BorniteIdentity Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 It puts a certain Sierra of a similar vintage to shame... Shep Shepherd, Angrydicky, alf892 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Someone posted this on the FB page a while back. RobT, John F and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 2011:Advisory notice item(s)chassey and floor exesivley reperd. Fuck knows how that is even on the road. Spot of the year 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Its last three MOTs have been first time passes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf892 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 They used to go like that when they got a moderate tap in the back............loving the mot history too Magnificent Rustbucket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleyeller Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Quoting MOT history: chassey and floor exesivley reperd Dick Longbridge and overrun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 MOT by Stevie Wonder's even blinder cousin's guide dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 That's a topper. Check the local church roof for lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 That's a topper. Check the local church roof for lead.Then it would fail on the Catholic Converter !!! Other than half of the original metal, one thing that struck me that was missing, Gaffer Tape, there's no Gaffer Tape. The Geezer gonna loose marks for that. Pillock, timolloyd, Cavcraft and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 "exsesiv welding repers to floors and chasis ereas" is the best advisory I think I've ever seen. It was new as LHE 761W, became STU 11V in 1993 apparantly and reverted to LHE 761W in 2015. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Right, Monday morning I'm ringing up the MOT place in Somercotes and booking the Rancho in for Wednesday. WCPGW. Dick Longbridge, sdkrc, Braddon81 and 22 others 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Bloody hell! That arse is saggier than my grannies tits, impressive!. Apparently it's current owner has owned it since July 1992! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Breadvan72 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Advisory notice item(s)Under body covered in thick underseal How flippin thick must that underseal be? Structural paint! cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Breadvan72 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Right, Monday morning I'm ringing up the MOT place in Somercotes and booking the Rancho in for Wednesday. WCPGW. Yep, on this showing, that MoT tester would likely have passed the 1300 Betakoop of manys wobbings. I may trailer my fucked XJS over there, push it into the bay, and wait a couple of minutes for my fresh ticket. cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 What a heap! I seem to remember even a moderate smack up the arse could cause these Cortinas to sag on the back end, especially if it's a bit rotten.I imagine the underside of this is a mass of £15 MOT style patches. alf892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 It might be fully solid, it might have had a smack or some rust that has caused the rear to sag, and then been patched up in that state. "Solid but bent" is not an MOT fail chaseracer and scruff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 "Complies with the letter of the MOT but not the spirit" egg, BorniteIdentity, chaseracer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 That cortina used to be on a private plate starting with stu. Was a taxi from about 2 years old till early 90s. The driver bought it off the company and used it for his own car. Still in daily use. It's been there as long as i can remember and I'm 29. Only been back on that number plate for around 1.5 years. Back doors don't open and it pogos it's way down the road. Can spot it a mile off in the dark. Dim lights trying to guide in airplanes. RobT, Lankytim, greengartside and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Do you reckon it's been welded? exsesiv welding repers to floors and chasis ereas excessive welding repers to vehicle this vehicle is excessively welded in places exesesiv weling repers to vehicle chassey and floor exesivley reperd It's not been advisoried for excessive welding since 2011, so that underseal must be doing the trick. cms206, Eddie Honda and strangeangel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 That's another to go along with the D701SWL skits. Any slightly prolapsed vehicle shall henceforth be known as "a bit LHE761W" What a spot!11!2!! cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Being from Somercotes myself that's a bloody County landmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 If this ever comes up for sale, the Autoshite collective must act immediately. I do like the approach of applying more and more underseal until the patchwork of welding is no longer visible. Those sills do look pretty crispy but of course that is rather the least of its problems - what's actually happened to it though? Presumably something structural has broken internally around the rear suspension turrets? Never seen anything like that before. Given the wonky shell and that the shock absorbers have probably been bone dry since John Major was in charge, I wonder what it drives like? I suspect not well. BorniteIdentity and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 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 Dick Longbridge, strangeangel, Skizzer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I did'nt realise you could get a cortina tipper. puddlethumper, overrun and The Reverend Bluejeans 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Simply incredible that you spotted this, and even more incredible is that Bubba knew about it and has never shown us! AMC Rebel, trigger, Louise2cv and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Epic spot, just epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 It warms the cockles knowing stuff like this is still on the road. Joyful! AMC Rebel and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djimbob Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 My uncle had one of these, and spent many hours welding the bugger by all accounts, but at least he had the sense to weigh the thing in eventually Having said that, full marks to the owner for sheer persistence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I don't even know what this shape Cortina estate looks like from the factory, the only ones I remember seeing growing up had saggy arses, though not to this impressive degree. There ought to be a museum for this sort of thing, open on Monday afternoon, Wednesday teatime and Friday for 3 hours at some point, sometimes consecutively. cms206, Zantimisfit, RoadworkUK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 At least we know the area that blue golf hit an mot now 😄 AMC Rebel and cms206 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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