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Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

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1 hour ago, Rod/b said:

....The lightest steering of any car i’ve ever owned, before or since. 

How does that compare with Jaguars and Hondas of similar age?

Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

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1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Miller Cycle!!!

They were the answer to a question that hardly anyone seemed to ask. My cousin ran a Xedos 6 for a while, and he said it drank petrol like it was going out of fashion.

dc2100k Rank: Austin Maxi

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13 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Miller Cycle!!!

 

Very cool motor.

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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9 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

They were the answer to a question that hardly anyone seemed to ask. My cousin ran a Xedos 6 for a while, and he said it drank petrol like it was going out of fashion.

The 6 never got the Miller cycle engine though - that was a 9 exclusive.

vaughant Rank: Lancia Gamma

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1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Supposedly rough Spitfire in the parts section.  I'll be honest, I've seen a lot worse...

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Guy who runs our community unit has one that was in way, way worse condition than that. 

To be fair his weldathon has been nothing less than incredible really and he's ended up with quite a solid car but i think that would have been a far better place to start. 

We swapped out an engine in one of these and it's pure childs play i must say, even the transmission tunnel unbolted to get access, I can see why these were popular back in the day. 

Shame the prick we helped with the engine swap was:

A) totally ungrateful

B) wasn't prepared to spend about £50 on bits to get it running right instead trying to repair 45 year old fucked bits

C) was a thieving cocksucker anyway. 

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Dolomite-1500HL-Parts-Bin-Spares-Spitfire-Engine-Gearbox-Breaker/333503205604?hash=item4da65710e4%3Ag%3AZGcAAOSwlPleN0Bb&LH_ItemCondition=3000|7000

 

'I would not guarantee that it would tow'

Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

Tadhg Tiogar

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31 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

The 6 never got the Miller cycle engine though - that was a 9 exclusive.

Regardless, they were both expensive to run and didn't sell well here.

Rod/b Rank: Renault 16

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1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

How does that compare with Jaguars and Hondas of similar age?

Fuck knows. It was almost too assisted though, you could steer it lock to lock at standstill with one finger pressed on the steering wheel.

Also being fwd auto you could yank the handbrake on and keep the accelerator down, and get some fairly prolonged sidewaysness out of it 

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2 minutes ago, Rod/b said:

Fuck knows. It was almost too assisted though, you could steer it lock to lock at standstill with one finger pressed on the steering wheel....

Jags and Hondas used to be that light as well. The latter were very popular with OAPs

dc2100k Rank: Austin Maxi

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34 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Wrong section roulette Saab that's been off the road for quite a while.

 

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Smol rust on passenger door... of course

HillmanImp Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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10 minutes ago, egg said:

@Jimmycauty, but don't think it's actually for sale ...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2624836927635718/

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Thats meant to be Blues bros. Innit. 

Doing this is probably a bit like painting any old 3 wheeler yellow and writing 'London, New York, *insert other town name*' down the side of it as it aint the same car used in the film. 

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