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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: miggy on 13 March 2008, 22:23:38
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
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Are these cars we've owned or just what we like?
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Are these cars we've owned or just what we like?
The cars are what i owned... :y :y :y
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A few I have owned and particularly liked, left out the modern stuff. :)
Ford 100E When I was 12
Fiat 600 when I was 15, could get it into second gear on the drive. 4th if I snuck up the road.
Cortina Mk 1 and 2 GT Not the E
Mini Cooper / Mine Woody estate
Ford 107E
Ford 107E
Mk 1 Escort 1300GT
Humber Sceptre Mk1 Never liked the Mk2 styling.
Talbot Rancho.
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
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A few I have owned and particularly liked, left out the modern stuff. :)
Ford 100E When I was 12
Fiat 600 when I was 15, could get it into second gear on the drive. 4th if I snuck up the road.
Cortina Mk 1 and 2 GT Not the E
Mini Cooper / Mine Woody estate
Ford 107E
Ford 107E
Mk 1 Escort 1300GT
Humber Sceptre Mk1 Never liked the Mk2 styling.
Talbot Rancho.
You old git.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
No it didn't, anyone else????? :)
Astra first to use gte iirc
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1, omega 3.2 supercharged
2,mk3 Cortina
3,mk5 Cortina
4,mini 1071 cooper s works
5,tickford Capri
6,carlton 24v gsi
7,xr3i
8, cossie rs 500
9,mk2 rs1800
10,mk1 bda escort
that about sums up my wish list :y
edit iam not as old as pete so it will have to be a wish list :P :P
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
No it didn't, anyone else????? :)
Astra first to use gte iirc
Just had a thought, It would have been Austin 1300GT they did not market a 1275 GT unless a Mini!! :)
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1 omega mv6
2 omega tourer
3 cavvy gsi
4 mg meastro turbo
5 series 1 rs turbo
6 xr3i
7 capri 2.0 ghia
8 mk2 escort 2.0 pinto
9 manta gte
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1 omega mv6
2 omega tourer
3 cavvy gsi
4 mg meastro turbo
5 series 1 rs turbo
6 xr3i
7 capri 2.0 ghia
8 mk2 escort 2.0 pinto
9 manta gte
Whippersnapper :D :D :D
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1 omega mv6
2 omega tourer
3 cavvy gsi
4 mg meastro turbo
5 series 1 rs turbo
6 xr3i
7 capri 2.0 ghia
8 mk2 escort 2.0 pinto
9 manta gte
Whippersnapper :D :D :D
aye bud !! ;D ;D
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
No it didn't, anyone else????? :)
Astra first to use gte iirc
Just had a thought, It would have been Austin 1300GT they did not market a 1275 GT unless a Mini!! :)
Dont care what you say ;D ;D ;D it had 1275 decals on it.............thinking about it you could be right ;D ;D ;D ;D it was so long ago..i remember the car was orange
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
No it didn't, anyone else????? :)
Astra first to use gte iirc
no mate early 70s opel kadett gte same as chevette :y
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
No it didn't, anyone else????? :)
Astra first to use gte iirc
Just had a thought, It would have been Austin 1300GT they did not market a 1275 GT unless a Mini!! :)
Dont care what you say ;D ;D ;D it had 1275 decals on it.............thinking about it you could be right ;D ;D ;D ;D it was so long ago..i remember the car was orange
That a new description for "rust" .... :)
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1 omega any
2 manta gte coupe
3 carlton mk2
4 orion 1600 efi ghia
5 senator any
6 bmw 318i
7 capri 2.8i
8 fiat 850 coupe sport
9 rover 3500 p6
10 cortina mk 111
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
No it didn't, anyone else????? :)
Astra first to use gte iirc
Just had a thought, It would have been Austin 1300GT they did not market a 1275 GT unless a Mini!! :)
Dont care what you say ;D ;D ;D it had 1275 decals on it.............thinking about it you could be right ;D ;D ;D ;D it was so long ago..i remember the car was orange
A common colour 1300gt :D
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
No it didn't, anyone else????? :)
Astra first to use gte iirc
no mate early 70s opel kadett gte same as chevette :y
Yep, forgot about that, knew it was not Austin though. :D
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wosley 6/110 3ltr staight 6 , 4 speed box with overdrive and free wheel, 1968 . and the plod had these as well
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1, omega 3.2 supercharged
2,mk3 Cortina
3,mk5 Cortina
4,mini 1071 cooper s works
5,tickford Capri
6,carlton 24v gsi
7,xr3i
8, cossie rs 500
9,mk2 rs1800
10,mk1 bda escort
that about sums up my wish list :y
edit iam not as old as pete so it will have to be a wish list :P :P
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D....git ;D
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I haven;t owned that many!
