mouseflakes Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 300C excites me, and the half-broken Bedford coach/horsebox thing with the shiny face. Nice things you've captured there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 That split-window V-dub is amazing- can't be many left in that sort of unrestored condition now- wonder if the owner knows what he's got, and what it's worth?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 That split-window V-dub is amazing- can't be many left in that sort of unrestored condition now- wonder if the owner knows what he's got, and what it's worth?! It's been lowered, meaning it's probably owned by some scene slave....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappylad Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Very smart Accord automatic, current owner is a bit of a Honda enthusiast and when the local dealer took this as a trade-in he was offered it first - price paid reputedly £5.00! Where was this one spotted? Edinburgh or locale I'm thinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 Correct p.s. since nobody's asked, I guess it's obvious what the tarp's hiding  Some more ladies and gennelmen? Very rare mk1 Uno turbo in nice standard condition. Wonderfully shabby P5 Something rather dislikeable about this Mk1 Tina This a Gilbern! And that's all I know about it Night time shot of a non-soft-top Quantum, the Q-reg suggesting that no old XR2s were harmed in the making of this production Marina Koop in unbelieveably good order Tidy ADO16 Unmolested 911 Shite? You can still find Fiesta MkIIs north of the border Decomposing Daimler Near to some resting old Jugulars... these mk10s? back axle from the green one was lying a few feet away Pauper-spec, late build Cortina... ...was on the back of this old Leylard... ...parked next to this ageing Frod! (which doesn't really crank my shaft, but thought someone here would appreciate it) Staying on the commercial theme - no badges to help me identify But this is, apparently, an Invincible Guy And this is a very dead bus. TK turbo still in service And a superb Ashtray with loadsa pink stick-on guff. Here endeth today's lecture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Staying on the commercial theme - no badges to help me identify But this is, apparently, an Invincible Guy The mystery tractor unit is an ERF 'A' series which was built from the mid sixties to mid seventies That Guy tipper looks every inch a working wagon, very nice to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Interesting Mk1 Cortina....Why not just BUY a 2-door if You want one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torsten2001 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 because EVERYONE has a normal 2 door! Thanks for the Ford 4000 picture, I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Interesting Mk1 Cortina....Why not just BUY a 2-door if You want one? Perhaps he couldn't find a good one at a price he could afford? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greenvanman Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I have to say I love this sort of thing:Â Â Not the car particularly, just the whole 'rolling resto' look. I always remember a PA Cresta I once saw in New Zealand. It had lost about 3/4 of it's exterior trim, the interior was totalled and the body wore about as much primer as the Rover above. It had a current registration and was obviously someone's daily driver, it clearly would have cost far too much to restore but that would have spoiled the gnarled old survivor's appeal anyway. Like this Rover it seemed to be saying "I'm still here, isn't that enough?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 4 dr cortina Mk1s with the rear doors welded up are w@nk, IMHO. The thought of all that filler covering the gaps, and the fact that water/ dampness within the door, and in the door/sill/c pillar join also makes me think they are probably a good way to create a very rusty Cortina in short order.Yuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Staying on the commercial theme - no badges to help me identifyThose ERF A series get unbelievably narrow at the top of the cab. I think I would feel claustrophobic up there. Anyone sat in one? But this is, apparently, an Invincible GuySo was Superman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Fantastic. Where was the rough mk5 tina? never seen that one locally before.. is it in a yard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55bloke Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 4 dr cortina Mk1s with the rear doors welded up are w@nk, IMHO. The thought of all that filler covering the gaps, and the fact that water/ dampness within the door, and in the door/sill/c pillar join also makes me think they are probably a good way to create a very rusty Cortina in short order.Yuk. I'm right with you on that!! And in any case, the proportions and lines of the 2 door are very different to the 4 door, so welding up the back doors doesn't make it a 2 door, just a 4 door with 2 of it's doors no longer of any use!! I recall it was popular to do the same thing with Mk 2 Cosuls back in the 70s- I wonder how many of those which had the doors welded shut back then are still with us, and how many of those that aren't, would be, if they hadn't been so butchered? If you see what I mean!