Bennos Brilliant Bangers FSO and Skoda Pictures (updated 09/02/18)

[oman5]

I'm really starting to fancy a 125p.

[Largactil]

1983 Alfasud by 

 

This takes me back - Friend had an Alfasud Sprint back in the early 1990's, and I was well jel at the time.

 

He removed the airbox lid & filter to increase its noisiness and it ingested a bolt - That didn't kill it (although warranted an engine rebuild by Eddie the bag, a local 'mechanic' who used weetabix boxes to create his gaskets); tin worm eventually did for it - I think one of the doors actually fell off, clown-car style.

[Guest benno]

I'd been after one of these for a while and I knew ScoobyPete had one he was keeping as a spares car for his immaculate black one. He agreed to sell me this one thankfully and it was delivered at the weekend, it's going to need a fair bit of welding amongst other things but thought you might like to see some pics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Transit (Thanks  again CyanideSteve and RichieG)

 

 

At home with the Stellar and a friendly Astra

 

 

[Skizzer]

Oh wow.  Just wow.

 

You are Jackie Chan in The Cannonball Run AICMFP.

[Guest benno]

Thanks Skizzer but you should see ScoobyPetes for a real jackie chan rep

 

[Anglevan]

Super, keep us posted on progress. I've the pick up version (had for 2 years and done nowt with it)

Look forward to see how you get on with it.

[garethj]

That's a very lovely thing!  Hope the rust isn't as bad as you thought.

[Jon]

Wow - late registration madness! I'm sure the saloon and estate were replaced earlier than these by the Leone (whatever it was called in the UK market - can't remember) way before 1985/6. My sister's first car was a 1600 LF saloon, 2wd, around 1990. Sadly rolled by her and bought by a local farmer for spares. Those stubby levers and caramac vinyl bring back memories.

[Joey spud]

Was this the one that was advertised on ebay a couple of years back based in Gravesend by any chance ?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Great car!!!!! Looks supa crispy though

[Guest benno]

I'm not sure if it was on eBay, Pete told me he bought it from a scrapyard.

[Owain71]

Excellent!

 

I've still got mine (the silver D-reg), but it's now gone back to sleep after a close shave with a dodgy bodyshop that was meant to restore it but instead partially dismantled it then did a runner with both mine & some other customers' money... plus I lost a battery and set of keys (just as well I'd had a spare set cut). Thieving c**t!

 

But hey, on the bright side, he was up-to-date on the rent on his unit so his landlord released my car back to me.

 

Lessons learned? Far too many...

[Guest benno]

I've seen your fantastic red pickup but don't remember seeing the silver one. Got any piccies?

[Guest benno]

Haven't updated for a while so thought I would. Managed to get some dry storage on the farm next door so had a move around with some of the cars. A second Subaru from scooby pete arrived. A 77 leone estate, I dug the 125p out of the shed which I'd been meaning to do for a while and moved the innocenti out of the council lockup. Inno is off for resto once the rest of the panels and parts arrive from Italy and Greece, just a few photos.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

WOW you have got some SERIOUS shite there, fantastic!!!

[Anglevan]

Fantastic stuff. I wouldn't know where to start. Is the subaru estate the one that was imported from a Aus? Looks familiar.

[Guest benno]

Yeah that's the one, the aus number plate is still on the back under some gaffer tape.

 

 

The only other one I know of over here is this one that foad found in "autoshite heaven"

 

[overrun]

Lovin this!

[Skizzer]

Holy Mother of God.

[eddyramrod]

I wondered what that clanging noise was.... if you can make Skizzer's and Bollox's jaws drop, you are definitely doing something right!  Mine's only hanging by a thread....!

[Guest benno]

So it’s been a while since my last update. I got the red 125 pickup on the road and was using that last year. I said I wouldn’t be buying any more cars but a couple came up that I just couldn’t resist, one being a t reg super Estelle 120 ls in a shade of custard and the other being the holy grail for me a rhd borewicz polonez. Saved from the banger track at the eleventh hour. I’m thinking of trying to get the two that I have to mate lol.

 

[Cavcraft]

Welcome back Benno

[crapcarcollector]

Benno, you are the man.

 

 

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[Guest benno]

Thanks guys, thought Id add some more photos of the polonez and the skoda, the innocenti is off tomorrow for a full resto.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[SiC]

That is something very special. Not to everyone taste but that is a lovely colour on the last one too.

[RayMK]

Did you keep the Stellars or have they gone to fresh pastures?  The Polonez looks as though it will keep you busy rust chasing - a bit like my Stellar!

 

Nice collection  . 

[Datsuncog]

I could never get tired of looking at pictures of this astounding fleet. Some absolute weapons-grade Autoshite on here.

 

A neighbour of my aunt used to run an FSO 125P back in the late-80s. Amazingly, she bought my dad's rotbox of a Marina estate and considered it an upgrade. I think hers was the last one I ever saw on the road.

 

All the very best for getting these ones back on the public highway again!

 

 

[dozeydustman]

Whoever owns that Chrysler Alpine I am jealous. I would offer my Saab as a swap but Mrs D will go absolutely booli.

For some reason I was fascinated with Rootes/Chrysler/Talbot when I was a kid (I don't think it's gone really), along with HC Vivas and ribbon speedos. 

 

The FSO 125 was much derided, but I thought it was a better car to drive than a Marina/Ital. Good Save(s)

[plasticvandan]

all the tickets on the Estelle please

[Datsuncog]

Whoever owns that Chrysler Alpine I am jealous. I would offer my Saab as a swap but Mrs D will go absolutely booli.

 

For some reason I was fascinated with Rootes/Chrysler/Talbot when I was a kid (I don't think it's gone really), along with HC Vivas and ribbon speedos. 

 

I stopped scrolling whenever I saw that first pic of BYA580S - the registration seems very familiar. I'm convinced I took a snap of this same Alpine in the carpark of Beamish in summer 1996 - it was wearing one of those original plastic Comic Relief Red Noses, too. I really liked the original Alpines - family friend owned a seriously crocked early example with a badly frayed white vinyl roof.

 

I know what I'm going to be doing tonight... up to the attic to haul down the boxes of photos from my youth...

 

I'll keep you posted.

 

 

EDIT: Nah. Had a flick through my photos, and the Alpine I snapped was not this one, sadly. Think I got confused with SYA***S, which belonged to a Colt Sigma that lived round the corner from me in Weston-Super-Mare.

 

 

Have a bonus Alpine anyway - though as CRM104T hasn't been taxed since October 1996, I guess this was probably one of its last-ever outings. Nice cars, anyways.