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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on February 27, 2008, 21:04:55
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I bought the new issue (April) of 'Practical Classics' today on a whim, as it had a ncie Rover SD1 on the cover
http://www.practicalclassics.co.uk/index.php
In it, it runs down the rarest cars on Britains roads.
Some of them make for alarming reading, especially when you think;
You used to have one
A neighbour had one
I only saw one last month, etc.............
In Reverse Order;
Fiat Strada (78 - 88); 78 left
Renault 16 (65 - 80); 63 left
Vauxhall Viscount (65 - 72); 46 left
Matra-Simca Rancho (77 - 85); 10 left
Alfa-Romeo Alfa 6 (79 - 86); 6 left
Chrysler 2-Litre (70 - 82); 5 left
Lancia Trevi (80 - 84); 5 left
Chrysler Horizon (77 - 79); 4 left
Fiat 133 (74 - 82); 4 left
Mitsubishi Tredia (82 - 90); 4 left
FSO 125P (67 - 91); 3 left
Lada 1300 (74 - 81); 3 left
Datsun 1300 (68 - 73); 1 left
Audi 80S (72 - 78); 1 left
Mazda R100 (68 - 73); 1 left (what??)
Dacia Denem(69 - 83); 1 left! (thankfully - was this the Renault 12 copy??)
NB; Presumably this is examples still registered & on the DVLA data-base, not incomplete vehicles/donors/scrap-yard rescues, etc.................
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if its 'on the road' then i should imagine its taxed and insured and the lot, probs double that figure left, who taxes their classic in the winter if its not free???
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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?!
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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
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Talking about rarities drove one of these a couple of years ago.. drove lovely for an old gal.. :D
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Is that a Bedford VAL or am I confused? Would love one of those, then again I did spend rather too long watching The Italian Job as a kid! :lol:
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Is that a Bedford VAL or am I confused? Would love one of those, then again I did spend rather too long watching The Italian Job as a kid! :lol:
That's also what they chopped down to build the promotional 'FAB1' for the Thunderbirds films of the 1960s.
It's in the Cars Of The Stars (http://members.aol.com/cotsmm/) museum up in Keswick.
FAB 1 (http://members.aol.com/cotsmm/cott3_9.html)
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wish id kept my Fiat 850 sports coupe ;)
But it fell to pieces!!!!!!
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Went through a phase of seeing Marinas a few months back....
Now know of 2 Moggie 1000's seen regularly...
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Matra-Simca Rancho (77 - 85); 10 left
there is one of these sitting in an old shed on the farm where my unit is.
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I remember Matchbox? Matra Ranchos from my childhood - always rather liked the look of them, and at that age the lack of 4wd didn't really sink in!
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Well thanks BTM, I am now off for some trauma counselling.
There I was thinking by following your link to a SD1 and what am I presented with?
A poxy beetle, that's what!
God I hate those things!!
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rarity on the road these days
courteous drivers!
i am one but never get the return gesture (the nice ones!)
dont know why i bother
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Got me thinking....
How many Ford Sierra XR 4x4's and MK 3 Granadas are left on the roads.......
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Blimey my older brother had both an FSO 125P and an audi 80 s from the list :-o
There is a fella round here who has 2 1970's cortina's in immaculate condition. He uses one of them as his day to day transport!
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Is that a Bedford VAL or am I confused? Would love one of those, then again I did spend rather too long watching The Italian Job as a kid! :lol:
That's also what they chopped down to build the promotional 'FAB1' for the Thunderbirds films of the 1960s.
It's in the Cars Of The Stars (http://members.aol.com/cotsmm/) museum up in Keswick.
FAB 1 (http://members.aol.com/cotsmm/cott3_9.html)
Thatl be a chinese six axle set up on that then ;)
In rushden there is 40-50 Mk3 Granada's, If you saw what he does to them you wouldnt be happy, super stock cars!!
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Remember the Granada Coupe? That was actually quite a nice looking car..... and the Sunbeam Rapier H120 Coupe.... an even better looking car!
Ahhhh....... memories! :cry:
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Well thanks BTM, I am now off for some trauma counselling.
There I was thinking by following your link to a SD1 and what am I presented with?
