Eye-catching black and whites

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Even the bodyshell seems to change shape.

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[Tadhg Tiogar]

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.

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^ Sorry, I edited to delete text posted with that Escort pic.

 

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[georgeinabz]

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.


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Aluminium air-filter casings for less weight and more mpg / increased performance.

[martc]

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.


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I think there may have been at least 2 varieties of mk1 Golf body panels as well, judging by the picture.

[JeeExEll]

My uncle had a red Alpine 1442 S which he managed to crash into his own house around 1983.

New Zealand ad with Alpine.

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Battery powered Renault.

[Richard_FM]

I remember the Usbourne Book Of Supercars featured the Research Safety Vehicle.  Some features have become common on modern cars.

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[somewhatfoolish]

Anyone know what Winnie's ride is?

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2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

....Anyone know what Winnie's ride is?

No, but DVLA no longer has a record of the plate.

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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?

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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]

Surprised at that; an ageless plate that's not been flogged off by Doovla.

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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

[martc]

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. 

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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?

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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?