FSO Polonez at Anglia Car Auctions

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, Adrian_pt said:

Yep. Ultimately with 1.2 million Poles in the UK there will be some with the nostalgia _and_ the cash. It'll make good coin and has been well advertised,

I’d figure many would shudder at the thought of going back to that standard of living, working your bollocks off for years with the possibility of getting together the deposit for a Polonez. 

[vulgalour]

...and yet there are people who willingly go out and buy [insert BL/ARG/BMC product here].

[cms206]

3 hours ago, vulgalour said:

...and yet there are people who willingly go out and buy Invacars.

 

[Fumbler]

Hopefully this hasn't yet been posted, but, come on chaps, what's not to like?

[cms206]

I've always been a bit of a never meet your heros type, and it has always stood me in good stead; was bitterly disappointed by the Maestro, the Datsun Cherry, the Triumph Acclaim and most disturbingly Skizzer's gorgeous manual SD1 V8 among others, but the FSO Polonez pleasantly surprised me about how not entirely shit it was. I quite liked it.

The other two examples in the "met my hero and was not disappointed" were the Ford Cargo and the Duple 425, which probably says a lot about my largely questionable tastes.

[vulgalour]

The key to avoid disappointment is to set the bar nice and low.  Preferably subterranean.

[Peter C]

Bump - the auction is this weekend.

[wuvvum]

On 12/10/2023 at 10:22, cms206 said:

The other two examples in the "met my hero and was not disappointed" were the Ford Cargo and the Duple 425, which probably says a lot about my largely questionable tastes.

I thought the Ford Cargo was a cracking thing to drive.  Not driven a Duple 425, or any other big bus for that matter, so can't comment on those.

On 09/10/2023 at 18:06, sierraman said:

I’d figure many would shudder at the thought of going back to that standard of living, working your bollocks off for years with the possibility of getting together the deposit for a Polonez. 

In my experience a lot of the people with nostalgia for the "good old days" are people too young to properly remember them.

[Dobloseven]

I'm going to guess 1100 quid. It seems to be all there. Interesting back story.Been very well advertised. Obviously needs a lot of bodywork, but flat panels and straight edges, so shouldn't be too onerous.If the engine and box are no good, probably not to difficult to fit parts from something else. But would be good if it could live on in original form. 

[stuboy]

my polonez had a rusty top wing that i badly filled with ready mixed filler and painted with a brush..... thing was strong as bull though

[Steviemillar]

Crikey!!

[2flags]

36 minutes ago, Steviemillar said:

Crikey!!

No way! Well, I am properly astounded!! Someone out there has been smoking something very, very strong or has balls of steel! [I wonder if he's married, and if he is, will he remain so?]

[wesacosa]

holy shit. At least its not heading for an oval. gotta be a Polish dude at that price, surely 

[mk2_craig]

4 minutes ago, 2flags said:

Someone out there

Two people

[trigger]

It went to a Polish buyer

 

[Dobloseven]

Love that dashboard! 

[ruffgeezer]

14 minutes ago, trigger said:

It went to a Polish buyer

 

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[trigger]

11 minutes ago, ruffgeezer said:

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No, your thinking of the wrong chap, it was this guy who bought it.

[ruffgeezer]

Cor, that's the raciest home photo you've sent me yet @trigger 

 

[Stinkwheel]

On 09/10/2023 at 18:56, vulgalour said:

...and yet there are people who willingly go out and buy [insert BL/ARG/BMC product here].

But i like BL/BMC/ARG products 🙂

[stuboy]

15 hours ago, trigger said:

most comfyest seats i sat in.

[eddyramrod]

I agree, with caveats for some cars that are ridiculously more expensive, like Volvos and Cadillacs.

[alcyonecorporation]

There are a few knocking around Peterborough, as you might imagine. 
If there are BeamNG fans, someone's modelled almost the entire Polonez/Caro range into the game: 

https://www.beamng.com/threads/fso-polonez-aka-fps-trapez.82134/

And, for good measure, er...the entire factory so you can nose dive out of the final inspection pit if you want. Another modder used LIDAR data to map out Heaton Park in Manchester. No, I've no idea either. 

https://www.beamng.com/resources/fso-factory.13645/

I used yet another mod to fit solid fuel rockets to a Polonez in game, where it was surprisingly effective as a hydroplane (bit like a budget Polish Ekranoplan)...

 



Er... never mind. 



Fuck.