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Oh a pre -facelift .A little story the dealers visited the factory prior to release, many dealers questioned the structural glass rear window and the fact that the metal lid was directly bonded onto it , won’t that cause leaks ? They asked. “No Porsche manage to do it “ was the reply , Aye right a mass produced mediocre car vs a hand built Teutonic masterpiece , what was the biggest warranty work …… the crappy rattling dash and leaks to the rear boot , both improved on the facelift with the boot now a traditional metal frame with window , the Simca 1.1 & 1.3 were remarkably bulletproof units.


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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-PEUGEOT-405-Mi16-1-9-1-OF-5-LEFT-ON-THE-ROAD-VERY-RARE-1980S-FAST-SPORTS-/334031494557?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l492865af35efa682120ae39bda1864bc699b6.jpg
More reasonably priced I suppose , these could really shift but from new the engines sounded like the factory put some random nuts and bolts in the cylinder head 4x4 were nightmare, only Norway & Sweden got copper brake pipes , I think due to law there , the alloy ones we got always failed the first MOT , rear suspension and fuel tank had to be removed in order to replace , what a joyous bill for the owners.


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18 hours ago, georgeinabz said:

Maybe worth it if you like people pointing and laughing at you

https://www.gumtree.com/p/toyota/toyota-bb-version-ii-modellista-/14031728540c69c13b24b1d1d7432065ca6d0f89df.jpg


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I'll raise you a Toyota with a ridiculous Honda for 7 grand.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284325724043

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And £8k definitely can't buy you taste.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353535641182

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Am I doing this right? I'm sure to upset someone along the way.

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4 hours ago, DavidB said:

"Very Rare" Fiat Panda Cub

Once owned by Ronnie Corbett

Would take Audi A5 2013 🤣(currently valued around £10k) with low miles and cash my way

No time wasters.

 

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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/906643086751292

For this golf buggy he wants TWELVE GRAND.

Also from the random number generator, a 0.1l diesel engine putting out 120HP, and quarter of a million miles (km?) on the clock.

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15 minutes ago, carburettor said:

 

Mmmm, but it’s not even the S anitary T owel edition, £3k? He’s obviously a crack cocaine addict.

It's had a 2 knocked off and a more realistic 995. It's a decent enough £500 car all day long though.

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On 25/06/2021 at 18:05, georgeinabz said:


Oh a pre -facelift .A little story the dealers visited the factory prior to release, many dealers questioned the structural glass rear window and the fact that the metal lid was directly bonded onto it , won’t that cause leaks ? They asked. “No Porsche manage to do it “ was the reply , Aye right a mass produced mediocre car vs a hand built Teutonic masterpiece , what was the biggest warranty work …… the crappy rattling dash and leaks to the rear boot , both improved on the facelift with the boot now a traditional metal frame with window , the Simca 1.1 & 1.3 were remarkably bulletproof units.


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3 of my mates worked at Ryton and were sponsored through Coventry Polytechnic, and I shared a house with 2 of them, one of whom was my best man.

The rear glass window was a major problem IN the factory. The fitters broke a couple or 3 every day. Union tried to say it was a safety issue. IIRC, the glass is unsupported, but has a great weight of metal attached to the bottom.of it, so if you slam the boot, or try to twist it to fix the panel gaps you can easily break it. Plus it's curved so who knows what residual stress it holds in Its structure. 

The AX has a really cheap bit of plastic attached to bottom of a flat piece of glass and the Suzuki SC100 and the Volvo.C30 wre just a piece of glass. 

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Another Ford Cortina. This time a Mk4 and located in The Netherlands.

https://www.autowereld.nl/ford/cortina/1600-l-mooie-staat-1977-34939860/details.html

Advert states previous restoration. Only travelled 19.379 km*
See a tide line, engine size added to the front wings, and what looks like a non-standard choke. Ls did not have vinyl roofs as standard. I expect there is more "issues" waiting to be discovered when viewing it.

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€ 16950.00

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I wonder if it started out as a Taunus and they turned it into a Cortina to benefit from crazy English Ford nutters. The wing badges are probably the dealer or a mad giffer owner, but the vinyl roof could well be a period extra. 

I’m fairly sure NL got German built/badged Fords after 1970. They did get Cortina Mk1/2s though, and they sold well. 

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2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Another Ford Cortina. This time a Mk4 and located in The Netherlands.

https://www.autowereld.nl/ford/cortina/1600-l-mooie-staat-1977-34939860/details.html

Advert states previous restoration. Only travelled 19.379 km*
See a tide line, engine size added to the front wings, and what looks like a non-standard choke. Ls did not have vinyl roofs as standard. I expect there is more "issues" waiting to be discovered when viewing it.

ford-cortina-1600-l-mooie-staat-1977.jpg

 

ford-cortina-1600-l-mooie-staat-1977.jpg

€ 16950.00

That doesn't look right, the rear is off

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On 8/4/2021 at 1:44 AM, Ghosty said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324732667318
 

Image 1 - 1965 Austin Mini
 

So it's a ringer? Certainly looks like it.

£12k.

 

So this is a 1965 car with the larger rear lights, grille, bumpers etc and later doors with wind up windows but without the large “bins”  and it has the later door locks with lovely  aftermarket aluminium door pulls.

Also, I’ve never heard anyone say anything good about 80’s cars and panel gaps.

sounds like a ringer to me too!!

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23 hours ago, AnthonyG said:

I wonder if it started out as a Taunus and they turned it into a Cortina to benefit from crazy English Ford nutters. The wing badges are probably the dealer or a mad giffer owner, but the vinyl roof could well be a period extra. 

I’m fairly sure NL got German built/badged Fords after 1970. They did get Cortina Mk1/2s though, and they sold well. 

Fords assembled the Cortina in the Amsterdam factory until 1975. The end of the Mk3. The Mk4s were better known as Taunus. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nederland

I have found the answer to the questionable history of this car. This advert, for the same car , same dealer, on a different site says it was originally from Portugal. The Portuguese did have Cortinas At least until the Mk4

https://dyler.com/cars/ford/cortina-for-sale/1977/41114/ford-cortina-station-wagon-nice-condition-1977-yellow-for-sale

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52 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Fords assembled the Cortina in the Amsterdam factory until 1975. The end of the Mk3. The Mk4s were better known as Taunus. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nederland

I have found the answer to the questionable history of this car. This advert, for the same car , same dealer, on a different site says it was originally from Portugal. The Portuguese did have Cortinas At least until the Mk4

https://dyler.com/cars/ford/cortina-for-sale/1977/41114/ford-cortina-station-wagon-nice-condition-1977-yellow-for-sale

I was thinking it was an import from another European country, Greece was another country to sell them as Cortinas.

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The Dutch are know for being straightforward. I do hate it that Wiki publishes different information in different languages. The one about the Amsterdam factory does not have a English page it goes straight to Ford Europe. That page has nothing about The Dutch factory. Nether does the European languages of the same page. I did learn interesting facts when I read the Dutch page.

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