HMC All change!

[Rave]

Note I went for the Radweld Plus rather than your common or garden Radweld, so a fix is practically guaranteed*

[Marm Toastsmith]

I was tempted, good to know it's come out west.

[jon.k]

The whole design of the 75 still looks great, but I can't stop thinking that steering wheel badge looks like it's been home made from clip-art. Or like something on a model car where they've had a go at a sticker of a dial or a badge but not really got the scale right.

[Split_Pin]

The MK1 steering wheel badge looks much better.

[Royale80]

51 minutes ago, jon.k said:

The whole design of the 75 still looks great, but I can't stop thinking that steering wheel badge looks like it's been home made from clip-art. Or like something on a model car where they've had a go at a sticker of a dial or a badge but not really got the scale right.

As Split-Pin said-MK 1 looks much better.

[Royale80]

On 12/06/2024 at 22:52, NorfolkNWeigh said:

The Mk3 felt completely different, much lighter and airier inside , roomier with tons of rear legroom but even in leathered up Scorpio form nowhere near as luxurious. The 2.0i auto was as quick as a Mk2 2.8 carb auto but for some reason 2.8i Scorpios felt slower than 2,8i Mk2’s. The entry level ( GL) was very Spartan and bare , I never drove a 1.8 but they must have been grim. You have to remember Ford did the usual up-speccing thing in the last year or so of Mk2 production so even LX and GLs were pretty plush. The big thing was the ABS. I remember scaring my Dad to death demonstrating the ABS on a 2.0i Ghia auto ,by putting 2 wheels on a wet verge at 40 and standing on the brakes! He didn’t even know ABS existed.

As the Mk3 developed it became a much nicer place to be the 2.4 and 2.9 transformed it and the 24v was a proper quick car- not quite as fast as a 24v Senator they would show150 on the digital speedo whereas theScorpio ran out of puff at an indicated 140. Or about the same as a 2.7 Sterling or Vitesse.. They all ran rings around equivalent priced Mercs and BMWs though.

My Euromillions garage would have  a 2.8 injection manual with Recaros and a 24v Scorpio engine fitted.

I had a Mk 3 2.8iGhia after a mk2 2.8Ghia.

The Mk 3 was 3 years old-interior nowhere near as plush as the mk2 and it even had plastic wheel trims whereas the Mk2 had alloys.  Plenty of space inside-but the 2.8i was sluggish and heavy on juice-no better than the carb 2.8. Friend years later had a 2.9 which was a different ball game as NorfolkNWeigh said.

[HMC]

Evening shite pilgrimage/ collection. Its a path many of us have trod before, to this shiters door.

K-seal special parked up behind a derelict avantime beiade the station….

 

Reading material 

[wuvvum]

Good to see you have backup Russian birds to keep you company when the Mrs doesn't come along!

[S2000]

Peugeot 405

[grogee]

I had a 1990 Grandad Scorpio. It was a 2.0i twin cam auto, so quite slow, but I was young so it needed to be insurance friendly. 

I absolutely loved it, such a fantastic cruiser and had all the toys including electric leather seats and air con. 

I didn't feel it was particularly plasticky or tinny, in fact the slab of wood on the dash was real wood M9. 

I'd love another one and get all misty eyed when I see one on the ebay tat thread. 

My prediction for @HMC's collection is a 1987 Bitter coupe that's quite shonky with an odd coloured door. 

[hairnet]

round trip to plymouth then drive home in the avantime obvs

[sdkrc]

Perhaps it's a car for the good lady HMC?

something special...

[EyesWeldedShut]

Summer* is here - my bet is a convent table of some sort...
SLK  or SL?

Hmmmmm

[barefoot]

 Bollocks to all these niceties,  have you took a shit yet today?

[Weird Car]

15 minutes ago, barefoot said:

have you took a shit yet today?

Now we’re asking the real questions 

[Tubbo]

My guess is it’s cheap, and a bit fucked…

[HMC]

Ive actually bought this make and model off the very same shiter before.

This one has more doors (+1) , fewer cylinders and valves ( -1, -4) 

Was good to meet @bramz7 again!

 

 

[HMC]

[HMC]

Thats where i was last night, apparently….

 

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1421570?section=official-list-entry

[r.welfare]

Basing View used to be something back in the day, but even when I started working in the late 90s nearby it looked like the set of The Omega Man.  Nice 156.

[grogee]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

 

Is that Pripyat? 

[Shite Ron]

I am very impressed with your current fleet. In 1998 I went to the NEC motor show  specifically to look at the Rover 75 and Alfa 156 as after 16 years of  dull new cars these were a breath of fresh air styling wise. I always thought it would be nice to own a brand new car and keep it and was at the right age then to do it. I decided against the idea as I didn’t think I could live with front wheel drive and ultimately I compare everything negatively against a Cortina. I bought a 4 year old TVR instead and still have it. I would still like to try a 156 though and an early 75, they are stand out cars of their time. Your Granada is on another level entirely and is an all time great car.

[bramz7]

I miss this car terribly already. But I did some good drives in it, so I know I've not sold it before enjoying it fully. 

 

Good to see you again as well. 

[wuvvum]

Have the rear radius arms fallen off yet?

[wuvvum]

How about now?

[HMC]

33 minutes ago, bramz7 said:

I miss this car terribly already. But I did some good drives in it, so I know I've not sold it before enjoying it fully. 

 

Good to see you again as well. 

Had a great run back. I wasnt quite ready for 

A) how good it sounds

B ) just how quick it is

The 5 cylinder sound and the thump in your back out of corners is pretty impressive! 2.4 20v JTD FTW

[Wibble]

7 hours ago, HMC said:

Thats where i was last night, apparently….

 

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1421570?section=official-list-entry

I’ve just driven past that!

[wuvvum]

I had the 10v version of that engine in a Marea JTD and that went pretty well when it was running right.  I need to sample a 20v at some point (I was too slow off the mark with this one).

[bramz7]

The 10v is a good engine, but I felt the last one I had felt like it would hit a wall around 3k revs, whereas this thing would just leave a lot for dead with it's (addictive) in gear acceleration. The 20v really was a smart bit of diesel tech at the time, and the 6th gear just makes it a bit more relaxed when needs be. 

Did anything else even get the 2.4 engine in the UK? I know a few Lancias did, maybe the Croma? 

[wuvvum]

Yes, the Croma was available with that engine, and they must have sold at least three of them.  Otherwise I think it was only Alfas that were available with it in this country.