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5 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Yep but who'd want it.

Everybody wants a Ghia.

I am trying very hard not to buy the GLS above, an 82 model 2.0 GLS is  the car I would have if I had to have only one car. The Ghia did not have recaro seats.

Does anyone want to buy an E320 CDi estate as a 2.0 Cortina estate is my dream daily driver car.

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1 hour ago, moosemansjukebox said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314197750867

Shittyrover listed in the "collectable flags" category - so might not get many bids.

 

 

I bet every one of them is red.

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9 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

That's in my watch list.  Only thing putting me off is the distance.

Pretty confident that could be bought a bit nearer if it helped or bought some time.

 

*Edit: and fuck me, it's from the same group who used to own the car auctions I worked for.

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1 hour ago, ProgRocker said:

Opel Senator A 3.0 CD     :wub:

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Bidding up to £2650. No mention of an MOT so I'm assuming there is still work to do on it.

My Dad's old senator, he owned it during 2013. Would love to buy it back but that's considerably more than the £500 my Dad paid, plus we discovered it had been used for some burnout action before he got hold of it! I really loved the green velour interior :-)

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3 minutes ago, Dayno said:

My Dad's old senator, he owned it during 2013. Would love to buy it back but that's considerably more than the £500 my Dad paid, plus we discovered it had been used for some burnout action before he got hold of it! I really loved the green velour interior :-)

Wow! I was drooling over this earlier. Just had a full re spray so looks a bargain to me at the moment.

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6 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

This sums up why I generally prefer older motors. A set of slotmags and that mk5 looks like it means business. Back in the day I'd have been happy driving it, same as now. I'm not even particularly a Ford fan. 

I don’t remember the Cortina GLS. I thought it went L,GL, S, and Ghia. My dad had a 1982 2.3GL estate in a dark metallic green. Forest green maybe.

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2 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

I don’t remember the Cortina GLS. I thought it went L,GL, S, and Ghia. My dad had a 1982 2.3GL estate in a dark metallic green. Forest green maybe.

Weren't they a run out model and had the coach lines along the bottom of the doors and plush seats? I always assumed they were fancied up a bit because the Sierra was on the way.

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3 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

I don’t remember the Cortina GLS. I thought it went L,GL, S, and Ghia. My dad had a 1982 2.3GL estate in a dark metallic green. Forest green maybe.

On the mk4’s an S was part of the model range priced between the GL and Ghia, on mk 5’s they offered the S as an option pack upgrade on the L, GL and Ghia, it included several upgrades including spotlamps,  gas shock absorbers,  the LS and GLS had sports gearknob, revcounter, 185/70 tyres, headrests on the early L and sports wheels, and additionally on 82 model L and GL recaro seats. 

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3 hours ago, Shite Ron said:

On the mk4’s an S was part of the model range priced between the GL and Ghia

arguably a Ford tradition that carried into the MK1 Mondeo - with Si between GLX and Ghia...

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On 10/22/2022 at 7:12 PM, Mally said:

Thanks for that. Perfect but for the distance,

Can't get them for that price now.

Apparently, I'm an idiot for not passing this on earlier. Distance no object it seems.

We are in the hunt, but probably too late

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8 hours ago, Shite Ron said:

On the mk4’s an S was part of the model range priced between the GL and Ghia, on mk 5’s they offered the S as an option pack upgrade on the L, GL and Ghia, it included several upgrades including spotlamps,  gas shock absorbers,  the LS and GLS had sports gearknob, revcounter, 185/70 tyres, headrests on the early L and sports wheels, and additionally on 82 model L and GL recaro seats. 

I must have missed that when “advising” my Dad on his new car back then.

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Ford Tansit DI Tipper | eBay

Absolutely ace that. Not only has it got the correct engine, but it's also had a 'back-in-the-day' crap looking blow-over.

 

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I know those knobheads on an old BBC 'car' programme extolled the virtues of old Hiluxs, but when the actual fuck is one worth £18,000?

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Show Quality 1991 TOYOTA HILUX SURF SSR LIMITED Q-LN130G | eBay

Also, isn't that one of those wanky HGF specials, not a 'proper' pick-up?

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14 hours ago, Shite Ron said:

On the mk4’s an S was part of the model range priced between the GL and Ghia, on mk 5’s they offered the S as an option pack upgrade on the L, GL and Ghia, it included several upgrades including spotlamps,  gas shock absorbers,  the LS and GLS had sports gearknob, revcounter, 185/70 tyres, headrests on the early L and sports wheels, and additionally on 82 model L and GL recaro seats. 

Indeed and finding a pair of “S” pack Recaro front seats for your Mk5 in a scrappy would have been like finding the holy grail. I always looked but never found. I think the “S” pack in an “L” also got you the 4 spoke GL/Ghia steering wheel iirc.

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7 minutes ago, Wibble said:

Indeed and finding a pair of “S” pack Recaro front seats for your Mk5 in a scrappy would have been like finding the holy grail. I always looked but never found. I think the “S” pack in an “L” also got you the 4 spoke GL/Ghia steering wheel iirc.

You are correct, the LS did have the 4 spoke steering wheel and overriders. On the L there were a lot of upgrades which made the LS a very nice car, the Ghia already had a high spec so didn’t have many additions. The LS was also the only model to have any performance modification, as it was a 1.6 it had the twin choke Weber instead of a VV. the Ghia S and GLS were only available with a 2.0 or 2.3 engine so already had twin choke carburettors.

I remember finding an accident damaged red GLS in a scrapyard by chance around 1990 and bought the front seats for £25, I was really happy with them and still have them as spare for my GLS which was my daily driver at the time.

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8 minutes ago, Shite Ron said:

You are correct, the LS did have the 4 spoke steering wheel and overriders. On the L there were a lot of upgrades which made the LS a very nice car, the Ghia already had a high spec so didn’t have many additions. The LS was also the only model to have any performance modification, as it was a 1.6 it had the twin choke Weber instead of a VV. the Ghia S and GLS were only available with a 2.0 or 2.3 engine so already had twin choke carburettors.

I remember finding an accident damaged red GLS in a scrapyard by chance around 1990 and bought the front seats for £25, I was really happy with them and still have them as spare for my GLS which was my daily driver at the time.

Thanks, what a find! I’d forgotten about the twin choke carb on the 1.6. I loved the LS, I had a 1982 Y reg L and preferred the aluminium look dash over the wood effect. Also really loved the seats, so comfortable. Would love to see more of your GLS!

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3 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

I know those knobheads on an old BBC 'car' programme extolled the virtues of old Hiluxs, but when the actual fuck is one worth £18,000?

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Show Quality 1991 TOYOTA HILUX SURF SSR LIMITED Q-LN130G | eBay

Also, isn't that one of those wanky HGF specials, not a 'proper' pick-up?

I believe they crack heads but before that the 20 odd year old transmission cooler will fail and let engine coolant into the Asin Warner sourced transmission. But hey Toyota indestructible etc etc

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They recaro's became part of the "S" pack at the facelift in late 81 then in 82 the GLS became a model outright only available as a 2.0  in 4dr & Est form.

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Wheelie-ing 205 1.9 1.8, anyone?

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Peugeot 205 1.9 | eBay

 

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