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[Kevin Wood]

And you could spend a weekend ripping an engine out of an old 2300 Magnum/firenza etc,and sticking it in the Chevette (easier than changing an ex. manifold gasket on a mig) and you have a very quick little motor. 8-)

Crikey! The 1.3 Shove-it was enough of a handful on a wet roundabout.

Kevin

[albitz]

Driving one with 180bhp in the wet gave me countless nervous breakdowns,and one very expensive repair bill.

[amigov6]

Ok. Here we go. I first thought it was Jamie playing with the filter. Now i think it's MDTM. My reasoning being, he's an engineer (granted a good one) & nothing wrong with that but such folk think like scientists...ie without any love or passion materially, logic & efficiency is the rule of the day, the charm, endearment that any classic vehicle gives despite it's foibles is lost here ...so why the Manta love?? they were awful to drive.
     Am i right? if i've wrongly accused i apologize. Guy.
       

[albitz]

your argument doesnt add up Guy - he is an Omega fan after all.

[Martin_1962]

I have driven late Mantas  - quite nice cars, Chevettes were under powered and the engine was a bugger to work on.

I think most people know I like the equivalent ex Rootes Group products most.

[amigov6]

The plot thickens. Jamie is by far the most mischievous but i know MDTM hates classic Fords, minis, MX5's, so yeah, why would he love Mantas? :-/

[Lizzie_Zoom]

The plot thickens. Jamie is by far the most mischievous but i know MDTM hates classic Fords, minis, MX5's, so yeah, why would he love Mantas? :-/

But were we not talking about Ford Capri's to start with? :-/ :-/

[amigov6]

The plot thickens. Jamie is by far the most mischievous but i know MDTM hates classic Fords, minis, MX5's, so yeah, why would he love Mantas? :-/

But were we not talking about Ford Ford (Wish it was a Manta) Capri's to start with? :-/ :-/

Indeed we were Lizzie but i know the difference between MDTM & my taste in cars, (Migs excepted).
   Does'nt really matter now but i thought the Capri owner might have seen the forum as being a tad unfriendly. He's a likeable bloke (can't remember his name!) & although we all know this was meant in a humorous vein he might not. Also it did'nt look good on the photographers posts as every time he tried to say Capri it looked as if he hated the car.
    I know i'm silly on here sometimes, ok most of the time & we take the mickey out of eachothers taste in cars which is fine but Retro Ford approached us, an admin pm'd me the link & we went ahead successfully, i just feel such humour should be kept in house & not used where the forum has agreed to go to press. I hold my hands up when i put my foot in it.