A poxy beetle, that's what!
God I hate those things!!
Sorry Deano, but I have no control over what 'PC' has on its home-page
On a similar vein, there's an un-molested Sierra XR4i (the 3-door body, with the bi-plane wing) less than 300yards away, as 'the crow flies'
I tend to see these cars on a semi-regular basis;
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Austin Maxi (lives somewhere local)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/55/455/8/63/44/2180863440047309372fHqXXY_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2180863440047309372fHqXXY)
'Crayford' Cortina (just up the main road)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/44/45/0/28/73/379502873rkfLeK_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1379502873047309372rkfLeK)
Dolomite Sprint (seen about 4 times in the 'town' centre)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/59/659/3/99/25/2566399250047309372nRpeqs_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2566399250047309372nRpeqs)
Capri 280 (only if in that particular area)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/53/753/7/11/63/2168711630047309372ENvNJN_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2168711630047309372ENvNJN)
Cortina mark 5 (very local)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/64/564/3/91/62/2459391620047309372RNYTiz_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2459391620047309372RNYTiz)
Citroen GS (hasn't moved for ages by the look of it)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/64/564/7/27/67/2822727670047309372uRItIj_th.jpg) (http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2822727670047309372uRItIj)
Citroen XM (local GP, I think??)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/63/663/4/17/94/2569417940047309372rlBLIy_th.jpg) (http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2569417940047309372rlBLIy)
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Nearly bought an XR4i...
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me mate has an opel manta
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me mate has an opel manta
I had a rear wheel drive Manta many years ago. Great handling car. The front wheel drive ones never quite made the grade in my books. Still didn't stop me having a front drive SRi 130 Cavalier (old shape) though! Must have got through 3 sets of front tyres for every set of rears on that :twisted: :lol:
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I didn't realise XMs were getting rare - we had one years ago (sold it to buy the Disco which is now mine), would have been a great car if Citroen had junked the auto gearbox and put a 2.5 TDI instead of the 2.1. Yes it was complex but apart from first class muppetry on the part of the dealer it never gave us any hassle.
Citroen eventually saw sense and offered a bigger engine with a manual box. Only snag was they gave it a facelift at the same time which didn't do it any favours. The wonderful ironing board-like spoiler was replaced with what appeared to be a strip of MDF nailed to the trailing edge of the boot lid and the grille was messed about with too. Poor things always looked a bit unbalanced after that. If you're going for oddball styling then you really have to go for it - no toning bits down later on, it just won't work.
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What about a Triumph Vittesse. Not the bike sort!!
Most on ebay are the soft top ones. the hard top ones are like rocking horse poop. I would love one of the hard top ones one day. Best thing about these cars is that you can sit on the wheel whilst you work on the engine!!! :lol:
Isn't it gorgeous!
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What about a Triumph Vittesse. Not the bike sort!!
Isn't it gorgeous!
How about a Rover SD1 Vitesse??? (especially the twin-Pleunum type?), but I quite liked the metallic green V8S, with gold wheels - now that makes me wonder where Subaru got the gold alloy idea from :-k :-k :-k
There's a Herald knocking about Wakefield
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What about a Triumph Vittesse. Not the bike sort!!
Isn't it gorgeous!
How about a Rover SD1 Vitesse??? (especially the twin-Pleunum type?), but I quite liked the metallic green V8S, with gold wheels - now that makes me wonder where Subaru got the gold alloy idea from :-k :-k :-k
There's a Herald knocking about Wakefield
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Not a fan of the SD1 if it is what I remember it to be. didnt Jeremy Clarkson drive one in the british car challenge?
Heralds arent the same either. I like the 4 headlight look.
Oh the thought of a tax exempt car :lol:
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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. Replaced it with a 4.2 Daimler Sovereign :lol: Well, if you are only doing 8-10mpg, it might as well be in style!
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Remember the Granada Coupe? That was actually quite a nice looking car..... and the Sunbeam Rapier H120 Coupe.... an even better looking car!
Ahhhh....... memories! :cry:
my dad had 3 mk 1 3.0 granada coupe ghias. nice cars, like a capri but with the performance to match the looks, IRS the lot. remember me dad doing a burnout outside school after he had dropped me off, jeasus it was the embarassment of a lifetime, worse than when he picked me up in a VW caddy pickup that would have won 'best rat rod' at bug jam im sure, it was absolutely crem crackered.
