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[GrumpyCat]

Oooh...Oooh..white wee wee.

 

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[alf892]

That is a top looking motor! Very nice buy.

 

That is not even spending money. All you have done is just moved it from the bank to the garage.

[dollywobbler]

Nice one Trig. Looks superb.

[vulgalour]

That Cortina is nice now, imagine how nice it's going to be when it's been Trigger'd!  It's really nice to see one that hasn't been modified with lowering springs and alloys and whatnot because even though those things can look really good, the Mk1 Cortina is a really sharp design straight out the box.  Lovely.

[FakeConcern]

My dad had a Mk1 Cortina for about 15 years, I passed my test in it.

[cort16]

Two cortina family. Living the dream.

[captain_70s]

Lovely looking car. Sadly by the time I can afford one at current prices they'll be worth double!

 

I also don't want to sully my reputation by buying a vehicle that isn't utterly dire.

[barefoot]

My granddad had one too.

It was green.

[DS20]

Westwood mowershite has returned from being serviced.  At the risk of sounding like Sweeney Todd, newly sharpened blades are gr9.  

[vulgalour]

note to self:  don't accept meat pies from DS20.

[AnthonyG]

That Mk1 looks lovely Trig, will you sell the Mk3 or find another garage/storage solution?

[Inspector Morose]

Just needs a mk2, a mk4 and a mk5 to go with it!

[trigger]

I'm keeping the Mk3 but I need to work out storage as yet, check out the original dealer plates!

 

[cort16]

Bristol Street are still going too.

I don't know quite what you paid for it (but I have a rough idea from your other posts) but these don't seem to have the same scene tax as the lashed up mk1 and 2 scrotes your see for sale. MEGAVALU

[trigger]

I paid £4000, I didn't think that was too bad. As long as I get back what I paid for it I'm happy.

[Inspector Morose]

That's bloody good value for such a nice one.

[cort16]

I think your moneys safe and you've locked in a bigger budget for future purchases if you sell it. Well played.

[trigger]

It was a strange sale, it was his wife's pride and joy and she walked out on him last week and he needed it gone (it was all in his name). Apparently she became a rockabilly and he was a Rocker (Iron Maiden fan) and they drifted apart with their musical differences!

 

He just wanted it gone as it reminded him of her too much after he posted it on Facebook asking for a idea on the price which a friend tagged me in the post and I went to look at it, he's a engineer at my work.

[tooSavvy]

Given Cortina....

 

 

raise you a....

 

 

 

Ex had a 'D' LightBlue 1500 4Door Super.

 

 

TS

[NorfolkNWeigh]

As I see it you've created two problems for yourself.

1. Finding somewhere to park the 1600E,2.0 Ghia and 2.3GL S you need to complete the set.

2. Convincing your missus to wear a Glamcabs uniform..

[Anglevan]

Trig that cortina is ace. Great car and price.

Love old fords and had a day working on my anglia today, can't get my head round the wiring so I've phoned the auto electrician to bail me out.

[HMC]

Top bombing trig! Youve got to line both tinas up for a shot beside each other, on you drive would look spot on!

 

I remember you said you were at a cortina club meet at SF weekend, I recon they need to give you some sort of honorary title or whatever with those two beauties youve got!

[Hertz]

Nice one Trigger, that's a peach. Love the interior.

[dollywobbler]

Started recording some Ami video footage but failed at battery checking. Arse. More shooting tomorrow then.

[HMC]

PS how does it drive compaired to the Mk3?

 

In volvo news I've just come in from swapping over the transmisson mount on the 760, whilst the old one had sagged allowing the back of the gearbox to sink down onto the crossmember a bit, it wasnt totally knackered so i'm unsure whether or not i've got the cause of the driveline vibration/ resonnance nailed. Fingers crossed when I give it a test drive tomorrow.

 

I removed the front discs to clean out the ABS sensors and whilst one came off fairly easily, the other was stuck on the hub and I think I walloped it a bit too hard in trying to ease it off. It was either a bit warped anyway or ive put it out of true in getting it off. Hence a set of front discs and pads should be with me tomorrow in readiness for putting it all together tomorrow night.

[barrett]

Hey Trig, I like the look of that Cortina nd everything (tho I reckon it wants the roof painted white), but those seats look fuggin' disgusting! Have they been painted with some vinylcoat type stuff, or is it a horrible retrim? I can't believe that even Ford would get away with that!

 

Soz, rest of it looks top! (Also put the proper steering wheel back please)

[cobblers]

After being fobbed off by three separate repair garages trying to get an insurance quote to fix my car after a Tesco van reversed into it late last year, I've just given up on getting somewhere that isn't total shit and asked for "cash in lieu of repairs".

 

Not sure how successful I'll be though, but it's worth a go. I'd rather have the cash and buy some coilovers hang on to it while I keep an eye out for a bumper the correct colour on ebay to eventually turn up, or even try one of these smart repair jobs. There's not a lot of damage but all the garages wanted to put a bumper on it rather than repair it:

 

 

I got a quote from one place, £280 for a bumper plus £240 to paint and fit it. Quote was for the wrong spec bumper though, so I pointed it out then they just stopped getting back to me. Weirdos!

 

I found the proper bumper on ebay for £350 2nd hand (!!!!!) and said to the other places insurers look,  just give me £590 and I'll sort it out myself. They'll save money on paying for a new bumper and a hire car etc etc and I'll probably eventually fix it one day.

[fred]

Took my old Subaru Fozzer to be MOT'ed today - it passed - wha? pass?  fuck me backwards and called me susan

 

bloody cock a hoop!

[trigger]

I think the seats have been buffed up, they were red but a duller red, I agree they are a bit bright though, the roof should be that colour but again I'd prefer a body coloured one.

 

It drives totally different to the Mk3, much smaller, nimble and you sit higher, the tiny wing mirror are useless too, it's certainly much different to anything I've owned before.

[hairnet]

same as the doorcards surely??

 

can you take the shine off them matt them up a bit

 

wheel is good spindly oe wheel is hawt also

 

how are you coping with more torque than the focus