John Bennett
Senior Member
You could do budget gangsta ‘hydraulics’ with a Metro by jerking the biting point on and off.
I think that was about it for fun.
I think that was about it for fun.
Retro Car Thread
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Nice site indeed.
My son’s friend’s grandfather runs a classic (<1970) club and storage facility.
It’s at the bottom of our road, but very discreet. Like walking into a big boy’s toy room.
About 40-50 stunners, from e-types back to 30s racers.
Always a laugh one of the Dads comes round...the jaw drops every time
My son’s friend’s grandfather runs a classic (<1970) club and storage facility.
It’s at the bottom of our road, but very discreet. Like walking into a big boy’s toy room.
About 40-50 stunners, from e-types back to 30s racers.
Always a laugh one of the Dads comes round...the jaw drops every time
Milky said:Pff. Nothing but junk. This is the definition of a "classic car". Rare, desirable and also my first set of wheels.
It wasn't just brown, it was various shades of brown.
Mic drop.
I had one of these as my first legal car
But mine was hearing aid beige
Bought of an oap for £80 complete with snatch plate stereo it was in nice condition untill i wrecked it
The in thing years ago was having the car as low as possible
So i let most of the fluid out of the hydrolastic suspention
The car was so low and the drive shaft angles changed so much that it would try to pull them out of the inner driveshaft cups when going round corners resulting in loads of noise
I ripped half of the exaust off on a dip in the road the first trip out so it sounded like a rally car
Fun times though
robotech2018-11-11 17:41:11
thesharkfactor
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Thanks guys.. I sold that concours RS just two weeks ago.. little over £23k it made at auction.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263984211899
Sadly, they do not drive very well even in that condition, give me a 205 GTi anyday.. the Integrales drive OK'ish, driving all cramped up on the left and it feels like your going to break it each time you push the pedals and gearshifter or switches..very flimsy but must be a contestant for best ever looking vehicle.
Metro's. hmmm.. I had a couple of MG Turbo's back in the day.. lol... dangerous - tin can with no build quality and mine had really sh*t brakes that would lock up and rust holes, a death trap.
I keep a concours 944 S2 in Black just now, just 1 owner from new (not 13 owners) and only 74k miles, too nice for driving, it's for looking at and polishing. I'll be selling it soon.
Sadly, they do not drive very well even in that condition, give me a 205 GTi anyday.. the Integrales drive OK'ish, driving all cramped up on the left and it feels like your going to break it each time you push the pedals and gearshifter or switches..very flimsy but must be a contestant for best ever looking vehicle.
Metro's. hmmm.. I had a couple of MG Turbo's back in the day.. lol... dangerous - tin can with no build quality and mine had really sh*t brakes that would lock up and rust holes, a death trap.
I keep a concours 944 S2 in Black just now, just 1 owner from new (not 13 owners) and only 74k miles, too nice for driving, it's for looking at and polishing. I'll be selling it soon.
The Last Bandit
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Great thread
Owned one of these for about 10 years - 1971 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, fantastic little car and absolutely reliable when I had it - sadly sold now.
^ not my car picture, but was identical.
Still own this one, bit of a rarity - 1982 Alfa GTV6 'Chaparral'
The Last Bandit2018-11-11 17:55:56
Owned one of these for about 10 years - 1971 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, fantastic little car and absolutely reliable when I had it - sadly sold now.
^ not my car picture, but was identical.
Still own this one, bit of a rarity - 1982 Alfa GTV6 'Chaparral'
The Last Bandit2018-11-11 17:55:56
The Last Bandit said:Great thread
Owned one of these for about 10 years, fantastic great and absolutely reliable when I had it - sadly sold now.
^ not my car picture, but was identical.
Still own this one, bit of a rarity - Alfa GTV6 'Chaparral'?
Love the 105 series, had a 1750 Mk1, MK2, 2000 and 1300 GT Junior.
Not seen a Chaparral for years, they used to build them at Westbury trading estate not too far from here.
Del Griffith
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The Last Bandit said:Great thread
Owned one of these for about 10 years - 1971 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, fantastic little car and absolutely reliable when I had it - sadly sold now.
^ not my car picture, but was identical.
Still own this one, bit of a rarity - 1982 Alfa GTV6 'Chaparral'?
