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egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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13 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

That brings back teenage curvature memories (and the ergonomic ICE setup for the driver)
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Has it even been explained who *exactly* decided on that madness in BL?

Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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16-yr old me tried to fit an 'AUDIOLINE' pull out stereo (purchased from Blaydon car boot sale) in the curvy dash of my Morris ital. The stereo was too deep and bumped into the heater box behnd the dash. SO I got an extension bar and hammer and smashed a big hole in the heater box so the radio would go in properly. First time i left it out in the rain, the back of the radio got doused and buggered it up. Now I had no CHOONZ and a big fucking hole in my heater box. Skillz

horriblemercedes Rank: Lancia Gamma

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16 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Citroën C5 Exclusive with C5 Exclusive number plate (!)

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So far £1649 and it needs a new steering rack. Seems expensive? 

EyesWeldedShut Rank: Lancia Gamma

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1 minute ago, horriblemercedes said:

So far £1649 and it needs a new steering rack. Seems expensive? 

Yes! (As in expensive not "Yes, I want")

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Secma Qpod Funtech 340 - Picture 1 of 2

Secma Qpod Funtech 340 | eBay

'Unsure ad to weather it is road registered'

 I saw one of these with two erm 'tarmac specialist' looking lads in on the M53 one night with no fucking lights on. 

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MGB 1976 - Picture 3 of 4

MGB 1976 | eBay

'Fitted with new British Leyland wings'

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'exaust vopper brake'

 

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2 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1728394

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A fucked Gobbledygookmobil in Portugal...but check out that engine! Bet that's fast

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Needs a banging Honda MB50 engine throwing in that.

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Council estate respray Prorein Jumblefuck, anyone?

pick up - Picture 7 of 13

pick up | eBay 

'it was classed as uneconomical repair at some time.but I don't know why'

Because it wasn't economic to repair it, M8?

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horriblemercedes Rank: Lancia Gamma

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15 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Secma Qpod Funtech 340 - Picture 1 of 2

Secma Qpod Funtech 340 | eBay

'Unsure ad to weather it is road registered'

 I saw one of these with two erm 'tarmac specialist' looking lads in on the M53 one night with no fucking lights on. 

Wasn't Noel Edmonds the official importer of those?

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Asimo Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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40 minutes ago, goosey said:

Would an 81 have the revised front suspension?

What revision was that? 

Anyway, Marina development history apart: Metro-based track toy. Far more interesting* than all of those Lotus 7 clones.

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285867163850

**Interesting is not the same as faster. It never was.

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58 minutes ago, Asimo said:

What revision was that? 

Anyway, Marina development history apart: Metro-based track toy. Far more interesting* than all of those Lotus 7 clones.

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285867163850

**Interesting is not the same as faster. It never was.

looks like the one from mad max 2 Mad Max 2 / The Road Warrior Vehicles - Lone Wolf Machine / Pappagallo

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1 hour ago, goosey said:

Would an 81 have the revised front suspension? 

From the aronline article.

That wasn’t quite the end of it, though. In September 1982, the Ital range received its final model tweaks. The basic L models and the 2.0-litre version were dropped, and the HL and HLS were replaced by the SL and SLX models. Although that didn’t seem much, the Ital did receive a new front suspension set-up, which drastically improved the way it handled.

So no.

My dad had an Ital estate as a rep car briefly, orange 1.7. I remember he almost got it stuck on a building site once which made a very young me in the back cry 😆

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Asimo Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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1 hour ago, bezzabsa said:

What revision was that? 

Marina suspension.

This has piqued my interest as it seems too near to the end of the model's life to bother to redesign suspension. According to Wiki, September 1982 and front dampers were changed to telescopic and rear springs were changed from multi leaves to parabolic. Perhaps the lever-arm damper makers (Armstrong) went out of business?

 

Schaefft Rank: Lancia Gamma

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3 hours ago, wesacosa said:

now down to £895

Highly tempting. Unfortunately this would be the longest "drive to an mot station" anyone would have ever attempted.

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17 minutes ago, Asimo said:

Marina suspension.

This has piqued my interest as it seems too near to the end of the model's life to bother to redesign suspension. According to Wiki, September 1982 and front dampers were changed to telescopic and rear springs were changed from multi leaves to parabolic. Perhaps the lever-arm damper makers (Armstrong) went out of business?

 

My guess is that:

1) BL muddled decision making and departments not talking to each other, 

2) Maestro and Montego programmes overrun so the Ital replacement date is later than planned, 

3) Marketing demanded an upgrade to this piece of shit because customers were discovering rivals that had front wheel drive, more interior space, a non-stupid dashboard and suspension that didn't date from the 1950s. 

In other words this was a stopgap to try and retain at least some customers. 

But it is an interesting* aside for a BL nerd like me. Huge want for a late SLX estate with all the 'toys' (I can't imagine what they would be though). 

egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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43 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Highly tempting. Unfortunately this would be the longest "drive to an mot station" anyone would have ever attempted.

I do have a trusted local chap who would probably take it for you (he does work on my cars including pre-flight MOT checks), but he's rarely available at short notice. Sadly I have no-where I could store it for you.

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