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Talking about rarities drove one of these a couple of years ago.. drove lovely for an old gal.. :D
Self Preservation society.........were ther minis in the back?
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you might like this
someone i speak to on another forum is selling this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280201702903
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Would you call this rare then... don;t use it much, but it's taxed andmot'd all the time.... 1929, the ORIGINAL Morris Minor...... not on of those modern moggy things..... [-X
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/impreza_dood/Ronaldwithaward.jpg)
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and the Sunbeam Rapier H120 Coupe.... an even better looking car!
My mate's dad and brother each had one.
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'Crayford' Cortina (just up the main road)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/44/45/0/28/73/379502873rkfLeK_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1379502873047309372rkfLeK)
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.
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Remember the Granada Coupe?
This is what he ought to have had, a 'Perana' (http://www.perana.org/default.asp)
A factory built V8 Granada (or Capri), with a 302CI block :lol:
'Cherished Classics' (http://www.cherishedclassics.co.uk/) 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!!!
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Remember the Granada Coupe?
This is what he ought to have had, a 'Perana' (http://www.perana.org/default.asp)
A factory built V8 Granada (or Capri), with a 302CI block :lol:
'Cherished Classics' (http://www.cherishedclassics.co.uk/) 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!
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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!
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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.
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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
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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. :grin:
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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 :cry:
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....
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Weren't all Manta's RWD?
I thought the name was applied to the Cavalier equivalent later. Might be mistaken though.
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I had an Opel Manta Berlinetta SR 2.0L with a pancake air filter and a cherry bomb exhaust. Massive roaring noise :evil:
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.
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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;
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/62/562/1/58/92/2695158920047309372kLyfGM_th.jpg) (http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2695158920047309372kLyfGM)
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;
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/s/thumb3/4/25/52/173142552MiPIeB_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1173142552047309372MiPIeB)
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?)
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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........
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/58/658/1/8/3/2043108030047309372nfPdqe_th.jpg) (http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2043108030047309372nfPdqe)
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There are, I'm told, less than 60 Marina vans in existance :-k
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how rare are these (ok they are in a barn)
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(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/a04d2f6937e2406b592cde77a7a1b0d0.jpg)
(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/706c71d8a3eec9abfc45025beceddee7.jpg)
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
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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............
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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
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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 :(
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Saw a Moggie 1000 pick up today...
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Saw a Moggie 1000 pick up today...
One of our staff has a saloon.
No!, her name's not Gladys
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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
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Chevette, crikey. Can't remember when I last saw one (other than on TV).
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Guy on our estate has a mint Hillman Imp with a M suffix Reg plate :shock: :shock: :shock:
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I had an early moggie pickup that I used as a daily drive/trash hack.
I decided to sell figuring it was worth £200 or £300. Before I had a chance to advertise it I had a guy approach me on a garage forecourt who basically stuffed £2K into my hand!! and dropped me home! I was a happy man!! :dance:
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I've had 2 mk3 capris, 2 mk2 granada 2.8 ghia X's estate and saloon, and 1 mk3 granada scorpio. Loved them all.
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Guy on our estate has a mint Hillman Imp with a M suffix Reg plate :shock: :shock: :shock:
I'll keep a look-out for that.
Have you seen this?, it's at the Aberford Road end of Ferry Lane?? (on the opposite side, but near the 'lock-up' Spar??)
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.
Or the '68(?) Camaro (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2442253150047309372kcusKr) on 'Stanley Hill'???
Chevette, crikey. Can't remember when I last saw one (other than on TV).
I had one, sadly not a 2300HS (or HSR)
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Wonder if she's still on the roads?
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Or the '68(?) Camaro (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2442253150047309372kcusKr) on 'Stanley Hill'???
