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Old 04-08-2007, 10:26 PM
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anyone in to classic cars me and the fatther in law have a few


2 vanden plas 4 litre r's
72 vauxhall viva
59 vauxhall victor
austin cambridge
2 xr4i's (not classics yet)
austin maxi 2
reliant scimatar gte
and my 65 roiver p6 sooon to be another 4 for spares and maybe a couple of sd1's
Old 04-08-2007, 10:44 PM
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Went to Edinburgh last Sunday with a trailer on the back of my K plate Tranny (Backbone of Britain) to pick up a 1974 Vauxhall Viva. Its in need of some work but its sitting as a bare shell at the moment waiting for its floor to be shot blasted tomorrow.
Old 04-08-2007, 10:44 PM
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4 r's are minty.. an arse to keep running right apprently though.. love rover P4's and p5's.. but thats more cos im into banger racing than anything else to be honest a mates dad had a sd1 years and years ago.. was the first car id ever been over 100mph in
Old 04-08-2007, 10:58 PM
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Not so much me but my father had loads when he was still alive. Rover P6, P5, 90, 100. Austin westminsters, Mk2, Mk10, S type jags. Vauxhall victors, viva's and vx. At one point he had 14 classic cars on our drive when I was a child. All tested an ready to go. Still have a Rover P6 in my mothers garage that was his. Just gathering dust.
Along with all his cars and me and my 2 brothers it was busy house.
Old 04-08-2007, 11:09 PM
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Austin Cambridge was the banger racers favorite, I raced one around a field as a kid. The one I'm most gutted about is the Sunbeam Alpine Roadster we used to race around the field, my Dad pinched it back for the engine as his mates commer camper van had blown up
My dad was a car trader and we got to use all the old trade ins, Austin A40 Countryman, Morris Minor traveler, Ford anglia, Corsair etc

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Old 04-08-2007, 11:31 PM
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My sisters father in law has an MGB GT with less than 1000 miles on it . He has some others as well, forget what. Couple of old motorbikes as well
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Old 04-08-2007, 11:44 PM
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Me old mans got a 1936 Austin Seven, and a 1956 morris Commercial LC5 pick up which has been in use near on every day for the last 20 years he's owned it.
Old 05-08-2007, 01:48 AM
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i saw an SD1 parked up in hatfield the other day looked like that 2wd crystal blue colour!!! smart barge!
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My old man has 2 Rover 16s, one he has just got back on the road and the other is in need of a full resto.

We even got the engine to run the other day on the resto car

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Old 05-08-2007, 05:46 AM
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My old man has a "V" reg xr4i, with 4 litre(TVR) V8 in it, was out oif his ROVER sd1 which was demo car for the KAT bodykit people.
He had a P6 awsome car IMO a 2200TC british racing green with spare wheel on boot.
I had a corsair 2000e, love the older cars better, my favs are MORRIS MARINA 1.8 SUPER TC, estate, Rover p6, citroen DS20.
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Originally Posted by TeamGiroUnit
4 r's are minty.. an arse to keep running right apprently though.. love rover P4's and p5's.. but thats more cos im into banger racing than anything else to be honest a mates dad had a sd1 years and years ago.. was the first car id ever been over 100mph in
hes just had his distributer re built and its running like a dream
Old 05-08-2007, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by djmillsy
hes just had his disturbuter re build and its running like a dream
his what
Old 05-08-2007, 10:06 AM
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Old 05-08-2007, 10:23 AM
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My mates got about 14 Austin 3 litres in various states of disrepair around his yard, also 5 fire engines, 3 buses, and 5 or 6 old lorries too
Old 05-08-2007, 11:27 AM
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I know someone who does miltary old vehicles etc, has a few LANDCRABS, whatever they are ?, I have seen his tanks/stalwarts/apc/scorpion etc and his antar and diamond T.
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Originally Posted by DRE1983
a 1956 morris Commercial LC5 pick up
Can you forward me some pictures of this please? Is he in any clubs or anything specifically for commercials? The old man started out life as a diesel mechanic on stuff like that when he left school [before moving into racing] and I've been thinking recently about getting him an old lorry for him to fuck about with [and keep him off my back].
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Old 05-08-2007, 01:16 PM
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ive only got a 2000 rover p6 but its a series 1 65
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I seem to remember my dads P6 2200TC, had a FUEL TANK CHANGEOVER switch, or am I dreaming, his would have been a mid/late 70s.
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Originally Posted by tabetha
I seem to remember my dads P6 2200TC, had a FUEL TANK CHANGEOVER switch, or am I dreaming, his would have been a mid/late 70s.
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not sure mate mines is one of the first so i dont know you mean it had a tank like the jags??
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I have a classic 1990 MR2



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pics would spice this thread up something silly
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https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...082&highlight=

thats my resto ive not got pics of the others some are in a bad way
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Default Re: classic cars

Originally Posted by djmillsy
anyone in to classic cars me and the fatther in law have a few


2 vanden plas 4 litre r's
72 vauxhall viva
59 vauxhall victor
austin cambridge
2 xr4i's (not classics yet)
austin maxi 2
reliant scimatar gte
and my 65 roiver p6 sooon to be another 4 for spares and maybe a couple of sd1's

Sell all that shite and buy some decent Fords !
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Originally Posted by neilm
Originally Posted by djmillsy
anyone in to classic cars me and the fatther in law have a few


2 vanden plas 4 litre r's
72 vauxhall viva
59 vauxhall victor
austin cambridge
2 xr4i's (not classics yet)
austin maxi 2
reliant scimatar gte
and my 65 roiver p6 sooon to be another 4 for spares and maybe a couple of sd1's

Sell all that shite and buy some decent Fords !
ive got fords i ahve a s2 turbo a v6 mondy two transits an iveco and a few more escorts
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I have owned a Morris Ital before now
Shit motoring like that makes you respect your feet
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