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Stat Brother

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zefarelly said:
The Herald is awful. The Vitesse is better, but very much a cruise and pose car. :cool:
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Right back in the days of my mid teen yoof, there was one old girl trundling around the village in a white soft top roofed burgundy Vitesse, with white wall tyres and spoked wheels all in mint condition.

I swear she was oblivious as to how cool she looked.
But the fact that I can still picture it, some 35 years later, is testament to it's glory.
 




zefarelly

zefarelly

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Stat Brother said:
Right back in the days of my mid teen yoof, there was one old girl trundling around the village in a white soft top roofed burgundy Vitesse, with white wall tyres and spoked wheels all in mint condition.

I swear she was oblivious as to how cool she looked.
But the fact that I can still picture it, some 35 years later, is testament to it's glory.
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I knew a girl, a few years older than me who had a yellow Herald, nearly 30 years ago, I was desperate to test her rear suspension.

All I had was a Lambretta.
 


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There are a few beauties there but if I had the choice the one I would probably choose to totally renovate would be the Rover 3500 Coupe.
It's like a gentleman's club inside.
Wheeler Dealers need to snap them all up.
 








WATFORD zero

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Raleigh Chopper said:
I loved the old souped up fords with the extra dials and stuff.
Cortina Mk 2 1600E, MK3 and MK4 Crusader.
Escort Mexico, XR3, Cosworth etc
Fiesta XR2 etc
Sierra Cosworth, XR4.
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Despite having had well over 30 cars of various types between me and Mrs Wz over the years, I still have a soft spot for sporty Fords. As company cars, we have had one of the first XR2s, a Focus ST and after we had kids and I had to go sensible, a Scorpio Cosworth Estate and a Mondeo ST220 estate.

Always wanted a Cortina Mk 1 for my first car, but ended up with a Sunbeam Rapier (with wings, not the fastback !)
 
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Stat Brother

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Oh and despite there being twice as many wheels as I'm used too, I'm rather looking forward to this:-

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zefarelly

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I think I've had upward of 30 MK1 and MK2 Cortinas now . . . . just the 2 MK1's now, hopefully selling one soon, and after something different, and more gentlemanly, also built in Hove. I do miss a good 1600E. I've had a MK1 and MK2 Crapi over the years, never anything newer. I can't stand front wheel drive for anything spirited. We had Sierras at work in the early 90's, good cars. the MK2 Mondeo V6 we had 15 years ago wasn't a bad car, but since then I've had Subaru Legacys, brilliant , understated and under rated.

Fords are the working class lads vehicle of choice, which explains their scarcity and continued desirability. some of them are silly money now.
 




WATFORD zero

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zefarelly said:
I think I've had upward of 30 MK1 and MK2 Cortinas now . . . . just the 2 MK1's now, hopefully selling one soon, and after something different, and more gentlemanly, also built in Hove. I do miss a good 1600E. I've had a MK1 and MK2 Crapi over the years, never anything newer. I can't stand front wheel drive for anything spirited. We had Sierras at work in the early 90's, good cars. the MK2 Mondeo V6 we had 15 years ago wasn't a bad car, but since then I've had Subaru Legacys, brilliant , understated and under rated.

Fords are the working class lads vehicle of choice, which explains their scarcity and continued desirability. some of them are silly money now.
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Had a couple of those 2.5 litre V6 Mondeo estates as well. Having also had various other big sensible estates (including the German ones) I still think those Mondeos were seriously underrated, although best build quality was a V6 3.0 Toyota Camry Estate that they only seemed to make for a couple of years.
 








Icy Gull

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brighton terra said:
I’m an Abarth man!
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Original or the current Fiat version? I missed the boat on getting an old style Fiat 500 Abarth. Lovely cars that are now mega money for a Noddy size car!
 




Icy Gull

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brighton terra said:
I’m a fan of both, but currently driving a 2017 595. I’ve also had an Alfa.
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I had a loan Abarth 500 from Monza Sport one day when my Alfa was being serviced, I liked it...alot
 






zefarelly

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Icy Gull said:
I had a loan Abarth 500 from Monza Sport one day when my Alfa was being serviced, I liked it...alot
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We had the same too while Mrs Zef Giullietta was being serviced. same engine basically, but in a roller skate its a turbo nutter *******!

We have some friends who had an original 1964 Abarth ( replica) race car, I built the engine for them . . . . whom ever raced it always got out with a big grin!
 


brighton terra

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zefarelly said:
We had the same too while Mrs Zef Giullietta was being serviced. same engine basically, but in a roller skate its a turbo nutter *******!

We have some friends who had an original 1964 Abarth ( replica) race car, I built the engine for them . . . . whom ever raced it always got out with a big grin!
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This is my ‘turbo nutter’! You’ll hear it long before you see it!
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Tim Over Whelmed

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Spent Saturday evening at Joe Macari's showroom; fabulous cars, one valued at £30m!
 




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Binney on acid said:
I used to have a chrome bumper MGB Roadster. I now have a BMW Z3. It's completely and utterly fantastic. A classic in the making.
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I had a 1968 MGC Roadster, converted to take triple SU carbs and various other mods.
Had great fun back in the day.
Traded it in for a Daimler V8 250, another lovely car.
I reckon my favourite was a 1963 VW Split-Screen Campervan. Spent loads on it and it was in very good nick, but I sold it a few years back for far too little dosh, when my wife and I got a bit creaky and didn't really use it enough.
 
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Easy 10

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Icy Gull said:
No service history or MOT either I imagine, possibly no engine either. There is a Lancia on there that looks very broken too!

I am just a little tempted by the Alfa GTV....that will be worth serious dosh when renovated.
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Clarkson drove one of those Alfa's around Scotland in an episode of The Grand Tour last year, and was raving about it. Till the propshaft went. I think he (well, Amazon) paid about £10k for it.

Looked a lovely motor though, one with a bit of character.
 


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