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[mirafioriman]

Great thread. Here is my current fleet.

 

First, my current daily driver. Mercedes W126 420 SEL. Painted by me.

 

 

The car I would like as my daily (if I ever get it fixed!)

 

Fiat 130 Berlina 3200cc V6 auto

 

 

My first 131 bought for £90 £££ spent!

 

 

My first 132. A blue 132 1800 ES (bumped at the front, not by me!)

 

 

My second 132. The 132 2000 I really wanted. Not bumped just rusty!

 

 

My Fiat Argenta. Now has square headlights!

 

 

Some more 131s. First up 131 Estate (called the Panorama)

 

 

131 1300 bought locally. A lucky find, been garaged for a long time.

 

 

My old 131 Supermirafiori auto. (sold it just before Christmas to give me some space for the Argenta and some cash to spend on the 130!)

 

 

This picture shows it setting off!

 

Next a deceased Supermirafiori. I sold some bits and chopped it up!

 

 

There are two more Supermirafioris but I don't have photos of them

 

My other two project are Mercs

 

W109 300 SEL 6.3 (in progress)

 

 

Finally W116 450 SEL 6.9. Needs some TLC. This how it was advertised on ebay!

 

[MrRegieRitmo]

Wow love all your Fiats especially the 131s & the 132s. Did the 132 replace the 130 in Fiat's line-up?I have 50/50 Fiat / Renault love! 8)I assume you're also in the FMCGB? I am & also in the ROC. Must sign up to the RCCC too at some point.

[mirafioriman]

I'm not in the Fiat Motor Club anymore, but I do use the website regularly. I believe that the 132 did become the top of the range car after the 130, but of course the 130 coupe continued in production well after the 132 was launched. The saloon may have also continued after the 132s launch, but I'm not too sure of my dates!

[Mash]

First is my Triumph 1300 that I've had since 1994

Looks a cracker!Can we have a copy over on http://www.flickr.com/groups/triumphsalooncars/ please?

No probs Keef

[wuvvum]

my daily driver (while my Astravan is still U/S)

 

 

Now that I do like...

[KruJoe]

Superb thread, H - thanks! It's great to see what everyone is rolling. Or otherwise.

 

Rather late to the party, but last week I saw I still had this at the back of our top shed: My own barn-find.

 

 

I though it was long gone, but snapped it today as we had a clear-out.

Twisty in the middle Honda Gyro-Up.

 

 

 

Daily driver: 1.8GL AWD, the day after I got it...

 

 

...on firewood delivery duty...

 

 

...and in snow slag mode:

 

 

It's been absolutely unstoppable in the soft stuff this winter and has surprised many with its capabilities. Well pleased.

 

 

The Swift-shaped Justy I got off the 'bay for a one-er, after searching for ages. I much prefer this earlier face to the frumpy facelifted ones. It was made in Hungary by Magyar Suzuki. Plans are afoot involving this motor

 

 

 

Final shite - I'm mothballing until I get around to registering it. It's a Honda Sonic and I brought it back from Thailand. I must take it for a run down the lane, it hasn't been out yet this year.

 

 

Carry on

[Milford Cubicle]

How do you find the Swift-shape Justy? I have a 'proper' 3-cylinder one. I bet they're alright to drive with the permanent AWD. What's that engine you're planning to put in it? Oh and was it originally sold at Aird Motors in Beauly?

[KruJoe]

That is a nice EF12 you found, I was watching that one. But I held out for the next generation - I prefer the style, and the drive train gives me more options. They do come up occasionally on eBay, but they only made them with this face for a year or so. Wuvz of this parish ran one for a bit, didn't he? They do corner as if on rails, but not rapid because of the extra weight. The motor is a conventional 1.3 transverse 4-pot, the same motor as in the Suzuki Samurai 413. Years ago I had a 4WD Swift saloon (same chassis) but with the 1.6 16v lump. That drove well. When was the last time you saw one of them, eh?The project engine is from a CBR1000 for the instant 135bhp 6speed sequential win!According to the service history, it came from Reekie Forres in the FAR north.

[shite_meister]

Is that an ATC uniform? lol looks like he's about to chamois that pug.

[Dukestar25]

wuvvum wrote:

I haven't seen a Spacey 125 for donkey's years

 

Lovin that Estelle ! Would this be a 130 LSE per-chance??

[KruJoe]

Is that an ATC uniform? lol looks like he's about to chamois that pug.

Yep, our kid brother was late for Air Cadets when he put his STDT through a wall. This was his second 205 and is now a spares shed. It wouldn't polish out... As of this week he's onto his fifth 205 TD

 

 

That's an average of one per month!

 

KJ

[pandamonium]

My Mazda 929L - Awesomely reliable and great for carrying stuff.

 

My wifes transport.

[Heep]

The Swift-shaped Justy I got off the 'bay for a one-er, after searching for ages. I much prefer this earlier face to the frumpy facelifted ones. It was made in Hungary by Magyar Suzuki. Plans are afoot involving this motor

 

Wow! I had no idea that was ever sold as a Subaru. We only had "real" Justys in Canada. That model of Swift was sold here as Suzuki Swift, Chevrolet Sprint, Geo Metro, and Pontiac Firefly. Sprint and Firefly were available in 3cyl turbo or 2-seat cabrio form as well.