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I haven;t owned that many!
Whats your top ten then???
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I haven;t owned that many!
What, not had 10 cars by your age!!!! :)
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I haven;t owned that many!
Nore me!
Is it a wish list or a best owned.... its late and im confused :-?
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I haven;t owned that many!
Nore me!
Is it a wish list or a best owned.... its late and im confused :-?
At this time of night it is anything you want. :D :D :D
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
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one what ?
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one what ?
Red Cap
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I haven;t owned that many!
Nore me!
Is it a wish list or a best owned.... its late and im confused :-?
At this time of night it is anything you want. :D :D :D
;D ;D ;D
ok, so my own /owned list.
1959 split screen camper OWN
1981 porche 944 lux OWN
2002 yaris t sport
1996 v6 omega estate OWN
1986 golf gti cab (mk 1) OWN
1985 golf gti (mk 2)
1981 vw polo
1987 mazda 323
1992 volvo 240 ! ! ( I was moving house and it was cheaper than renting a van! ! ! ::) )
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
No No No, obviously he was not a red cap or he would know what i was on about.
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into eeeeees iiiiiiiiis beeeeeeer,
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
No No No, obviously he was not a red cap or he would know what i was on about.
True. :D
Hows the shoulder? :)
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
Is the whisky still flowing Mike
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
Is the whisky still flowing Mike
Not for much longer, got a sh1t day tomorrow. :(
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
No No No, obviously he was not a red cap or he would know what i was on about.
True. :D
Hows the shoulder? :)
Thats why i am still up..............its rather killing me, only typing with one hand, cannot move my left arm, if it gets any worse its gonna be a trip to casualty.
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
Is the whisky still flowing Mike
Not for much longer, got a sh1t day tomorrow. :(
Whys that mate????
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
No No No, obviously he was not a red cap or he would know what i was on about.
True. :D
Hows the shoulder? :)
Thats why i am still up..............its rather killing me, only typing with one hand, cannot move my left arm, if it gets any worse its gonna be a trip to casualty.
Might be the best thing to do, just in case it is something more serious than frozen shoulder, maybe a trapped nerve.
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
Is the whisky still flowing Mike
Not for much longer, got a sh1t day tomorrow. :(
Whys that mate????
Just too busy, too many reports / paperwork to do, can't do the job. Also got some complaints in, about me :o Nothing that is a problem it's just the process we have to go through and I just don't have the time. :(
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Lets See :
Ford Anglia with a knackered starter,
Beetle with an engine that stuffed the big ends shortly after rebuilding,
Mini with fibreglass front ( not much else holding the front subframe up!)
Another Mini
Hillman Avenger
Jag XJ6, stuffed the rear axle drive bearings
Metro, rebuilt the front end
Marina 1800
Austin A40, bust a halfshaft
Datsun 100A (was broke at the time !)
Cavalier 1600 hatch, rebuilt as damaged re-end
Cavalier 2 litre, Bodyshell swap
Omega 2 Litre GLS, M reg died when the radiator froze on the M62
Omega 2.2 Litre facelift, great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
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Sad I know but I used to have a Transit Mk1 lwb Crew bus I used for the Cub’s lovely old, even then, bus. :) :)
Also had a Bedford J Series ambulance, painted dark blue but with blues and two’s, lovely old classic, wish i still had it. :(
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Lets See :
Ford Anglia with a knackered starter,
Beetle with an engine that stuffed the big ends shortly after rebuilding,
Mini with fibreglass front ( not much else holding the front subframe up!)
