Tata Loadbeta... Bought and Pics!

[cort16]

There's a lot of 'proper' repaired done much worse then that the only difference is they layer on a load of wob on top of it.

[scruff]

Ain't that the truth, cort. I weep/tremble with anger when I look at my pal's "professionally" repaired motor.

I call it the double decker, cos it's got two floors... 

[DodgyBastard]

That top pic looks like a still from "Children of Men", capital work!! 

 

Here's some more "Children of men" inspired pics from around the area...

 

DSC_7544 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_7547-1 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_7549 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_7562 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_7564 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_7571 by srblythe, on Flickr

[DodgyBastard]

Almost forgot!

 

Here's the best one!

 

DSC_7541-1 by srblythe, on Flickr

[DodgyBastard]

Took the Tata up to Perthshire's field of shite to go buy a Lada. It drove spot on and managed 150 miles for £20 of diesel...

 

DSC_7770 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_7808 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

And the Lada!

 

Lada Riva 1200 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Lada Riva 1200 by srblythe, on Flickr

[trigger]

That looks much better painted Nato green.

[Richard]

I was there yesterday too! We went looking for the Rabbit of Caerbannog, and drove past the field of shite on the way back.

[Cavcraft]

It is one if the very very few motors that's looks better painted on that colour.

I'm going to buy one of these when I can, they're spectacularly shite.

[oldcars]

Looks so much better in the green. What paint did you use? I painted the front of my caravan with a roller and it looks shite, your looks a good job.

[dugong]

More room for filters? Top bombing.

[DodgyBastard]

Stopped of at the barracks for the troops...

 

DSC_7988 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

DSC_7983 by srblythe, on Flickr

[Richard]

Cultybraggan? It does look at home there. There's some prize chod behind some of those nissen huts IIRC.

[DodgyBastard]

[DodgyBastard]

[DodgyBastard]

Lada purchased/paid for, just need to sort out delivery!

 

[DodgyBastard]

Twins! by srblythe, on Flickr

[Lacquer Peel]

The Lada looks alright, I hope it is 100% more solid than the FSO pickup.

[DodgyBastard]

Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz?

 

[Ghosty]

Turn the Tata badge upside down/swap for Merc and prepare to confuse.

[DodgyBastard]

I've been looking for a merc badge, haven't found any that didn't break when trying to remove it from the grille.

[vulgalour]

That TATA looks terrifying now, I would not like to meet it down a darkened alleyway, or even a well lit one.  It'd probably mug me for my chips.

[Bear]

Hang on. Where's that CX Safari from? I'm trying to remember the registration of mine now, it was a burgundy 25 RI automatic with beige interior - I spent years driving past the bloody thing in Pathhead before it magically appeared at my house via a friend as a swap for a mint 305GR estate (should've kept the 305) - carked it with a failed cam sensor, got sold, then buggered off "into Scotland somewhere". Usually I can remember my car registrations but that looks suspiciously familiar.

[DodgyBastard]

The cx belonged to dollywobler at some point, other than that I don't know much of the history of it.

[nisfan]

Ex practical classics as well