chaseracer Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Any Scorpios left? Or has TG, the short oval and the export trade seen to them?
bramz7 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Datsun Micra you say?This one below is still about, although the rot round the rear end suggests that a stiff breeze could cause it to collapse. 127 fronted Fiorinos must be down to single figures by now, I certainly haven't seen any in the UK. Banger Kenny, catsinthewelder, michael t and 3 others 6
Alan_Green Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Drove a Montrose 626 to my shop today. Dick Cheeseburger, fatharris and 155V6 3
scaryoldcortina Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Any Scorpios left? Or has TG, the short oval and the export trade seen to them? I've got two, and I'm driving one of them.
sierraman Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 There was a Sierra 2.3 diesel near me until recently. They used to get broke up either for the engine for export or for the rear axle which besides being heavy duty had favourable ratios. Odds enough at the end of Sierra production they had a few 2.3 engines left so there are one or two that are J-K plate with the 2.3 instead of the 1.8td.
PhilA Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Perhaps not totally extinct, but few enough are around that finding one for sale is a real challenge. Mitsubishi Tredia Plymouth Cricket There are two Crickets around here. One in beige, the other in chalky blue. Both were in regular use until a couple years ago. chaseracer 1
warren t claim Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 What about those Citroen BX van things?
philibusmo Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Talking of odd vans, wasn't there a commercial version of the Sierra that was only available in Ireland or something? fordperv 1
Eddie Honda Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Yeah some red ex-chicken coup Sierra. Seen a couple of BX vans in Ireland a few years back too.
Cheggers Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Ireland has loads of odd van versions of everyday cars. Was a bit of tax dodge back in the day - My gf's daughter drives a 2011 Opel Astra "van"
fordperv Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Talking of odd vans, wasn't there a commercial version of the Sierra that was only available in Ireland or something?Yes it was an estate with tin back window's and a flat floor in the back, the guy who signed up on here had 2 of them, they did appear on ebay but I don't know what happened to them after that http://autoshite.com/topic/10821-sierra-van/page-1
Ghosty Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 I haven't seen many Peugeot 605's recently. Partridge has/had one.
D Spares & Tyres Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Any intel ie what city, is it a cdxi etc It's metallic grey and Lord Sterling has taken a photo of it in his thread ☺ It looks mouldier than I remembered! lincolndanny 1
lincolndanny Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 It's metallic grey and Lord Sterling has taken a photo of it in his thread ☺ It looks mouldier than I remembered!On it!
overrun Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 This thread seems a good fit for this image: From this excellent thread http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/194768/car-spotting-scans-early-90s ✗ UntaxedTax due: 30 December 1993 MOTNo details held by DVLA Vehicle detailsVehicle make LONSDALEDate of first registration October 1983Year of manufacture 1983Cylinder capacity (cc) 2500 ccCO₂Emissions Not availableFuel type PETROLExport marker NoVehicle status Not taxedVehicle colour BEIGEVehicle type approval Not availableWheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODYRevenue weight Not availableA wagon, and she made it a whole decade! Died in the same year the pic was taken, yet doesn't look bad? Dick Cheeseburger, Banger Kenny, Vin and 4 others 7
sierraman Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 Could be sat in a lock up somewhere. I'd like to hope. holbeck 1
overrun Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 Could be sat in a lock up somewhere. I'd like to hope. The one right behind!
DodgeRover Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 Its just a facelift Mitsubishi Sigma wagon, why was it reg'd as a Lonsdale?
Dick Cheeseburger Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 Wow, that's one quality thread. Further proof that the Scottush climate is ideal for ruining 1980's motors at a rate of knots. Kudos to the OP for having the forethought to snap a load of dailies at the time. I miss mismatched panels, tidemarks and obvious ongoing rust repairs.
Dick Cheeseburger Posted January 12, 2017 Posted January 12, 2017 Its just a facelift Mitsubishi Sigma wagon, why was it reg'd as a Lonsdale?Because it was a Lonsdale. Why was the facelifted Vauxhall Astra registered as a Daewoo Nexia? Because it was a Daewoo Nexia innit.
Braddon81 Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Its just a facelift Mitsubishi Sigma wagon, why was it reg'd as a Lonsdale?It was purely a ploy by Mitsubishi to get around the Import restrictions placed upon Japanese cars imported back in the 80s. As the Lonsdale was nailed together by our good old colonial cousins in Australia, the ploy was to flood the UK with extra antipodean Mitsubishi Galant Lonsdale loveliness!!...Launched at the 1982 Motorshow....along with the Dacia Denim...and Umm Transcat. Lacquer Peel 1
sierraman Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 It says on hml that there's 2 Lonsdales left, so there's some left somewhere.
AMC Rebel Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Discovery 2.0 MPi - I used to search them out for fun on ebay/autotrader. None left.
JeeExEll Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Maybe, don't know. Rare when new. AlabamaShrimp and Banger Kenny 2
D Spares & Tyres Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Discovery 2.0 MPi - I used to search them out for fun on ebay/autotrader. None left.I know of two.... I broke one last year and sold the engine to a chap who was putting a turbo on his and wanted the engine to rebuild his
DodgeRover Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 Ditto I know of 2 one runner one for spares
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