Another Mini
Hillman Avenger
Jag XJ6, stuffed the rear axle drive bearings
Metro, rebuilt the front end
Marina 1800
Austin A40, bust a halfshaft
Datsun 100A (was broke at the time !)
Cavalier 1600 hatch, rebuilt as damaged re-end
Cavalier 2 litre, Bodyshell swap
Omega 2 Litre GLS, M reg died when the radiator froze on the M62
Omega 2.2 Litre facelift, great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
Passed my test in one of those, didnt the Ital take over from that??
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what about best value for mony car
had a datsun 120y, est paid £25 QUID drove manchester to stoke every day for 3 years, when the m6 was empty, seized it on motor way scraped it for £20 just put oil in it hat a bargin
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what about best value for mony car
had a datsun 120y, est paid £25 QUID drove manchester to stoke every day for 3 years, when the m6 was empty, seized it on motor way scraped it for £20 just put oil in it hat a bargin
Belive it or not.i paid £5 for my imp back in the 70s from a scrap yard, only needed tyres...mind you it was a shed.
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Lets See :
Ford Anglia with a knackered starter,
Beetle with an engine that stuffed the big ends shortly after rebuilding,
Mini with fibreglass front ( not much else holding the front subframe up!)
Another Mini
Hillman Avenger
Jag XJ6, stuffed the rear axle drive bearings
Metro, rebuilt the front end
Marina 1800
Austin A40, bust a halfshaft
Datsun 100A (was broke at the time !)
Cavalier 1600 hatch, rebuilt as damaged re-end
Cavalier 2 litre, Bodyshell swap
Omega 2 Litre GLS, M reg died when the radiator froze on the M62
Omega 2.2 Litre facelift, great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
Passed my test in one of those, didnt the Ital take over from that??
Yes I think you are right. We bought ours from a friend who had very muscular arms,and we soon discovered why. The front wheel swivel joints were nearly seized and had to be replaced before we could turn a corner !!!
Ken
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Lets See :
Ford Anglia with a knackered starter,
Beetle with an engine that stuffed the big ends shortly after rebuilding,
Mini with fibreglass front ( not much else holding the front subframe up!)
Another Mini
Hillman Avenger
Jag XJ6, stuffed the rear axle drive bearings
Metro, rebuilt the front end
Marina 1800
Austin A40, bust a halfshaft
Datsun 100A (was broke at the time !)
Cavalier 1600 hatch, rebuilt as damaged re-end
Cavalier 2 litre, Bodyshell swap
Omega 2 Litre GLS, M reg died when the radiator froze on the M62
Omega 2.2 Litre facelift, great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
Passed my test in one of those, didnt the Ital take over from that??
yep i had a couple of those when i was 15 . my dad found me messing with a motor bike engine and did his nut. If i wanted to mess with engines mess with them he said :y
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Lets See :
Ford Anglia with a knackered starter,
Beetle with an engine that stuffed the big ends shortly after rebuilding,
Mini with fibreglass front ( not much else holding the front subframe up!)
Another Mini
Hillman Avenger
Jag XJ6, stuffed the rear axle drive bearings
Metro, rebuilt the front end
Marina 1800
Austin A40, bust a halfshaft
Datsun 100A (was broke at the time !)
Cavalier 1600 hatch, rebuilt as damaged re-end
Cavalier 2 litre, Bodyshell swap
Omega 2 Litre GLS, M reg died when the radiator froze on the M62
Omega 2.2 Litre facelift, great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
Passed my test in one of those, didnt the Ital take over from that??
yep i had a couple of those when i was 15 . my dad found me messing with a motor bike engine and did his nut. If i wanted to mess with engines mess with them he said :y
I think their engines were always being messed with ;D ;D ;D, not the best cars
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Lets See :
Ford Anglia with a knackered starter,
Beetle with an engine that stuffed the big ends shortly after rebuilding,
Mini with fibreglass front ( not much else holding the front subframe up!)
Another Mini
Hillman Avenger
Jag XJ6, stuffed the rear axle drive bearings
Metro, rebuilt the front end
Marina 1800
Austin A40, bust a halfshaft
Datsun 100A (was broke at the time !)