[KruJoe]

Wow! I had no idea that was ever sold as a Subaru. We only had "real" Justys in Canada. That model of Swift was sold here as Suzuki Swift, Chevrolet Sprint, Geo Metro, and Pontiac Firefly. Sprint and Firefly were available in 3cyl turbo or 2-seat cabrio form as well.

Yep. And in Oz, the Swift was sold as the Holden Barina, and in Japan, "Cultus".

A couple of guys in the states put a CBR 600 engine in a Geo Metro.

Even with the 600, it shifts - there are vids to be found on YouTube, but here's their webpage:

http://www.psiman.net/geo1.htm

 

Did the Americans let you have any of these Outback pick-up things?

Shame we didn't get the Baja They're ace.

[michiel]

Over here there's a new Justy:

 

 

RLY!

[KruJoe]

Hmmm available here, too. Rather lazy of Subaru - it's a FWD only rebadged Daihatsu. Suzuki offer a better range of small 4wd cars these days.

[fotorabia]

shite is an understatement for my Viva status...im investigating the HC Magnum parts car tomorow for interior..im hoping for better seats..mine are all rooted..and notice embarrassing half arsed exhaust non-removal!

 

im hoping the scrappie might do a cash job on the exhaust..they do build super stock cars...

[michiel]

Hmmm available here, too. Rather lazy of Subaru - it's a FWD only rebadged Daihatsu. Suzuki offer a better range of small 4wd cars these days.

I understand it's only there to bring the average emissions of sold/offered cars down... someone in my 'hood has bought one, took me a few weeks to figure out what was wrong with the Sirion I saw everyday

[Heep]

Yeah, we got the Baja, but they're rare. They stopped selling the Justy in '94 in the U.S. but '95 here; according to Wikipedia that's about when the Suzuki shape one debuted.

[MrRegieRitmo]

 

I'm disappointed it's not the same colour as in your avatar!

[MrRegieRitmo]

 

 

 

 

I don't think I've seen these two before Regie. They both look in fab condition. R14 must be the best one left in the UK surely?

 

I would love a Mk1 Strada

They've always been viewable in the 'my story' link in my siggy block.

 

There are 1 or 2 nice ones still out there, I got talking to another owner recently, that's 2 other owners I know of now. I had been watching some bits on eBay & one of the parts for a 14 I was watching got bought by someone so I had to deduce that they might also be an owner! Got talking to them and they are indeed another owner, he got passed his dad's car when he died which his dad bought new in 1981.

As you can see the car still looks new from where I'm sitting!!

 

 

 

 

Now that's clean!

[RedSparrow]

Great to see everyone's motors.

 

I have this:

 

and, of course, this:

[MrRegieRitmo]

Hey Redsparrow, you don't have a V reg suffix & X reg prefix cars hiding somewhere too do you? Then we'd match on all fronts...Yesterday I saw a metallic green TR7 convertible on the dual carriageway & today I've seen go past my window a 60s Mustang in pale yellow & what looked like an Austin Cambridge / Morris Oxford pulling a trailer. The old cars are slowly coming out of hibernation! (makes me feel not quite so alone...)

[MrRegieRitmo]

 

In other news I now have a fresh MOT on the above car, it went in last Saturday & failed on a sidelight bulb in need of replacement, one of the headlamps being misted up, the windscreen washers being rubbish (3 out of 4 weren't working) & a small hole in the exhaust. Total bill inc cost of the test £92.40. Quite happy with that, it's a fraction of what the Alfa had to have spent on it last year & even the first MOT I gave the 14 surpassed it by 50 quid. Only shame is that it came in the same month as the Waterpump job which was more expensive at £132 so all in all an expensive month with this car, but it's only relative as it's cost me nothing the rest of the time besides petrol. Apart from that job on the brakes last November.

 

It's funny how advisories change year by year & no mention is made of the previous ones, either on the new advisory sheet or the failure sheet - the problems can't be that serious then!

For instance on the last advisory sheet I have which is from 2 years ago, it warns that there is;

 

A corrosion development in chassis rails to bulk head (whatever that means),

Repairs to both side mirrors (well they've been replaced so no longer an issue)

Slight corrosion in brake pipes.

 

Yet on last week's MOT none of those issues came up in either the advisory sheet or as a failing item! Kinda makes a mockery of it...

 

This time the advisories were;

 

Nearside front anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement

 

Offside blah blah blah see above ^ ^

 

Offside front wheel bearing has slight play

 

Front registration plate delaminating

 

Oil leak

 

N/S/F tyre perished

 

Corrosion started near o/s/f sub frame mounting

 

That's quite a list, but will any of them appear on next years??

[STUNO]

It's funny how advisories change year by year A corrosion development in chassis rails to bulk head (whatever that means),This time the advisories were; blah blah blahCorrosion started near o/s/f sub frame mounting

WARNING....WARNING These sound like the same problem fix now or scrap later

[wuvvum]

From the Estafette and the 900 in the background I'm guessing that photo was taken outside Bickle Towers?

[Mash]

Cor!

[VWPowered]

hope theres no speedhumps near you rab

 

 

 

i want i want

 

very smart little car any more pics...

 

[retrogeezer]

Yeh, I love that MG Metro too....more photos for me please!

[Mr Lobster]

Not generally a big fan of Metros but that MG does look very nice! More pics please!