Awesome pair
robotech said:Great thread some wonderfull cars on display
The comparison of classic car prices to classic cab prices is a good one
23k for an rs turbowow
I have not looked at classic car prices for years
I have to buy boring kid carriers
Nowadays
I was offered a mint condition rs turbo series 1, in 1994 for £1,800! And I thought then that's expensive. I've seen them for £30,000 now!. It's like I keep saying, you are paying for nostalgia, not because they are worth it.
I used to buy minis for a couple of hundred pounds I bet they are stupid money now too
what I have noticed is that most people on here seem to have loads more money than what I do all the beautiful cars and the nice houses that you see when you go to pick up a cab
I guess 23k for a car probably don't seem like a lot to some
I bought my house for 25k
what I have noticed is that most people on here seem to have loads more money than what I do all the beautiful cars and the nice houses that you see when you go to pick up a cab
I guess 23k for a car probably don't seem like a lot to some
I bought my house for 25k
The Last Bandit said:Great thread
Owned one of these for about 10 years - 1971 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, fantastic little car and absolutely reliable when I had it - sadly sold now.
^ not my car picture, but was identical.
Still own this one, bit of a rarity - 1982 Alfa GTV6 'Chaparral'?
that chaparral is beautiful I have never seen one before
I have never owned an alfa either
apparently you cant call yourself a petrol head unless you have
thesharkfactor
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Just make sure that if you do, it's a V6 engine'd model.. and if your budget will allow, a GTA.. that's where the thrills are in an Alfa. All Alfa's must have some of the best engines to look at..they take pride in a nice display in the engine bay.
That Chapparel is stunning..rare too.
That Chapparel is stunning..rare too.
I never said the Metro was a good car - just that it was easier to work on than a Mini.
The fact the mount points for the suspension were so weak there was a standard fix kit for it says everything.
I never owned or ran a mini/metro/allegro etc. My Dad did have a Hunter (Hillman, not Hawker alas), Cardinal Red - whip aerial, upgraded electronics and was definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Probably the coolest cars he had were his Triumph Pi, and the VW saloon - the name escapes me right now -and his Royale.
The worst cars - that's a long list.
Probably the Lada Riva was the worst, I tried to learn to drive in that - steering was so wet it was like sailing a boat, not driving a car.
The VW Beetle 1303, where the rear floor pan fell out when we were on the expressway just outside East-Kilbride. It happened as the dynamo was dodgy, so a permanent spare battery sat behind the driver's seat..and regularly tipped over. I spent the last few miles of that journey watching the road fly by underneath my feet.
The Simca van. 2 seater, we were a family of 4. Me and my brother spent the 2 years we had that PoS rattling around the rear, sitting on the wheel arches and trying to hang onto the razor sharp interior bodywork.
The Ford Zodiac. It was a good car when it was bought new, but plastic seats in 1976 - I got 3rd degree burns wearing shorts in that thing during the summer.
The one that p1ssed me off the most was the Jetta. The engine was gubbed, so I rebuilt it, redid the interior (not my thing at all), bodywork immaculate - and keys handed back on Christmas day. On Boxing Day, some tawt went about 40mph into the rear-end when he was stopped waiting to turn into a petrol station. I fixed what I could - but my father being what he was, pushed it too far. Chassis was kinked, radiator/waterpump were out of kilter - he got stuck on the motorway; toasted engine.
Insurance covered the "cost" - but my several dozen hours of restoration were p1ssed away.
The fact the mount points for the suspension were so weak there was a standard fix kit for it says everything.
I never owned or ran a mini/metro/allegro etc. My Dad did have a Hunter (Hillman, not Hawker alas), Cardinal Red - whip aerial, upgraded electronics and was definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Probably the coolest cars he had were his Triumph Pi, and the VW saloon - the name escapes me right now -and his Royale.
The worst cars - that's a long list.
Probably the Lada Riva was the worst, I tried to learn to drive in that - steering was so wet it was like sailing a boat, not driving a car.
The VW Beetle 1303, where the rear floor pan fell out when we were on the expressway just outside East-Kilbride. It happened as the dynamo was dodgy, so a permanent spare battery sat behind the driver's seat..and regularly tipped over. I spent the last few miles of that journey watching the road fly by underneath my feet.
The Simca van. 2 seater, we were a family of 4. Me and my brother spent the 2 years we had that PoS rattling around the rear, sitting on the wheel arches and trying to hang onto the razor sharp interior bodywork.
