Shite in Miniature II

[bunglebus]

26 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Is that a Cav underneath it?

Oops.. looks like it, missed that!

[bunglebus]

26 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Was the listing ended?

It ended and I missed it unfortunately. Hopefully it'll get relisted and I'll stick a bid on

[MiniMinorMk3]

19 hours ago, Remspoor said:

The Corgi model is a odd one. A two door GXL. Something I never recall seeing on the road.

 

18 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

 I thought that too! 2 doors were usually GT’s or low spec cars. GXL was used on the top end 4 doors. They knew what they were doing!😄

 

17 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Yes they did 2 Dr gxls one  features prominently in the advertising & is what the rare yellow corgi one is based on, few survive the rarest is a 1.6 2d GXL ( especially if it's ohv), 4 Dr GT 's were available too (I'm restoring on at the moment for someone) , facelift 2dr GT 's are rare too.

No 2dr 2000 E's were ever made, 3 black rhd 2 Dr 1600E's were made for ford executives I believe 2 survive.

As 2 Dr versions were only avl on the continent ( I think it's in the region of 4500 were made).

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On a 2-door model the rear quarter windows can be opened.

[danthecapriman]

42 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

 

 

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again… one of the best looking saloon cars ever! (And estates!)

[eddyramrod]

I've only had one mk3 Cortina, but oh boy it was a spec!  1972L four door 2000GT, ex-Lancashire police, in Daytona Yellow.  Cost me £40 in 1985 and when I sold it on a few weeks later, having reached the end of the MoT and tax, I got my money back.  You can't buy a Vanguards one for that now....

[MiniMinorMk3]

I've only had one Cortina, a Mk2 1600E. It was a step up from the VW Beetles I was used to, but it was an old rusty piece of junk that cost £240. I ran it for about 6 months and just about everything that could go wrong went wrong, including the gearbox and rear axle. 

My only other experience of a Cortina was my fathers MK5 Carousel 1.6 Auto. A comfortable enough car, but when compared to the Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0 I had at the time, it was stogey slow dull saloon. 

The Mk3 is a good looking car for it's time, but it's not something I would put on my drive. However I do from time to time think about having another 1600E, but the prices asked for them you might as well save up a bit more and go for a Lotus one, in Jade Green.

[sierraman]

I remember reading a book as a kid called Katys Kit Car, where this lass and her father transformed a Mk3 into a ghastly Dutton Melos. I like the Mk3, very of its time, I’m sure they were probably no worse than any other car at the time. 

[Remspoor]

I never had a Mk3 Cortina. I had a Mk2. It was a 4 door  Super, in the notorious Silver Fox. This one had been resprayed.😕

What it did have was a steering lock and a padded steering wheel. It also had reinforced MacPherson strut tops. These were spot welded in the engine bay. In those days spot welding was only done at the factory. Never did find out why the car was made like this.

 

[sierraman]

Any new stuff in t’entertainer yet? 

[bunglebus]

39 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Any new stuff in t’entertainer yet? 

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

4 hours ago, Remspoor said:

I never had a Mk3 Cortina. I had a Mk2. It was a 4 door  Super, in the notorious Silver Fox. This one had been resprayed.😕

What it did have was a steering lock and a padded steering wheel. It also had reinforced MacPherson strut tops. These were spot welded in the engine bay. In those days spot welding was only done at the factory. Never did find out why the car was made like this.

 

Sounds like it was export spec, I'm not up on mk1-2's.

I've lost count years ago I own 5 1/2 mk3's & 2 mk5's plus the falcon Ute.

[bunglebus]

Just won something on eBay I'm quite excited about 

Could it be an original Transpalite? I know most of their output was MOY stuff encased in resin, but it's the right era. Itching for it to arrive now

[danthecapriman]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

Just won something on eBay I'm quite excited about 

Could it be an original Transpalite? I know most of their output was MOY stuff encased in resin, but it's the right era. Itching for it to arrive now

Transpalite??

That is pretty cool!

[cms206]

A ten quid score from FB Marketplace today about ten minutes from my house; hard to refuse at the price.

[bunglebus]

Got very stuck in Kent today thanks to total carnage on the roads, so I went Hot Wheels hunting while I waited for the traffic to ease (it didn't)

Found a new set of premiums, not especially into off roaders but this one came home with me

Entertainer came up trumps with a load of Germany releases, of which I bought these too

They also had many boxes of mainlines, most of the goodies were gone but I found a few stragglers

There are a lot of blue ones, starting with this that made me double take

Yep it's that paint scheme again, this time actually on a Silverado 

Dark Horse Mustang in a rather pleasing satin finish

New colour on the Alfa too

Mmm, Gulf

[bunglebus]

1 hour ago, danthecapriman said:

Transpalite??

Mostly MOY stuff...

But some of the 1-75 range got the treatment too

[sierraman]

Part of me would like to think there’s a barn out there full of MoY. The owner waiting to cash in on their haul!! 

[bunglebus]

And recycle them

[bunglebus]

I've gone down a weird Matchbox rabbit hole. Anyone got the erasers they made? I'd really like the buggy ones!

[sierraman]

Wow. No I did have the soap once at Xmas - came with a BMW 323i which I still have but unfortunately the soap got used. 

[danthecapriman]

10 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Mostly MOY stuff...

But some of the 1-75 range got the treatment too

Never knew that. 
Hambrook where they made them is only about 10 minutes drive from here! Only a little place too. Midhurst isn’t far either. 

[sierraman]

1 minute ago, danthecapriman said:

Never knew that. 
Hambrook where they made them is only about 10 minutes drive from here! Only a little place too. Midhurst isn’t far either. 

Head over, maybe they’ve got a huge pile of Lesney in the back they keep tripping over and the need shifting. 🤣

[bunglebus]

Lots of stock in Poundstretcher but nothing new new

[MiniMinorMk3]

14 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Just won something on eBay I'm quite excited about 

Could it be an original Transpalite? I know most of their output was MOY stuff encased in resin, but it's the right era. Itching for it to arrive now

I think that is something someone made at home using Plasticraft. I stuck all sorts of stuff in mine, but never any Matchbox cars.

[Tenmil Socket]

47 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

I think that is something someone made at home using Plasticraft. I stuck all sorts of stuff in mine, but never any Matchbox cars.

Party pooper 😁

[Spottedlaurel]

13 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Got very stuck in Kent today thanks to total carnage on the roads, so I went Hot Wheels hunting while I waited for the traffic to ease (it didn't)

Found a new set of premiums, not especially into off roaders but this one came home with me

Hope you eventually made it home/to wherever you were going!

That Datsun King Cab is nice, definitely one I'll be looking out for, A new casting? Popped into a local Smyths today but didn't see it there.

Blue Alfa looks good too.

[bunglebus]

4 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

That Datsun King Cab is nice, definitely one I'll be looking out for, A new casting? Popped into a local Smyths today but didn't see it there

There were lots in my local Smyths today, I'll probably be back that way tomorrow too

[bunglebus]

This just arrived 

Yep, those cheeky chappies at Mira at it again with another Matchbox copy. Here's the original for comparison 

 

[sheffcortinacentre]

11 hours ago, bunglebus said:

I've gone down a weird Matchbox rabbit hole. Anyone got the erasers they made? I'd really like the buggy ones!

Got the Merc sl somewhere 

[Spottedlaurel]

3 hours ago, bunglebus said:

There were lots in my local Smyths today, I'll probably be back that way tomorrow too

Yes please if you are, thanks.