If i saw a dodgey bloke in a land rover taking pics of my car as he slowley crept past my driveway i think i would be chasing him down the street!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I have a 1970 Triumph Vitesse convertible 1970 that i am going to restore. :D :D :D :D :D
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talking of restoring
me and my boss are currently restoring a 1948 Bedford K Series Truck (Australian import so no rust :dance:, just every bush and pivot worn out from dry dust and sand :'( ), and he finished a 1956 (i think) Commer Q4 a year or so ago Been shortened for off roading (but my rangie had to recover it and a tractor from the fields), we also have a 1930's Fordson Tractor needing a restoration, will get some pictures when i remember
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I had an early moggie pickup that I used as a daily drive/trash hack.
I decided to sell figuring it was worth £200 or £300. Before I had a chance to advertise it I had a guy approach me on a garage forecourt who basically stuffed £2K into my hand!! and dropped me home! I was a happy man!! :dance:
The commercials are sought after, like so many other classics. The cars get looked after, but commercials get run into the ground so become rarer.
We sold our Minor van many years ago and the phone rang off the wall. Must have had 20 calls in one day. One guy was on his way to buy it (with cash) and another was on the phone saying he'll have it unseen for £50 more :shock:
Madness!
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I sold my old Range Rover to a guy for 1500 just because hi initialls matched to number plate i said offers thinking id get 700 if i was lucky lol
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I remember Matchbox? Matra Ranchos from my childhood - always rather liked the look of them, and at that age the lack of 4wd didn't really sink in!
What he said............. :)
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Did anyone see that Avenger on TV that got splatted in the earthquake :'(
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Had a wee bit of a muck out of my container yesterday and have bunged some old tat on eblag.
Cortina Mk2 Front and rear lights, SD1 electric mirrors etc, etc.
Why on earth I stripped that stuff off and hoarded it I'll never know!!
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Same reason I have a rear light cluster for a MkI spitfire. I've never owned a spitfire.
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I think I've mentioned this one before on here :-k
It was stood at a local garage for an afternoon.
I've not seen it since, so I presume it was a customers, not 'For Sale', or a staff members own car
Click on pic to enlarge
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/53/653/1/47/17/2657147170047309372DxYSiV_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2657147170047309372DxYSiV)
Now when did you last see one???
Or one of these??
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/57/557/9/44/18/2674944180047309372BDsEJm_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2674944180047309372BDsEJm)
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Ah the Alegro Vanden Plas :oops:
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Ah the Alegro Vanden Plas :oops:
My neighbour had one years ago, it didnt do much to please the eye!!
where as his wife had a Dolomite, in red with black roof and the distinctive wording 'sprint' on the back!
one to add to the wanted list me thinks
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Something I've just thought of is the Austin/Morris 1100/1300 range. Much under rated cars, I think. Rusted like crazy though! Mum had a 1966 MG 1100 for a couple of years. I thought it was a great car.
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A little remembered fact is that the Austin 1100/1300 outsold the Cortina as Britain's favourite car for most of the 60's, until the Escort was launched.
Dolly Sprint, nice :cool: Do you know what they are nicknamed?
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An another one to add to the original (thread starting) list
11 Colt Sapparos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Galant_Lambda) left on UK roads
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An another one to add to the original (thread starting) list
11 Colt Sapparos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Galant_Lambda) left on UK roads
i cant believe they called it a dodge challenger in america!!!!!
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heres a couple of mine
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j234/nellyscossy/SANY0004.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j234/nellyscossy/SANY0097.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j234/nellyscossy/cossy002.jpg
havent worked out how to put the actual pics on here yet
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Here's a blast from the past.
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Something I've just thought of is the Austin/Morris 1100/1300 range. Much under rated cars, I think. Rusted like crazy though! Mum had a 1966 MG 1100 for a couple of years. I thought it was a great car.
I took my test in my Mum's 1965 Morris 1100 - DTT 784C (how's that for a memory!).
Great thing to learn in, but of course then you discovered Ford and there was no contest.
As I remember it, the biggest failing with Ford back then was the cold starting. On a cold morning you could almost hear the starters mashing themselves to pieces while the old A and B series BMC engines would just fly into life!
Ho hum, nostalgia's not what it used to be.
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my wife used to have an opel kadett SR . it was a 1977 R reg, TVD400R , it looked like a chevette apart from the from being different - alos had sports seats, loads of clocks in the centre consol like ammter, oil presure etc... and a full lenght sunroof (webasto?)
gonna try and find some pics of it as it was quite rare even back then.
