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S2000 Rank: Citroen Ami

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42 minutes ago, Yoss said:

A real Ghia should have a vinyl roof. Preferably in tan. 

Not ‘Tan’ but Beige!

RoverFolkUs Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

RoverFolkUs

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1 hour ago, HMC said:

As it’s a ghia (used to love spotting ghias as a kid) it’s got your Ford heated screen, nice upholstery and cruise control too. Posh!

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Plus fake wood, obvs.

@AnnoyingPentium bet yours hasn't got as much ghia as this one 😉

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AnnoyingPentium Rank: Isuzu Florian

AnnoyingPentium

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1 minute ago, RoverFolkUs said:

@AnnoyingPentium bet yours hasn't got as much ghia as this one 😉

Posh bastard's got a bloody aux input! 😂

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High Jetter Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

High Jetter

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2 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Posh bastard's got a bloody aux input! 😂

Also 2 blanks next to the heated screen switches, so not quite a full house! What would they have been for?

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RoverFolkUs Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

RoverFolkUs

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6 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Posh bastard's got a bloody aux input! 😂

Now that's deceiving because the button is there but it doesn't necessarily have it. Maybe a bit more poverty than we think 😁

2 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Also 2 blanks next to the heated screen switches, so not quite a full house! What would they have been for?

Heated seats, also stability control, it varies 

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Where?

It would be in the glovebox if it has it 👍

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AnnoyingPentium Rank: Isuzu Florian

AnnoyingPentium

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2 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Where?

Alright... he's got the button on the stereo for it at least.

RoverFolkUs Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

RoverFolkUs

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2 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Alright... he's got the button on the stereo for it at least.

All the ghia but no idea 😂😂

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Yoss Rank: Lancia Gamma

Yoss

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50 minutes ago, S2000 said:

Not ‘Tan’ but Beige!

You're right but I'm not sure that is what the brochure said. 

High Jetter Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

High Jetter

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2 hours ago, Yoss said:

You're right but I'm not sure that is what the brochure said. 

You mean brown. Tobacco brown.

Yoss Rank: Lancia Gamma

Yoss

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7 hours ago, High Jetter said:

You mean brown. Tobacco brown.

No, I mean it would do, but that's a dark brown. I was thinking tan over brown. 

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That's what I think of when I think Ghia. 

High Jetter Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

High Jetter

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Ah, OK - I was thinking more like this.

RESERVE LOWERED - 1977 Ford Cortina 2.0 Ghia For Sale (picture 5 of 51)

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HMC Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

HMC

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Fixed* the broken dash top storage thing (which used to block the line of sight when it was permenantly sprung open) with a carefully wedged pub receipt. Classy.

 

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HMC Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

HMC

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Well, this ex US govt police interceptor arrived yesterday….

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I was told by the transport guy, in broken English, that I should not remove the key from the ignition. I was a bit suprised as I wasn’t told about this by the vendor, but decided to go along with it anyway until I could contact the vendor for clarification.

I duely sent a text, and drove off for some fuel…

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Just after this was taken, the car either locked itself ( with the keys in) or a little person pressed the locking and then shut the door.

So a spectacle developed for passers by of me trying to use string, coat hangers and cable ties to avoid having to break a windows to get back in. To break into my own former US government car. After an hour I gave up and broke a rear quarter light (“vent window” as I was later to learn searching for a replacment) 

Anyway, after that was sorted I recieved a text…. The Driver was mistaken, there’s no need or purpose for leaving the keys in the ignition. Oh , right. Brilliant.

Anyway it’s a really nice car, very clean and tidy and unworn. I’m not sure what it’s previous  life entailed but it’s not been lived in and hammered around. 
 

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Seems to have been in or around New Jersey… (I’m picturing Tony  Soprano being tailed)

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It cuts a suitably menacing presence in and around Tavistock…..

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RoadworkUK Rank: Lancia Gamma

RoadworkUK

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The very idea of this car being in Tavistock, of all places, makes my head spin. This must be quite the experience over Dartmoor.

Spiny Norman Rank: Lancia Gamma

Spiny Norman

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My heart sank when I saw the "gets smashed" edit, but despite wanting to see what damage that tank had done to the other car I was relieved it was just the window.

Rust Collector Rank: Renault 16

Rust Collector

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Thoughts and prayers for the other customer who must not have received the ‘do not remove keys from ignition’ message @HMC got. He’s probably still on a forecourt somewhere, with keys in his hands and a car that won’t start.

Well bought mate, that looks mega.

Schaefft Rank: Lancia Gamma

Schaefft

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2 hours ago, stuboy said:

does it fit in normal parking spaces

If a transit or lwb Range Rover fits this will too.

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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6 hours ago, HMC said:

Well, this ex US govt police interceptor arrived yesterday….

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On a definitely not* overweight Crafter beavertail.

PhilA Rank: Lancia Gamma

PhilA

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That's a remarkably tidy car for being from Jersey.

Check the suspension though, Jersey has some terrible roads that like to destroy rubber bushings.

mintwth Rank: Renault 16

mintwth

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13 hours ago, HMC said:

It cuts a suitably menacing presence in and around Tavistock….

Would fitting some push bars make it even more menacing? 

Rustybullethole Rank: Renault 16

Rustybullethole

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7 minutes ago, mintwth said:

Would fitting some push bars make it even more menacing? 

And ease parking.

Was down your neck of the woods at the weekend and looked out for one of your fine vehicles. In the lanes around my mum and dads I encountered precisely no one. Mind you the transit scrapes both sides of most of them so taking a clean crown Vic down there would be foolish. 

Dave_Q Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Dave_Q

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10 hours ago, stuboy said:

does it fit in normal parking spaces

I was gonna say it'll be fine as I can park everywhere in my xlwb Vito but actually, for a fun fact, the Crown Vic is actually about 300mm/a foot longer than the xlong van!

Me van does just about fit in supermarket spaces whilst sticking out the back a few inches so this beast will be good couple of foot out into the aisle in Tescos.

HMC Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

HMC

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 Focus service bits: 

Genuine ford oil filter £6

correct spec oil (5ltr container) £16

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Gotta love the cheap cost of parts for these cars. Cashback.

HMC Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

HMC

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Bit of a size contrast with these 2;

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And a contrast in wheels/ tyres…

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Been flicking through the owners books…

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Which has some info about the p71 chassis differences…

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And some practical advice I thought I’d never read in a car owners handbook….

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sutty2006 Rank: Isuzu Florian

sutty2006

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I LOVE CROWN VICS. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Just thought I’d get that out in the open, while we are all here. 

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