Cavalier 1600 hatch, rebuilt as damaged re-end
Cavalier 2 litre, Bodyshell swap
Omega 2 Litre GLS, M reg died when the radiator froze on the M62
Omega 2.2 Litre facelift, great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
Passed my test in one of those, didnt the Ital take over from that??
yep i had a couple of those when i was 15 . my dad found me messing with a motor bike engine and did his nut. If i wanted to mess with engines mess with them he said :y
I think their engines were always being messed with ;D ;D ;D, not the best cars
mine were both 1800s with twin carbs .The one i liked best though was the coupe' crap shade of orange ,but i loved the shape .It kept braking the leaf springs tho
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Top ten cars.
1) Omega
2) Mk3 Cortina
3) Mk4 Cortina
4) Vauxhall Cresta
5) 1968 Daimler 250v (Morse style)
6) 1962 Vw Beetle
7) Hilman Imp (roll cage etc)
8) Mk2 Cortina 1600E
9) Ford Escort Mexico 2.0
10) Austin 1275 gte
Whats yours
gte ???????????????????????? No e
I am sure it had GTE after the 1275 decals on the doors.....yes it did.
No it didn't, anyone else????? :)
Astra first to use gte iirc
no mate early 70s opel kadett gte same as chevette :y
Oooh sorry have to disagree with you there, the Kadette had a flat front and I thought the GTE had a 1600 injected engine if memory serves me correct after so long, or was that the Kadette Rallye ?.
What was def different was the 1200 in the opel and the 1256 in the vauxhall.
Mike
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1275 mini
mrk 1 1600 capri
mrk 2 1600e cortina
mrk 2 lotus cortina
mrk 2 3.0 savage cortina
meet wife kids
vw passat
vx chevette
vx cavalier 2ltr
vx astra 18cdi
vx carlton 20 cdi
now the omaga had lots of others aswell
Hmmmmmmm...red cap...was you one :question :question
He's Rad cap. your are into you eeeeee's arn't you. ;D
No No No, obviously he was not a red cap or he would know what i was on about.
True. :D
Hows the shoulder? :)
Thats why i am still up..............its rather killing me, only typing with one hand, cannot move my left arm, if it gets any worse its gonna be a trip to casualty.
Hows the shoulder?
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My top ten cars.
1. Ford RS200 EVO
2. Vauxhall Omega
3. Ford Escort RS2000 MK1
4. Ford Escort RS2000 MK2
5. Opel Monza
6. Opel Manta
7. BMW M5 (Any)
8. Merc 230ce W123
9. Jaguar XJR (X300)
10. Citroen XM
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Victor101
Ford prefect sidevalve
Ford Anglia
Austin 1100
Bedford CA van
Capri 1600 gtXLR (mk1)
Fiat128 1100 saloon
Fiat128 SL Coupe.1300
Mini 850
MK1 Cortina 1500.
That's roughly the first ten & i'd still only've been 19/20 yrs. Most of them were illegal sheds. Around that time there were Austin A35/40's a Moggie Van, Mk1 eccys, Vivas a Morris Oxford, Rover 2000, Avenger 1500 DL (loved that one for some reason!) Fiat 850 (sorry)
We tended to swap them every 5 mins, no log book ins etc. We did'nt care then, if it ran we drove it, swapped with eachother.
My favourite overall was Mk 3 Cortina with the sloping dash & still is. 8-)
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Lets See :
Ford Anglia with a knackered starter,
Beetle with an engine that stuffed the big ends shortly after rebuilding,
Mini with fibreglass front ( not much else holding the front subframe up!)
Another Mini
Hillman Avenger
Jag XJ6, stuffed the rear axle drive bearings
Metro, rebuilt the front end
Marina 1800
Austin A40, bust a halfshaft
Datsun 100A (was broke at the time !)