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my wife used to have an opel kadett S . it was a 1977 R reg, TVD400R , it looked like a chevette apart from the from being different - alos had sports seats, loads of clocks in the centre consol like ammter, oil presure etc... and a full lenght sunroof (webasto?)
gonna try and find some pics of it as it was quite rare even back then.
Wasn't it the Kadett that spawned the Chevette? or am I mistaken?
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not sure which way round it was - just tried to google it and cant find one! :?
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Vauxhall/Opel were one and the same
The opel Kadett was supposidly the cheap version! IIRC?
My mum had a chevette, then in later years I had a kadett UCF 155S
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We drove to Spain (or rather were driven) in my mates dads Chevette when we were 16. That was a fun journey... not. After raging seas across the Bay of Biscay (36 hour crossing!) he took an unfinished road through the mountains. No barriers, no tarmac, big boulders everywhere...... we left half the exhaust somewhere in northern Spain! Now I know who to blame for sewing the offroading seed :lol: Just not in a Chevette thank you!
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Vauxhall/Opel were one and the same
The opel Kadett was supposidly the cheap version! IIRC?
My mum had a chevette, then in later years I had a kadett UCF 155S
There's a saying in the motor industry, "what's the differecne between Opel and Vauxhall?"
"On an Opel the engine goes faster, on a Vauxhall the body goes faster" :lol:
There's little difference between them nowadays but long long ago Opel produced nicer cars like the SI Manta.
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well i have looked on google and i cant find a 76/77 R kadett SR anywhere - grrrr
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http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://faimg1.forum-auto.com/mesimages/294229/KADETT.................jpg&imgrefurl=http://forums.myspace.com/p/2378605/22179774.aspx%3Ffuseaction%3Dforums.viewpost&h=300&w=400&sz=55&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=_HKwBkagH2AUtM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dopel%2Bkadett%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN
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http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/77/165166570_1bccae47d7.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/pattyh/165166570/&h=385&w=500&sz=146&hl=en&start=18&um=1&tbnid=WngAfoQbl05IUM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dopel%2Bkadett%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN
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RRB its not like either of those - the back is like a chevette hatchback but the no. plate was higher up.
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Is the firstone not lke the chevette hatchback? it's so long since I've seen one :-k
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The best Opels were the Kapitan, Admiral and Diplomat saloons and the GT for a sports car. I don't think that Vauxhall did an equivalent of any of them.
I had a Kapitan in 62 and a Diplomat in 65. Never had an Admiral or a GT, but mates G/F bought him a GT, lucky sod.
Last Opel I owned was a Commodore GSE coupe, that could really pick its feet up, handled quite well too.
One of the few positives of getting old. You can remember when there were some well built cars about, and back in the 60s with BFG fuel costs, you could afford to run them.
Pete
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As we were leaving the house yesterday morning to go up to Coxwold for a wedding, a Volvo 480 pulled up at a neighbouring house on the Lane.
They must be getting rare nowadays??,
I'll keep an eye out for it pulling up again, shall I?
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i saw a volvo 480 today pulling out of a junction. and i thought the exact same thing, must be getting rare.
weird.
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Apart from the Saab Sonnetts, our local garage looks after a BMW 850 too. It was pretty rare new, but you don't see many of them now. One of the few BMW's that I think looks really nice.
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i saw a volvo 480 today pulling out of a junction. and i thought the exact same thing, must be getting rare.
wierd
Was it blue??? (wonder if it's the same one)
My wife almost bought one quite a few years ago (pre-marriage)
Apart from the Saab Sonnetts, our local garage looks after a BMW 850 too. It was pretty rare new, but you don't see many of them now. One of the few BMW's that I think looks really nice.
I believe indicators were still an optional extra back then???
(but 'Red-Braces' were a standard fitment!)
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Apart from the Saab Sonnetts, our local garage looks after a BMW 850 too. It was pretty rare new, but you don't see many of them now. One of the few BMW's that I think looks really nice.
I believe indicators were still an optional extra back then???
(but 'Red-Braces' were a standard fitment!)
