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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #30 on: 29 January 2014, 21:19:57 »
Odd that no-one has mentioned what I drooled over ..



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_FF

When I was in my early 20's I went out with a lass whose father owned a garage, and one day he came home with one and let me have a drive in it .. absolutely phenomenal !!
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #31 on: 29 January 2014, 21:36:08 »
Quote from: Entwood on 29 January 2014, 21:19:57
Odd that no-one has mentioned what I drooled over ..



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_FF

When I was in my early 20's I went out with a lass whose father owned a garage, and one day he came home with one and let me have a drive in it .. absolutely phenomenal !!

they beat Audi to it by years ..... as for the ABS - it could've been better!  ::)
But I'd love one ........ a 'normal' Interceptor would be OK  ;D
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #32 on: 29 January 2014, 21:37:33 »
Quote from: Entwood on 29 January 2014, 21:19:57
Odd that no-one has mentioned what I drooled over ..



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_FF

When I was in my early 20's I went out with a lass whose father owned a garage, and one day he came home with one and let me have a drive in it .. absolutely phenomenal !!

I know a chap who has one now,fully restored full fat version,sorry, forgot to mention I hate him ::)
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #33 on: 29 January 2014, 21:40:10 »
Quote from: henryd on 29 January 2014, 21:37:33
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I know a chap who has one now,fully restored full fat version,sorry, forgot to mention I hate him ::)

I've only ever seen one ...... and that was a show years back. It amuses me that the passenger seat is narrower than the drivers so they could get the 4x4 in  :y
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #34 on: 29 January 2014, 22:04:43 »
Quote from: Andy B on 29 January 2014, 21:40:10
Quote from: henryd on 29 January 2014, 21:37:33
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I know a chap who has one now,fully restored full fat version,sorry, forgot to mention I hate him ::)

I've only ever seen one ...... and that was a show years back. It amuses me that the passenger seat is narrower than the drivers so they could get the 4x4 in  :y

The one down here isn't all wheel drive as far as I know.
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #35 on: 29 January 2014, 22:06:16 »
Quote from: henryd on 29 January 2014, 22:04:43
Quote from: Andy B on 29 January 2014, 21:40:10
Quote from: henryd on 29 January 2014, 21:37:33
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I know a chap who has one now,fully restored full fat version,sorry, forgot to mention I hate him ::)

I've only ever seen one ...... and that was a show years back. It amuses me that the passenger seat is narrower than the drivers so they could get the 4x4 in  :y

The one down here isn't all wheel drive as far as I know.

The FF has two vents on the rear of the wing (as above) ....... the 2 wheel drive ordinary car only has one  ;) ;)
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #36 on: 29 January 2014, 22:06:34 »
Quote from: henryd on 29 January 2014, 22:04:43
Quote from: Andy B on 29 January 2014, 21:40:10
Quote from: henryd on 29 January 2014, 21:37:33
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I know a chap who has one now,fully restored full fat version,sorry, forgot to mention I hate him ::)

I've only ever seen one ...... and that was a show years back. It amuses me that the passenger seat is narrower than the drivers so they could get the 4x4 in  :y

The one down here isn't all wheel drive as far as I know.
One less thing to hate the bloke for then... ::)
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #37 on: 29 January 2014, 22:09:10 »
Quote from: Taxi Al on 29 January 2014, 22:06:34
Quote from: henryd on 29 January 2014, 22:04:43
Quote from: Andy B on 29 January 2014, 21:40:10
Quote from: henryd on 29 January 2014, 21:37:33
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I know a chap who has one now,fully restored full fat version,sorry, forgot to mention I hate him ::)

I've only ever seen one ...... and that was a show years back. It amuses me that the passenger seat is narrower than the drivers so they could get the 4x4 in  :y

The one down here isn't all wheel drive as far as I know.
One less thing to hate the bloke for then... ::)

there is/was an Interceptor in a local body shop's yard ..... the interiors aren't that inspiring to look at by comparison to a modern 'prestige' car (this one was a black interior in a black car ..... all a little dog eared around the edges  :()
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #38 on: 29 January 2014, 22:31:28 »
Viva GT (owned a SL90 until the gearbox drain plug fell out)
Firenza
Cresta

Capri 3 litre (owned a mk II 2 litre GT + mk II 3 litre ghia)
Granada  ghia coupe 

Triumph TR6
Triumph  GT6
Triumph Vitesse soft top

Daimler Dart

Lotus elan

Datsun 240Z

Saab 99 turbo

Wolsley 6/110 Farina - first drive at 14 (up & down the driveway) was my dads westminster
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #39 on: 29 January 2014, 22:37:25 »
My Dad rented a barn in the mid '80s to a wealthy chap to store a few old cars in and he put a Jensen FF, 2 Jensen Interceptors and a Rover V8 in there for a couple of years.  :o  :)


Oooo and I'll add a Saab 900 Turbo to my list!  :y
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #40 on: 29 January 2014, 22:51:28 »
Quote from: Ever Ready on 29 January 2014, 19:35:27

VX Cresta  (Column change and front bench seat, I loved that car)

Silly me, I meant the VX Viscount not the Cresta. I remember the manuals that came with the car, must have been about a dozen of them from the Powerglide transmission to electrics etc


Seeing the FF above reminded me of a friend of my dads who had one and a Mk1 Lotus Cortina. Just plain greedy if you ask me  ;D ;D
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #41 on: 29 January 2014, 23:12:05 »
Lotus Carlton
Lotus sunbeam
Tickford capri
Monza gse
Lancia Monte carlo
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #42 on: 29 January 2014, 23:15:22 »
Jaguar MkII 3.8S
MkI 3.0V6 Granada Ghia
E Type Jaguar
Triumph TR4
Triumph TR6
Ferrari Dino
Ford GT40
AC Cobra (Shelby)
Jenson Interceptor (7 Lit)
Lotus Carlton

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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #43 on: 30 January 2014, 10:05:42 »

1985 JPS Lotus F1 car

MG Metro 6R4

Rover SD1 in V8 flavour - my Grandad had a few over the years

1972 Aston Martin DBS

TVR 450 SEAC

McLaren F1 - although was a bit older when this arrived :-)
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Re: Cars you lusted after in your youth.
« Reply #44 on: 30 January 2014, 10:44:16 »
Quote from: Entwood on 29 January 2014, 21:19:57
Odd that no-one has mentioned what I drooled over ..



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_FF

When I was in my early 20's I went out with a lass whose father owned a garage, and one day he came home with one and let me have a drive in it .. absolutely phenomenal !!

The SP version with the 7.2 litre V8 was the one to go for. :y

I believe that SP stood for 'Six Pack'.
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