r.welfare Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Ex taxi and 5 digit odometer. Wonder what number you can add to the front of the 80-odd k on the current MOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I've never took photos of it but I did mean too. All the time I've been on here I intended to but kept slipping my mind. Fair play to Mr B for bringing it here. Keep an eye out for a fat balding fella in a little black citroen Mr bollocks round that area as it will be me! AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Need to set a reminder for July 2017 to see what happens next. I'd love to do a no expense spared resto on it!!! At a garage I used to work at we had a triumph 2000 that every mot it would fail on welding. The car was hanging but he would never let it go. We welded plate on plate. I was a young apprentice at the time and didn't know any different. I feel guilty now that we never did it properly. We must have properly stitched him up over the years. The registration was SDM or N and was on an M plate. Always wondered what happened to it. As l then went to a garage that taught me the right way to do things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I would leave a note on window but I doubt he has a computer to come here nor would he sell it. Probably be buried in it! Is it too far gone to be saved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I like to think there is an old fence post U-bolted up under that Cortina, all covered in black underseal. We should hand out little milk-bottle top Shite Medals to people driving stuff like this. strangeangel, cms206, Dick Longbridge and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Holy crap, that's a spot and a half! I've seen better looking Cortinas on the oval.How the actual fuck is it still (sort of) in one piece? The underseal must be the only thing holding it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Right, Monday morning I'm ringing up the MOT place in Somercotes and booking the Rancho in for Wednesday. WCPGW. No need to take the car. Looks like they'd test it over the phone WILE U W8 M8. Skizzer, Mr Laurence, Braddon81 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I've seen it in action. Very wobbly and doesn't drive in a straight line. Back end keeps trying to push out. Smells awful too The car, or the driver...? puddlethumper, egg and Ghosty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I would love this. It's just the sort of car I need to rock up to my job interview next week. I think it would be what will swing it for me. BorniteIdentity, AMC Rebel, phil_lihp and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 That 'Tina needs grade 1 listing. Old houses start to go saggy with wonky windows, and they become protected. The same should happen for this fine example of survival against all odds. Someone needs to get a video of it in action, pogo effect n'all. Mr_Bo11ox, AMC Rebel, Lacquer Peel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 The car, or the driver...?I've never seen the driver, family in the area probably Know him though so I'll ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 That 'Tina needs grade 1 listing. Old houses start to go saggy with wonky windows, and they become protected. The same should happen for this fine example of survival against all odds. Someone needs to get a video of it in action, pogo effect n'all.I'll try to get a video next time i see it out! Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I've just spent ages finding this http://autoshite.com/topic/4790-shabby-chic-farina/ , which the Cortina reminded me of. Unlike the Cortina this one was several years out of MOT at the time of spotting. strangeangel, sdkrc, Lacquer Peel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 I would love this. It's just the sort of car I need to rock up to my job interview next week. I think it would be what will swing it for me. What job are you going for? I'm guessing someone who 'repairs' roofs on allotment sheds. JohnK, Richard, strangeangel and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 MOT tester, obviously. Sigmund Fraud, JohnK, Rave and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I've never took photos of it but I did mean too. All the time I've been on here I intended to but kept slipping my mind. Fair play to Mr B for bringing it here. Keep an eye out for a fat balding fella in a little black citroen Mr bollocks round that area as it will be me! As penance you can get us a photo of the guy's house. Remember: 2 Cortinas, a Capri, and a Nova, full of firewood and cats. chaseracer, HillmanImp, timolloyd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 As penance you can get us a photo of the guy's house. Remember: 2 Cortinas, a Capri, and a Nova, full of firewood and cats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 That Cambridge makes me a lot more relaxed about the colour match on the Blingo's new wing and door - WIGATO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I believe this belongs to the brother of the Editor of Detailing World. There was a huge family rift around 1992 and they haven't spoken since. anonymous user, chaseracer, AMC Rebel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I think this would be too shonky even for a collective AS purchase. I bet it's roofing felt that the underneath is repered with, with a big mlerm of hot tar to seal it all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 As penance you can get us a photo of the guy's house. Remember: 2 Cortinas, a Capri, and a Nova, full of firewood and cats. I am wondering if he has moved house, as this is parked in the same place as it was when the chap on FB spotted it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I have a photo of me passed out in a gutter after drinking too much, I look exactly like that Cortina. The Reverend Bluejeans, The Moog, HillmanImp and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 The poor thing, it reminds me very much of one of those guilt trip adverts on TV where they want you to send money to look after mistreated donkeys."For just two pounds a month this poor Cortina will get a drop of oil to soothe its rattling camshaft, five pounds will see it treated to some bitumastic paint to cover its scarred undercarriage. Remember, all your donations go directly towards helping these poor cars and educating their owners how to care for them" Lacquer Peel, Lord Sterling, BorniteIdentity and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 GR8 4 export D Spares & Tyres, catsinthewelder, Mr Laurence and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I have a photo of me passed out in a gutter after drinking too much, I look exactly like that Cortina. There have been times recently when I have felt like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Christ on a bike, that is impressive. How many extra sheets of steel have been pop-rivetted on to that thing over the decades? The back end is due to the massive amounts of P38 tins it has gone through. One word. WOBTINA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Looks like it's been to Barrymores birthday party. Pillock, txe4, EssDeeWon and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I'd have loved to have seen Oldford (John) MOT this, failure sheet would be on to about 17 pages LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danblez Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 That must be spot of the decade! Absolutely top class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 2009. Lacquer Peel, phil_lihp and HillmanImp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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