Rarities On The Road

[Range Rover Blues]

and the Sunbeam Rapier H120 Coupe.... an even better looking car!

My mate's dad and brother each had one.

[Range Rover Blues]

'Crayford' Cortina (just up the main road)

That one's a rarity, I know a lad who restored one of those from a rotbox as there are so few left.


The DVLA database only includes cars tha have been taxed in the last X number of years, so cars that have been off the road so long they are not required to declare SORN are not included, you cannot declare SORN on them by internet either, you have to submit paperwork for them so that they can dig the old files out of the cellar or wherever they left them.

[Bush Tucker Man]

Remember the Granada Coupe?

This is what he ought to have had, a 'Perana'

A factory built V8 Granada (or Capri), with a 302CI block :lol:



'Cherished Classics' had 2 for sale recently, one went onto E-Bay though, & only reached £4602 :shock:



Oh, & Another one

Just spotted it in the same copy of 'Practical Classics'

There's only 54 Vauxhall Royales left!!!

[discowoman]

Remember the Granada Coupe?

This is what he ought to have had, a 'Perana'

A factory built V8 Granada (or Capri), with a 302CI block :lol:



'Cherished Classics' had 2 for sale recently, one went onto E-Bay though, & only reached £4602 :shock:



Oh, & Another one

Just spotted it in the same copy of 'Practical Classics'

There's only 54 Vauxhall Royales left!!!

Opel Monza GSE coupe was better ;)
Wonder how many Mk4 / 5 cortinas are still on the road???

and i actually saw a 1.6l Y reg sierra 5 door the other day - absolutely mint, and proudly wearing its 'chocolate brown ' paint - and genuine Ford dustbin lid whheltrims!

[V8MoneyPit]

There's a Mk4/5 Cortina estate seen around here regularly. Basically a Mk4 with a Mk3 rear end grafted on!

My local garage looks after a couple of Saab Sonnets..... they were rare when new!

[Bush Tucker Man]

My local garage looks after a couple of Saab Sonnets..... they were rare when new!

Those are nice!!!!!!!!!!

On my route to work/school-run, there's a chap with a gorgeous SAAB 96, I'll have to try & collar him one day for a proper look at it.


I was in Wakefield this afternoon & saw 2 rarities, both on Ings Road;
A Fiat Tempra estate, the last one I saw was the one we used to have :lol: (got a photo, will add later)
An Opel Manta GT/C in black (no picture, sorry), that was a 'minter', or looked to be.

[Evilgoat]

I bought the new issue (April) of 'Practical Classics' today on a whim, as it had a ncie Rover SD1 on the cover


Audi 80S (72 - 78);  1 left

ARE YOU SURE?!

I'm only going on what is written, & they state the figures came from the DVLA

Never were many 80S's, they gave way to the Coupe Quattro and the 90. Theres a few rare ones. RS2's, S2's and V8's are almost unseen

[DEANO3528]

Weren't all Manta's RWD?
My half-bro had a 73 1.8 auto Manta A and that was.
So was my Sister in law's 83 B-GT/E. 2L injection and 5 speed box. Recaro's, factory bodykit etc, excellent machine.
I wish I'd kept that as it was clean as a whistle up top with factory finish paint.

No bottom left in it whatsoever though!
Shame.

Before the Landy bug bit, I had Ford stamped right through.
Lots of Cortinas and Mk2 Grandad's. In fact if they had carried on making the Mk2 i probably never would have switched to LR's!
Excellent tow car and fast as... well you know.

[Campbell]

Had a TR5 for best part of 14 years, waiting to be restored
Didn't happen and it got sold a couple of years ago 

What a mistake that was
Did have an SD1 for a while, but like has been said earlier, drank fuel faster that I could put the stuff in.
 
Watching ashes for ashes does it for me, that Audi was always a dream of mine as a kid....

[V8MoneyPit]

Weren't all Manta's RWD?

I thought the name was applied to the Cavalier equivalent later. Might be mistaken though.

[Manicminer]

I had an Opel Manta Berlinetta SR 2.0L with a pancake air filter and a cherry bomb exhaust. Massive roaring noise
It would leave a Manta GTE standing...until you ran out of gears :'( It had a 4 speed gearbox and once up to 80 it sort of let the GTE with it's 5 speed box catch up.

