Dobloseven Posted January 21, 2024 Posted January 21, 2024 Remember having a ride in a couple of V4 engined ones in the early seventies and thinking how could something so huge have only 2 litres.My Renault 25 is actually slightly longer,yet looks small compared to our "moderns"on the drive. ETCHY 1
Metal Guru Posted January 22, 2024 Posted January 22, 2024 12 hours ago, Dobloseven said: Remember having a ride in a couple of V4 engined ones in the early seventies and thinking how could something so huge have only 2 litres.My Renault 25 is actually slightly longer,yet looks small compared to our "moderns"on the drive. The Mondeo was bigger all round than the Zodiac.
2flags Posted January 22, 2024 Posted January 22, 2024 My dad had one of these in the 70's. I remember we traded in a Rover P6. The sills had rotted out, so we bought the Zodiac. What I remember was acres of black vinal. Hot and sticky in the summer and freezing in winter. 3litre V6 in that one. Used it to tow the caravan. Clutch started to go when towing up a steep hill in Bristol. Traded it in for a Landrover. Towing wasn't a problem after that.
angle Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 Looks like it's up for sale at ACA this weekend. https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/2625-27-Jan-2024/4306~4-1968-ford-zephyr-mk-iv Dick Cheeseburger, worldofceri, Shep Shepherd and 9 others 12
worldofceri Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 No way! What are the chances?! Thread on a car gets revived after over 18 months, then days later is spotted up for sale… Minimad5 1
EyesWeldedShut Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 5 minutes ago, worldofceri said: No way! What are the chances?! Thread on a car gets revived after over 18 months, then days later is spotted up for sale… A David Ike moment..... 'they' are watching 'everything' or Could be a co-incidence? My life's full of those
Snake Charmer Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 By coincidence, on Monday I was looking at some of the condition videos of the car I sent @Mr_Bo11ox before he bought the it. Looks to have had a fair bit of bodywork done, shame the front valence has been left scabby.
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 23, 2024 Author Posted January 23, 2024 Looks decent. I sold it last year, maybe October time. I'd had both wings off, repaired them both above the headlamps and behind the front wheels, repaired the tops of the inner wings (the outers are still wearing my mismatched aerosol repairs I see!!!) and the LH scuttle which was quite rotten. I had the fuel tank out and repaired/painted it, repaired & painted the boot floor, new fuel hoses, rebuilt rear calipers, new SS exhaust, couple of new core plugs, rebuilt fuel pump, sorted out most of the electrics. It had a little hole in the RH screen surround and I bought a new screen rubber from Australia but never managed to deal with the hole. I wonder if he's covered it up with the new rubber and chrome trim. I advertised it for £2500 and it went in 48hrs. Coprolalia, Steviemillar, mk2_craig and 32 others 35
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 23, 2024 Author Posted January 23, 2024 Not even 1! The only time I drove it was round the industrial estate where the exhaust maker was. I nearly had it on the road and didn't really want to sell it, but unexpectedly had to choose between keeping this and my green Mazda 929.... so this lost. I was really looking forward to learning to use the column shift too. Ah well. Snake Charmer, RayMK, Coprolalia and 2 others 4 1
vulgalour Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 What a choice to be faced with. eddyramrod 1
Dick Cheeseburger Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 32 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: Not even 1! The only time I drove it was round the industrial estate where the exhaust maker was. I nearly had it on the road and didn't really want to sell it, but unexpectedly had to choose between keeping this and my green Mazda 929.... so this lost. I was really looking forward to learning to use the column shift too. Ah well. That 929 is pretty special to be fair.
UltraWomble Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 34 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: Ah well. But what we REALLY want to know is, how goes the Horsebollox camper? MJK 24, dollywobbler, Mally and 6 others 4 5
MJK 24 Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 Welcome back @Mr_Bo11ox Please stay 🙏 Snake Charmer, rob88h, High Jetter and 12 others 1 14
Snake Charmer Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 2 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: Not even 1! The only time I drove it was round the industrial estate where the exhaust maker was. I nearly had it on the road and didn't really want to sell it, but unexpectedly had to choose between keeping this and my green Mazda 929.... so this lost. I was really looking forward to learning to use the column shift too. Ah well. That's a shame after all your effort, gutted for you. I did a fair few miles in it, tried a Post Office raid get-away a few times and would have been caught by an Austin 1100 Panda car in between gear changes. A 3500S Rover Squad car would have needed a sawnoff waved at it to make any ground! 🤣 Joking aside, he had some fun in it and I remember 5 of us piling out at the Ace Cafe and 4 drunks going home seasick. Did you fit the Zenith carb? I wonder if the Vulcan unleaded heads are still on it? They came back gas flowed!!
sierraman Posted January 24, 2024 Posted January 24, 2024 Is the 929 an estate? That’s the only 929 I can ever remember seeing in the U.K.?
