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  1. had txt from flat4, she is at the gate and flight is on time
  2. Ford's as a rule were and are shite out of the factory,slow, poorly built and unreliable. To make any Ford decent needs a rebuild with proper parts. The zetec and cvh engines were just crap, the cossie was underpowered and as for modern eco lumps... Just dont
  3. My recent haul from nae sae new in mauchline Lotus 78 Oxford diecast carlight only 2 quid . McLaren m23 . A1 service leyland, northern and and Clydeside national . Trio of a1 service . Glasgow corpy and Strathclyde pte . Western smt
  4. Duck me, sky diver each?? I bagged a load of mint but unboxed efe buses from my local bert for only 4 quid a piece the other day. Will put some pics up after work
  5. God there is some good people on here. My day job is support with disabilities and the rule book gets bent. What Nick and his tame mechanic are doing has brought tears in my eyes. Aye dez is a good bloke, aye he does mention invacars now and again. But duck me, what a top crew this forum is. Respect
  6. Admit it, both rev and your cobra are made by ac and there is going to be a drag race at crail, rev gets to start at the 1/5 of a mile board
  7. I'm confused, thought that belonged to lbf and he lives in that london, yet you have just driven from Aberdeen to pick it up. Got a mate to do the resto
  8. Can you not get a set of stainless pistons and new seals. Not a big job to scrub bores,hone and rebuild
  9. Never say never, the sea in in the blood. Even when my dad was dying he wished he was at sea. Apart from recovering from ops he rarely spent a month at home
  10. Irvine built Volvo f10 tractor unit with sleeper cab
  11. C'mon warren, you must have some tales about pissed female Scousers from the last week
  12. Tbh the structure of the car wouldn't have been that bad, parked on tarmac, air not that salty, not like it was dumped in a field. So yeah possibly bangered. Really sad story, but anyone who works in social care knows, you can offer all the support but the person has to want to accept it
  13. Could it be that the reg and vin are now on a imported shell from say South Africa, happens with escorts and is classed as a heavy overhaul
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