Had a 'tweaked' SD1 which did 30 mpg until you *raced* it. It dropped down to 6 mpg if you kept doing 120+mph in third gear :twisted:

I had numerous Marinas. The fastest 0-60 vehicle I ever had........ I placed a 1.8tc engine in a 1.3 vehicle and left the original axle off the smaller engine in. 3.5 seconds to 60 if you started off in 4rth gear :dance:

My first car was a Talbot Sunbeam. You sure could throw it around.

[Bush Tucker Man]

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I was in Wakefield this afternoon & saw 2 rarities, both on Ings Road;
A Fiat Tempra estate, the last one I saw was the one we used to have :lol: (got a photo, will add later)

And here it is;

Weren't all Manta's RWD?

I thought the name was applied to the Cavalier equivalent later. Might be mistaken though.

It was the Ascona/Cavalier mechanicals (& basic body), & rear-wheel drive.
The Manta was available in both bodies, as was the Cavalier, a coupe & a lift-back
(the Cavalier varient being the GLS???)

That's not forgetting, of course, the earlier gorgeous Manta as seen below;
 





Todays Additions To Discuss;
I had to go into Castleford this morning, & as I drove down Willowbridge Lane (A655, M62/jct 31 to Castleford), there was a Mark 1 Golf GTi parked up.
Due to traffic I couldn't stop, but hoped it would be there on my return

It was (are those BBS alloys?)



Further along on my way into Castleford, I came up behind a van.
There was nothing special about it but the registration seemed reasonably apt........

[Range Rover Blues]

There are, I'm told, less than 60 Marina vans in existance :-k

[ben_haynes]

how rare are these (ok they are in a barn)





does any one know what the 3rd image is (the 2nd image is a morris Minor)

i will get a couple of pictures of the 50 + Hillman Imps in another barn

the barns are owned by my boss - the Vehicles are not

[Bishops Finger]

Its a mark 1 Ford Cortina........

I'd also like to personally thank everyone who has contributed to this thread for causing me to spend a large chunk of this pm investigating owning a 3 litre or 2.8 Capri............

[Pete]

 Looks as though someone has tried to make that tina look like a lotus. I had one back in 74.  Followd by a 1600E with a BDA motor, that could pick its feet up a bit.
 Capri. If you want the best, look for the Koln built 3.1 RS, they are really rare now, and all the genuine ones are LHD.
 Pete

[ben_haynes]

according to my boss they have been in there for about 25 - 30 years and will all end up being scrapped (unless i can persuade them they are worth ton's, to sell them)

as the land has just got Planning Permission for Houses :(

[V8MoneyPit]

according to my boss they have been in there for about 25 - 30 years and will all end up being scrapped (unless i can persuade them they are worth ton's, to sell them)

Unfortunately, neither are worth a great deal. The Minor looks like a 1962/3 model. Maybe £300-£400 at best assuming it is not a total rust bucket.
Not quite so sure about the Cortina, not my area of expertise, but again I would suggest it's only in the hundreds. Certainly not thousands anyway!

There are still plenty of Minors around. The Ford is a bit rarer. Personally, I think the Mk1 was a very pretty car.

[Range Rover Blues]

The 'Tina is a pre-aeroflow model, '61 or 62 at the latest (hence the number, plus the bonnet badge should say 'Consul') the plate alone is worth a bit but if the shell is solid then it's worth a lot.  These cars are worth stealing just for their shells, get it on flea bay, it would be absolutely stupid to scrap them. 

I'd have the Tina off you tomorrow for what it's worth as scrap.

[V8MoneyPit]

The 'Tina is a pre-aeroflow model, '61 or 62 at the latest (hence the number, plus the bonnet badge should say 'Consul') the plate alone is worth a bit but if the shell is solid then it's worth a lot.  These cars are worth stealing just for their shells, get it on flea bay, it would be absolutely stupid to scrap them. 

I'd have the Tina off you tomorrow for what it's worth as scrap.

Really? There are several in the classic press at the moment. Nice presentable 4dr ones are being advertised between £2000 and £3000. So, I'd be amazed if a barn find got over £1000. 2dr ones seem to be the sought after option. There's one on eBay at the moment with 20 hours to go at £435.

