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phil_lihp Rank: Lancia Gamma

phil_lihp

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15 minutes ago, cort16 said:

That Puma is nice, I wonder how good the arches are up close?

Arches don't look too bad from a distance, do they?  MOT history says it's seen the welder a couple of times but nothing particularly surprising on a Puma.  Looks like it was parked up from 2017 until Dec 2020, failed an MOT, got re-MOT'd in Jan 2021 and failed again, then got repaired and put up for sale.  Nasty Barum tyres on it though, if any car deserves decent rubber it's these.

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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6 minutes ago, phil_lihp said:

Arches don't look too bad from a distance, do they?  MOT history says it's seen the welder a couple of times but nothing particularly surprising on a Puma.  Looks like it was parked up from 2017 until Dec 2020, failed an MOT, got re-MOT'd in Jan 2021 and failed again, then got repaired and put up for sale.  Nasty Barum tyres on it though, if any car deserves decent rubber it's these.

I had one exactly the same as that and I spent ages fannying around putting rear arches in it. The only thing I didn't like about it was the roof was bit too low and that metal gear knob on cold mornings!

phil_lihp Rank: Lancia Gamma

phil_lihp

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Oh yes, that gear knob is a marvellous thing until it's sub zero outside!  Mine had decent-ish arches and was just starting to go when I sold it after it burst a PS pipe and needed other bits, should have kept it if I'd had somewhere to put it.  Nothing better on a windy B road.

DavidB Rank: Renault 16

DavidB

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7 hours ago, MisterH said:

Quick flip then? 

Can't get diddly or squat from MOT data 

Here's the original auction from February:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-75-V6-/164680604387?hash=item2657ba9ae3%3Ag%3A1dgAAOSwTfNgGHf4&nma=true&si=krMBuX%2FAy%2BLSy0Ee9HN2TkvX7qg%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Bit more rust than the stated rear arches.

MarvinsMom Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

MarvinsMom

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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1098722277307943/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aca7ae971-46f2-43f2-ad4d-3a826735953c

what a super horrid period colour-

i love it!

May be an image of car and outdoors

and i even quiet like the rosyle wheels, as usually i HATE "aftermarket" wheels on old cars, but those still kinda work.

even better the original wheels and various hubcaps are included, so if you get fed up of the rostyles, the car comes with alternatives.

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Amishtat Rank: Renault 16

Amishtat

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39 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

We had this yet?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-3-LITRE-AMBULANCE-AUTOMATIC-RESTORATION-PROJECT-/114744122660?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

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Me and a mate went off on a wild goose chase to darkest rural Suffolk nearly twenty years ago to have a look at one of those (actually having read the description, very possibly this one) and I can't believe how much it's deteriorated in that time. The price was a third of that too.. 

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cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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The phone rings. It's 11pm and I wouldn't normally pickup but I vagualy recognise the number so I answer it.

The conversation is brief but in that moment I realised this is probably going to be one of the longest nights of my life. I get up and dress quickly downing some  stale coffee I find on the bed side cabinet to try to cancel out the cheap whisky I was drinking earlier. 

I jump in the car I'm quickly moving  through the back lanes with the headlights piercing into the darkness.  The caller had been brief "I may have found what you're looking for but you need to come quickly".

Could it really be happening after all this time? Having put the word out years ago that I was looking for a rare open top sports car for a client in the middle east I'd had nothing for the last 3 years. This car was an incredibly special  open top development car for the UK side of the GT40 project. Was I really about to make the deal that would change my life? I'd finally be free my gambling debts and be able to provide a decent home for my ex-wife and kids.

I pulled up outside the barn. A burly young man stood in the doorway the light streaming past him into the darkness of night.

I jumped from the car and moved towards him. He came closer and whispered "I think found what you're looking for, it's in there under the white cover.".

I could hardly breath as I walked into the barn the bright lights making it hard to focus. I caught a glimpse of the cover.

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I pull back the cover and I say to the burley man "this..this is Ford escort not a GT40 prototype".

