eBay tat volume 3.

[barrett]

Such a shame so many were modernised - the '1' is the nicest of all 603s and there are, what, a dozen or less in the world? My friend went to the trouble of finding a rusty '1' and cutting the entire front end off and welding it to his '2' because he couldn't find a nice one for sale (this was 25 years ago). The car looks great admittedly and only a Tatra nerd would realise all isn't what it seems...

[Schaefft]

This looks fantastic. I wonder for how much it'll go for:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/170727801535018/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_general&referral_story_type=general&tracking={"qid"%3A"6982499726569234224"%2C"mf_story_key"%3A"900735842482688184"%2C"commerce_rank_obj"%3A"{\"target_id\"%3A900735842482688184%2C\"target_type\"%3A6%2C\"primary_position\"%3A0%2C\"ranking_signature\"%3A1919115873184907264%2C\"commerce_channel\"%3A501%2C\"value\"%3A5.3492242817811e-5%2C\"upsell_type\"%3A3200%2C\"grouping_info\"%3Anull}"%2C"lightning_feed_qid"%3A"6982499726569234224"%2C"lightning_feed_ranking_signature"%3A"7830264703946326016"}

EDIT: Apparently that was 6 weeks ago, why is the damn ad still up😬

[cort16]

£500 automatic Mondeo @Split_Pin

https://www.gumtree.com/p/ford/ford-mondeo-2002/1409448438

[BeEP]

Curiosity may get the better of my bidding finger with this (it is in the same county as me after all):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313595506395

There was no such thing as a 1.3 Montego estate (only saloons), yet this is advertised as such and recorded as such with DVLA.  Last MOT (in 2010) showed 280,000 miles so maybe a tired 1.6 has been replaced...

[wuvvum]

This is a nice colour.

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, BeEP said:

Curiosity may get the better of my bidding finger with this (it is in the same county as me after all):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313595506395

There was no such thing as a 1.3 Montego estate (only saloons), yet this is advertised as such and recorded as such with DVLA.  Last MOT (in 2010) showed 280,000 miles so maybe a tired 1.6 has been replaced...

It's about 10 minutes from me.  I might have to go and have a look, see what does actually lurk under the bonnet.  I would imagine an A-series-powered Montego estate to be a fairly miserable experience - even the saloons were rather underpowered.

[somewhatfoolish]

Be like @Angrydicky, but a few years later and a bit faster; more 1950s BMC porridge. 1600 BINs to save it from the Stan Woods cup, in Brentwood.

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Austin a90 1955 project 6 cylinder engine Colum change Manuel gearbox The car is rot free, sills etc are very good. Interior will need doing, is missing the back seat and rear bumper Engine runs sweet, has a current v5 Needs full restoration £1600 Brentwood Essex based

 

[Fabergé Greggs]

3 hours ago, BeEP said:

Curiosity may get the better of my bidding finger with this (it is in the same county as me after all):

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313595506395

There was no such thing as a 1.3 Montego estate (only saloons), yet this is advertised as such and recorded as such with DVLA.  Last MOT (in 2010) showed 280,000 miles so maybe a tired 1.6 has been replaced...

 

9 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

It's about 10 minutes from me.  I might have to go and have a look, see what does actually lurk under the bonnet.  I would imagine an A-series-powered Montego estate to be a fairly miserable experience - even the saloons were rather underpowered.

Wow I didn't know the Montego came in A-series flavour! Now I NEED to see under the bonnet, there must be so much space! 

[wuvvum]

1 minute ago, Fabergé Greggs said:

 

Wow I didn't know the Montego came in A-series flavour! Now I NEED to see under the bonnet, there must be so much space! 

I remember looking over a 1.3 Montego (saloon) at a classic auction a few years back.  My mate who I was with described the engine as looking "like a pimple on a pig's arse".

[Dr_Slow]

Am I totally out of touch, or is the opening bid around the price a tidy looking (but MoT-less) Estelle goes for these days?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194229409027?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

[wuvvum]

Well if you're out of touch then so am I...

[horriblemercedes]

17 hours ago, Isopon said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154518520453?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818142055%26meid%3D60d9d05c796942f0b3778caa1139bca5%26pid%3D101113%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D154518551083%26itm%3D154518520453%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3DDefaultOrganic&_trksid=p2563228.c101113.m2108

I heard of those when I was a kid and I've always wanted one. Doubt I ever will though 

[horriblemercedes]

8 hours ago, garethj said:

As I mentioned, the bloke at the wheel can drive a bit, he was Jaroslav Pavelka, the factory racing driver.

Factory racing driver?  The Tatra is clearly no Lotus 7 but there are events where the emphasis is other than 0-60 time.  We all know that the 24 hours of LeMans is a gruelling race, but in the 1960s Tatra did well in the 84 hours at the Nurburgring.  Yes, that Nurburgring where doing 3 laps without killing yourself is a major achievement.

