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40 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

This is an odd one.  Late registration madness ZT-T with a pre-facelift front end.  Presumably been in a bump at some stage as well as having engine issues.  Cheap though.

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No bids at £250 with 4 hours to go!

From the state of it those ladders aren’t there just for show, but @Kiltox could make his money back with a rough as arses MG detailing* video I reckon.


Edit: I mean the MG is rough as arses, not the video. Or Kiltox for that matter.

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4 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I'm not aware of the house having a basement and anyway we moved out of there in 1989.

Have you any photo samples of the paint shades mentioned? I might be able to identify which one "ours" was.

Maybe he's buried under the patio.

1600E in Light Orchid.  It's a sort of silvery pink colour.  Like parma violet.

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This bloke's not too sure about it.  Look at that abomination of a tow bar.  They've moved the reversing lights too.

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6 minutes ago, JeeExEll said:

Maybe he's buried under the patio.

1600E in Light Orchid.  It's a sort of silvery pink colour.  Like parma violet.

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This bloke's not too sure about it.  Look at that abomination of a tow bar.  They've moved the reversing lights too.

This is the exact shade, albeit the oul man had a vinyl roof on his.

The oul man had an extension and a patio built in 1976. I wonder if....

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10 hours ago, Austat said:

Daimler on a Q plate. Was going to put this on late-registration madness but Q-plates are primarily given to kit cars (and some imports):

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274799469198?hash=item3ffb53228e:g:baEAAOSwT9FgoRof

"When I said Build me a Q-Car thats not what I meant!"

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1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

This is the exact shade, albeit the oul man had a vinyl roof on his.

The oul man had an extension and a patio built in 1976. I wonder if....

No vinyl roof on our Fern green 1600E.  I remember an episode in Aviemore where all the car doors were locked as we were going for a wander round the shops, my dad threw his jacket into the boot and closed the lid. 

With the car keys in the jacket pocket. 

Mk2 Cortinas didn't have the window sill pop-up buttons of the 70s Fords so gaining entry involved trying to hook the interior handle with a borrowed bit of fencewire pushed in past the door seal.  Then, (eventually), removing the back seat (with borrowed tools) and fishing the jacket out with the fencewire.

The same thing happened occasionally over the years with later Mk3/4/5 Cortinas but they were easier to get into due to thief-friendly pop-up buttons on the door tops.  Sometimes keys from other Fords would open a bootlid or door.  We had a 1979 Mk2 Escort van - called 'The Rocket', and one day my younger bro (apprentice at the time) was messing about with the ignition and a teaspoon and he managed to start the van.  The teaspoon was left in the ignition thereafter.

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13 minutes ago, JeeExEll said:

.... Mk2 Cortinas didn't have the window sill pop-up buttons of the 70s Fords so gaining entry involved trying to hook the interior handle with a borrowed bit of fencewire pushed in past the door seal.  .......

I can remember the Mk.2 doors having sawn-off crank levers for locking/unlocking similar in shape to the keep-fit window winders.

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That cortina estate was on the cortina facebook groups last week. 

Seems a bit lazy to leave bits in the pictures and state what's not included, how hard is it to lift those wheels out, take the steering wheel off and brush it out a bit to show the true state of the thing?

Don't think those steering wheels are that sought after anyway, at least not in that condition.

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4 minutes ago, cort1977 said:

...Don't think those steering wheels are that sought after anyway, at least not in that condition.

They were definitely very sought-after in the 1970s! Ford spares couldn't supply a new one, and scrappers couldn't supply a used one. I remember the oul fella ringing round everyone in the phone directories, Exchange & Mart, etc. but nothing. Not a sausage. 

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5 hours ago, wuvvum said:

This is an odd one.  Late registration madness ZT-T with a pre-facelift front end.  Presumably been in a bump at some stage as well as having engine issues.  Cheap though.

No bids, re-listed. He seems a really helpful vendor though:

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Dispatched with Royal Mail 1st Class

 

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Rover Sterling mathematical challenge. Calculate how many miles the car has covered and get to drive it home!

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I have owned this car since 2009 and in this time have put a tad over 50,000 miles on the clock.
 
The log book photo is the vehicle the engine came from and not the actual vehicle for sale. A viewer just asked me why the colour on the V5 was blue.🙄
It has had an engine change 25,000 miles in, which then had a new clutch, water pump and cam belt  as an obligatory service of course.
 
So ! These serviceable items have only done 25,000 miles.
 
Obviously being almost 32 years old, it has had some issues, but in my spare time and at various intervals I have replaced nearly ALL of the front suspension parts, with the exception of the front left wheel bearing which seems to be holding up very well.
 
Got the car with 122,000 miles.
Changed clocks for zero registered which show the mileage I have done.
Done 25,000 miles on original engine, (engine neglected by previous owners)
Done 26,000 miles after engine change.
in total ( 51,000)
 
Changed engine for a very well looked after 129,000 mile one. 
Details of this engine I have kept, service book, MOT slips, copy of log book inside page showing engine number and vehicle it was removed from.
25,000 miles on and at least three oil changes it is still running very nicely indeed.
The replacement engine has therefore done 155,000 miles.
 
Let’s be fair, in total with the replacement engine the actual car has done a tad over 173,000 miles in total so the interior has to suffer a bit.
 
The replacement engine has done 155,000
 
The clutch, water pump and cam belt have done 25,000

Wait, let's read further. This is the longest car description on ebay - I started writing this post at 4pm.

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There is also a light smell of melted butter coming from the rear seat.
This does not overpower you, it is there until the air is replaced.( this was caused by 2x 500g blocks I accidentally left on in a bag on the back seat after shopping.
I’m still driving it so it’s not that bad.
Ever broken a full milk carton in your car ? That’s bad ! This isn’t bad.
This was done about three years ago in mid summer🙄 hence why it completely melted.

There is even a running commentary of the weather he he writes the advert.

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It’s raining outside

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