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Dick Longbridge

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  1. Seller has their head in cloud cuckoo land if they think that 'the blobs of rust on the bodywork are just surface blemishes'. I love this line too: The engine is stuck at the moment. Looking on the bright side that means it must be a good one. (A slack engine could be worn out). Plenty of shill bidding likely to happen on this snotter I reckon.
  2. That's excellent to hear. Despite the haters, the reactions above after only ten minutes suggest there's a decent number of us on here who are genuinely pleased that Dez's project is steadily heading towards the finish line. Kudos to you for taking the reins after the previous good work.
  3. Those S12 Silvias have really come of age. Nice.
  4. The VXs and Ventoras were handsome bastards. One of my earliest car memories is reaching up to the chrome door handle on my dad's bosses VX estate and hopping in. He had borrowed the car for 24 hours - it felt like a limo with decent grunt to 4 year old me, especially in contrast to his usual daily driver Chrysler Horizon. They're still lovely looking motors, and much like most GM motors of the era, undervalued compared to the Ford alternatives.
  5. If that Micra were a person, it would be an elderly grandmother or grandfather with mild mobility issues, wearing a cardigan, grey pleated trousers and white Reeboks from Sports Direct to make the corns less uncomfortable.
  6. I hope it all went to plan, JJ. As for 2smoke, do you reckon he adds 50% to the bill every time a VAG motor rolls up for work? 😂
  7. That's fantastic! You're seriously playing your skills down. What did you print your decals onto? They look almost factree!
  8. Dows anyone have a link for a rotten Nova GTE which was on ebay within the last couple of weeks? I can't find it now - it was a dark green colour but complete with engine if I remember correctly.
  9. Funds sent via pp. Cheers to the team who keep my favourite corner of the internet afloat.
  10. Reminds me of the Curious Tall Metro. On a different note, have we had this one yet? Sharon Sharon Sharon Galaxy Sharon Sharan
  11. That's a fairly early one - well bought! Original pie tray hubcaps too - not seen them for years. GM got the ergonomics of the cabin just right on these - I loved the driving position on mine. A mate had a B plate 1200 an age ago - I reckon C plate survivors are now rare let alone Bs...
  12. Bloody hell. That's beyond lucky. I'm not a religious fella but I think I'd be nodding towards the skies for a brief moment after that just as a quick acknowledgement that everyone survived unscathed.
  13. Oh dear. Our neighbour's very shiny, low mileage 18 plate Discovery FTPd a few days back - everything completely shut down for no apparent reason and it refused to go. JLR now have it and it looks like it could be the main ECU. Fingers crossed yours is a relatively easy fix in contrast.
  14. Has the gate... gone through the car? How the hell wasn't one of them decapitated? Scary shiz right there.
  15. Less shit than the 1.0 and 1.6 TSI then?
  16. Plugs out, some ATF down the bores, a few gentle gentle pulls on the crank after 24 hours and some easy start in the old girl's throat and I reckon she'd be a runner.
  17. What are the 1.6 tdi VAG engines like?
  18. Agreed. If it had a Ford badge, there would inevitably be more interest. I'd like to see this thing live, but as you, I'd not be able to have it here.
  19. I'm assuming no-one else on here feels the love for this?
  20. Unfortunate reality but cracking photo. That plate is a belter, too. Have you got a thread on it?
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