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Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Mr_Bo11ox

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Anyone know where the photo location is for that 75? Might be some amusement in drawing a cock and balls on the road and seeing if it starts appearing in his photos.

bunglebus Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

bunglebus

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Admire the beige, relax to the rattly soundtrack of the 1.1

https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/l-Used-Ford-Escort-Whiteknights-d3107_L2555326?sourceContext=criteo&cgfv=0.32&cgfr=4&cgfab=Q&px8324=p66&ax8324=2306760&cgfdate=20200406&cgfloc=gb&utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=criteo_remarketing&param=161644&criteoSource=facebook#listing=142823260

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Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

Tadhg Tiogar

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20 minutes ago, UltraWomble said:

CONNIE

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-1-8-Connoisseur/254528710502?hash=item3b4317e766:g:pcsAAOSwtjBeMvH-

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15 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

Anyone know where the photo location is for that 75? Might be some amusement in drawing a cock and balls on the road and seeing if it starts appearing in his photos.

There ye go.... - just north of Snaith.

Here's the seller's premises

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busmansholiday Rank: Lancia Gamma

busmansholiday

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35 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

Anyone know where the photo location is for that 75? Might be some amusement in drawing a cock and balls on the road and seeing if it starts appearing in his photos.

Ferry Lane, Snaith, about 100 yards from their showrooms. It's a dead end so they may notice you painting it.

RED2stroke Rank: Austin Maxi

RED2stroke

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56 minutes ago, UltraWomble said:

Its a City - they were the "entry level" Metro and were sold up to 86  with a couple of refinements but really fuck all in them  - but I have to say I have never seen one as late as that with the Mk 1 bonnet - thats what throws that one for me - the rest of the car looks City spec, but not the bonnet - I think it was 87 when the boggo ones got the flush bigger headlights & revised grille of the L spec and upwards. MarvinsMum will probably have a better idea. I wonder if its just had an earlier bonnet put on at some stage.

I used to drive one of these everyday, it was my gas board company car, same colour  reg number GTR 9 X  they had a large consecutively numbered fleet all the same dark blue and if you rose to the rank of supervisor, you were given a morris marina coupe or mk 1 ford ecsort......ah happy days.

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Skizzer Rank: Isuzu Florian

Skizzer

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3 hours ago, UltraWomble said:

Its a City - they were the "entry level" Metro and were sold up to 86  with a couple of refinements but really fuck all in them  - but I have to say I have never seen one as late as that with the Mk 1 bonnet - thats what throws that one for me - the rest of the car looks City spec, but not the bonnet - I think it was 87 when the boggo ones got the flush bigger headlights & revised grille of the L spec and upwards. MarvinsMum will probably have a better idea. I wonder if its just had an earlier bonnet put on at some stage.

The facelift came in on a B-plate across all models. You’re right that a City or base would’ve had recessed lights on a D-reg.

That one has bonnet, grille and headlamps (and non-metric wheels) transplanted from a phase 1.  Bumper could be original or transplant.

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mk2_craig Rank: Renault 16

mk2_craig

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6 hours ago, BeEP said:

It's an odd one, which has been for sale for ages.  Mk1 exterior, but on a D plate and with Mk2 interior - see photo on Gumtree ad:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/austin/mini-metro/1370232099

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I think it’s the early model wheels that are throwing me. A mate in Scotland had an E reg City with the recessed lamps, though he soon binned then in favour of the flush ones from a Vanden Plas. 

Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Mr_Bo11ox

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In the past I have tried to find out if you can buy those Metro and Montego metric tyres now anywhere. I have given up looking and concluded you simply can't, not at any price.

On the continent having the 'original' homologated tyre size is often an MOT requirement so i thought they might remain in low-volume availability over there long after everyone in the UK had swapped to imperial rims, (I remember dear departed Davenumbers battling with this issue actually) but I can't find anyone selling them anywhere. 

That would really piss me off big time if I had a nice D-reg Metro City X in clove brown and I could not put the original wheels and tyres on it even  if I was ready to throw money at the problem. (Luckily I haven't got one so its not wrecking my sleep patterns just now)

Tamworthbay Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Tamworthbay

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Just now, Mr_Bo11ox said:

I have tried to find out if you can buy those Metro and Montego metric tyres now anywhere. I have given up looking and concluded you can't, not at any price.

On the continent having the 'original' homologated tyre size is often an MOT requirement so i thought they might remain in low-volume availability over there long after everyone in the UK had swapped to imperial rims, (I remember dear departed Davenumbers battling with this issue actually) but I can't find anyone selling them anywhere. 

That would really piss me off big time if I had a nice D-reg Metro City X in clove brown and I could not put the original wheels and tyres on it. (Luckily I haven't)

I believe that several cars that originally had metric tyres have had wheels recreated in ‘normal sizes’ and TUV approved. 

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New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

New POD

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43 minutes ago, Hertz said:

Champagne taste, lemonade pockets?

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-CARLTON-3-0-24V-LOTUS-REPLICA/184242119880?hash=item2ae5afa4c8:g:ss4AAOSwm-dei1ha

THIS IS BEING SOLD FOR SPARES OR REPAIRS
 
LOTS OF GENUINE  PARTS INCLUDING - STEERING WHEEL, ALLOYS, INTERIOR, BUMPERS, SIDE SKIRTS, ENGINE HAS BEEN TWIN TURBO CONVERTED (NON-RUNNER) 
 
Sounds great 
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The Vicar Rank: Citroen Ami

The Vicar

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1 minute ago, Rod/b said:

I think this car has been posted on this thread about 4 times in as many months! 

Ah, my mistake. It is difficult to keep up sometimes! 

I'm surprised its still for sale in that case. I thought a bag for a hot(ish) French hatch would have saw it fly out the door to a new owner. 

Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

Tadhg Tiogar

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1 minute ago, The Vicar said:

..... I thought a bag for a hot(ish) French hatch would have saw it fly out the door to a new owner. 

Problem is that the ZX doesn't really attract the aggressive devotion that other / older Citroens attract.

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