Cavcraft Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Wrong gearbox, wrong fuel type, wrong price https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Transit-MK3-Pick-Up-1986-D-Reg/233453590907?hash=item365aeb197b:g:RikAAOSwh4BeDkRz £7,500 'Not being rude but we are not worried about selling' Not being rude also, but if Derek Acorah came back to life he wouldn't need to gaze too long into those crystal ball wheel trims to tell you that himself. w00dy, strangeangel, Craig the Princess and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 12 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Surely there must be a way of getting modern equivalent sized tyres onto the rims... Easiest option is either the 13 " MG alloys or 12" mini steelies route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Is it really a D reg tranny, I thought they came from the factory with rust applied for free, all ford d regs seemed mingin years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIsleofShite Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Datsun-180-B-Estate-1973-Garage-barn-find-Rare-Datsun-Bluebird-estate180B-sss/233456776030?hash=item365b1bb35e:g:Wz8AAOSwR1FeElHG Check this honey out! Amishtat, Braddon81, Remspoor and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdkrc Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F202870377358 Postman Patrick and his black and white dog Retr0naut, davocano, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooManyPeopleMovers Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 12/30/2019 at 10:57 AM, gadgetgricey said: I think a couple of bods on here owned one a while ago (Snagglepuss and Ken?????) Seemed like a decent car if I remember rightly. I have owned a couple of these - both 2.0 litre 4wd. Awesome little wagons with great power and very responsive steering (As far as tall wagons/people movers go). If I could afford a second car I'd have one in a heartbeat again. Sadly rust built in by Mitsubishi gets most of these (In New Zealand). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Cavcraft said: And where in London can you buy a bijou, pied-a-Terry-and-June compact one bedroomed duplex linked luxury apartment with extensive waterside views for £29,995? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/42ft-Springer-Narrowboat/174146808216?hash=item288bf56998:g:sscAAOSwQpNeEldq There is certainly some sort of appeal to living in one of these. Probably the sort of appeal that wears off after 19 days when you try and have a crafty J Arthur in the shower, slip in the wooden bucket and your purple headed womb broom pokes through the rotten window frame and you expose yourself to Sean Bean there, causing him to throw his fag into those gas bottles and you ending up in A&E trying to explain away the 3rd degree burns on your custard launcher to a frowning nurse and your now homeless wife. Canal boats look great until you discover that the canal and the mooring and just about everything else has to be paid for separately. It can end up costing as much as a house. I'd like to be proved wrong, but there are not many shite canal boats out there - at least not ones which float - and there is probably a good reason for that. Sadly. Bamboocarman, michael t and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 8 hours ago, Cavcraft said: I've seen some pretty clever photography in my time, but capturing a mid-flight, upside down goose pissing on your neighbour's car is going to take some beating. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHEAP-CAR-Stock-Car-Currently-SORNED/333466491469?hash=item4da426da4d:g:5AQAAOSwbPld2WJV Missed the fact they run over Boris. Remains of hair to show the evidence. Cavcraft, michael t and Bamboocarman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 16 hours ago, Skizzer said: Or there’s this slightly dishevelled Cortina 80 version for £1995 BINs. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F254426737291 (Am I the only person that still calls the mk5 a Cortina 80?) My memory is looking at brochures because my Dad's company car was being replaced, and he was upgrading from a mk4 1.6 L estate to a mk4 series 80 1.6 GL estate. It will never be a mk5 to me. My other later memory is that my sister in law owned a mk3 series 2 escort which people insist on calling a mk4. It was a simple face lift. I owned a cavalier mk3, but feel free to call it a Vectra A if it helps obtain spares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 8 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: Surely there must be a way of getting modern equivalent sized tyres onto the rims... 12 and 3/4 inch diameter tyres. In the 90s I used to buy my metro tyres from the scrap yard. You'd get 4 nearly new dunlop tyres, already attached to wheels, usually already balanced, for 30 quid. There was so many metros that where mechanically fine but riddled with rust. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 What is it with these camper people? It appears the photographer interrupted this bloke vigorously admiring this wealthy hipster Portaloo. spartacus, wuvvum, strangeangel and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I thought he was watering it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 12 hours ago, MarvinsMom said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/544160306411369/ this is at mini & metro spares in warrington, they will have bought it to break it up so i hope that it escapes to live again. as its a nice looking late mark 1. all it needs is some 12 inch steels adding and then it would be perfect! What an absolute honey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: Surely there must be a way of getting modern equivalent sized tyres onto the rims... No, as many an unsuspecting fast-fitter has discovered to their bosses horror. That eighth of an inch (?) difference makes all the difference. A relative of mine has an e34 520. They paid over a £1000 for a brand new set of metric Dunlops not long ago. Probably the equivalent of 225/55 15 I think? I could have gotten them some imperial BBS rims in the 15x7 or 8 range for cheap and saved them £500 on tyres if I had known. Cavcraft and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Sir Snipes said: No, as many an unsuspecting fast-fitter has discovered to their bosses horror. That eighth of an inch (?) difference makes all the difference. /\ What he said. The metrics were funny sizes, nothing else fitted and you couldn't put tubes in them. They also constantly had to be re-sealed due to leaking round the beads, this being mostly due to the shit paint flaking away and the poor quality of the actual wheels. Dick Longbridge and Sir Snipes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Those Metro metrics probably kept Colway remoulds in business for a few years longer than they may otherwise had been though. stonedagain, BorniteIdentity and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I've got a set of metric BMW rims if anyone has a wanting for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 6 hours ago, New POD said: My other later memory is that my sister in law owned a mk3 series 2 escort which people insist on calling a mk4. It was a simple face lift. If you follow that logic then the Mk2 Transit and Mk2 Fiesta never existed either. In fact the current transit would only be the Mk4 rather than the Mk27 or whatever it is. That would confuse a lot of people. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, wuvvum said: If you follow that logic then the Mk2 Transit and Mk2 Fiesta never existed either. In fact the current transit would only be the Mk4 rather than the Mk27 or whatever it is. That would confuse a lot of people. Well, given the interchangeable parts between mk1 and mk2 fiesta, especially in the first few months, I'd be fine with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 For our next group purchase roffle...? £400. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/593153804808128/ Supernaut, Pat Earrings, coupso and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I'm in if you think it's a goer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 24 minutes ago, spartacus said: I'm in if you think it's a goer! Probably too soon after the Visa! And too practical... Shows it could be repeated though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenKC53 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Anyone want a Lego car made from a Mk2 Vauxhall Astra? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-mk2-Lego-car-project/153786515571 Yoss, MorrisItalSLX, strangeangel and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Cavcraft said: /\ What he said. The metrics were funny sizes, nothing else fitted and you couldn't put tubes in them. They also constantly had to be re-sealed due to leaking round the beads, this being mostly due to the shit paint flaking away and the poor quality of the actual wheels. Shame really, as I reckon the metric steelies on an early Metro look 101% better than anything else. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, DarrenKC53 said: Anyone want a Lego car made from a Mk2 Vauxhall Astra? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-mk2-Lego-car-project/153786515571 A lego car could be a fun idea. But a Mk2 Astra?? Couldn't be a worse choice. Lada Riva, FSO 125p, 740 Volvo etc could all be made to look quite convincing. DarrenKC53 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 27 minutes ago, DarrenKC53 said: Anyone want a Lego car made from a Mk2 Vauxhall Astra? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-mk2-Lego-car-project/153786515571 Jesus wept ??? Quality find, sir! MorrisItalSLX, DarrenKC53 and Yoss 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Holman-Minx-convertible-barnfind-restoration-project-retro-classic/283729266267 Remspoor, davocano, vulgalour and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Fucked Sherpa coupe: But fear not, it comes with a new wing. So that'll be OK then. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/classic-cars/174145875255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vanguard-standard-classic-car/303430779929 vulgalour, BL Bloke, Yoss and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I mean, WCPGW?? It'd almost be worth being reduced to destitution just to sit in that driver's seat though... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Daimler-Limousine-DS420-Automatic-Classic-Car-Project/254321408827 DoctorRetro, Skizzer, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now