:lol: :lol:
But I do quite like the shape. A sort of upmarket Vauxhall Calibra :lol:
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Re Vauxhall/Opel.
Open is the euro badge for GM, the Vectra etc in Europe is the opel However I think that they used to sell "hot" vauxhalls as opels in the uK as the vauxhall brand was a bit stuffy, just like Toyota and Lexus today. One example is the Vauxhall VX220 which despite being good had the brand appeal of M&S trainers, whereas in Imported Opel Speedster was rare and intriguing.
My nomination for rare would be the NSU RO80, they are lovley looking.
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Just been back reading and saw that link to photo of Camero. Id be bloody furious if someone posted a picture and the address (near as dammit, picky of the house) of my car for something like that one. Not a good idea.
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i saw a volvo 480 today pulling out of a junction. and i thought the exact same thing, must be getting rare.
wierd
Was it blue??? (wonder if it's the same one)
My wife almost bought one quite a few years ago (pre-marriage)
I saw it pulling up yesterday, so here it is;
Click on pics to enlarge
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/63/663/7/17/6/2627717060047309372AGiyed_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2627717060047309372AGiyed)
Plus;
I went out to pick up a parcel from the Royal Mail sorting office a couple of miles away & saw a very tidy Clio Williams
It looks surprisingly unmodified/un-chavved, or are even they aware that it's something
special??
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/62/562/6/25/87/2625625870047309372JCewlZ_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2625625870047309372JCewlZ)
Digressing slightly, we once had a Clio (mark 1) as a courtesy car, it was okay, but with my seating position (fairly upright), there was b*gger all headroom.
I'm only about 5'8"/5'9" & my hair was being brushed by the headlining
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My nomination for rare would be the NSU RO80, they are lovley looking.
Now there's a rare car, not many sold and very unreliable.
How about a Sunbeam Rapier H120 :-.
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i saw a volvo 480 today pulling out of a junction. and i thought the exact same thing, must be getting rare.
wierd
Was it blue??? (wonder if it's the same one)
My wife almost bought one quite a few years ago (pre-marriage)
I saw it pulling up yesterday, so here it is;
Click on pics to enlarge
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/63/663/7/17/6/2627717060047309372AGiyed_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2627717060047309372AGiyed)
Plus;
I went out to pick up a parcel from the Royal Mail sorting office a couple of miles away & saw a very tidy Clio Williams
It looks surprisingly unmodified/un-chavved, or are even they aware that it's something
special??
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/62/562/6/25/87/2625625870047309372JCewlZ_th.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2625625870047309372JCewlZ)
Digressing slightly, we once had a Clio (mark 1) as a courtesy car, it was okay, but with my seating position (fairly upright), there was b*gger all headroom.
I'm only about 5'8"/5'9" & my hair was being brushed by the headlining
That looks like the one! there was a woman driving it and it was out denholme way.
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This was at the garage this morning. It's a LHD French model with the power brakes (a button on the floor!). I always wanted one of these. Amazing machine.
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Hmmm, they were very "different" wern't they :-k
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Hmmm, they were very "different" wern't they :-k
They were of a time when Citroen were still way ahead of anyone else in the industry. Not just platform engineers who stick different bumpers and badges on the same vehicle that everyone else uses too. The DS was, and still is, one of the best ride quality vehicles ever built. And it looks space age even now!
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Wasn't it built back when the Gov't owned the company :-k bit of a different ethos to BL then :lol:
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Wasn't it built back when the Gov't owned the company :-k bit of a different ethos to BL then :lol:
:lol: :lol: Oh yes, the wonder that was British Leyland. Talking of rarities on the road.....
Allegro
Princess and Ambasador (wedge)
Maxi
Oh how I miss them.... not! All of them had such potential, but the build quality was so horifically poor, they never stood a chance against Japanese imports that, well, just worked as they say in the advert!
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A Citroen DS pulled alongside me in my local petrol station only yesterday, what a cracker. Pale blue with a white roof, not seen one for years.
Going back to the start of the thread, I had a Rover Sd1 V8S in "pendelican" a sort of creamy white, horrible car, always going wrong. I also had a Capri 2.8i and 2 Opel mantas, a tangerine orange SR hatchback and a red GTE coupe, lovely cars, all of them.
