bunglebus Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 VOM indeed. I really liked the BT yellow ones, reminds me of Signal Amber from the 70s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, bunglebus said: VOM indeed. I really liked the BT yellow ones, reminds me of Signal Amber from the 70s One of my supervisors at one of my previous jobs had an escort estate which she nicknamed the yellow submarine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 9 hours ago, adw1977 said: I saw one recently! Actually, it's an L - BT must have got all decadent. A few years ago, this Sierra, which was definitely ex-BT was still going in south London, sadly since scrapped: It’s a crying shame about that Yella Sierra. Sharpens the argument for preserving the red bASe. Shep Shepherd, Dick Longbridge and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Maybe the manufacturers are missing a trick. Make base spec fashionable. People often pay more for less. VW BAuhaus line. Steel wheels (look it up on google general public) No door furniture, a wire door pull. Rubber mats. Hemp seating. Manual everything. Ad £10k and make sure a cardashian is seen on Instagram buying one. CA$HBACK ProgRocker, BorniteIdentity and timolloyd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 3/12/2020 at 10:18 AM, adw1977 said: I saw one recently! Actually, it's an L - BT must have got all decadent. A few years ago, this Sierra, which was definitely ex-BT was still going in south London, sadly since scrapped: Must have bee ‘de-fleeted’ before the makeover crew got to them. I remember BT painting a load of stuff in ‘grey day’ polished primer colour ready for the BT Piper graphics. By all accounts there were some proper shite paint jobs done. A wipeover with panel wipe, a cursory flat, mask it up and blast it over, didn’t even need to switch the engine off, it wasn’t in the shop long enough. Mind you, a slightly darker version of BT grey is all rage with some manufacturers. Bloke down our street has a BINI in polished primer. Park it next to a Black Car and a White Car and you find yourself banging your head to try and get the colour picture back. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 I remember it was easy to spot the transits & Sherpas that had been resprayed grey as the inside of the doors were still yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Interior of the Clio. Note the lack of rev counter, temp gauge, and the blanking plates adw1977 and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, Richard_FM said: I remember it was easy to spot the transits & Sherpas that had been resprayed grey as the inside of the doors were still yellow. My dad had a 'Y' plate Sherpa, ex BT. Someone had painted a different colour yellow over the graphics, or where they had peeled the paint. He hand painted the whole thing matt black... WAJ926Y I think.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shite Ron Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 cortina 1.3L project Seller information enne8169 (536 ) 100% Positive Feedback Save this seller Contact seller See other items Condition: Used “see description” Time left: Time left:6d 22h (21 Mar, 2020 10:05:41 GMT) £500.00 0 bids Submit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shite Ron Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The above link seems to have failed, but is clearly not an L and being a 1.3 could only be more miserable if it was a 2 door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Shite Ron said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274306401500 FTFY (id include a picture but their all shit LOL but theres some nice raised digit number plate porn so have that) On 3/12/2020 at 2:10 PM, LightBulbFun said: but for the love of shite! paste in plain text! Control shift V people Control shift V! (or command shift V if your a mac user like me) Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shite Ron Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Thank you LightBulbFun, I am on an ipad which I cannot use and am a luddite. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Shite Ron said: Thank you LightBulbFun, I am on an ipad which I cannot use and am a luddite. Np Happy to help! but in that case assuming the editor is not glitching out like it loves to do then when you paste something in rich text it should pop up with a button at the bottom of the editor asking if you want to paste in plain text (the underlined bit is the button your press if you want to paste in plain text) (although im not sure if it would have helped you much in your above situation as it looks like you tried just copy the web page in its entirety rather then copy its URL) Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 2 hours ago, TheDoctor said: My dad had a 'Y' plate Sherpa, ex BT. Someone had painted a different colour yellow over the graphics, or where they had peeled the paint. He hand painted the whole thing matt black... WAJ926Y I think.... It’s interesting to see old fleet vans that have been only lightly retouched to cover the logos. Royal Mail vans often show where the transfers have been removed but the paint has faded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Ooh, I was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 My dad bought a 4 year old SD1 in 1985. It was a 2300 - late series 1, no PAS, no central locking, no fifth gear. Replaced with a montego 1.6L - that had 5 gears and a sunroof. My dad shied away from top of the range models on the basis that " there was more to go wrong". I remember that he had issues with the rover that saw it go back to Lightfoot's in Runcorn several times. I tried to persude him into swapping it for a W reg V8 that was in the showroom - he did'nt want the extra fuel consumption. HarmonicCheeseburger and rantingYoof 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 My dad bought a 4 year old SD1 in 1985. It was a 2300 - late series 1, no PAS, no central locking, no fifth gear. Replaced with a montego 1.6L - that had 5 gears and a sunroof. My dad shied away from top of the range models on the basis that " there was more to go wrong". I remember that he had issues with the rover that saw it go back to Lightfoot's in Runcorn several times. I tried to persude him into swapping it for a W reg V8 that was in the showroom - he did'nt want the extra fuel consumption.Would a 2.3 8v four pot with four gears have almost comparable fuel consumption to the V8? Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, rantingYoof said: Would a 2.3 8v four pot with four gears have almost comparable fuel consumption to the V8? Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk The 2300 was actually a 6 cylinder, but yes neither it or the 2600 were much if any better on fuel than a 3500. Only cured on the facelift by introducing the 2-0 O series and mighty 2400 VM dazzler. rantingYoof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 57 minutes ago, Bren said: My dad shied away from top of the range models on the basis that " there was more to go wrong". I think that is a dad thing. Like turning off light switches whilst tutting. My dad would only buy run out models or something that had been around for at least a decade, "give them chance to iron out the faults. " Then he'd buy a BL product and find all the faults were still there! Eyersey1234, Talbot, Walter White and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 12 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: The 2300 was actually a 6 cylinder, but yes neither it or the 2600 were much if any better on fuel than a 3500. Only cured on the facelift by introducing the 2-0 O series and mighty 2400 VM dazzler. Crikey...116hp at 5000rpm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The 2300 made 123 bhp and 133 ft/lb. Not much in a big car. He would have been better off with a 3500 as the rover was chopped in due to engine issues common to the six pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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