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egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Frisbe-ing the wheel trims aside, in what way could this car be improved?

 

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Did you say automatic gearbox, dear reader? Award yourself ten points if you did

 

 

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-MERIT/183054920062?hash=item2a9eec697e:g:pp4AAOSwUn9aR2fC

 

 

(Goes off to find out where Tenterden is)

It's back, you posted this first time round and I had a couple of bids...

 

South Kent, no station so a bit of a git to get to.

 

Chester to Ashford is only 3.5 hours tho!

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It's an RB44 basically the final evolution of the dodge50 and a failed MOD funded project for a 4x4 bigger than a landrover but smaller than a lorry to essentially replace the landrover 101s.

They're fine if used regularly but when stored for significant periods they had issues with the brakes pulling badly to one side, there were several recalls and a court case about suitability for purpose I believe.

Van body ones are mega rare - I've never seen another, they were mainly chassis cabs.

 

They're also beloved by New Age travellers, showmen and hippy folk due to there simplicity, cheapness ability to be easily downplated and the fact that seemingly at least 80% of the ones remaining are registered in the Showmans taxation category so are mot exempted (on paper at least).

 

I like them because memories and I always wanted to be a crusty juggler with dreds living in a van with a dog on a string, ideally parking up wherever the surf is good and buggering off to Europe in it over winter :)

Unfortunately I'm now a responsible parent and don't have the space to have this parked up, given a friendly park up I would have been getting quotes to have it shifted.

 

There's some info on the Battle of the Bean field here

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Beanfield

 

Basically Thatcher had declared open season on those who didn't tow her line as she did to the Unions, the police were only to happy to once again wade in and dish out a kickinhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKrmo9H8XYg. Footage of the events went missing or was taken as evidence and not returned. It doesn't make pleasant reading especially the eye witness accounts.

I thought I heard something calling me...

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKrmo9H8XY

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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It's back, you posted this first time round and I had a couple of bids...

 

South Kent, no station so a bit of a git to get to.

 

Chester to Ashford is only 3.5 hours tho!

 

Bloody hell, I don't even remember it first time round. Wonder why it got re-listed, it seems a fairly 'genuine' advert to be fair.

M'coli Rank: Isuzu Florian

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Its had no colour change, its still silver!!

 

Explanation:

Upto around 2007, car colours by the DVLA was defined by the colour of the chassis. The Smart Roadster has a chassis with body panels attached, so you don't see most of the chassis. However the bit is visible is the c-pillar section and windscreen surround. There were two options, standard was black, cost-option was silver.

 

I believe Lotus Elises have the same thing on their colours.

Fair point! I knew it was a possible to swap panels to change the colour, but wasn't aware that the base colour was tied to the chassis.
Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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'Hello, is that Mrs Wanklode? I'm afraid there's been a terrible explosion in the hedge factory and we think your husband Arthur may have been in the cab at the time'

 

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-VW-LT-35-40-Luton-Van-petrol-F-Reg-Spares-or-reapirs-Been-Standing/332542380114?hash=item4d6d120852:g:V-EAAOSwokJadcmt

 

No reserve, so possible bargain for someone.

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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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Do we know anyone in Scotland {cough: Cort16} with the bollocks to take this on?

 

 

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lotus-esprit-s2/323052835159?hash=item4b37731157:g:wZYAAOSw5nxadysQ

 

 

'has now got a k series vvc engine conversion.'

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Poorly Saab 9000 in Saabnut's neck of the woods.  Seems a tad overpriced given its condition, but then I can't make sense of car prices any more.

 

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