cossiegreg1

or ok, i understand now.
dont worry about it, another can be built. he can be called paddy!

rossco22

What a shame, very glad i managed to get a passenger ride at combe now !!!

Porkie

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Feel like I have lost a part of me!!!

If I could have worked on the car myself or I lived next to Martin then I NEVER sold the car but I don't....

I'm going to miss him like CRAZY but it had to happen right now I am afraid...

Feel AWFUL that I am upsetting Martin and Maria so much but it just had to be done and yes you could NEVER build a car like that for Ł25k... but you can't normally sell them either!

so it was a good deal for me and an even better deal for the buyer!!!

The bloke who bought it is a lovely old retired fella who obviously has a few quid! and he will be out in the car at Snetterton. Sadly he is going to become a total trackcar now and won't be out of the roads any more...

As I said I am gutted but I have some INCREDIBLE memories of that car and I met some of my greatest and best friends through him and through the Cossie scene.... me and Martin hardly knew each other before he built him for me... and I think everyone knows how close we are now.... and don't forget... I also met the girl I love through the Cossie scene!

So I hope he makes his new owner as happy as he made me!!!! I only have to think of that old Sierra and it just makes me smile!

Best car I'll EVER own. It had more Character and different moods than Martin and thats saying something!

I'll post some of my fav memories and photos from over the years... one sec whilst I stop crying!!!!

Benni

Paddy the Picanto.

Benni.

fezzajsy

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new owner must be well pleased

Nash

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Sad to see it go, i allways prefered it in the white colours tbh.

Will be nice to see what Porkie replaces it with if he does.

CalibreDan

Absolutely legendary car. Such a shame it wont be gracing the roads anymore, that was always one of the things that I loved about it.

Staffi

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Great write up that Lee and amazing to think that some of the special cars you've owned, driven and it's the cossie that sticks out just says SO much for the car and the build quality...

Maria.

There i go again.......... babe you have done the right thing..... and you dont have to justify it to anyone.

When you think of you, you think of the sierra, when you think of the sierra, you think of you. Tis just gonna be very weird thats all.


And i swear to god, if i find out that old man has mistreated patrick, i kneecap him!

IAIN ABZ

I didnt even know it was for sale....probably just as well actually

Jim Galbally

shame to see it go but at the end of the day its only a lump of metal. it wont change anything. you can still do the things you want to do with the people you want to do them with

hell, how many people on this ford still own sierras anyway

carlo

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NIce words lee

dojj

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as i said to someone at combe, i would have had it but it would have been very difficult to hide from the wife

if he got what he was after then it was a great deal for everyone who participated in the deal

AlexD

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Sad day to see it going.

Soo glad we had it at our combe day on its last track outing.

Lets hope the new project is even better....

pee vee

Blimey!! Porkie does keep mentioning 'lightweight' cars in posts..

turbo'd exige next!?

one of 3 (IMO) proper legend cossies (seemingly) gone then!
hope the new owner posts on here or soemthing so we can see how its all going!
so it dont disappear from the scene altogether.

Porkie

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Next lap... WALKING away from MMMtwannn






The ultimate pics... Fast Ford and Redline shoot.









I hope he made others that went in him as happy as he made me!

Maria.

Trust me, there wont be another project for quite some time.

Oranoco

Noooooo.

Cossie Helen

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Some really cool photos Lee

Turbocabbie

hope the Ford scene don't loose Lee as well !!

Awesome car fella, but at least you can say it was yours at a time

Martin-Hadland

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Good picture

Munch

great pics!

Maria.

AWESOME pictures baby!!!

cossiegreg1

fook me its (sorry he) had a few different plates on.

cabrio boy

good luck to the new owner and lets hope he pops in from time to time to let us know whats going on !!

Dan

Stunning pics Lee!

Just look at how many people are viewing the thread!

RANJ

from coventry ?????

Staffi

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Great pics & memories........

Porkie

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er because he has put 10 years worth of blood sweat and tears into it?

Martin has worked his BOLLOCKS off on that car. and NOT for the money!

He always WELL undercharged me with that car for the HOURS AND HOURS he put in...

He would make more money doing routine jobs on boring other cars!

Me and him have been tearing around the race tracks for the last 9 odd years together in the two cars!!!

You can't even IMAGINE the fun we have had...

and its over...

but I have some memories that will never go away. and rather than sulk I am smiling that I was lucky enough to have had them! lots of people never get to experience what we did together!

Patrick ROCKED!

Thanks Martoon

Thanks to all the other people involved over the years as well!

Roosie

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porkie being as its going to race up snetty is it a local man round here?

Porkie

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EXACTLY!!! thats my thoughts as well!

and NO chance of me going anywhere!

I'll still be living on here...

The Porsche Forums just are not the same!

Paulo P

They are great pictures but I did prefer it in the old colour scheme

CalibreDan

Know what you mean, had to venture on to one once for some info, all I could really find was things like "Got a new Porsche Pen today" or "What setting on ____ washing machine to wash my Official Porsche Racing Jacket"

Oranoco

Daft how attached you get to a lump of old metal isn't it

Porkie

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Getting held up...



need to find the big one of this... like this shot










Please people feel free to add any they have. Would love to see them. Cheer me up!

Sticky.

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You say "Reyland" & you think of the Sierra 1st not Martins Escort...

Sad to see you've sold it, but you must have good reason. Hope it gives the new owner as much enjoyment has it has for you over the years Lee.

longdog

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It is one hell of a car. Really enjoyed reading the build up of it, only reson I used to but redline.

Mike Rainbird

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You should have sold the Porsche instead . It's not my car and I'M sad .

However, the main reason I am sad, is that all the above photos will no longer contunue and that is such a HUGE part of the Ford scene (bigger than Lee et al realise). Patrick (OMG I can't believe I'm calling it by it's name ) has just left a Sierra sized hole in any forth-coming Ford event .

It will take a VERY special car to fill his space, which from Maria's posts isn't going to happen any time soon . I feel like wearing a black arm-band .

Paulo P

I like that one with the inside wheel lifted. I'm sure I have some photos of this at home, I'll check later and add them to the thread

RSCossieGaz

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dam shame i didnt get chance to experience a ride in the 3dr at coombe doubt will get the chance again!

shame its gone but needs must i suppose