Rocket88 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 After the bust on the V5 less Felicia, I have just bought this....collecting Friday dome, spartacus, Coprolalia and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 An interesting way to mount rally spot lights. Has it any rally heritage? It has the stripes and dents from minor "offs" into woodland. Definately* has the right wheels in the right colour. What are they magnesium compomotive? https://www.comp.co.uk/products/product.asp?item=hbc1465-60-199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 hour ago, New POD said: An interesting way to mount rally spot lights. Has it any rally heritage? It has the stripes and dents from minor "offs" into woodland. Definately* has the right wheels in the right colour. What are they magnesium compomotive? https://www.comp.co.uk/products/product.asp?item=hbc1465-60-199 A spot of amateur trialing by previous owner....... w00dy, Cord Fourteener, Peter C and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 And there was me Joking🧐🤔🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Great! I was watching this and would have bid if I wasn't so full ATM. Keep us updated please. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Yes, I'm interest to see a collection of a real rally car😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 I was "second chance" bidder , after "winner" mysteriously disappeared........... spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tim_E said: Yes, I'm interest to see a collection of a real rally car😂 It's no more a "proper rally car" than I'm the next Pope............and wasn't sold as such.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I believe the current pope is sponsored by fiat to do WRC in a 1.2 fiat 500 dikkehemaworst and Rocket88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 ALL OF THE RANDOMS plz dome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Have a real soft spot for these cars. They were once absolutely everywhere, then like a lot of things you blinked and they were gone. Even the next generation are becoming a rare sight. My dad bought one new and had it for years, was the first new car he'd bought. I'd have been 8 or 9 at the time and was more excited than him. Went with him to get it and spent much of the time oggling the Alfa GTV in the showroom. One of the salesman clocked my interest and came back with a pair of diecast models, one Alfa and one Fiat. Wish I could remember the reg, it was a light blue 1.2 "60", T something something something AGG. Was an absolutely great car and was replaced a good few years later with a red MK2 Punto. Lacquer Peel and dome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 The brake calipers from a Punto will fit a Lada, along with the wheels. Bet you didn't know THAT! privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, sgtberbatov said: The brake calipers from a Punto will fit a Lada, along with the wheels. Bet you didn't know THAT! I remember a conversation with the chief engineer at Lucas Car Braking in Fen End Apparently Merc asked them for a few brakes for a prototype which became the A class. So they had a look at the application and agreed to send them 100 sets of Fiat brakes. A while later they asked for some more, for more prototypes. They sent them s one Lada ones. The only difference being the letters on the casting. Merc sent them back, demanding a quality investigation. Lucas told them, no that right. Them there was a meeting where they had 2 sets of drawings, and eventually Merc engineers were satisfied that the brakes were identical. And then said. In that case we don't want the Fiat Brake either. Design us a new one. From scratch. Given that over a Billion of that family of brakes has been now made. https://www.trwaftermarket.com/en/news/zf-trw-produces-one-bllonth-colette-brake-calper-contnues-to-enhance-world-leadng-desgns/ It was more a story about how arrogant Germans can be. I assumed think it was a Fiat 128 brake, but could be a punto. Rusty_Rocket and St.Jude 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 5 hours ago, New POD said: I believe the current pope is sponsored by fiat to do WRC in a 1.2 fiat 500 Nah, he's a Renault man. dikkehemaworst 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 7 hours ago, colc said: After the bust on the V5 less Felicia, I have just bought this....collecting Friday Are you going to christen it Isiah? gm and New POD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 the tricolore is lol but the lights need putting in the garage or summat so its been treated like a small italian hatch ie bounced off the limiter everywhere* *there was a forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Had one loved it. Brilliant little cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 neighbour loved these, had 2 one orange and 1 blue, he bought mk2 which disappointed him greatly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Check them rear front seat mounts, they have a nasty habit of dissolving. Must be some posh spec with them fogs - ELX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 13 hours ago, stuboy said: mk2 which disappointed him greatly Possibly 8V ECU fail? My sister had one replaced within the warranty period. They are notorious for failing after ignition coil failure. Surprisingly, 16V ECUs or crude oil stoves do not seem to suffer. Another infamous case of this (then newly introduced) technology was Stilo 1.6 16V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 20 hours ago, New POD said: I remember a conversation with the chief engineer at Lucas Car Braking in Fen End Apparently Merc asked them for a few brakes for a prototype which became the A class. So they had a look at the application and agreed to send them 100 sets of Fiat brakes. A while later they asked for some more, for more prototypes. They sent them s one Lada ones. The only difference being the letters on the casting. Merc sent them back, demanding a quality investigation. Lucas told them, no that right. Them there was a meeting where they had 2 sets of drawings, and eventually Merc engineers were satisfied that the brakes were identical. And then said. In that case we don't want the Fiat Brake either. Design us a new one. From scratch. Given that over a Billion of that family of brakes has been now made. https://www.trwaftermarket.com/en/news/zf-trw-produces-one-bllonth-colette-brake-calper-contnues-to-enhance-world-leadng-desgns/ It was more a story about how arrogant Germans can be. I assumed think it was a Fiat 128 brake, but could be a punto. Given the current state of Mercedes "quality control", that's pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 What happened to the old Croma Colc? It never got another MOT and now has disappeared off the DVLA computer, (presumably scrapped) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 is the 'owner' in the pic , coming with the car?????? Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 That’s his daughter...... not included in the deal, unfortunately...... not sure what happened to the Croma, but the bloke I sold it to did not give the impression that it had long term survival prospects Full report on Punto shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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