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Alexg Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Scalextric Ultra Rare Prototype + Agreed Design.

ONLY 12 EVER MADE.

Meh

THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE BODY MOULDINGS ONLY NOT COMPLETED CARS.

 

Starting bid: £4,999.00

WHAT!!!!!? >WHAT F**KING PLANET ARE YOU ON!!!!!!!!? :shock:

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flat4alfa Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

flat4alfa

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She's back

 

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Essentially rust free

 

£10995

autofive Rank: Renault 16

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super rare RS1800 though

 

doesnt seem to bad, when a shagged out lashed-up RS2000 can make 10K

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35 biggies... For that ^^^ = Madness! icon_eek.gif

 

Yeah, but this is the UK. The nation in love with the Mk 2 Escort.

 

They're brilliant cars, but never in a billion years are they worth 35k.

 

*awaits a bollocking off that 'Capri love story' bloke berating me because Mk2 Escort's [sic] are icon's [sic] and everyone loves them blah blah blah dribble.'

face Rank: Renault 16

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If I had stupid amounts of money (and I mean stupid) I'd have that RS in a shot.

 

Then spend another £5K on restoration

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Ref that Renault 4

THIS HAS JUST COME IN DIRECT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

No it was on the co-part site the other week - wish I knew what it sold for :lol:

flat4alfa Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Five door Glofs are sought-after it seems

 

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I'm no Renault 4 expert (we need Mr Lobster or Greenvanman), but that looks like a much later 4 GTL then the nose (Ondine) seems to suggest. A 4 specialist had a very similar car in a recent issue of Retro Cars. I can't believe there would be many 4 GTLs with an earlier front end, so I do hope that isn't the same car that's been written off.

barrett Rank: Lancia Gamma

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TBH Jon it's only the grille that differs there, I'm sure the actual bonnet was the same the whole way through, Would be pretty easy to bolt an earlier grille onto a late car, so might not be the same one. The wheels are also off an earlier one for what it's worth.

Mr Lobster Rank: Lancia Gamma

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I'm no Renault 4 expert (we need Mr Lobster or Greenvanman), but that looks like a much later 4 GTL then the nose (Ondine) seems to suggest. A 4 specialist had a very similar car in a recent issue of Retro Cars. I can't believe there would be many 4 GTLs with an earlier front end, so I do hope that isn't the same car that's been written off.

 

It is a late 1108cc GTL (think its an 85/C from memory). Its not the one that was in RC fortunately.

 

Fitting the chrome front grille, bumpers and earlier wheels is a relatively popular modification to make them look a bit older than they are. This one looks pretty nice but £1750 looks a bit salty n'est pas?

 

Heres a pic in happier times -

 

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flat4alfa Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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47 bids, sold for £40,100 :shock:

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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From Triumph Acclaim advert: 'sensibly priced trade in considered.'

 

I'm seriously tempted to offer him my Hyundai and £200 for his car and if he suggests that I'm dreaming I'll tell him he started it.

Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Its not that obcsene is it? I know 2500 is a lot for an Acclaim, but It looks in pretty mint nick, if he had been asking £6k then fair enough.

Pete-M Rank: Isuzu Florian

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47 bids, sold for £40,100 :shock:

 

RS1800, so not exactly thick on the ground when new. Closer to £65k when mint. Deservedly so.

 

Unfortunately, that one looks like it might have issues with the n/s inner wing. It's got the proper RS strengthening on the top mounts, but the n/s one looks like it's lifting a bit. Doesn't cost much to put right, and doing it properly is easy, but the number of so-called 'specialists' out there who always get it wrong never fails to amuse.

 

Does cheer me up when I see Mk2s without MOT's fetching £40k.

warren t claim Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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47 bids, sold for £40,100 :shock:

 

RS1800, so not exactly thick on the ground when new. Closer to £65k when mint. Deservedly so.

 

Unfortunately, that one looks like it might have issues with the n/s inner wing. It's got the proper RS strengthening on the top mounts, but the n/s one looks like it's lifting a bit. Doesn't cost much to put right, and doing it properly is easy, but the number of so-called 'specialists' out there who always get it wrong never fails to amuse.

 

Does cheer me up when I see Mk2s without MOT's fetching £40k.

 

Back in about 1989 I was offered an RS1800 for a few hundred quid. I might of bought it but I'd just spunked a similar amount on a 3.4 series 2 XJ6. At the time it was seen as an Escort with an overcomplicated (misfiring) engine that didn't seem any quicker than an RS2000.

In the end with no takers I went with the pissed off owner to a local beauty spot to totally trash it for fun. Have you ever tried to roll a car? It's harder than it looks! Eventually we managed to get it on its side only to see the Michelen man smiling back at us because the floor had been patched up using an old steel tyre pressure chart that you used to see on the wall of your local filling station. We pushed it back on it's wheels to see if reversing it at speed with it's door open into a granite boulder would rip the door off like it seemed to in the American movies. It doesn't! Undeterred, I accelerated at full speed back into said boulder and smashed the door back into its aperture. Alas I'd forgotten to wind the window down causing myself and my mate to be showered in Triplex's finest... Eventually the poor beast was destroyed by fire and we made our getaway in my XJ6.

 

I wish I'd kept the VIN tag as a souvenir :cry:

 

I also hope Pete-M is in bed and this post is buried before he has a chance to read it..

Pete-M Rank: Isuzu Florian

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I also hope Pete-M is in bed and this post is buried before he has a chance to read it..

 

It wasn't. :)

 

Oh, BTW, I'd have given you a couple of grand for it back then, so you could have made a tidy profit instead of putting RS1800 values up even further :P

Spottedlaurel Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Now, my fondness for these is no real surprise. But even I’d have to say £3985 for this 2.2 estate is a bit steep:

 

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Ok, it’s as close to a new one you’re likely to find and does appear to have excellent history. Undeniably better than any modern Mondeo/Accord estate you’d find for £4k, but I can’t see many people going for it at that price. For that money I could buy six+ of the identical one I’m going to pick up this afternoon!

 

There’s also a V6 saloon up for circa £3k on AutoTrader, again I think that’ll take a while to shift.

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