Tell you what I haven't seen for a long time, a Porsche 912/914 the VW based ones, really like them, different.
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Porch 912, they've all been classic rallied, same as the MkI Escorts and 'Tinas :(
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Here's one for you good 'ole boys
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mk3 tina?
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Yup. 2 door GT pre-facelift. Fitted with 3 litre V6, burluddy quick, not known for its handling, but that one was ace, with a few tweaks !!
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Saw these two on the road a bit back both nice old movers
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c257/gtomo2/motors/IMAG0031.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c257/gtomo2/motors/IMAG0034.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c257/gtomo2/motors/IMAG0035.jpg)
And my old rally car wish i had keep it in a garage now and not wrote it off
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c257/gtomo2/CCF11052007_00000.jpg)
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Like the Chevette.
I had a hatch, but only a 1256
EJX 675Y My first car
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OMG, Sunbeam Lotus :shock:
Rare as rocking nnhorse poo with hen's teeth in it.
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OMG, Sunbeam Lotus :shock:
Rare as rocking nnhorse poo with hen's teeth in it.
Yea a fantastic car you could just throw it at a bend and it would go around it with the back end hanging out nice. Plus it was fast it had a skip brown motors engine rebuild.
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Funnily I know at least 3 people who have had on, Rich has had a couple and regretts selling them I know, but you just don't see them anymore, at all.
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one for BTM
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I'm likely to show my ignorance here, but is that an Oldsmobile Cutlass?
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I'm likely to show my ignorance here, but is that an Oldsmobile Cutlass?
near as dammit. it might be a 4-4-2 but i know little of oldsmobiles so i couldnt tell frm that pic. very nice car.
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How about this one (http://www.jagclub.net/images/XKSS_1957.jpg) for rare
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I'm likely to show my ignorance here, but is that an Oldsmobile Cutlass?
Spot on. 1972.
Its my cousin's ex car, sold it last year as the block was cracked for $500 !!!!.
Unfortunately he lives in Seattle so was not able to purchase, but I did get a go in it in 2001.
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How about this one (http://www.jagclub.net/images/XKSS_1957.jpg) for rare
Is that a "C" type ?
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Even fairly recent Citroens seem to have faded from view. The ZX and Xantia for example were once fairly common cars. Now I might see a couple in a week if I'm lucky.
Had a ZX as my first car. 1.9D. It was a bit of an animal as although it didn't have much power it had a lot of torque and no power steering, so it'd fight you all the time in slow corners!
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How about this one (http://www.jagclub.net/images/XKSS_1957.jpg) for rare
Is that a "C" type ?
Rarer than that, much rarer. Any more guesses?
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How about this one (http://www.jagclub.net/images/XKSS_1957.jpg) for rare
Is that a "C" type ?
No an XKSS was based on the D-Type they converted a few to a road cars (120 of them I believe).
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No an XKSS was based on the D-Type they converted a few to a road cars (120 of them I believe).
Try 16 :shock: that's right they got as far as finishing 16 of the beauties before the factory burned down along with all the jigs, tooling and finished bodies they had.
Streve McQueen had one when it was new, he sold it after a couple of years and regretted it so much he bought it back for many times it's sale price but he never got it finished. After his death the car was sold by his estate at auction for $147,000 in 1983 (ish) so lord alone knows what they are worth now.
Some poor sod was running his in a classic car rally and a dizzy bird backed her SUV into it. I bet the insurance had kittens.
A massively pretty car and possibly one of my 10.
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Not as rare as XK13 or quite as good looking either
(Photo's from http://www.supercars.net/cars/3833.html)
(http://www.supercars.net/carpics/3833/1966_Jaguar_XJ131.jpg)
(http://www.supercars.net/carpics/3833/1966_Jaguar_XJ132.jpg)
(http://www.supercars.net/carpics/3833/1966_Jaguar_XJ133.jpg)
a 1 of I believe was intended for Le-Man 24hour but they change rules so jaguar withdrew the car was used later for a press review when first show the V12 E-Type in 1972 not sure of detail but driver lost control and died as a result. tThe car was rebuild for the Jaguar Museum and later the stylist had it in the studios when styling the XK220.
