Does my 2002 Vauxhall VX220 count?
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Does my 2002 Vauxhall VX220 count?
Couple of mine, the Porka is the latest edition and can now appreciate why they are so damn addictive.
Pic taken tonight, when East meets West
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Love the orange datsun, more pictures please!!!
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We have a lot of really great cars on this thread, hows about we have some pictures of the engine bay, I am sure a lot of owners will be detailing for the Spring. I spent most of yesterday in the garage tarting up the TRs bay
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I lack the patience to clean engine bays. If the engine's out and the car's apart I`ll take the chance to get everything clean, but leaning over and cleaning fiddly bits isn`t me. I keep my MG reasonably clean, and I like to know that the finish under the layer of dirt is good, but I couldn't spend time keeping it spotless. Likewise the exterior, a quick wash with the bucket and sponge is all mine gets.
I`m more particular about my watches!
I might have to skip this round.
Er, yes, well, I've been out in the Healey a bit in the rain and mud of late. The day I collected it when its restoration was finally finished (17 years) I took it to the Revival and it pissed it down with rain. I haven't cleaned the engine bay since. At least the wheels are easy to clean now. When I get round to it.
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Had this for 7yrs until last summer-just wasn't getting the use it really needed (I had one in the early '80s whilst serving in the then W. Germany and always wanted another.) anyway, she was just lovely; 1975 Opel Kadett GT/E, 2.3litre (non std engine) fuel injection, Bilstein suspension, limited slip rear diff, 5 speed close ratio 'box and lots of other goodies. Miss it but I know it's in a good home; sharing garage space with another one.
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An Opel! Here, where I live, that's a cult car and has a LOT of followers. Back in the 70s, most youngsters here in the east (like me) went out to buy the most powerful, rally-est Opel Kadett money could buy. Some of those 'youngsters' are still aficionados and quite a few of these cars are still on the roads here.(Like, the Manta, VW Golf I, btw)
Menno
That Opel is lovely.
Yes, that's more or less correct! Especially young farmers' lads here in the East used to thrash these cars along the backroads in the eastern part of the country. (Me likewise, although not from a farming family). That rear wheel drive car caused some hairy moments - nothing to do with the driver of course... Mine was an orange one. Real 70s colour!
One like this: pic from the 'net. Fun part was tons of auxiliary lights and a large reverse lamp on the back (pit-dark country lanes...). When the GTE arrived, we all wanted go-faster parts on our modest Kadetts!
In the end, things changed dramatically. Very sad. A guy in the village, always drove like he'd stolen that car. One night in April, May, he went home, speeding of course. He hit a cyclist and without stopping he ran from the scene. Ultimately to find out that he'd killed his own mom who was returning from a church choir practice. I wasn't around at the time. I was in the Army - I heard about it when I was on leave a few days later. I remember going to the funeral with my mother who was a choir member as well. Sitting on that church pew next to my mother, marked the end of my adventurous driving.
Menno
A few cars from the Classic and Restoration Show at the NEC today
Escort Mexico
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Lotus Cortina
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Merc Pagoda
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Cosworth Sierra
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And my ugly mug with Mike
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A ‘76 MG Midget, one day I will learn how to post photos.
Wow. some fabulous cars here, many we just don't see in the states. I belong to local British Car club, with some interesting vehicles and a great group of guys.
I have a '79 MGB. Its reliable, comfortable with a new interior/wheels and solid. One of these days I'll paint it.
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Lovely weather here in the UK today, so a perfect opportunity to get the Pork out and take it for a spin.
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Same here Andy got the TR out and went to watch the first Sprint warm up meeting at Curbrough Lichfield
Bet they knew their watches though.
Used to ogle the 240/260/280zs around the time my father purchased a 200l. Remember driving through a flooded ford and the rear footwells filling with water under the doors. It was only after arriving at our destination, c25 miles later, that we discovered the recoverable bungs in the footwell. Clever.
The whole car was a discovery in thoughtful, organised, Japanese car building compared to previous British made cars (Viva, Hunter et al).
Just an old BMW 330 now, looking back to 1991 when i started driving they are all probably classicish now.
Bmw 635 csi, Jag xjs v12, Jag 3.6 Sovereign, Jag xjs 3.6, Merc 230ce, Jag xj8 3.2, Porsche 928s2, 928s4, 924s, Jag xj8 3.6, Merc w126 300se, Mazda xedos 9 v6, Honda legend 3.5, Honda accord 3.0 v6 coupes, Merc cl500's, merc s500L, merc s550 amg, Citroen c6, vw phaeton. Yep even some of the more modern ones are edging towards banger classicdom.
What watch was he wearing? He loves his timepieces.Quote:
It looked like a Sub or a GMT only got a fleeting glance. I was wearing my Glycine Eugene Meylan
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First time out of the garage in quite a while. Good to hear her again.
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Good to see it on the road again. March 31 marks the 10 b’day of the finish of my TR’s restoration.
I’m going to give myself and my car a present. I’m considering 3 options:
- replacing the w/wheels for Minilites
- adding ‘Brookland screens’ for hardcore driving without a windscreen
- replacing the SU carbs for Mikuni’s
Noooooooo! Boring, boring, boring, boring, cliched.
They were cool once but with with so many classics wearing them I am just sick of the sight of them. If you must have alloys, Revolutions four spokes are much cooler. Personally I love the look of wires though I recognise they have their downsides.
I'd love to put my Sprite on wires but the WW axles for the quarter elliptically sprung cars are rare and I don't like the idea of adaptors.