Shite new boy (now with pictures)

[ShiteRider]

Hi, i'm Rob.

I live in a shite town (Burscough, west lancashires' arse boil) and drive shite cars (cortina's, daily driver is a beige X-reg 1600gl with a knackered vv carb), so hopefully i should fit in here.

[ShiteRider]

Hi, i'm Rob.

I live in a shite town (Burscough, west lancashires' arse boil) and drive shite cars (cortina's, daily driver is a beige X-reg 1600gl with a knackered vv carb), so hopefully i should fit in here.

[wuvvum]

Welcome.

 

I once had a beige X-reg Cortina 1600GL with a knackered VV carb. And knackered rear suspension bushes. 'Twas an estate, and it cost me £150 with 4 months' test - those were the days.

[wuvvum]

Welcome.

 

I once had a beige X-reg Cortina 1600GL with a knackered VV carb. And knackered rear suspension bushes. 'Twas an estate, and it cost me £150 with 4 months' test - those were the days.

[Skizzer]

Welcome aboard Rob.

 

We have a sad compulsion to see pictures of shit cars. Feed our habit please.

[Skizzer]

Welcome aboard Rob.

 

We have a sad compulsion to see pictures of shit cars. Feed our habit please.

[ShiteRider]

First: My shite home, the joys of being single

Shite car 1; 1982 x-reg 1.6gl 20,000miles from new, tappy cam, knackered stem seals, no rust (no bullshit!)

Shite car 2; 1983 y-reg 2.0gl lots of miles, had major welding, has been previously rewired by a colour blind mong with a love of scotchlocks,

I've also got a 2001 VW Lupo, but unfortunately that proved to be far too reliable so has spent the last 2 years on the drive/front garden as punishment.

[ShiteRider]

First: My shite home, the joys of being single

Shite car 1; 1982 x-reg 1.6gl 20,000miles from new, tappy cam, knackered stem seals, no rust (no bullshit!)

Shite car 2; 1983 y-reg 2.0gl lots of miles, had major welding, has been previously rewired by a colour blind mong with a love of scotchlocks,

I've also got a 2001 VW Lupo, but unfortunately that proved to be far too reliable so has spent the last 2 years on the drive/front garden as punishment.

[Wilko220]

Lovely car - but shame about the number plates...

Welcome!

[Wilko220]

Lovely car - but shame about the number plates...

Welcome!

[trigger]

Only winners drive Cortinas, I love your beige one although i agree about the B&W plates on the black one, They don't really look right to me.

 

I read about the restoration of the blue one on BSC, Impressive work.

[trigger]

Only winners drive Cortinas, I love your beige one although i agree about the B&W plates on the black one, They don't really look right to me.

 

I read about the restoration of the blue one on BSC, Impressive work.

[maxpower]

welcome

 

i love the mk5 cortina's.... also the washing line in the alloys idea

[maxpower]

welcome

 

i love the mk5 cortina's.... also the washing line in the alloys idea

[Junkman]

The washing line in the alloys is a 10 out of 10.

 

However, I think hardly anything can beat this picture in pure unadulterated shiteness:

 

 

Weather and all. Brilliant!

[Junkman]

The washing line in the alloys is a 10 out of 10.

 

However, I think hardly anything can beat this picture in pure unadulterated shiteness:

 

 

Weather and all. Brilliant!

[Split_Pin]

Welcome along.

 

Your beige Cortina looks in great condition, love the black one too.

 

The alloy wheel washing line support is superb.

[Split_Pin]

Welcome along.

 

Your beige Cortina looks in great condition, love the black one too.

 

The alloy wheel washing line support is superb.

[Micrashed]

Im rather liking that (though I do prefer the original steelies).

Rather a lot of work went into that by the looks of things. Not sure I would want to let it go myself, but if its not getting used then maybe its time to part with it and use the money for something else.

[richardthestag]

i love the beige tina. In my opinion the black one looked better 50 shades of Blue and without those wheel wheels and the plates. If mine it would have raised letter white and orange plates and period Ford steelies with one of these missing.

 

 

Top job all round though hats off for the restoration effort and welcome

[dollywobbler]

Wow. Nice selection. There's something very 'right' about a late Cortina. (though I must agree that the black number plates are not my cup of tea at all). Looks like the blue'un needed a fair bit then!

[mattblack]

Excelent pair of 'tinas there!

 

Is that Cordoba beige? If so I had a 1.6L the same colour in the early '90s. I fitted a set of Sierra wheeltrims and MK4 Ghia black velour seats... Happy days!

[ShiteRider]

The blue one looked pretty much spot on when i got it, then i took the wings off and pandoras' box opened (good title for a porno).

It was on sports steels but the tyres were shagged, i got the cossie rims with nearly new tyres on off a mate for £50 so it just made sense at the time as decent brand 13"rubber is hard to find.

The reason for the black plates is this.......... i know they look gash, but my all time favourite bond car was Jaws' black cortina/taunus from "for your eyes only" (i've actually got a mate who's 6' 8", but he refuses to lean out the window in a powder blue suit shooting at plastic wedges with a broom handle mauser!...spoilsport!).

I have put a hell of a lot into the car but it doesn't get used; partly that's lack of enthusiasm, and partly bad advice (it was my first cortina, so had no experience of them) when the tiebar bushes wanted doing the a few lads on BSC recomended polybushing the whole front end, dropping it an inch and fitting gas shocks. I did all this in one go and it royally fucked the car up! on snooker table smooth roads its lovely, everywhere else it's a nightmare.... it's just too hard and makes me not want to drive it, i get out of it and drive the beige one and it's like going from a pony and trap to a bentley.

[ShiteRider]

Excelent pair of 'tinas there!

 

Is that Cordoba beige? If so I had a 1.6L the same colour in the early '90s. I fitted a set of Sierra wheeltrims and MK4 Ghia black velour seats... Happy days!

Yeah cordoba mate, wasn't that keen on it at first but it does grow on you. Especially these days when everything is either silver, black or white.

It's good to be different, it's good to be shite.