TRIP IN THE PAST, what was you fave car feature?
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TRIP IN THE PAST, what was you fave car feature?
with the passing of max power made me think about cars BEFORE the internet
what was the fave cars that inspired you ect
i have 6 cars i loved i can think of
first was a feature of rentons mums car,,, well sort of he bought it off her and turboed it it was a ford orion and apart from the illision bumpers it was everything i wanted in a car
second was another ford orion, was a 1.6i ghia in grey with morettes blended into the wings and a cossie rear spoiler, i loved it so much that i actually bought a grey orion 1.6i ghia and had BIG plans for it,,,,, that never happened pmsl
3rd was a feature on a ltd edition blue escort cabrio and his missus pink cabrio, blue one was specced for 250bhp and had a proper chrome engine bay
4th was the same car i belive but then was converted to take cossie 4x4 engine and running gear, think the bloles name was mervyn or something like that
5th was a xr4i painted in green with a saph cossie front end on it, just make the car look AOT better IMO
and 6th was a candy apple red escort 3door estate with a Ferarri style bodykit and looked mean in the photos,,,,, but only had a 1,3 engine. that was in fast car and it was actually what got me into learning about cars and the first car mag i ever bought too
i wonder what happened to these cars as this was BEFORE the internet and you had to spend money on a mag to read about ideas and it was alot harder back then aswell to be DIY cause these days you can upload a pic and get a reply within the hour from people who know,,,,,, back then you had to rely on either a haynes manual OR take it to a garage to get the work done and get ripped off
anyway anyone else have these memorys before we was all geeks
what was the fave cars that inspired you ect
i have 6 cars i loved i can think of
first was a feature of rentons mums car,,, well sort of he bought it off her and turboed it it was a ford orion and apart from the illision bumpers it was everything i wanted in a car
second was another ford orion, was a 1.6i ghia in grey with morettes blended into the wings and a cossie rear spoiler, i loved it so much that i actually bought a grey orion 1.6i ghia and had BIG plans for it,,,,, that never happened pmsl
3rd was a feature on a ltd edition blue escort cabrio and his missus pink cabrio, blue one was specced for 250bhp and had a proper chrome engine bay
4th was the same car i belive but then was converted to take cossie 4x4 engine and running gear, think the bloles name was mervyn or something like that
5th was a xr4i painted in green with a saph cossie front end on it, just make the car look AOT better IMO
and 6th was a candy apple red escort 3door estate with a Ferarri style bodykit and looked mean in the photos,,,,, but only had a 1,3 engine. that was in fast car and it was actually what got me into learning about cars and the first car mag i ever bought too
i wonder what happened to these cars as this was BEFORE the internet and you had to spend money on a mag to read about ideas and it was alot harder back then aswell to be DIY cause these days you can upload a pic and get a reply within the hour from people who know,,,,,, back then you had to rely on either a haynes manual OR take it to a garage to get the work done and get ripped off
anyway anyone else have these memorys before we was all geeks
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Can't remember the full feature, but there was two guys, each had a Sierra Sapphire that had been converted to RWD and given V8 power. Its what got me interested in saloons and mucking about with V8's.
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not a ford but ford running gear was that pug 205 van with cossie running gear in max power! was red iirc had some funky rear arches think they were dimma ones!
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It had a 2.8 vr up front and a 2.9 vr6 in the back ive never thrown any of my old mags away. my mrs went mental when we bought our newest house and i wouldnt throw them away. they are all in boxes now in the loft lol
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yeah that was a classic, he had a red lion in the boot with a model of a escort cossie in its mouth,,, fucking loved that touch !
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Remember the Revs feature with some Sierra/RS500's, couple of moonstone and a white one. One of the moonstone's had Gold RL7's, that was a gorgeous car.
Also remember the 205 with the dimma kit and cosworth conversion, even the Black Renault 5 with the same conversion.
Was either fastford of PF back in 97/98 and there was a Series 1 with twin charge carrier's going over the cam cover, does anyone remember that car?
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i bought the magazine a few months after that, my first ever maxpower had a orange corrado on the front cover if i remember it
though if im honest my fave mag was performance ford when ben and keith ????? i think was running it as editors
though if im honest my fave mag was performance ford when ben and keith ????? i think was running it as editors
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For me, theres loads of features that I loved.
I think the build threads were the best, MP's Reiger Corrado, Project Thunder etc
What about the Nova group thrash? edit>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZh7pIHuXAA
I used to religiously buy Max Power, Fast Car, Revs and Redline
I think the build threads were the best, MP's Reiger Corrado, Project Thunder etc
What about the Nova group thrash? edit>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZh7pIHuXAA
I used to religiously buy Max Power, Fast Car, Revs and Redline
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Loved the Golf VR12
There was also a MR2 turbo in either the states or Japan which was pushing approx 700bhp, it was red had a stripped out interior with the boost pipes going through the cabin from the front of the car to the engine. That was pretty epic!
