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[Amigo]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-100E-POPULAR-ASTRA-2-0-DOHC-TWIN-R1-CARBS-/150561966428?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item230e31495c
  Except i hope the brakes have been upgraded!!!! 8-)

[david036]

Now that looks like a great bit of fun!!!
Deffo a bit of retro cool, with a modern twist!!

[Varche]

I had a standard one of those when I was younger.

I remember the winder wipers went slower as you went up hill.

I like the look of that one though! It will be interesting to see what it goes for.

[sotmh]

What springs to my mind are:

1. They sure don't make them like they used  to
2. It's an oldy but a goody.

I really like the look of this and its engine and to tinker with it. 8-) 8-) 

[Kevin Wood]

Nice little sleeper, that.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I would love an original Ford Popular from my childhood years, but this has been spoilt which I think is a great shame . 

The only redeeming feature for me is at least it has survived!


Funnily enough the original 1950s 'sit up and beg' Ford Prefect was a better candidate for souping up!

[SJKOO01]

I like this.  Classic car being kept on the road with a modern engine, good mix for me  .

Problem is Lizzie, that old classic engines are getting harder to come by with regards to the bits second hand, especially engine parts.  Even the general servicing items are difficult to get hold of.

Companies specialising in the parts are expensive as there offen done on a small production run to keep costs down.  Plus no good having all the parts to sell if the customer base is small, else your capital is stuck in the parts on the shelf  .
Hence why you will normally find that being a customer buying from such companies, you are having to pay a premium price for them.

Least if the engine does breakdown, servicing in this example it won't break the bank to get it back on the road quickier.

Also love the fact that there's no aftermarket alloys on it and they've gone for period steel look  .

[jonnycool]

I prefer 'em original, to be honest

I doubt if the fella furiously working on his ancient Austin 7 holding up the traffic on Swansea seafront this afternoon would have agreed at that particular time though 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I like this.  Classic car being kept on the road with a modern engine, good mix for me  .

Problem is Lizzie, that old classic engines are getting harder to come by with regards to the bits second hand, especially engine parts.  Even the general servicing items are difficult to get hold of.

Companies specialising in the parts are expensive as there offen done on a small production run to keep costs down.  Plus no good having all the parts to sell if the customer base is small, else your capital is stuck in the parts on the shelf  .
Hence why you will normally find that being a customer buying from such companies, you are having to pay a premium price for them.

Least if the engine does breakdown, servicing in this example it won't break the bank to get it back on the road quickier.

Also love the fact that there's no aftermarket alloys on it and they've gone for period steel look  .

I see that Goose, as of course that is the business and practical reality of the situation

I also recognise that the older Ford, Austin, Morris, Vauxhall, etc, engines of the 50s and 60s needed more spare parts to keep going for any length of time as they were prone to dropping things like big ends, breaking tappets, breaking crankshafts and burning through pistons, completely unlike modern engines which will happily motor on for 150k - 250k miles if well serviced.

In "the old days" I seem to remember engines were considered knackered once they got to 80k, if they got there at all!!

[mantagte]

i like that

[Squealey]

I would love an original Ford Popular from my childhood years, but this has been spoilt which I think is a great shame . 

The only redeeming feature for me is at least it has survived!


Funnily enough the original 1950s 'sit up and beg' Ford Prefect was a better candidate for souping up!

My old man is restoring one of those back to original (see my profile pic). Its his third. He also has a 103E sit up and beg which he found in a garage in N London. It had been there for over 20 years and was a bit of a mess. He spent two years doing a nut and bolt restoration on it.

(he also has a Rover P5B Saloon, Not Coupe, which is flipping lovely)

[mrgreen]

i'd love that original is always god but it's a bit of a hot rod with a couple more grand invested it would be great!

[Vamps]

Nice little sleeper, that.

Agreed Kevin, you could have a lot of fun with that......

[VXL V6]

Could do with a clamp to hold the battery in place! 

[tidla]

not really into performance tuning of engines, so here goes.

whats the standard performance of that block fitted?

does "old fashioned" carbs still outperform moderm ecu controlled fuelling?

which is the cheaper option in this application?