Autoshite worthy ?

[garbaldy]

What do you guys think of this piece of automotive art?

 

[Partridge]

Ooooh. Dutton Sierra?

[eddyramrod]

Too small, my vote goes to Rickman Ranger.  Whatever it is, I would say these kit Ranchos are pure Autoshite!

[garbaldy]

Here's why its going to be broken for spares

[Pillock]

I hope you owned that, even briefly, because the rules state that only AS member-owned cars can be put in the calendar, and that's a winter shot right there.

[messerschmitt owner]

it's quite foggy where you are!

[garbaldy]

When I get back home I shall pop up some of the ebay pics as its a bit dark to unload

[Inspector Morose]

Rickman Ranger. Based on mk1 or 2 escort. Rickman used to do motorbike fairings and moped boxes and were one of the better Fiberglass users out there. Eventually the company sold out full or partly to Quantum mouldings of Stourbridge, the maker of the mk2 fiesta based sporty car.

[garbaldy]

Is it just me or is there no pics in the first post?

 

anyway here's the eBay pics of this fine chariot. 

 

 

 

[Pete-M]

All those lovely Mk2 Escort bits

[Inspector Morose]

I bet an XUD would slot in that quite nicely. Shame to break it but, meh, can't save 'em all.

[chaseracer]

What a pile of utter SHIT!  Top bombing, sir! 

[garbaldy]

All those lovely Mk2 Escort bits

 

exactly why it was bought   they shall live on.

 

. Shame to break it but, meh, can't save 'em all.

 

I would wager that even if this was the last one on the planet it would still be worthless.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

What is that engine out of?

[Timewaster]

2.0 Carlton engine I believe. Belt driven distributor gives it away.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

That's a lot of engine for a wheelie bin a bit of angle iron and a couple bits of old Escort.

I would have expected an 1100 or 1300 X-flow.

[Taff]

That is appaling. Well done

[garbaldy]

2.0 Carlton engine I believe. Belt driven distributor gives it away.

 

 

advert stated manta and it has the alloy manta sump.

[fordperv]

thats crying out for a c20xe, does it have the manta getrag box or a ford type 9? Can't quite tell from the butchered gear lever, asking because I need a ford to vauxhall bellhousing

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Some valuable bits on that engine & box, good work!!!

[red5]

Fix it.

[HillmanImp]

advert stated manta and it has the alloy manta sump.

 

The sills look like they have about as much metal in them as they do on your average Manta.

[Inspector Morose]

The ranger was one of the better kits of the 80s and 90s kit car boom. Fit and finish, compared to some was pretty good with a good thickness of glass in the makeup of the shell. I like 'em and there's still a good number on the road around the West Midlands doing daily service.

Think of it this way. The same thought process made both the Heron of Barretts recent purchase and the Ranger. Take mechanicals from cars that were as popular as genital warts at the time and recycle them into something more useful and fun. The only difference is about 30 odd years.

[Alan_Green]

Is it just me or is there no pics in the first post?

 

anyway here's the eBay pics of this fine chariot. 

 

 

 

• How did Naomi get that magnetic door sign to stick?  Salon weave glue?

[trigger]

Some money's worth of bits there, that Type 9's worth £150 on its own let alone the other bits.

[Felly Magic]

Chassis on these were remarkably strong, and being fairly light, they weren't bad on minor green lanes. Shifted too when fitted with a Burton Racing 1700 mated to a type 9

[catsinthewelder]

Another excellent AS purchase, go on you know you really want to bodge it back onto the road with indenor power

 

Rickman Ranger. Based on mk1 or 2 escort. Rickman used to do motorbike fairings and moped boxes and were one of the better Fiberglass users out there. Eventually the company sold out full or partly to Quantum mouldings of Stourbridge, the maker of the mk2 fiesta based sporty car.

I saw one on Sunday

 

[Felly Magic]

Rickman even did a Sierra based coupe, which didn't look half bad, called the Metisse.

 

[mercrocker]

When I were a lad Rickman Metissesesses had two wheels and were serious bits of kit.....Same company so we can let them off.

[New POD]

advert stated manta and it has the alloy manta sump.

 

 

Same engine as carlton ?