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Title: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Amigo on 26 September 2010, 21:42:35

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Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Vamps on 26 September 2010, 21:50:03

Some cracking pictures there Guy, :y :y bring back a few memories....... :)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: geoffr70 on 26 September 2010, 21:53:38

Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

Thanks

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 26 September 2010, 21:54:46

Great pics G, 8-) - yet to the Bel Air and the P1800 thank you very much. :-* :-* :-* :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 26 September 2010, 21:57:38

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Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

Thanks

Morris Marina (red)

Ford Zepher (or Zodiac) - although Guy is the man to confirm.

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Amigo on 26 September 2010, 22:00:20

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Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

Thanks

Morris Marina Coupe. Ran the 1.8 MGB engine with twin carbs hence the TC. Guy. 8-)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Nickbat on 26 September 2010, 22:02:08

Great pics. Many memories.  :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: geoffr70 on 26 September 2010, 22:02:39

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Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

Thanks

Morris Marina Coupe. Ran the 1.8 MGB engine with twin carbs hence the TC. Guy. 8-)

Thanks for that! Good pics btw, thanks for sharing them!

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Amigo on 26 September 2010, 22:03:42

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Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

Thanks

Morris Marina (red)

Ford Zepher (or Zodiac) - although Guy is the man to confirm.

Yup 'tis a MK2 lowline Zephyr 2.5 straight 6 3 speed column change. I know the car & it's a real baby. 8-)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Entwood on 26 September 2010, 22:04:01

Frightening .... I've owned far too many in that sequence ...

Consul
Cortina
1100
MGB (in the background)
Marina
Escort

makes one feel old .. :(

Excellent photos .. and looks like a good day out ..  :y :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: geoffr70 on 26 September 2010, 22:09:25

Thanks aswell Zulu!

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 26 September 2010, 22:11:28

Great pictures that will always bring back memories 8-) 8-) 8-)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Vamps on 26 September 2010, 22:12:56

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Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

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Morris Marina Coupe. Ran the 1.8 MGB engine with twin carbs hence the TC. Guy. 8-)

Quite a spirited car from what I remember..... :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Webby the Bear on 26 September 2010, 22:16:47

maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate, the charger is the muts nuts  :y :y :y :y

 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: PhilRich on 26 September 2010, 22:24:51

Blimey Guy, they all look like they've just come off the production line! There's a hell of a lot of love & devotion in those pics mate, thanks for sharing them  :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Entwood on 26 September 2010, 22:28:47

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Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

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Morris Marina Coupe. Ran the 1.8 MGB engine with twin carbs hence the TC. Guy. 8-)

Quite a spirited car from what I remember..... :y

Went very well in straight lines .. not quite so good in corners .. and it takes a decent size tractor to pull one out of a ditch ... admittedly the repairs were easy enough .. lots of parts around cheap .. :)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Vamps on 26 September 2010, 22:55:01

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Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

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Morris Marina Coupe. Ran the 1.8 MGB engine with twin carbs hence the TC. Guy. 8-)

Quite a spirited car from what I remember..... :y

Went very well in straight lines .. not quite so good in corners .. and it takes a decent size tractor to pull one out of a ditch ... admittedly the repairs were easy enough .. lots of parts around cheap .. :)

That sound's like experience talking  :D :D :D

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Bent valve on 26 September 2010, 22:58:14

 Some very nice cars! I particularly like the white 2 door export model 1600E  :y :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: jerry on 26 September 2010, 23:04:16

Excellent photos, thanks for posting, and brought back some memories :y

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Post by: Ploppy on 26 September 2010, 23:17:01

Great pictures !! :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 26 September 2010, 23:43:56

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Can anyone tell me what car the red one is please, with TC badges on? And the turquoise one?

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Morris Marina Coupe. Ran the 1.8 MGB engine with twin carbs hence the TC. Guy. 8-)

Quite a spirited car from what I remember..... :y

Went very well in straight lines .. not quite so good in corners .. and it takes a decent size tractor to pull one out of a ditch ... admittedly the repairs were easy enough .. lots of parts around cheap .. :)

They were pigs all the same, we used some in the Ghost Fleet along with Hillman Avengers and both examples were bloody woeful.

That said, they were driven within an inch of their tyres on every journey, usually lugging heavily tooled up representatives of HM the Q around the delightful streets and roads of that delightful land to the north west of we generally accept as being civilisation.

Happy days.

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: david036 on 27 September 2010, 09:22:11

Some really well presented cars there!!  A pleasure to see  :) :)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 September 2010, 09:43:31

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They were pigs all the same, we used some in the Ghost Fleet along with Hillman Avengers and both examples were bloody woeful.

My Morris Ital was the same. ::) I'd like to see the spec that the suspension engineer was working to.

