eBay tat volume 3.

[Metal Guru]

2 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Very early 80s I think. Late reg Dolomites have a half arsed attempt hanging under the rear bumper from the factory 

There was quite a lot of “after market” type lights fitted to new cars at that time rather than integrated into the light clusters.

[Cavcraft]

Austin A40 - Spares or repair | eBay

[sheffcortinacentre]

55 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Looks like an afterthought. Did rear fog lights become a legal requirement around that time?

78/9 the last MK4 had them, it was easier ( IE cheaper ) on the cortina & Capri to fit them in the lower dash as both had dashboards introduced in 73/4 that didn't have room for a switch without a redesign (especially the cortina.

[bezzabsa]

7 hours ago, wesacosa said:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1093795335685955/?ref=newsfeed

 

used to be a black one parked by my old house, watched it go from good condition to a pile of flakes and glass...Guy was a "I know what I have" type, think it took 11 years to be finally swept up. IIRC the engine survived and was plonked into another sc100

[IronStar]

4 hours ago, grogee said:

I think I remember this car being sold on the Maestro/Montego forum for an absolute song. I think it belonged to a technical college and the students did stuff to it back in the day. 

IIRC it sold quickly for about £600, then was immediately flipped for £3k. I remember thinking then it was a niche market. Perhaps seller has realised it's difficult to shift. 

I might offer him what he paid for it. 

Collection thread when?! 😄

[D.E]

Metro based "TT" with a self-sustaining ecosystem in the footwell. Lovely.

BANHAM X99

[Remspoor]

10 hours ago, tooSavvy said:

CovClimax FWM.... ??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135385470356?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=x_ac-fcyrwk&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=0j0mh1UTRLi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

Hillman Imp Superleggera.

[Semi-C]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1246117370004632/

[D.E]

Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia mk11

[adw1977]

8 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Looks like an afterthought. Did rear fog lights become a legal requirement around that time?

The Escort Popular was generally a good guide to the absolute minimum equipment that could be fitted to a car and it first got a rear fog light in October 1979.

However I do have a January 1980 Triumph Spitfire brochure that doesn't mention or illustrate a fog light.

[Split_Pin]

5 large for a 1.1 chapper engined example. It does look tremendous though.

[wuvvum]

My 1972 BMW E3 had rear fog lights integrated into the light clusters.  Don't know if they had those from the start of production but I was quite surprised to see them.  The Volvo 164 which is the same age doesn't have them.

[Spiny Norman]

We had this yet? Looks OK and you're unlikely to see another one in Lidl's car park.

Shittyrover.

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, Spiny Norman said:

We had this yet? Looks OK and you're unlikely to see another one in Lidl's car park.

Shittyrover.

Exactly wot Sean Connery said!

[somewhatfoolish]

It's a shiter's shite; head over to the fur shale forum for a discount.

[Cavcraft]

10 hours ago, D.E said:

Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia mk11

That's fantastic.

[Cavcraft]

ldv 200 pilot tipper | eBay

'buletproof enginge'

 

 

[Rocket88]

4 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

ldv 200 pilot tipper | eBay

'buletproof enginge'

 

 

Stream of consciousness drivel……

[wuvvum]

You forgot the asterisk after "consciousness".

[mk2_craig]

16 hours ago, D.E said:

Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia mk11

Wow, that’s twice as much as I paid for a six year old identical example in 1995. 

[camryv6]

20 hours ago, D.E said:

Metro based "TT" with a self-sustaining ecosystem in the footwell. Lovely.

BANHAM X99

Do you think Audi saw one of these and thought we should make that ?

[camryv6]

16 hours ago, adw1977 said:

The Escort Popular was generally a good guide to the absolute minimum equipment that could be fitted to a car and it first got a rear fog light in October 1979.

However I do have a January 1980 Triumph Spitfire brochure that doesn't mention or illustrate a fog light.

I had a 1978 Fiesta base, no reverse light, electric cooling fan permanently on, not thermostatically controlled and no side heater vents, that was basic 

[captain_70s]

From the MOT manual.

Guessing some companies started earlier than others once hearing the legislation was incoming.

[wesacosa]

WCPGW

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1653581715226417/?ref=newsfeed

 

[Stinkwheel]

5 minutes ago, wesacosa said:

WCPGW

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1653581715226417/?ref=newsfeed

 

From what I've seen of similar Mercs with simialr sounding problems, someone will have fitted a 'cheap' non stop start battery and then something in the cars many ECU's will have shat itself. Used to work with a guy who had it happen so badly that even a decent auto sparks turned round to him and said 'sell the car'

[Schaefft]

10 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

From what I've seen of similar Mercs with simialr sounding problems, someone will have fitted a 'cheap' non stop start battery and then something in the cars many ECU's will have shat itself. Used to work with a guy who had it happen so badly that even a decent auto sparks turned round to him and said 'sell the car'

In the case of the battery drain, you could always just get one of these cheap solar battery chargers that plug into the cigarette lighter. I got one with the SL500 I bought and it seems to do a great job keeping my E65 ready to start even after weeks of no action.

[DVee8]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/425789630584164

1992 Mitsubishi galant  £1,195

[DVee8]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/9123275857691376

1999 Jaguar xj  £975

[DVee8]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1316686593109350

1995 Rover 418td 418td  £875

[DVee8]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/511703355198409

2001 Ford escort  £300