My Awful collection

[georgeinabz]

I've owned 17 cars between 83-89 , unfortunately after that was a company car man , now van man.

I've forgot 2 but here's the list I do remember, apart from the 205 which was bought new (big mistake) all the others cost less than a grand, usually as the were in distress.

As far as I'm aware only the mgb still exists HSS 755N

The Mexico ,I scrapped keeping the engine , after market alloys , steering wheel and sunroof.

 

1976 Renault 5

1978 Colt lancer 1.4 4dr

1984 Peugeot 205 1.8d 5dr

1974 mk 1 escort Mexico

1980 Colt hatchback 1.4 3dr

1975 mgb gt

1978 Chrysler Alpine

1981 Renault Fuego 1.6

1978 Datsun cherry 5dr

1978 Vauxhall Viva 2dr

1980 mk 2 escort 1.3 2dr

1981 opel kadett 1.3 berlina 5dr

1978 Peugeot 104 5dr

1980 Peugeot 104 5dr

1982 Triumph Acclaim

 

 

 

 

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[Six-cylinder]

34 minutes ago, georgeinabz said:

 

I've owned 17 cars between 83-89 , unfortunately after that was a company car man , now van man.

I've forgot 2 but here's the list I do remember, apart from the 205 which was bought new (big mistake) all the others cost less than a grand, usually as the were in distress.

As far as I'm aware only the mgb still exists HSS 755N

The Mexico ,I scrapped keeping the engine , after market alloys , steering wheel and sunroof.

1976 Renault 5

1978 Colt lancer 1.4 4dr

1984 Peugeot 205 1.8d 5dr

1974 mk 1 escort Mexico

1980 Colt hatchback 1.4 3dr

1975 mgb gt

1978 Chrysler Alpine

1981 Renault Fuego 1.6

1978 Datsun cherry 5dr

1978 Vauxhall Viva 2dr

1980 mk 2 escort 1.3 2dr

1981 opel kadett 1.3 berlina 5dr

1978 Peugeot 104 5dr

1980 Peugeot 104 5dr

1982 Triumph Acclaim

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Was the Colt the one with hi and low range gearbox?

Do you have any pictures of any of them?

[georgeinabz]

Was the Colt the one with hi and low range gearbox?
Do you have any pictures of any of them?

Yup , some of the ratios duplicated so there was about 6 usable gears , I had a green one like the photo, it was bought from John Clark ( has a bit of an empire up here) as a trade sale ,he used it for his holiday car in Spain so had lhd headlights , his mechanics nicknamed it kermit.
As for photos only got for the Fuego & Acclaim I will try and up load, film was dear so back in the day cars only appeared in the background when filming family and friends .

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[georgeinabz]

Both Aberdeen reg

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[castros_bro]

2 hours ago, georgeinabz said:

Yup , some of the ratios duplicated so there was about 6 usable gears , I had a green one like the photo, it was bought from John Clark ( has a bit of an empire up here) as a trade sale ,he used it for his holiday car in Spain so had lhd headlights , his mechanics nicknamed it kermit.
As for photos only got for the Fuego & Acclaim I will try and up load, film was dear so back in the day cars only appeared in the background when filming family and friends .

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I had LHD turbo one bought in Germany by a friend who blew up the turbo then another turbo then drove it to the UK, parked it by my flat, pushed the keys through my letter box  and got on a plane back home.

Good for handbrake turns and spinnin wheels in 8 gears in the snow.

 

 

 

[500tops]

I had a yellow Colt 1400 GLX in the early 90s. 

Quite tidy all things considered and very nippy.

No rear bumper, just a huge, ugly tow bar. God only knows what the previous owner towed with it!

 

RDD 588W was the plate. Sold it through the local paper for £75 after the clutch went  😕

[Dick Cheeseburger]

3 hours ago, georgeinabz said:

Yup , some of the ratios duplicated so there was about 6 usable gears , I had a green one like the photo, it was bought from John Clark ( has a bit of an empire up here) as a trade sale ,he used it for his holiday car in Spain so had lhd headlights , his mechanics nicknamed it kermit.
As for photos only got for the Fuego & Acclaim I will try and up load, film was dear so back in the day cars only appeared in the background when filming family and friends .

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Nice! Mine was the slightly facelifted version on a Y plate. Rapid old thing at the time, especially with the John Connor gearbox setup...