sierraman Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Aspen spec I believe that is? egg and KruJoe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Yes indeed it is, Sir. No velour, no s/r, no a/c, no CD, just one airbag, wind-up glass in the back etc. Does that mean it's rock bottom bASe spec? egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 minutes ago, KruJoe said: Yes indeed it is, Sir. No velour, no s/r, no a/c, no CD, just one airbag, wind-up glass in the back etc. Does that mean it's rock bottom bASe spec? Base my friend. As basic as you could get, like having a hot Steak meal placed in front of you then it being whipped away and an out of date motorway service station sandwich moving into its place. PicantoJon, goosey, Matty and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob88h Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I Love these things. Here’s a picture of the one I had if you want some… “inspiration” MJK 24, RoverFolkUs, Matty and 11 others 6 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, rob88h said: I Love these things. Here’s a picture of the one I had if you want some… “inspiration” wa waaaaaah hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 If anyone's interested here's a brochure review of the original Galaxy: KruJoe and 500tops 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 These are fantastic things, especially the diesels. I'd put money on this one having come from Quicks of Chester when new, quite possibly here... Minimad5 and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWhite Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I love these! Brilliant launch video featuring 'The Bastable' Rustybullethole, KruJoe and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 One of my son's a Special Needs teacher.A few years back,one of his pupils was obsessed with the early Galaxies, particularly the one driven into the river by Richard Hillman in Coronation Street.He wrote a eulogy to one as part of a lesson, describing it as a "real man's car".They don't seem to have survived very well compared to the equivalent Sharans and Alambramhas.There was a very late one on our road until fairly recently but guess it rusted away.Does the 2 litre use a Ford engine or a VW unit?Think the 2.3 was a Ford one though. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I nearly bought a P reg one of these in Seat Alhambra flavour a couple of years ago, 1.9 TDI, 90bhp (?) Upon asking the seller if he knew whether it needed much for an MOT, I was told to "F.O" ... Glad I swerved that one! 😅 £700 for a guaranteed MOT failure I took that as.. not for me! 5speedracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Your man for plates is called Retro Plates on Facebook/IG. They are about £50 a set which seems expensive at first, but they are first class. I had a set made for my RAV last year from a photo on Flickr of a different car and they are perfect. Top bombing btw. This is proper ‘work from home childminder’ spec. I imagine there’s even a wax crayon crushed into the carpet somewhere. Cavcraft, mk2_craig, Angrydicky and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Many memories of my dad's V reg Sharan he had from new! (for 3 years as a company car) We went to France alot in it, I didn't find it comfy to sleep in back then 😂 I remember the reg V517DDC, it's dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy - Medhurst Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 29 minutes ago, beko1987 said: Many memories of my dad's V reg Sharan he had from new! (for 3 years as a company car) We went to France alot in it, I didn't find it comfy to sleep in back then 😂 I remember the reg V517DDC, it's dead Maybe not - Export marker -Yes beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 9 hours ago, Dobloseven said: Think the 2.3 was a Ford one though. Think you're right. Might have been a development of what was fitted in the 1990s Escort RS2000? sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Didn't these come with the Ford 2.0 dohc jobbies too? Had one in a smiley Transit which proved a faithful if slightly juicy unit. Thanks to @KWhiteI now know the swivels I had in the same van are from a Galaxy GLX, they're in storage though will find their way into the Berlingo when i get some time. These looks chuffing useful carvans, more so than a Berlingo due to size and also a bit more legit looking for framing duties. Had all sorts in the Berlingo though it doesn't take much to get into tail wagging doe territory and has only really looked acceptable dragging the Clio. I'll often employ the time honoured wisdom. If it ain't right, do it at night. KWhite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 15 minutes ago, Billy - Medhurst said: Maybe not - Export marker -Yes Oooh nice! I remember the back 2 seats used to live in the garage most of the time, and occasional long trips he'd take the middle row out and leave me and my stepbrother right at the back with all the leg room, that was cool! Another memory was being fully loaded with a house move and dad being on the phone physically holding it between his hands and shoulders (as was the style then) deftly changing gears and steering and etc whilst having an animated phone call negotiating Peterborough city centre. Thank goodness those days are gone 😂 BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dabooka Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Just caught up on this. Don’t feel disappointed at all, £650 quid is a bargain IMHO. Spend some time sprucing and cleaning and it’ll feel a million times better. I think it’s ace BorniteIdentity and Rustybullethole 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I remember these being the ‘in car’ to have, very of the time. I think Phony Tony had one? I remember my dad borrowed a 2.3 automatic for