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Was well chuffed with this wild spot this afternoon. It's MOTed to June next year and is on 220k.

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On my way home this afternoon as I was in the area, I thought I would pop in on an old friend 

looks like someone put the windows up and locked the doors 

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Another piece of roadside chod from over the summer, which I was too lazy to post, let alone spot...

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Looks like this in lowslung crispy T3 pickup is spending its twilight years as a mobile advertising board in Stroud.

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Vegetation sprouting is seldom a sign of a loved classic...

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With old VW prices still up in the stratosphere, surely there'll be a happy ending for this old thing?

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Posted
13 hours ago, goosey said:

On my way home this afternoon as I was in the area, I thought I would pop in on an old friend 

looks like someone put the windows up and locked the doors 

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How is that still there? It's been months now hasn't it?

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TAX AN MOT EXEMPT M9, INNIT?

 

I'm also quite surprised it's still there. Not displeased, but certainly surprised.

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At the top of the road outside the garage there are Merc, BMWs and various Japanese imports in various states of repair/decay literally dotted all over the road so the Triumph kind of goes under the radar.

also the location is within the clean air zone so my guess is the scrap collectors avoid the area 

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On 25/09/2022 at 11:37, 500tops said:

A few from this morning's autojumble at Duchy Agricultural College 

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Not sure the Escort Cossie wing works on a Capri.

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3 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Not sure the Escort Cossie wing works on a Capri.

Looks more like an RS500 wing than an Escort one to me? Definitely doesn't work though...

I wonder if it was part of the bodykit? The rest of it is a decent copy of the Tickford one.

Here's a picture of a finished RS500, a tickford capri and a 004 prototype  of the RS500 as it lacks the decal and lip of the spoiler

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4 hours ago, SteersWithThrottle said:

Looks more like an RS500 wing than an Escort one to me? Definitely doesn't work though...

I wonder if it was part of the bodykit? The rest of it is a decent copy of the Tickford one.

Here's a picture of a finished RS500, a tickford capri and a 004 prototype  of the RS500 as it lacks the decal and lip of the spoiler

You’re right I’d forgotten about those.

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Now this was absolutely lovely.

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So nice to see one that's so utterly unmolested.  Early style dash too which I think I've only ever seen on one other.

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1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

Now this was absolutely lovely.

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So nice to see one that's so utterly unmolested.  Early style dash too which I think I've only ever seen on one other.

I see that about quite regularly and it really does look good. Same owner from new and doesn't seem to do a lot of miles, mainly popping to the local shops once or twice a week.

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Saw this near Yaldon in Kent today. Same year, colour and spec as my dad’s first company car that I went with him to collect when I was 4 years old:62406F04-EB16-40A0-8CF9-BD459B1E4B4C.thumb.jpeg.4ab80fe131a1d1a44cee70af35c226c6.jpeg

I am of course talking about the Cortina😆

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11 hours ago, eifion said:

Having a few days away in Suffolk and these are parked in the drive of a house across the road.

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Good to know they're still around, I got this shot of them back in 2018 but only saw one of them earlier this year.

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5 hours ago, Wibble said:

Saw this near Yaldon in Kent today. Same year, colour and spec as my dad’s first company car that I went with him to collect when I was 4 years old:62406F04-EB16-40A0-8CF9-BD459B1E4B4C.thumb.jpeg.4ab80fe131a1d1a44cee70af35c226c6.jpeg

I am of course talking about the Cortina😆

What model is that? The back panel is plain which was base or L, but it has GT or GXL wheels.

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7 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

What model is that? The back panel is plain which was base or L, but it has GT or GXL wheels.

I think it’s an L with the wrong wheels on. Should be steels with chrome hub cap from memory.

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I actually stopped the car and reversed back to take this one and its not often I deem that necessary. But look! 

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Today in Farringdon..... 

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Both looking ratively smart apart from the bodged front edges of the arches. 

Looks like it's been stood a while - convertibleness.... 

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I haz been on a quality* holiday, and spotted this living the dream.

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Rover 75 dizzle (mot slightly expired)

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7 minutes ago, jakebullet said:

I haz been on a quality* holiday, and spotted this living the dream.

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Rover 75 dizzle (mot slightly expired)

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That is Coastal.

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16 hours ago, Wibble said:

I think it’s an L with the wrong wheels on. Should be steels with chrome hub cap from memory.

The XL certainly had chrome hub caps because my Dad had one. I was disappointed he didn’t get a GT.

The L had chrome caps as well but I think the XL had some sort of trim around it.

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