I suspect the only requirement was "to stop the underside dragging along the ground". It wasn't even successful in that aim if you piled it into a corner fast, such was the level of body roll. :o

Kevin

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: bob.dent on 27 September 2010, 10:50:42

Great pics Guy. :y Certainly brings back some memories. Great shot of the Cortina Mk2 GT engine compartment - looks like new! I used to have one in my younger days and absolutely loved it. 8-)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 27 September 2010, 13:17:49

Some excellent pics Guy.....is the MK2 Cortina a 1600E?.....I can see wood on the doors.... :y :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Teebee on 27 September 2010, 16:15:12

I bypassed the main pictures and was lusting after the Astro in the back ground  :)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: jonnycool on 27 September 2010, 18:44:56

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They were pigs all the same, we used some in the Ghost Fleet along with Hillman Avengers and both examples were bloody woeful.

My Morris Ital was the same. ::) I'd like to see the spec that the suspension engineer was working to.

I suspect the only requirement was "to stop the underside dragging along the ground". It wasn't even successful in that aim if you piled it into a corner fast, such was the level of body roll. :o

Kevin

Surprised you had one of them Kevin! I learnt to drive in my father's estate example...didn't realise at the time that it was the car that was s**t at the corners, thought it was just me  ;D

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 September 2010, 19:01:30

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Surprised you had one of them Kevin! I learnt to drive in my father's estate example...didn't realise at the time that it was the car that was s**t at the corners, thought it was just me  ;D

Yep. My first car. 8-). Hand-me-down from my Grandad when he "upgraded" to a Volvo 340.

Mine was a 1.7HL estate. Went quite nicely after a little fiddling with the ignition advance mechanism. Until you got to a corner, of course.

Nice simple service regime. Every couple of months - change oil, change front lower trunnions. >:(

It was a perfect student car, TBH. Could just pile the p1ssh3ads into the back by the dozen and slam the door when it was your turn to drive home from the bar. ;D

Kevin

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Mysteryman on 27 September 2010, 19:39:45

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Frightening .... I've owned far too many in that sequence ...

Consul
Cortina
1100
MGB (in the background)
Marina
Escort

makes one feel old .. :(

Excellent photos .. and looks like a good day out ..  :y :y

You have my sympathy, I had one too.

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: aaronjb on 27 September 2010, 19:41:36

Ahh first cars.. was there a rule that they had to be handed down from your grand parents? Mine was my Granddad's old Austin Allegro 1100S complete with rust holes and second set of pedals in the passenger footwell (he was an ex instructor).

Ah the fun of your passengers stamping on the brakes when you weren't expecting it..  ;D

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 27 September 2010, 21:16:39

interesting.. many models I havent seen before..

thanks for the nice piccies :y :y

ps: I wish they could talk..  :)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Amigo on 27 September 2010, 23:27:41

Thanks all for your comments. Cem. I've often wondered what stories they could tell, interesting point. One of them is my "new" one that has interesting history.
    I'm about to ask in gen. disc. 8-)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 September 2010, 23:31:03

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interesting.. many models I havent seen before..

thanks for the nice piccies :y :y

ps: I wish they could talk..  :)

Screw that! Mine would probably grass me up. ;D

Kevin

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Vamps on 27 September 2010, 23:31:06

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Thanks all for your comments. Cem. I've often wondered what stories they could tell, interesting point. One of them is my "new" one that has interesting history.
    I'm about to ask in gen. disc. 8-)

You bought a Marina....... :D :D :D

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Amigo on 28 September 2010, 00:08:22

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Thanks all for your comments. Cem. I've often wondered what stories they could tell, interesting point. One of them is my "new" one that has interesting history.
    I'm about to ask in gen. disc. 8-)

You bought a Marina....... :D :D :D

No but i would buy a tax exempt 1.8 TC coupe for cruising, got the Beastie for bruising!!!!

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Vamps on 28 September 2010, 00:18:19

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Thanks all for your comments. Cem. I've often wondered what stories they could tell, interesting point. One of them is my "new" one that has interesting history.
    I'm about to ask in gen. disc. 8-)

You bought a Marina....... :D :D :D

No but i would buy a tax exempt 1.8 TC coupe for cruising, got the Beastie for bruising!!!!

As I said, a spirited car..... :y

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: Terbs on 28 September 2010, 08:54:10

I bought a Marina Estate :y
It was Davenport Vernon's 'Car of the Week' ..... and you may mock, but it was a brilliant car for me ;)

Title: Re: Todays Stockyard pics.
Post by: henryd on 28 September 2010, 10:29:37

my first car was a 1963 morris 1100,handled like a dog until I changed the crossplies to radials,followed by a 1.3 marina which didn't handle at all :-X :y