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Trouble is that looks like a Ferrari :( especially the wheels.
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Trouble is that looks like a Ferrari :( especially the wheels.
im sure if you found the holy grail you would complain it was 'a bit old looking' :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
that cars awesome, dont car if it looks like a ferrari or not. not usually my cup of tea but i love it
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Saw a 'Y' (suffix) Toyota Starlet on Friday afternoon.
I believe that was the first incarnation of it to come over here?
There was an old chap driving it, looked the type to have had it since new
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we just took in a mazda 121(i think) b reg done 20,000 from new, and only one owner from new (recently Passed away, along with a Ford Orion D reg 1.6 XR3i engine no owners from new, sat on forcourt since being registered and didnt turn a wheel untill the trader retired, drove it home garaged it (at his Dads, who owned the Mazda) and had to get rid of them and the house due to needing the money for burial of his dad
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Ohhh, how much did the Orion make then?
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we just took in a mazda 121(i think) b reg done 20,000 from new, and only one owner from new (recently Passed away, along with a Ford Orion D reg 1.6 XR3i engine no owners from new, sat on forcourt since being registered and didnt turn a wheel untill the trader retired, drove it home garaged it (at his Dads, who owned the Mazda) and had to get rid of them and the house due to needing the money for burial of his dad
WHAAAAAAAAT??? how much is burial??? hope i dont need to sell awt to bury my dad. if its more than £150 then ill stick him in a dinghy on the resovoir set it a light and push it out into the middle!!!!
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we just took in a mazda 121(i think) b reg done 20,000 from new, and only one owner from new (recently Passed away, along with a Ford Orion D reg 1.6 XR3i engine no owners from new, sat on forcourt since being registered and didnt turn a wheel untill the trader retired, drove it home garaged it (at his Dads, who owned the Mazda) and had to get rid of them and the house due to needing the money for burial of his dad
WHAAAAAAAAT??? how much is burial??? hope i dont need to sell awt to bury my dad. if its more than £150 then ill stick him in a dinghy on the resovoir set it a light and push it out into the middle!!!!
The average cost of a funeral has soared over the last few years and is now estimated to be around £3,307 for a burial and £1,954 for a cremation according to a Survey of Funeral Costs, commissioned by insurance company, American Life in 2006, based on quotes given by 100 funeral directors across the UK.
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Thos week I've seen a Rover 2000.....k Reg Daimler Soverign and I think a Vauxhall Firenze lifted at the back with possibly a Yank engine in it as per early 1970's custom car... :afro:
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we just took in a mazda 121(i think) b reg done 20,000 from new, and only one owner from new (recently Passed away, along with a Ford Orion D reg 1.6 XR3i engine no owners from new, sat on forcourt since being registered and didnt turn a wheel untill the trader retired, drove it home garaged it (at his Dads, who owned the Mazda) and had to get rid of them and the house due to needing the money for burial of his dad
WHAAAAAAAAT??? how much is burial??? hope i dont need to sell awt to bury my dad. if its more than £150 then ill stick him in a dinghy on the resovoir set it a light and push it out into the middle!!!!
The average cost of a funeral has soared over the last few years and is now estimated to be around £3,307 for a burial and £1,954 for a cremation according to a Survey of Funeral Costs, commissioned by insurance company, American Life in 2006, based on quotes given by 100 funeral directors across the UK.
I cant afford to die!!! what happens if your familys skint? surely the council will ket rid of you for free? not seen a section for corpses at the local tip.
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That's nothing compared to a US funerla, but it is getting expensive. The again it does come out of your estate before the tax man pops round to go through your drawers, so what the hell, My last ride will be in a Rolls ;)
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I always fancied a 59 caddilac hearse, being driven like it was stolen. why make your last ride a boring one????
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Citroen GS (hasn't moved for ages by the look of it)
(http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/64/564/7/27/67/2822727670047309372uRItIj_th.jpg) (http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2822727670047309372uRItIj)
This has now been moved, or disposed of.
It wasn't there on Sunday when I rode past
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here a couple of mine me vittesse was great and me tr i put a v8 in it 3.08 rear axle slightly tuned used to run 15 second 1/4 mile . do miss them ....alan....