There was also a MR2 turbo in either the states or Japan which was pushing approx 700bhp, it was red had a stripped out interior with the boost pipes going through the cabin from the front of the car to the engine. That was pretty epic!
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Anyone remember a yellow Saph Cossie on the front of Revs. Proper ahead of its time with a carbon dash and trim. Drove that to Donny too and nearly killed myself chasing a Skyline R32 up the A1 in the pouring rain!!
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I drove that Renault 5 up to Donny one year as the owner worked off shore. It was mentally fast! Car caught fire a month later and burnt to the ground.
Anyone remember a yellow Saph Cossie on the front of Revs. Proper ahead of its time with a carbon dash and trim. Drove that to Donny too and nearly killed myself chasing a Skyline R32 up the A1 in the pouring rain!!
Anyone remember a yellow Saph Cossie on the front of Revs. Proper ahead of its time with a carbon dash and trim. Drove that to Donny too and nearly killed myself chasing a Skyline R32 up the A1 in the pouring rain!!
What about the yellow 3i with ecos kit on and 3 spokes and bucket seats in the back
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There was a white rs500 (with gold rl7s i think) pushing out 500bhp iirc, was at box hill at a superbike meet on the shoot. That car was just perfect in my eyes! think he was in a group thrash with other big power cossies in another issue
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Edit: Just had a nosey at their website and found this in their legal blurb...
"18. FORCE MAJEURE In the event of a war, invasion, act of foreign hostilities, whether war has been declared or not, civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection or military or usurped power, the seller shall be relieved of liabilities incurred by any government department, council or other duly constituted authority or from strikes, lockouts, breakdowns or plant or any other causes (whether or not of a like nature) beyond the Company's control."
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there was a mustard yellow mk1 escort mex with big wings and cossie motor from the early 90's that sticks in my mind, seem to remember it in fast car.
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Nah mate, but a friend of mine had his Renault 5 Turbo in it. Used to be all gold with a big kit on it, but later painted two tone silver and gold. Not got any pics though Was a pretty wild car back in 2000
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Hmm..
My favourtie ever Max Flower feature car was a white 3 door on Momo Arrows. The shoot was in the snow! I remember the bloke had a wee sticker on his drivers window that said
'Yes Officer, this is my car....'
I fucking loved the way that 3 door looked!
My favourite ever feature car from any mag was an Alan Mann twincam Mk1 Escort, in red/gold. Was in Fast Ford, the first magazine I ever bought in a train station in Norwich of all places!
I still have that Magazine somewhere, probably in my Mum's loft or something. Someday I will go dig it out!
My favourtie ever Max Flower feature car was a white 3 door on Momo Arrows. The shoot was in the snow! I remember the bloke had a wee sticker on his drivers window that said
'Yes Officer, this is my car....'
I fucking loved the way that 3 door looked!
My favourite ever feature car from any mag was an Alan Mann twincam Mk1 Escort, in red/gold. Was in Fast Ford, the first magazine I ever bought in a train station in Norwich of all places!
I still have that Magazine somewhere, probably in my Mum's loft or something. Someday I will go dig it out!
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Pretty sure the yellow saff with all carbon bits etc (power engineering) was first featured in pf... As was the twin charge carriered s1 rst (which you're right did have a n.london rs spares connection)... As was I have a sneaky suspicion the mk1 you're talking about rab (darren dowlings race car?)
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Pretty sure the yellow saff with all carbon bits etc (power engineering) was first featured in pf... As was the twin charge carriered s1 rst (which you're right did have a n.london rs spares connection)... As was I have a sneaky suspicion the mk1 you're talking about rab (darren dowlings race car?)
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I remember a pretty special tricked up f40 that was in a max power, must have been around 93/94?
Anyone remember project XS, BMW with wide kit? I saw it parked up in Camden, that must have been 94 too.
But my favourite feature was in revs (iirc) and it was a test between an escort cossie, gtir, impreza & integrale. It was a really exciting time for me as I knew I was going to get hold of a gtir and they were bigging them up so much I was creaming my pants lol
Anyone remember project XS, BMW with wide kit? I saw it parked up in Camden, that must have been 94 too.
But my favourite feature was in revs (iirc) and it was a test between an escort cossie, gtir, impreza & integrale. It was a really exciting time for me as I knew I was going to get hold of a gtir and they were bigging them up so much I was creaming my pants lol