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr H Sceptre Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 So what exactly is the point of welding the rear doors shut? Is it purely a cosmetic thing? If so then its a bloody waste of time. Idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greenvanman Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 So what exactly is the point of welding the rear doors shut? Is it purely a cosmetic thing?Filler, horrible colour, bonnet pins - it's a Retro Barry thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 More from my travels (this time with a strong Ford theme) Shite? You decide 144 Volvomatic  164 in fine fettle Taken at a distance, what appears to be the US version of the Horizon!! Much Mk2 Henry landfill follows Capri under resto Full marks to the owner for preserving this one as is OK so I had to go to a car show to find this, but 22k miles in the uncommon yellow made it worth the effort Mk2 D series! Tina on the M6 Followed by a later, more spacious one XR2 everything except the logbook A mk3 Cav?? Yes, but respect for retaining those wheeltrims for so long Gullwing guff Truck tat 1 Truck tat 2 Finishing with a fine Soozookee - could have taken this shot seven or eight years ago, it's usually parked in the same position Would be interesting to know what the trucks are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 The old lorries are both Albions, the company was based in Bathgate near Glasgow and went on to be swallowed up by the mighty British Leyland empire who continued with Albion derived designs right upto the early 1980's...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 That's deffo a US-spec Horizon (either a Plymouth Horizon or Dodge Omni). The only ones I've seen in this country are the Shelby-breathed-on GLH and GLH-S versions, why anyone would import a boggo job is beyond me. Must be ex-US airbase? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Wow, a yank spec Horizon! You'd need to be a pretty hardcore shiter if you thought the european one was not shite enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 The car was at some Yank auto place on the A5 (somewhere west of Hinckley) and - assuming I've got the reg right as it's unreadable on the photos - mycarcheck.com says it's a Dodge and the DVLA site comes up with The vehicle details for A370 DWP are: Date of Liability 01 06 2007 Date of First Registration 21 06 1996 Year of Manufacture 1984 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2200CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol/Gas Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Due to Expire Vehicle Colour BRONZE Vehicle Type Approval null As usual, take what you read with a pinch of salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Capri under restoIs that a MkII Capri with MkIII rear lights? Or an un-age related registration? Gullwing guffToyota Sera I think it's called. Funky thing. Finishing with a fine Soozookee - could have taken this shot seven or eight years ago, it's usually parked in the same positionThere was a Suzuki hatch at the end of the nineties called Baleno or Alto or Swift, I'm not sure which but it had an identical rear end to this - perhaps they re-used it or ran out of ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 TK turbo still in serviceAmazing to think the TK (not including the MK which is still used if not still built for the forces!) was sold for 20 yrs! It saw out both the MkI & MkII Ford D Series lorries & also any Leyland offerings of the 60s/70s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Taken at a distance, what appears to be the US version of the Horizon!! Wonder if the torsion bars off that would fit my Simca?... Nice spots there. That old D series is the 4-pot version - one of the slowest vehicles on the road. Love the Police-spec Mk2 Escort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Bet the tea leaves loved being chased by one of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Maz Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007  Finishing with a fine Soozookee - could have taken this shot seven or eight years ago, it's usually parked in the same positionThere was a Suzuki hatch at the end of the nineties called Baleno or Alto or Swift, I'm not sure which but it had an identical rear end to this - perhaps they re-used it or ran out of ideas!Baleno was a small saloon if I remember right. I think it was the Alto that looked like this, borrowing from its earlier incarnation, but that was some years later. The Swift was a similar shape also but slightly bigger and has been around since the year dot now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 There is a Baleno hatch, I see one most mornings. It’s fitted with a bodykit, as they often seem to be. Regie is right, they’re not dissimilar at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Baleno hatch, voila!.....   http://www.clubaleno.co.uk/Phase_6/pages/featurecars.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Taken at a distance, what appears to be the US version of the Horizon!! Wonder if the torsion bars off that would fit my Simca?...Believe it or not, Chrysler US went to the trouble of fitting coil spring front suspension to 'their' Horizon, to accomodate the engine they bought from VW originally. This one, according to DVLA, has the 'K Car' 2.2 four-pot which must make it a pretty horrible device all round. Top shite points, then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 There is a Baleno estate too but it's not to my taste, the back end is bit bug eyed.None of the variations are common but the saloon is definitely seen about the most.Which Suzuki actually is that old light green one? Alto?The thing with Suzuki is that they seem to have cornered the market in small cheap vehicles so it's not easy to work out where the models sit within the range! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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