We see most of the cars in black now, but in racing events they had brighter colours, here you can see the different positions of the racing stripe so the teams can easily tell the cars apart

The car in the top photo is an early one (603-1) with 3 headlamps behind a clear cover.  The ones above are 603-2 with 4 narrow headlamps and the 603-3 had them set wider apart.  Most 603s have the wider front as cars were regularly returned to the factory and upgraded to the later spec.

My 603 was built in 1964 but was taken back to the factory in 1971 and given the wider front end, however it kept the brakes as original and the electrics too, it really was pot luck what was done to each car

Dare I ask - do you have a thread? I'd love to see the ins and outs of a 603 from a modern owner's perspective. Warts and all

[garethj]

54 minutes ago, horriblemercedes said:

Dare I ask - do you have a thread? I'd love to see the ins and outs of a 603 from a modern owner's perspective. Warts and all

I don’t, unfortunately.  It was a long time ago and I don’t have many photos so it would be pretty tedious.

But commuting 70 miles a day in a car that’s built to be serviced with no expense spared, is a recipe for disaster.  Having said that I kept it for about 5 years which is 4 years longer than I keep other cars so it was definitely good to drive

[Austin-Rover]

2 hours ago, Fabergé Greggs said:

 

Wow I didn't know the Montego came in A-series flavour! Now I NEED to see under the bonnet, there must be so much space! 

Oddly enough, it looks no different to an A Series under the bonnet of a Maestro. 😄

[Yoss]

22 minutes ago, garethj said:

I don’t, unfortunately.  It was a long time ago and I don’t have many photos so it would be pretty tedious.

But commuting 70 miles a day in a car that’s built to be serviced with no expense spared, is a recipe for disaster.  Having said that I kept it for about 5 years which is 4 years longer than I keep other cars so it was definitely good to drive

I am very impressed. Hat duly doffed. 

[meggersdog]

have we had this sports coupe yet ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114879399374?hash=item1abf5885ce:g:aFUAAOSwehVg4v-p

[wuvvum]

/\ Garethj had one of those as well...

[wuvvum]

Mighty Dacia.

@catsinthewelder Fancy another?  Not a million miles from you.

[hairnet]

that would be interesting but he no furnish info and even theres no year (which would help)

but not uk legal means no

 

[wesacosa]

3 hours ago, Dr_Slow said:

Am I totally out of touch, or is the opening bid around the price a tidy looking (but MoT-less) Estelle goes for these days?

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194229409027?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l264

They are going a bit silly now . tatty useable/light projects seem to be £1200-£1600 now, but that said I would want it to be mint for £3k 

[High Jetter]

5 hours ago, wuvvum said:

This is a nice colour.

Hmmm - registered November 2003, mileage at first MOT in Dec 2006 was 141,678. Second MOT in Feb 2007(!) it was only 77,050. 20 bids took it to just shy of £1,400.

Does look nice, though.

[garethj]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

/\ Garethj had one of those as well...

I did, here it is at the Stondon museum Autoshite meet

[DVee8]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/532862798045373

[DVee8]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/494486801629739

[DVee8]

This was for sale last week in Durham, this week it's for sale in Seaham.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/952616398915349

[barrett]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

but not uk legal means no

C'mon, grow a pair man! He's got EU reg docs, it's one form and £55 (and an MoT) and you're golden! Or 'do a Barrett' and drive round as-is without a care in the world

[hairnet]

did that previous

post shitshow (yes that) cba

 

[Ford Prefect]

On 7/6/2021 at 9:20 PM, garethj said:

I was just about to post that!

I loved driving my old one.  Here’s a taster, although the bloke at the wheel is one of the factory racing drivers, your skill level may not match 😀

 

Brilliant bit of 1962 period (and earlier) nostalgia :

-        -  no seatbelts (neither did my first 1963 Mini – I was to wish later that it did have belts and if it did that I would have been wearing them when I had a big head-on)

-     -     Suicide front doors on the Police vehicles

-  -        Bikes sounding like period Triumphs and even have the nacelle over the headlight and handlebars (think Triumph 3TA)

-    -      Audrey Hepburn in the front seat

-  -        an Erik (Mr Saab) Carlsson “Carlsson on the roof” moment with no apparent damage to the roof visible immediately afterwards. Mr Carlsson's mechanics would have been very very impressed with that feat.

Have I missed any others?

[garethj]

Just now, Ford Prefect said:

Have I missed any others?

 

There’s the throwing it around on the highway and then letting go of the steering wheel, the fact that he never stops it sliding on those cobbled streets and using the message of “this car is fast enough to outrun the police” as an advertising line.