JeeExEll Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeeExEll Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Even the bodyshell seems to change shape. adw1977, ETCHY, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, JeeExEll said: 'Hello boat people, we have a new Mk3 Escort, it's not a Mk2'. - 'Fuck off, it's only a GL'. (a 2-door early GL is a very rare car actually, for a few months around 1992 I had a A-reg 1300 Ghia and it was a great little car). The oul man had a Mk.3 Escort as a courtesy car once, "TPR 263X". He was impressed. So impressed, in fact, that the next car he bought was a Mk.1 Golf. ETCHY, Remspoor and JeeExEll 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 ^ Sorry, I edited to delete text posted with that Escort pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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georgeinabz Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Depending on steel suppliers, some right rust buckets the Mk1 golf , also pain in the backside when needed parts ,17 different varieties of carbs and crap like that.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk hennabm and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeeExEll Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Aluminium air-filter casings for less weight and more mpg / increased performance. hennabm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 5 hours ago, JeeExEll said: ^ Sorry, I edited to delete text posted with that Escort pic. 5 hours ago, georgeinabz said: Depending on steel suppliers, some right rust buckets the Mk1 golf , also pain in the backside when needed parts ,17 different varieties of carbs and crap like that. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I think there may have been at least 2 varieties of mk1 Golf body panels as well, judging by the picture. georgeinabz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 My uncle had a red Alpine 1442 S which he managed to crash into his own house around 1983. New Zealand ad with Alpine. Shite Ron and Austat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeeExEll Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Battery powered Renault. Shite Ron, LightBulbFun, hennabm and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I remember the Usbourne Book Of Supercars featured the Research Safety Vehicle. Some features have become common on modern cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 JeeExEll and hennabm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Anyone know what Winnie's ride is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: ....Anyone know what Winnie's ride is? No, but DVLA no longer has a record of the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: No, but DVLA no longer has a record of the plate. I didn't think to check; perhaps @LightBulbFun could work his magic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 15 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Anyone know what Winnie's ride is? 13 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: No, but DVLA no longer has a record of the plate. 9 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: I didn't think to check; perhaps @LightBulbFun could work his magic? sadly I dont get any results for that plate indicating its been inactive since the late 1970s/early 80s or before I can however say YSxxxx is a Glasgow registration issued between January 1935 and September 1936 somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Surprised at that; an ageless plate that's not been flogged off by Doovla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/15/2020 at 11:32 PM, somewhatfoolish said: Surprised at that; an ageless plate that's not been flogged off by Doovla. they cant because its been issued already, they cant flog off plates that might still be on someones car! that would make for an interesting V765 LOL not sure if this should go here or in @beko1987's thread LOL JeeExEll, beko1987, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 9:23 PM, somewhatfoolish said: Anyone know what Winnie's ride is? Believe it or not its either a Renault Nervastella, often used by statesmen, including the President of France. Details here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Nervastella Or, when you start to look into big Renaults from the 30's, it could well be a 1936 Renault Viva Grand Sport Coach Decapotable. somewhatfoolish, JeeExEll, adw1977 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 6 hours ago, martc said: Believe it or not its either a Renault Nervastella, often used by statesmen, including the President of France. Details here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Nervastella Or, when you start to look into big Renaults from the 30's, it could well be a 1936 Renault Viva Grand Sport Coach Decapotable. Was it gift from the French government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 17 hours ago, Richard_FM said: Was it gift from the French government? It has to have been either a gift or at the least loaned to him via the Embassy (or perhaps the Consulate considering it's registered in Glasgow). It's unlikely that a private one would be owned in the UK never mind used in a parade, unless Winnie had a Francophile chum. But we mustn't forget the Auld Alliance; maybe it was the Glasgow Lord Mayors car and he was cocking a snook to the English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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