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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Rangie on 09 June 2020, 13:04:08
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Had to pop out this morning to drop a prescription in, on the way home passed an immaculate Ford V8 Pilot , haven't seen on for years , two a penny when I was a kid.
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I don't remember these at all but then I'm barely out of my teens. :)
First 'big' car I can really remember as a kid was the MK3 Zephyr 4......Zephyr 6.........and Zodiac.
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Had to pop out this morning to drop a prescription in, on the way home passed an immaculate Ford V8 Pilot , haven't seen on for years , two a penny when I was a kid.
My cousin had one in the 50's, 3 speed gearbox, handbook said 'Anything over walking pace use 3rd gear'.
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I don't remember these at all but then I'm barely out of my teens. :)
First 'big' car I can really remember as a kid was the MK3 Zephyr 4......Zephyr 6.........and Zodiac.
I don't remember these at all but then I'm barely out of nappies. :)
First 'big' car I can really remember as a kid was the Austin 1800 'Landcrab' ..... Granada Mk1 ..... and Vauxhall Victor.
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I don't remember these at all but then I'm barely out of my teens. :)
First 'big' car I can really remember as a kid was the MK3 Zephyr 4......Zephyr 6.........and Zodiac.
I don't remember these at all but then I'm barely out of nappies. :)
First 'big' car I can really remember as a kid was the Austin 1800 'Landcrab' ..... Granada Mk1 ..... and Vauxhall Victor.
Put any of those next to an astra now and they'd look small.
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And probably weigh a lot less. ;)
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And probably weigh a lot less. ;)
And get left for dust.
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This V8 Pilot with a Scorpio V6 engine in it used to be knocking about around my way .... a local autospark did the wiring. It featured in a couple of motoring mags at the time.
A nice looking car & a real wolf in sheep's clothing! :y
http://www.dvca.co.uk/sale-results-view.php?classic-cars=Ford-V8-Pilot-with-a-Cosworth-Sierra-V6-Engine-and-Running-Gear8409
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That's great to see a picture & write up.
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First big car I remember was the Insignia...
But then I am very young :P
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First big car I remember was the Insignia...
But then I am very young :P
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This V8 Pilot with a Scorpio V6 engine in it used to be knocking about around my way .... a local autospark did the wiring. It featured in a couple of motoring mags at the time.
A nice looking car & a real wolf in sheep's clothing! :y
http://www.dvca.co.uk/sale-results-view.php?classic-cars=Ford-V8-Pilot-with-a-Cosworth-Sierra-V6-Engine-and-Running-Gear8409
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Remember the first time I ever saw one , they must have had the biggest headlights of any car at the time, they were huge.
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Used to expect to see Al Capone hanging out of them. I was born in 44 and a rich bloke in the village had a black one when i was growing up. Memories. :y
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Used to expect to see Al Capone hanging out of them. I was born in 44 and a rich bloke in the village had a black one when i was growing up. Memories. :y
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Black, pale green & cream were the colours I mostly saw.
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First big car I remember was the Insignia...
But then I am very young :P
For an Omega owner ;)