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hairnet Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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watching the footy live astheres feck all on tv

 

usually radio and watch highlilghts later

 

weekend tv is dogshit

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Up the M11 I had a tail of a late red fiesta, then we approached and over took another late red fiesta, then what came down a sliproad? Another late red fiesta... Seriously man, it was like being followed by the red arrows! I'm sure they even done a two lane formation too.

Then I saw another late red fiesta coming the other way and I started feeling a bit freaked out so toed it out of there.

My youngest daughter just bought a red Fiesta this morning :)

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robinmasters

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Will les étudiants be coming back from Morocco with 50kg of local product?

Rugs?

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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trigger.

 

will not elaborate.

 

Is the yellow thing?

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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watching the footy live astheres feck all on tv

 

usually radio and watch highlilghts later

 

weekend tv is dogshit

 

Even worse when you're should be out on the piss :(

AlabamaShrimp Rank: Lancia Gamma

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late model, i.e. modernz shite.

Then just say that. We're not American...

Crispian_J_Hotson Rank: Renault 16

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My youngest daughter just bought a red Fiesta this morning :)

 

It's a really popular car apparently! Hope she enjoys her LATE model fiesta.

STUNO Rank: Renault 16

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Sometimes it is good looking through your late mothers newspaper clippings to see what needs throwing.

Most were about being in the local dramatic club, but always look at the reverse of the clip. I found 2 worth keeping !

 

I wonder how much a Vedette cost in 1959

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Part of an ad, must be an early 500 as suicide doors.

No overseas funds required.... to buy Brit you needed money in Brit because of this country having none. European cars were available "off the floor" but were heavily taxed, therefore the above.

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...must be an early 500 as suicide doors.

No overseas funds required.... to buy Brit you needed money in Brit because of this country having none. European cars were available "off the floor" but were heavily taxed, therefore the above.

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The suicide doors were retained on the 500 Giardiniera, long after other 500s had switched to front-hinged doors.

 

There's been a white Giardiniera sitting half-hidden in a garage near my office for years. Think its owner gave up trying to put it back on the road.

AlabamaShrimp Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Do tell us all about your username then.

It's highly exciting, get ready...

 

About 18 years ago I worked in a place fixing up old computers. In the classroom had a network, we played Quake on it.

 

Usernames were needed. Someone said Alabama Shrimp is a pizza topping, it was funny and it stuck.

 

Couple of the others were Mr Lovepants, apperently its a record, Wu tang, because he hated it and er can't remember the others.

 

See said it was exciting.

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It's highly exciting, get ready...

 

 

Think I left my sweater at the ATM after doing some math about the strength of aloominum in a late model Fiesta.

The Fiesta was red in color.

 

I'm not American either.

Bucketeer Rank: Renault 16

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Up the M11 I had a tail of a late red fiesta, then we approached and over took another late red fiesta, then what came down a sliproad? Another late red fiesta... Seriously man, it was like being followed by the red arrows! I'm sure they even done a two lane formation too.

Then I saw another late red fiesta coming the other way and I started feeling a bit freaked out so toed it out of there.

It sounds like you gatecrashed a game of Connect Ford.

STUNO Rank: Renault 16

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Just watching Coast Australia. Neil Oliver did a bit on the Robe South Aus. bowling club. One of the little old grey haired bowlers hopped in her car to go home. A 1975 Holden Torana SS V8 with what sounded like not much mufflers. Her comment "it's grunty but a bit noisey". That made me grin !

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320touring Rank: Talbot Tagora

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It sounds like you gatecrashed a game of Connect Ford.

Well played ! *Claps* :)

myglaren Rank: Isuzu Florian

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It's a really popular car apparently! Hope she enjoys her LATE model fiesta.

Not a late one.  About eight years old, to replace her 12 tear old one.

She doesn't like them but they are cheap and practical for her current needs.  She would much prefer a SAAB 900 or a Rover 75.

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I watching Frasier earlier and he made a joke about the quality* of the electrical systems in british cars.

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Just watching Coast Australia. Neil Oliver did a bit on the Robe South Aus. bowling club. One of the little old grey haired bowlers hopped in her car to go home. A 1975 Holden Torana SS V8 with what sounded like not much mufflers. Her comment "it's grunty but a bit noisey". That made me grin !

I hope someone has told her they aren't cheap anymore, I regret not buying an SL/R 5000 when I could afford one .

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Well it got you to take a picture and share it, so looked like his marketing trick worked! ;)

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The cost of a Simca Vedette today in NZ  is GBP 2500, but it looks quite solid and the engine is likely to be recoverable. This has been on sale for YEARS.

 

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https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/specialist-cars/other/auction-1536582362.htm?rsqid=6fd5aa9145ef45a1b9ea06921356e20a

 

 

Are gallic flathead v8s that undesirable in NZ? Or is it just fucked?

xtriple Rank: Renault 16

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I have just had a snowball fight with the dogs, strangely, I won!

 

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These were after I used the snow in the bonnet/roof/bootlid as ammo....

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Australians looked at pickup racing, with fibreglass bodied spaceframed V8 monsters, and thought "That's a bit dull, mate".

 

So they added jumps.

 

320touring Rank: Talbot Tagora

320touring

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Australians looked at pickup racing, with fibreglass bodied spaceframed V8 monsters, and thought "That's a bit dull, mate".

 

So they added jumps.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB02Gd_yC_g

Not quite - Robby Gordon of that there NASCAR developed the series - properly good to watch!

 

"3 wheelin's a good feelin'"

Pillock Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I stand corrected! All the races I could find on YouTube were in Australia

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