HMC Posted January 24, 2024 Posted January 24, 2024 Was there one at the bo11ox chod sanctuary in france? This could well be 15 years ago, mind.
Volksy Posted January 24, 2024 Posted January 24, 2024 IIRC it's a French market 'Stacklight' Hardtop. Lovely thing! mk2_craig 1
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 28, 2024 Author Posted January 28, 2024 This went through the ACA auction today and sold outright for a measly £2500, the same as I sold it for as an 'unfinished project'. How refreshing (for me) to not come out the worst off on one of these old clunkers. It was sold with no reserve - would love to know what happened with the next guy. I'm sure you would put a reserve on if you were just after a 'quick flip'. wuvvum, eddyramrod, Uncle Jimmy and 13 others 13 3
wuvvum Posted January 28, 2024 Posted January 28, 2024 It was a funny old auction this weekend, prices were all over the shop. Zephyr did look rather nice.
EyesWeldedShut Posted January 28, 2024 Posted January 28, 2024 7 minutes ago, wuvvum said: It was a funny old auction this weekend, prices were all over the shop. Zephyr did look rather nice. Just posted elsewhere here about lot 425 (Rover Sterling) - that went through at £3,800 + commision which seemed fair. The other stuff I was watching was, as you say, a bit all over the place. A lot were not reaching reserves and the auctioneer dude was working hard on some of them - blood from a stone I felt. This one sold: treehugger and CGSB 2
Snake Charmer Posted January 28, 2024 Posted January 28, 2024 15 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said: Just posted elsewhere here about lot 425 (Rover Sterling) - that went through at £3,800 + commision which seemed fair. The other stuff I was watching was, as you say, a bit all over the place. A lot were not reaching reserves and the auctioneer dude was working hard on some of them - blood from a stone I felt. This one sold: That would have been my choice. 45 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: This went through the ACA auction today and sold outright for a measly £2500, the same as I sold it for as an 'unfinished project'. How refreshing (for me) to not come out the worst off on one of these old clunkers. It was sold with no reserve - would love to know what happened with the next guy. I'm sure you would put a reserve on if you were just after a 'quick flip'. I think it was £2600 or so when bought in 2007, did I send you the Ebay advert screenshots? EyesWeldedShut and CGSB 2
adw1977 Posted January 28, 2024 Posted January 28, 2024 48 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: This went through the ACA auction today and sold outright for a measly £2500, the same as I sold it for as an 'unfinished project'. How refreshing (for me) to not come out the worst off on one of these old clunkers. It was sold with no reserve - would love to know what happened with the next guy. I'm sure you would put a reserve on if you were just after a 'quick flip'. Seems cheap at £2500. Far less than a Cortina of the same vintage. No "old school Ford tax" on Mark 4s?
wuvvum Posted January 28, 2024 Posted January 28, 2024 29 minutes ago, adw1977 said: Seems cheap at £2500. Far less than a Cortina of the same vintage. No "old school Ford tax" on Mark 4s? The Mk2 Cortina at the same auction made very similar money. adw1977 and Uncle Jimmy 2
Pieman Posted January 28, 2024 Posted January 28, 2024 1 hour ago, EyesWeldedShut said: This one sold: BAZOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIINNNNNG!!! EyesWeldedShut, Richard_FM and Snake Charmer 2 1
Mr_Bo11ox Posted February 11, 2024 Author Posted February 11, 2024 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266667137912 garethj, Cavcraft, ProgRocker and 2 others 3 2
Dick Cheeseburger Posted February 11, 2024 Posted February 11, 2024 1 minute ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266667137912 HFM? "I have sauced a new from old stock on route" Nice. Uncle Jimmy 1
Boycie Posted February 11, 2024 Posted February 11, 2024 On 28/01/2024 at 20:37, EyesWeldedShut said: Just posted elsewhere here about lot 425 (Rover Sterling) - that went through at £3,800 + commision which seemed fair. The other stuff I was watching was, as you say, a bit all over the place. A lot were not reaching reserves and the auctioneer dude was working hard on some of them - blood from a stone I felt. This one sold: Is there gun case in the boot .... Should only be driven wearing sunglasses and leather gloves warren t claim 1
Snake Charmer Posted February 11, 2024 Posted February 11, 2024 4 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266667137912 Currenty almost twice what the car sold for on Ebay in 2007.
Dobloseven Posted February 11, 2024 Posted February 11, 2024 6 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: HFM? "I have sauced a new from old stock on route" Nice. Can you buy it on HP? Pieman, Rust Collector, Cavcraft and 9 others 1 11
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