Essex V6

Rob - have spotted this cracking Xedos on my manor a couple of times. I was surprised to note that it was a spanish too - I had incorrectly assumed they were two pedal only

Great TG video! I clearly recall many years ago making fairly decent progress in my Capri 2.8i when out of the blue a red stock looking Polonez blasted past me. Gawd knows what had been done to it!

Years ago, I bought this Special - 550 sovs I think - whilst my 280 was away getting painted

On 2/11/2023 at 10:47 AM, Matty said:

My head teacher at primary school had an 1100 special. They same as rare as rocking horse shit now. Smart things with a steering wheel I've not seen on any mini or BL car before or since, a 3 dial dash, and wheel trims that looked a bit like the Dunlop safety wheels. All of them specials were silver too if I'm remembering it right 

Edit

They weren't all silver (though his was) and the trims actually were alloys)

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/mini/1100-special/?utm_content=cmp-true

I nearly bought a turbo years ago. In more recent years, I had the opportunity to drive an 8.32 which was a great experience. Seem to recall you really had to take it by the scruff of the neck to get the best out of it!
 

oh and the electric rear headrests - mental

On 1/29/2023 at 5:48 AM, barrett said:

Nice. I've driven an 8.32, which is the closest I've come to driving a Ferrari, and it was pretty fucking great, but I'd rather have this tbh

Trigger - thanks for putting the effort into this - prime Autoshite thread this - absolutely superb. The stuff you have owned is way more interesting to me than Ferraris, Lambos etc.

I picked this wee beauty up last weekend

10 hours ago, trigger said:

This made a quick appearance in 2013, a workmate needed to sell it quick and offered it to me for £250, he dropped it off on the Friday, i spent the next couple of days polishing it to a inch of it's life, fixed a couple of things and sold it to another friend for £500 on the Sunday

the Mondeo ST also got traded in for this grey Focus which was a utter piece of unreliable crap, i don't get on with grey Focus's.

but back to shite in 2013 whilst on ebay i saw this 1976 Honda Civic locally to me and decided it was worth a look, i went to the owners house and this is how it looked.

He had inherited it of his auntie but only wanted the number plate, we agreed on £1000 for it and i took it home.

I spent months going right through the car, had the rusty bits repaired and polished it up, it was a lovely car, miles ahead of anything we built in the UK at the time, the engine was nippy and fairly refined, i like my BL stuff but god knows why you would buy a Allegro over one of these but Japanese cars weren't so popular back then

I then got asked to display it on behalf of Honda at the BTCC at Brands Hatch in 2014 and got to meet these too

This was one of them cars that if i had a massive barn and loads of money I'd still have it now

This 1980 Volvo looked very tidy

I am in Auckland although had to travel to just outside Christchurch to find my VTS!

Welcome to the Citroen Club NZ Chapter! 

On 11/2/2022 at 9:35 PM, High Jetter said:

What was the idea of the cage on the roof and the 'remote' boot opener?

I have no idea!!

On 11/2/2022 at 1:31 PM, Faker said:

On 11/2/2022 at 12:55 PM, Essex V6 said:

 

Wow!! Didn’t imagine a marina coupe being there!

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They were pedalling it at an indecent pace - joyful to watch!

On 10/29/2022 at 9:19 AM, motorpunk said:

Right. First stint done (test day). This is honestly the most terrifying thing I’ve ever done. Zero track etiquette, 115 cars, huge difference in vehicles and a lot of very mental people. Track is fast and tricky. Recommended.

First race session tomorrow. 

I could have written exactly this the other month. Ours had 101 cars and there were a lot of very “unlemonesque” proper race cars - they were going past me like scud missiles!

On 10/27/2022 at 11:54 PM, motorpunk said:

I am never, ever drinking again. My organs and bank balance can’t take it.

Coffee is five bloody quid. Vehicles here are predictably massive and horrible. I’m hoping to spot some chod when we get out of Boston. Racewear I’ve rented is here, it pongs a bit, HANS device looks like some sex apparatus and is uncomfortable. It’s pissing with rain and our racecar has no roof and no heater. I’m chomping through painkillers and am never drinking again

Oh, and the hotel is some gay hotspot with communal showers and bunk beds with romantic lyrics above them. 

 

 

 

 

Lyrics from The Cars I believe

And a shameless plug for my Cooper - folk seem to love the colour

This was at the NZ Mini Nationals the other weekend. Original colour South African GT

On 10/26/2022 at 10:02 PM, Essex V6 said:

Last month I made my own racing debut in a similar 24 Hours de Lemons here in NZ. There were a total of 101 cars competing - it was every emotion from terrifying through to exhilarating! Our race car was an early E36 320i. For some reason it is not letting me upload any photos to my post

Having another go at uploading pics 

Thanks for taking the effort to start a thread for this - I was one of the guilty parties asking for this!
 

You have done a great job resurrecting in it in such a short period of time! Crystal Blue really is a lovely colour - I haven’t owned a Capri in that colour…. yet.

Hoping to get my 3.0S out of storage before the end of this year

On 10/6/2022 at 11:54 AM, Soundwave said:

 

Indeed, that would be Regency Red.



 

There was also a solid burgundy colour called Lacquer Red. I had a 2.0 Laser also on a D plate which was in that hue

Last month I made my own racing debut in a similar 24 Hours de Lemons here in NZ. There were a total of 101 cars competing - it was every emotion from terrifying through to exhilarating! Our race car was an early E36 320i. For some reason it is not letting me upload any photos to my post

On 9/9/2022 at 7:22 PM, andyberg said:

Cracking car there. Definitely deserves a lot of love. Must be time to start its own thread, unless of course I can't find it?

I second this!

On 9/9/2022 at 2:57 PM, trigger said:

I spent a few hours on Wednesday attacking the bodywork of the Crapi to wash the 19 years of spider shit off it, I'll let the photos do the talking. 

And after... 

Quite a change, unfortunately I forgot to get a engine bay photo but that's cleaned up well although there's still a shit load to do under there as yet, once the parts start turning up. 

Wow - what a transformation 👍

Yup that is mine! Thanks for the advance warning at least 😀