Or is it just the early ones that are more sought after? I appreciate old Fords are your specialist area  :D

Certainly too interesting to scrap though. It would be a real shame.

[Range Rover Blues]

Admittedly the 2 door is the one worth all the momey, but classic cars have become much more popular in the last few years.  SO much so in fact that a lot of my mates have sold theirs because they have become too expensive to run or worth too much money.

As a case in point, if the 'tina was failry solid and mostly complete then it would cost a couple of hundred to get it back on the road and a bit more to make it a really nice example, it looks straight and things like the grille are still there, obviuoulsy it needs a screen.

It's tax exempt which increases it's value.  If one were to appear in a film like "Harry Potter" or a series like "life on Mars" then prices would shoot back up.

Wheras for scrap it's worth about £100, unless the scrap man has designs on it himself.  It could be cut up and sold in bits for more than that.


As for the Moggy, I saw a barn find recently, a split screen IIRC and that changed hands a couple of times, very quickly escalating in value.  IIRC it chnaged hands for £2k in the end :shock:

[V8MoneyPit]

As for the Moggy, I saw a barn find recently, a split screen IIRC and that changed hands a couple of times, very quickly escalating in value.  IIRC it chnaged hands for £2k in the end :shock:

Well, there's no accounting for some people having more money than sense!!
The high headlight sidevalve (51-53) might go to £1500 or so in need of restoration. A lowlight (48-51) would fetch rather more. However, the OHV split screens (53-56) are close to worthless unless you *really* wanted one (couldn't imagine why.... they are painfully slow and very difficult to get some parts for. You can't even get oil filters any more!) and the Minor 1000's like the one in the pictures are still pretty abundant.

Surprisingly, we have found the tax free break has had little impact on prices of Minors or classic Minis. A really nice example of a 60's 4dr saloon Minor would go privately for around £2500.

[Range Rover Blues]

Up here, depending on make, the tax free bit has made a lot of difference to cars that are already desireable, like MGBs and VW vans, funny that the people with money to run them are too tight to pay road tax :-k It's also easy to Clone a tax exempt one of these [-X

But I agree, no accounting for taste.


Another surprise for you, the price of old Ford VANS, http://www.seoc.co.uk/priceguide.htm

[Bush Tucker Man]

I've had 2 SD1's. A scabby Mexico Brown V8.... lovely colour  :->  :lol: And a metallic red 2.6 manual with gold alloys. The latter was in amazing condition, but it drunk the juice like it was going out of fashion. Far worse than the V8. !

There's a garage not that far away which had (still probably has?) 2 or 3 SD1's at the sideof the forecourt in various stages of repair, & possibly - from memory - a TR7 & Austin Ambassador (although I may be wrong on the last 2)

I'll try & have a trip past there to see if they're still there

[Range Rover Blues]

TR7 :)  my mate had one of them and it was a nice one, very solid.

He took it for an MOT and the tester looked at it very quizzicaly, looked at him, looked under the car again.  Finally he admitted "well I suppose there had to be a good one somewhere".

I still keep seeing it a classic car shows and steam rallies, it belongs to someone else now though.

[Bishops Finger]

Saw a Moggie 1000 pick up today...

[Bush Tucker Man]

Saw a Moggie 1000 pick up today...

One of our staff has a saloon.

No!, her name's not Gladys

Click on pic to enlarge

[Bush Tucker Man]

I've had 2 SD1's. A scabby Mexico Brown V8.... lovely colour  :->  :lol: And a metallic red 2.6 manual with gold alloys. The latter was in amazing condition, but it drunk the juice like it was going out of fashion. Far worse than the V8. !

There's a garage not that far away which had (still probably has?) 2 or 3 SD1's at the sideof the forecourt in various stages of repair, & possibly - from memory - a TR7 & Austin Ambassador (although I may be wrong on the last 2)

I'll try & have a trip past there to see if they're still there

I rode past on my way home earlier, the SD1 is a brown 'T' plate, but wasn't easily positioned for photography at the side of the house (car partially blocking the view)
There's also a blue Chevette hatchback

[Range Rover Blues]

Chevette, crikey.  Can't remember when I last saw one (other than on TV).

[marjan]

Guy on our estate has a mint Hillman Imp with a M suffix Reg plate  :shock: :shock: :shock: