« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2006, 10:19:50 »
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also there are only 745 morris marinas left on the roads, 745 too many still IMO :lol:


My dad can probobly be blamed for the demise of those, he used to carry the CB Handle "Marina Masher" as he was a magnet for them when in the wagon, hit/was hit by about 4 IIRC :lol:
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« Reply #20 on: September 01, 2006, 10:23:01 »
only 745 marinas left ?i had four  :lol: i remember going to blackpool in my 1.8 and my missus feeling car sick, everytime she looked down through the hole in the floor :lol:  :lol: i was recently looking at buying another ,on ebay but the price went for more than i paid for all four of my old ones combined :?
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« Reply #21 on: September 01, 2006, 10:32:55 »
Had a T reg 1.6 Cortina, which sadly got totally trashed, I did major repairs on it then it got roled in a motorway accident by the new owner. :(

Dad had a Rover 2000SC and later a 3500TC both brought for peanuts and sold for a lot more :) Loverly gars and thats where I discovered the Rover V8, net another one a year later as a boat inboard. I have seen these still about sometimes.

Some of the late 80's and early 90s cars have totally vanished. OK, they were a bit rubbish but where did the Montegos and Meastros go?

I noticed that Capris are all but gone. And when did you last see a Renault Fuego?
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« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2006, 10:35:16 »
Blimey, i was weeened on marinas-- i guess if you could get one of those round a corner at speed you were set up to challenge most things,  



  also when did you last see an austin 1800 (land crab)  whe had a very faithfull one of these till it fell apart one day (literally)
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« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2006, 10:40:06 »
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Blimey, i was weeened on marinas-- i guess if you could get one of those round a corner at speed you were set up to challenge most things,  



  also when did you last see an austin 1800 (land crab)  whe had a very faithfull one of these till it fell apart one day (literally)


Mate left one of them on mum and dads lawn while I was at school. My house was on route and I remeber everyone saying wow and was it mine etc. He turned round when he emmigrated and said we could have it, looked forward to it being my first car but it was sold on :(
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« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2006, 10:52:00 »
we had an ALLEGRO until xmas.. lovely motor with an MG metro engine fited ;)
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« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2006, 13:36:21 »
best place for some old cars, cortinas and granadas etc is mildenhall banger track  :D

they are getting harder to find now, mate bulit a singer vogue for the pre 1970s meet a few months ago, 165 card turned up to be wrecked - brilliant night, sadly his didnt even make it onto the track  :oops:

some are worth restoring, anglias are cool, escort vans, imps, have some fun the weigh the rest of the old crap in

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« Reply #26 on: September 01, 2006, 15:58:01 »
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Had a T reg 1.6 Cortina, which sadly got totally trashed, I did major repairs on it then it got roled in a motorway accident by the new owner. :(

There's a T(?) plated Cortina not too far from me used as a daily driver by its elderly owner
Plus a Crayford that's been for sale for a while just up the main A-road


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Some of the late 80's and early 90s cars have totally vanished. OK, they were a bit rubbish but where did the Montegos and Meastros go?
Most Montego 'CountryMan' seem to have donated engines to Series LR's :lol:
I know someone with a 20,000mile mint Maestro van
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« Reply #27 on: September 01, 2006, 17:15:39 »
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Had a T reg 1.6 Cortina, which sadly got totally trashed, I did major repairs on it then it got roled in a motorway accident by the new owner. :(

There's a T(?) plated Cortina not too far from me used as a daily driver by its elderly owner
Plus a Crayford that's been for sale for a while just up the main A-road


GLC 949T Wasnt a bad car all things considered. Certainly better put togther than my brothers S reg Escort Si. I have the feeling the boat engine is a 2.0 Pinto from one of these.
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« Reply #28 on: September 01, 2006, 17:45:22 »
I'm sure glad to say that Mini's and Morris Minor's are still thriving and have huge followings. Otherwise I'd be out of business  :lol:

Now let me think...... old cars I've owned...

Marina 1.3 Coupe (OK, I know, but only had it for a few months after I passed my test!)
1965 MG Midget (Bought it when I was 17 and still have it 25 years later)
Various Morris Minors, including 2 vans
A couple of MGB GT's, chrome bumpered of course!
Couple of Rover SD1's
Daimler Sovereign (XJ6)
Triumph 2000 Mk1
Hillman Minx

More recently had a couple of 80's Mercs. Built like, well, you know.... but boring as hell  :lol: Followed by a 1988 Scirocco.... now that was a fun car. Would easily go three wheeling around roundabouts  :twisted:

I'd like to find a really nice SD1 Vitesse if I could, but I suspect Sarah would kill me if I bought another car right now  :roll:
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« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2006, 18:55:27 »
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Had a T reg 1.6 Cortina, which sadly got totally trashed, I did major repairs on it then it got roled in a motorway accident by the new owner. :(

Dad had a Rover 2000SC and later a 3500TC both brought for peanuts and sold for a lot more :) Loverly gars and thats where I discovered the Rover V8, net another one a year later as a boat inboard. I have seen these still about sometimes.

Some of the late 80's and early 90s cars have totally vanished. OK, they were a bit rubbish but where did the Montegos and Meastros go?

I noticed that Capris are all but gone. And when did you last see a Renault Fuego?



please correct me if wrong but i dont think they made a 3500tc?
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