His eye brows furrow and he growls "It is a GT40. It's got no roof, fuel injection and a Ford badge on it". "I'll tell you like I told the giant talking bunny over there it's a G T fucking 40"

He jumps in the car and starts making broom broom noises.  "Get in the car he says and I'll show you what she can do"

Eh, No thanks I reply.  "I wasn't fucking asking he says, get in the car".   I turn and start to run and I hear the car crank over. It tries to splutter to life but dies immediately. I can hear the man howling as the engine cranking slows and the starter gets stuck in the fly wheel. I think to myself those Escorts really are shite.

I jump in my car an drive as fast as I can thankfull I'm still breathing. I stop a few miles, away pull out my phone and write the most important note of my life "Never visit Cumnock again"

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doug Rank: Citroen Ami

doug

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The phone rings. It's 11pm and I wouldn't normally pickup but I recognise the number so I answer i5.
The conversation is brief but in that moment I realised this is probably going to be one of the longest nights of your life. I get up and dress quickly downing some  stale coffee I find on the bed side cabinet to try to cancel out the cheap whisky I was drinking earlier. 
I jump in the car I'm quickly moving  through the back lanes with the headlights piercing into the darkness.  The caller had been brief "I may have found what you're looking for but you need to come quickly".
Could it really be happening after all this time? Having put the word out years ago that I was looking for a rare open top sports car for a client in the middle east I'd had nothing for the last 3 years. This car was an incredibly special  open top development car for the UK side of the GT40 project. Was I really about to make the deal that would change my life? I'd finally be free my gambling debts and be able to provide a decent home for my ex-wife and kids.
I pulled up outside the barn. A burly young man stood in the doorway the light streaming past him into the darkness of night.
I jumped from the car and moved towards him. He came closer and whispered "I think found what you're looking for, it's in there under the white cover.".
I could hardly breath as I walked into the barn the bright lights making it hard to focus. I caught a glimpse of the cover.
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I pull back the cover and I say to the burley man "this..this is Ford escort not a GT40 prototype".
His eye brows furrow and he growls "It is a GT40. It's got no roof, fuel injection and a Ford badge on it". "I'll tell you like I told the giant talking bunny over there it's a G T fucking 40"
He jumps in the car and starts making broom broom noises.  "Get in the car he says and I'll show you what she can do"
Eh, No thanks I reply.  "I wasn't fucking asking he says, get in the car".   I turn and start to run and I hear the car crank over. It tries to splutter to life but dies immediately. I can hear the man howling as the engine cranking slows and the starter gets stuck in the fly wheel. I think to myself those Escorts really are shite.
I jump in my car an drive as fast as I can thankfull I'm still breathing. I stop a few miles, away pull out my phone and write the most important note of my life "Never visit Cumnock again"
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Local to me if you change your mind!! You know you want it and summer is around the corner

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cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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2 minutes ago, doug said:

Local to me if you change your mind!! You know you want it and summer is around the corneremoji16.pngemoji16.png

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I really don’t 😂

MisterH Rank: BL Wedge

MisterH

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14 hours ago, MarvinsMom said:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1098722277307943/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aca7ae971-46f2-43f2-ad4d-3a826735953c

what a super horrid period colour-

i love it!

May be an image of car and outdoors

and i even quiet like the rosyle wheels, as usually i HATE "aftermarket" wheels on old cars, but those still kinda work.

even better the original wheels and various hubcaps are included, so if you get fed up of the rostyles, the car comes with alternatives.

With those wheels it could actually pass for a Hot Hatch attempt, if you didn't see someone loading shopping into it

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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Cheap early Touareg in Aberdoom.  Plenty of test but leaking water - it's the old 5-pot TDI though so shouldn't  be a difficult fix.

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Supernaut Rank: Talbot Tagora

Supernaut

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13 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Cheap early Touareg in Aberdoom.  Plenty of test but leaking water - it's the old 5-pot TDI though so shouldn't  be a difficult fix.

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I didn't know you could even get those with a manual box!

Skizzer Rank: Isuzu Florian

Skizzer

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3 minutes ago, SiC said:

@Skizzer

Ooft, that R15 is stunning.

Autobox means getting used to being overtaken by slugs though.

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