Cavalier 1600 hatch, rebuilt as damaged re-end
Cavalier 2 litre, Bodyshell swap
Omega 2 Litre GLS, M reg died when the radiator froze on the M62
Omega 2.2 Litre facelift, great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
Passed my test in one of those, didnt the Ital take over from that??
yep i had a couple of those when i was 15 . my dad found me messing with a motor bike engine and did his nut. If i wanted to mess with engines mess with them he said :y
I think their engines were always being messed with ;D ;D ;D, not the best cars
Engine was sweet as a nut on mine. The rest of the car rotted away around it though. Gearbox whined like a good'un. One of the half shafts was about to exit the rear axle along with the wheel.
Considering the O series was hurriedly bodged into existence in true BL style when they realised the tooling to make the B series was breaked it wasn't bad.
Oh, it did burn a bit of oil but the stealers reckoned TADTS. Most of the oil used to dribble down the exhaust downpipes and then go up in smoke as soon as the exhaust reached a critical temperature, which was a tad embarrassing. Not that driving a Morris Ital estate wasn't bad enough anyway. ::)
Kevin
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Lets See :
Ford Anglia with a knackered starter,
Beetle with an engine that stuffed the big ends shortly after rebuilding,
Mini with fibreglass front ( not much else holding the front subframe up!)
Another Mini
Hillman Avenger
Jag XJ6, stuffed the rear axle drive bearings
Metro, rebuilt the front end
Marina 1800
Austin A40, bust a halfshaft
Datsun 100A (was broke at the time !)
Cavalier 1600 hatch, rebuilt as damaged re-end
Cavalier 2 litre, Bodyshell swap
Omega 2 Litre GLS, M reg died when the radiator froze on the M62
Omega 2.2 Litre facelift, great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ken
Passed my test in one of those, didnt the Ital take over from that??
yep i had a couple of those when i was 15 . my dad found me messing with a motor bike engine and did his nut. If i wanted to mess with engines mess with them he said :y
I think their engines were always being messed with ;D ;D ;D, not the best cars
Engine was sweet as a nut on mine. The rest of the car rotted away around it though. Gearbox whined like a good'un. One of the half shafts was about to exit the rear axle along with the wheel.
Considering the O series was hurriedly bodged into existence in true BL style when they realised the tooling to make the B series was breaked it wasn't bad.
Oh, it did burn a bit of oil but the stealers reckoned TADTS. Most of the oil used to dribble down the exhaust downpipes and then go up in smoke as soon as the exhaust reached a critical temperature, which was a tad embarrassing. Not that driving a Morris Ital estate wasn't bad enough anyway. ::)
Kevin
I smile :) But I have some fond memories of the Marina 1.8 TC, gave the Cortina a run for it's money, though FORD was my choice in that era. :D :D :D
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Some cars I have owned:
Triumph Dolomite 1850HL
Rover SD1 2.3
Mark 4 Cortina 1.6L
MG Metro
Mark 5 Cortina 2.3 Ghia
Capri 2.8 Injection
Orion 1.6i Ghia
Capri 2.8 Injection
Orion 1.6 Ghia (carb)
Peugot 205 1.9 Gti
Polo 1.4 CL
Citroen Picasso 1.6 Desire( wife now using)
Omega 2.2 CDX 8-)
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My top ten cars.
1. Ford RS200 EVO
2. Vauxhall Omega
3. Ford Escort RS2000 MK1
4. Ford Escort RS2000 MK2
5. Opel Monza
6. Opel Manta
7. BMW M5 (Any)
8. Merc 230ce W123
9. Jaguar XJR (X300)
10. Citroen XM
If it's the fave top ten cars owned, then here's mine
1. '97 Omega 2.5 Reflection 8-) :-*
2. '88 Ford Sierra XR4x4 Turbo Technics TT230 :D
3. '91 Peugeot 205 XS :D
4. '78 Ford Escort RS2000 Flat Front Rally Car ;D
5. '85 Rover SD1 Vitesse :y
6. '94 Ford Granada Ghia Auto 8-)
7. '81 Audi 80 CD Auto 5cyl :D
8. '95 Citroen ZX Volcane TD :-[
9. '89 VW Golf GTi 16v :)
10. '86 Ford Capri 1.6 Laser :y
This is my top 10 of the 30-odd cars I have owned in my illustrious 10 years of driving.