Spottings from the rootes_arrow1725 18.09.2011

[MrRegieRitmo]

Is this the same model of Orion that Futuramic owns? Where is he these days? There are a few guys that seem to have dropped off the radar.....futuramic, extendor, 02shed, briandamaged, who else?......Have we scared you all off?

[r.welfare]

A lot of people came across from Retro-Rides - as I did - but didn't stay. I guess it all depends on what interests you most. I'm not so into the modding scene, so I spend more time here. It's very rare that I post on R-R these days.

[bigstraight6]

A lot of people came across from Retro-Rides - as I did - but didn't stay. I guess it all depends on what interests you most. I'm not so into the modding scene, so I spend more time here. It's very rare that I post on R-R these days.

I've had the odd lurk on R-R, but like you mr welfare am not into the modding motors scene, there seems to be a bit more variety here

[Guest]

I was from RR, but I lurked on Autoshite for a few months before registering.Tat fascinates me on an equal level to car modifying, but I like a car to have a certain feel to it. Which is why I'm loading the Charmant up with lots of period Japanese mods.I guess I like my cars to be "endearingly crap".

[the02shed]

I'm still here!!I just don't get the time to post lately. I'm still taking spots, but my PC is so slow at loading them I can never get round to it. Keep it up, lads we're with you!

[Guest]

Renault 5 Monaco when in better condition

Had new headgasket etc in 2002 and untouched since

Had one myself once-better than clio's for sure

+ For you a Renault 25 was in that yard too

Bashed elderly 320

Field in the middle of nowhere has this!!

Turbo diesel too

Apart from missing number plates its not that bad for a Montego

Old Rovers

And a stunner of a car Maestro turbo Fast shite!!

Me wants

[michiel]

Sad Aunties... I've got a thing for cars with doors like that at the moment - old Lancias, earliest Crowns, Facel Vega Excellence etc.

[Guest]

Here's some more...

 

Fiesta rs-oh hold on 1100lx

Mark 5 Cortina-there since 97.

Odd mini-12" wheels-early boot etc

[michiel]

Hmm, that Fiesta is indeed KUT (Dutch for c#nt, bollox, a part of the female anatomy etc.).

[Guest]

Shite special edition of a shite car-polo harliquin

Ital

Scirocco

MK1 Fiesta xr2

Toyota-what model is this

[pogweasel]

IS AE86 RWD DRIFT Y0.

[outlaw118]

Considering the Germans are supposedly rational, sensible, logical beings, how did they justify the polo harlequin to themselves?Did someone feed pot smoke into the air conditioning?Like wow man, colours.....groovy......

[Richard]

The Harlequin is bloody hideous. When they came out I had finally managed to start getting cars that DIDN'T look like that.I don't know what model the Toyota but it's a 1983 car that was imported in October 2006.

[Richard]

Considering the Germans are supposedly rational, sensible, logical beings, how did they justify the polo harlequin to themselves?Did someone feed pot smoke into the air conditioning?Like wow man, colours.....groovy......

I could be wrong, but I think it was a UK only-model. Does anybody know if they all had the same colours on the same panels?

[outlaw118]

Apparently not just a UK model, and they made about 3200 of them, in four different combinations.I'm not clever; I looked it up on t'internet!!

[Guest]

 

How could so many people be so wrong? How many have been resprayed in 1 colour I wonder-after all it must be undesireable/cheaper?

[Jazzy Jeff]

They also made a Golf Harlequin too, but it was never released in this country. I remember seeing a website of some bloke in America who has about 4 of them.

[mk2_craig]

 

Apparently not just a UK model, and they made about 3200 of them, in four different combinations.

I like the idea that they made 800 cars in each of those four basic colours, then sent them down a separate production line where all the panels got systematically swapped over

 

Last time somebody posted one, I wondered aloud at what age the cost of a respray in a single shade would have been outweighed by a higher resale value.

[outlaw118]

Funny you should say that, apparently thats how the first few were made.....The website wot I found is www.poloharlekin.de

[Jazzy Jeff]

[outlaw118]

Jesus!!!I was hoping you were wrong!!!

[Guest]

Posted a nice low mileage cressida last year which has been lost in the new years "Cull"

Spotted it in a different area today-worse for wear

And to make up for it a good one

And blow me down I spotted it for sale on the net tonight too

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C35124

[michiel]

Ai, not good. Nice cars though.

[outlaw118]

£1200?? a bargain!

[Guest]

1963 Ford galaxie R.H.D Power droptop

[michiel]

Whoa, that is nice!

[Dead_E23]

That is indeed lovely (a '61, if I'm not mistaken...) ETA: I am. You're quite right that it's a '63.However, I spy some 'inspection lamp shite' in the last picture. I hate those damn things! It's impossible to illuminate what you're working on without dazzling yourself, they get blazing hot and blow light bulbs like it's their job. (Petzl head torch ftw!)

[Guest]

Posted a nice low mileage cressida last year Then posted a found elsewhere damaged update.

 

No on ebay 6.5k

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-TOYOTA-CRESS ... dZViewItem

[mk2_craig]

Christ on a bike, decimal point must be in the wrong place.

[mouseflakes]

Dont make me silly offers!

...cos I've already made a ludicrous valuation of my own.