JeeExEll Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 A bit of Australian motorsport. This looks a bit sporty, sort of a cross between a Mk2 Cortina GT and a Mk4 Zodiac. I knew these existed but hadn't really looked at them much. I think I've found a new dream car, with 4 doors. Ford UK missed a trick there by not putting a 289 into the Mk4 Zodiac and developing it further, or a 302 or 351 into the Consul / Granada. Would have been so easy to do. But does it go? Not aarff mate . . . Fucking quick, especially once clear of the pack. I'd guess these were geared for around 140mph max, maybe more. FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Interesting FoMoCo vid on the Mk3 Granada Scorpio design process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 9 hours ago, JeeExEll said: A bit of Australian motorsport. This looks a bit sporty, sort of a cross between a Mk2 Cortina GT and a Mk4 Zodiac. But does it go? Not aarff mate . . . Fucking quick, especially once clear of the pack. I'd guess these were geared for around 140mph max, maybe more. 142mph was the max speed, quite brisk for a 70s saloon. Further reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_XY_Falcon_GT JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I've gone down another automotive rabbit hole. Datsuns, J-turns, and funky big band music, three things I like in life: I do like the Bluebird 510 & Skyline GC10 with the vinyl roofs at 2:22. The tv show's called "Daitsuiseki". JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Police fast response training in 1997, the car is a Volvo T5 & sounds just like my current T5 when pressing on. Some interesting cars on the road and as someone puts in the comments, hardly any BMW or Audis... I thought of putting this in the standards of driving thread after seeing how many react to a car with blue lights and sirens in their mirrors... vonmon, Sudsprint and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: Police fast response training in 1997, the car is a Volvo T5 & sounds just like my current T5 when pressing on. I thought of putting this in the standards of driving thread after seeing how many react to a car with blue lights and sirens in their mirrors... On my last training ride, 3 of us were riding through the Dartford tunnel, blues and sirens on, when a Micra in front of us slowed down, then slowed some more, then stopped. Most do get out of the way, others stop in the most inappropriate of spots. Sometimes better to run with them off. FakeConcern, bunglebus and vonmon 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Had to LOL at this, thought it was a piss-take but it's not. 'Oh yeah, I can be in charge of a 300bhp vee-hicle on the highway'. FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I never used to be a huge fan of this channel but their recent cheap car buying videos have been good. I think this auction video portrays my experience of going to the auctions pretty well. I.e convinced at the start I'll get a bargain and at the end buying some heap and over paying for it. Craig the Princess, sdkrc and Tickman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Case in point FakeConcern, Tickman and mitsisigma01 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 9 hours ago, FakeConcern said: Some interesting cars on the road Seat Malaga at 2:34 FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Frankenstein honda civic... Jesus wept. This guy irritates me a bit but this thing he just got is rough as arseholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Blah blah blah, has he finished yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Astra 1.6SR advert presented in ‘confessions of a car cleaner’ style. Both car and Sandra are great. Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 There’s more of this series. ProgRocker and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Fucking youtube Clickbait Cunts... Here, have some bastard good time with old boy Harry instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Not car related, but just ended up at this video. Amazing what technology can do nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 10 hours ago, face said: There’s more of this series. IIRC Harry the valeter was in Metal Mickey. Sudsprint and face 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-T Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I dunno why this fella hasn’t got more views, I’ve enjoyed watching this MR2 being fettled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Excellent stuff. That Calibre..... Scruffy Bodger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Nice R8 review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 After the 6 min mark it is a load of old men saying just how great the car is. The rest is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 This guy is fantastic, no clickbait cuntery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Really good video about buying a well preserved VAZ 2109 that hasn't run for at least 15 years, it's in Russian but has english subs. Includes the original tool kit, a Soviet tyre repair kit from 1986 and documents from the USSR! jon.k and sutty2006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Some of the stuff shown on the SX was fairly ahead of it's time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 PNO 546R would later be used in Sweeney 2, a year after this report was made. Sudsprint, ProgRocker and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ProgRocker Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Austat said: PNO 546R would later be used in Sweeney 2, a year after this report was made. 2.0 S. That must have been the rarest spec on a Cortina. I couldn't ever recall seeing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I think CortinaDave has a 2.0s. ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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