the weekend from this firm he was working for and it being phenomenally thirsty. Not many 2.8 left either as the chain used to shit itself in true fashion at 80-90k. Great save though as I cannot remember seeing even the shape after that for a long while! beko1987 and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 15 minutes ago, sierraman said: I remember these being the ‘in car’ to have, very of the time. I think Phony Tony had one? I remember my dad borrowed a 2.3 automatic for the weekend from this firm he was working for and it being phenomenally thirsty. Not many 2.8 left either as the chain used to shit itself in true fashion at 80-90k. Great save though as I cannot remember seeing even the shape after that for a long while! I remember they were everywhere for a brief while around Peterborough, as taxi's and private vehicles. Then the zafira mk1 crept in. I don't remember when I last saw a proper 'people carrier' without a taxi plate on the back now you mention it... Always modern galaxy's shuffling up and down the m40, sometimes blowing black smoke out the back in time with the throttle Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I've driven a few of these. Most of them not exactly memorable but loved the Sharan 2.8 VR6 one I drove. It was black, quite a base-spec from what I remember but with a big engine that sounded amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 2.3 was a Ford engine, launched in Sierra and Granada in the late 80s, also transits and these. As above 90s RS2000 had a 16v head, at one time a conversion was to put the 2.3 block in the Escort. A friend was one of seven kids and his dad had a Galaxy when they first came out replacing a 21 Savanna. When my friend passed his test he would drive us and we had various uncomplimentary names for it. Fond memories of licking the windows at traffic lights. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I may not have ever owned a Galaxy but I have plenty of experience including to Europe. One was a friend's company 2.0 manual and it struggled to climb out of the port of Dover with 5 guys and enough booze to keep us all drunk for a month! Another trip was a different friends German registered 2.3 Auto going to Hungary 5 up and I was banned from doing over 100 mpg because it was frightening changing lanes. They are not so bad. Cavcraft, Longbridge Apologist and beko1987 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 i used to borrow a friends 2.3 petrol ghia, it went like stink! beko1987 and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I wonder if anyone's ever got a colour and trim matched full line up of this era ford with that front end? Must be a Galaxy Mondeo Focus Escort Ka opportunity? Maybe even orion but that's probably pushing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 16/03/2024 at 13:51, hairnet said: db? @trigger tell him also joe 1 stu 0 Bit late to the party as usual but yes, it's Retroplates that I use and they always do a pucker job of them KruJoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 On 16/03/2024 at 16:04, egg said: Fancy Plates were happy to mess around with dealer bits on my Mondy plates. I had a play about on the Fancy Plates website, they have a much better customisable plate builder tool than many I have tried, and only £29 a pair. This was the best I could do myself on there: That's acceptable, but not perfect. I was going to contact them directly, see if they could knock up something better, but... On 16/03/2024 at 16:54, N Dentressangle said: You're thinking of https://www.dmb.uk.com/ but they've stopped doing them. Others have stepped into the breach though - google throws up quite a few. A nice original base Galaxy - not seen one of those for years 🙂 Thank you! Yes, it was DMB I was thinking of. I gave their number a call, they do still do reproductions, though I couldn't see them on their website. I asked about what else they do, it's mostly Ford plates, they have files for most of the Ford dealerships, but they are open to having a go at other brands' dealer plates, especially if we can email pictures of something to copy. Which is nice. It's £37.50+6.95 p+p, so they are knocking them up for me today. On 17/03/2024 at 08:03, BorniteIdentity said: Your man for plates is called Retro Plates on Facebook/IG. They are about £50 a set which seems expensive at first, but they are first class. I had a set made for my RAV last year from a photo on Flickr of a different car and they are perfect. Top bombing btw. This is proper ‘work from home childminder’ spec. I imagine there’s even a wax crayon crushed into the carpet somewhere. That looks brill! I'd have deffo given them the job if the other places couldn't do it. I've done the sidelight bulb, and I have the wipers in the house here to change the rubbers, so I'm just waiting on the plates, then I think it'll be MOT ready :D trigger, beko1987, AnnoyingPentium and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 As you may know, I don't do Facebook. I only opened it on an old burner phone so I could converse with the seller. So I'll save the screenshots of his advert here if that's ok egg and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Had a red Galaxy. Great thing beko1987 and KruJoe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Should have loaded the pleasure wagon shell up with scrap and offered it all in part ex 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Hnnng those interior shots bring back childhood memories 😂 Would have gone from a 3 year old Mondeo to this with a ve badge on, I didn't know how lucky I was as a kid 😂 Trying to think what my stepmum would have had, was after the 2cv, it might have been the AX forte, then the v reg clio 3 door from new KruJoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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