bigstraight6

In October 2003 I purchased this Zodiac after seeing it advertised in Classic Car Weekly, a MK3 Zodiac was my first car in 1985 and they’ve always been a bit of an obsession. KMG 769B has been very easy to live with for the last 20 years, only needing a bit of metal surgery on the NSF suspension strut mount and lower front valance, replacement track control arms, front brake pads, rear brake shoes, clutch assembly, electronic ignition conversion, spin on oil filter conversion and proper yearly servicing schedule. I’m very lucky to own an example of a dream car, I love the old thing and never tire of driving it and just looking at it. Part of the family this flash Essex motor! Had her out today after a good few months sat in the garage, fired up first time and was cruising easy at 70 MPH shortly after!

I do like the idea of deep fried mashed potato with parsley.

I would prefer that to any of the hideous monstrous fake grill electric shit they are attempting to sell now.

I do like a Dodge Commando, the washer jet looks a bit why tho in a startled kind of way.

That’s just taken me back 30 years when I daily drove an R4 between Plymouth and Newton Abbot, I still loved the car though despite it’s deficient wiper tendencies.

Ziebart was a good thing, I had a 1974 Renault 4 in about 1993 that had been thus treated from new and it was totally rot free.

What is that? It looks to be Hondy Acty size in proportions.

I remember that.

Additional Eberspacher (I’m not entirely convinced that’s the correct spelling) heaters were also available, much like the cab heater as fitted in all todays artic units.

But they just kept on plodding along, in the late 1980’s into the early 1990’s my daily drivers were a succession of cheap VW Beetles, latterly I was commuting daily from Plymouth to Newton Abbot and the old nails did me proud and were simple and easy to keep going.

Good grief, those images are grim. Hopefully a Welsh valleys shitter Will identify these locations and post up pics of how it’s been gentrified now.

Is that the hapless (read hopeless) Jeremy Vine.

I fink i got it wrong again dad…

What a lovely old thing, but the asking price seems wildly optimistic.

I’ve never owned a Fiesta but driven plenty, I learned to drive in a MK1 Ghia and have sampled a MK1 1300S, MK1 and 2 XR2’s, MK3 R/S turbo and many lesser models. The last 4 years holidaying in Cyprus has been with a rented Fiesta as will this September’s holiday, in my opinion the MK1 was the best to drive and was a brilliant little car in its day and it’s a shame the name has to be dropped.

I’ve just done the check on my phone and it’s fine, I don’t know why I couldn’t do it on the iPad, older persons and technology issues I think!

I’ve just tried checking the MOT history on a potential car for my son but I can’t do so now without the number on the registration document! Yet another change for the worse.

Not climate catastrophe then.

Here it is many years ago when in service with a well known Westcountry showman

These do remind me a bit of the BMC WF series in appearance, much better built no doubt…

Old thread alert! I believe this car still exists just about in a field not far from home, I will try and get some pics….

These are only any good for trunking, certainly not for general haulage/multi dropping that I do, I can only just about get in and out of some places with my triaxle…

Just for you Sir!

Just found this in the loft, l just might build it!