The Ford Zodiac. It was a good car when it was bought new, but plastic seats in 1976 - I got 3rd degree burns wearing shorts in that thing during the summer.
The one that p1ssed me off the most was the Jetta. The engine was gubbed, so I rebuilt it, redid the interior (not my thing at all), bodywork immaculate - and keys handed back on Christmas day. On Boxing Day, some tawt went about 40mph into the rear-end when he was stopped waiting to turn into a petrol station. I fixed what I could - but my father being what he was, pushed it too far. Chassis was kinked, radiator/waterpump were out of kilter - he got stuck on the motorway; toasted engine.
Insurance covered the "cost" - but my several dozen hours of restoration were p1ssed away.
thesharkfactor
Active member
ocb said:
..ah yes.. late 70's/early 80's I remember my mum drove an MG Midget, why would you buy such a car when you had two kids? Rear seat belts? This didn't even have a rear seat, I would sit on the back shelf.
We just didn't give hoot back then eh? Can you imagine the crash test reports on one of those
Yeah, Shark, that and the fact the interior was blue from fag smoke!
I used to regularly see a rather posh mum turn up at our local swimming “baths” in a Spitfire.
Being Scotland, when she arrived it was glorious sunshine. When she left, it was infernal downpour.
She had one of those button down covers that left the driver exposed, but the rest under the cover. Her kids of course went there.
What disnae kill ye etc...
I used to regularly see a rather posh mum turn up at our local swimming “baths” in a Spitfire.
Being Scotland, when she arrived it was glorious sunshine. When she left, it was infernal downpour.
She had one of those button down covers that left the driver exposed, but the rest under the cover. Her kids of course went there.
What disnae kill ye etc...
ArcadeHacker
Active member
I remember me and my cousins being chucked about in the back of old bedford and ford vans as a kid no back seats or seatbelts trying to sit on the wheel arches
only three seats in the front
Also all the dodgy old cars we used to bring back from the auctions
Full of news paper and chicken wire
Thinking about it now i would of let my kids sit upfront dont know why my dad/unkles never did let us
I dont think you would survive a crash in most of the early classic cars against
Modern cars now
A frend of a work college died in a 30mph
Crash in an mg bgt a few years back
Something about the car being too stiff
Also seen the results of a mates renault 5 gt turbo hitting the back of a dawoo matiz
At low speed years ago
He suvived but there was not much left of the gt turbo
The matiz was mostly undamaged
They were fast because there was hardley any metal in them
The bonnet used to flex like a biscuit tin lid when you opened it
It was scary on boost though printouts for 200+ bhp apparently lots of pace bits samcos group a carb azev wheels morriet twin lights ect ect
Would Be worth a small fortune now
If he never crashed it
robotech2018-11-12 00:12:52
only three seats in the front
Also all the dodgy old cars we used to bring back from the auctions
Full of news paper and chicken wire
Thinking about it now i would of let my kids sit upfront dont know why my dad/unkles never did let us
I dont think you would survive a crash in most of the early classic cars against
Modern cars now
A frend of a work college died in a 30mph
Crash in an mg bgt a few years back
Something about the car being too stiff
Also seen the results of a mates renault 5 gt turbo hitting the back of a dawoo matiz
At low speed years ago
He suvived but there was not much left of the gt turbo
The matiz was mostly undamaged
They were fast because there was hardley any metal in them
The bonnet used to flex like a biscuit tin lid when you opened it
It was scary on boost though printouts for 200+ bhp apparently lots of pace bits samcos group a carb azev wheels morriet twin lights ect ect
Would Be worth a small fortune now
If he never crashed it
robotech2018-11-12 00:12:52
Rust was the crumple zone back then I had an old Aflasud that was so rusty..I kept pathcing it up with fibreglass. I hit a shool coach on the way to work one morning on my 18th birthday....no tax, no mot and no insurance hahah When I stepped out of the car and noticed the carb and manifold on the floor, I knew I wouldn't be driving home at that point.
I made the front page of the local newspaper "Local youth hits school bus" The police were very cool about it once they knew it was my birthday, they said "we can ignore the tax and mot, but we will have to follow up the lack of insurance" £70 fine and kept my no claims those were the days.
I didn't even end up paying for the coach, I told my Dad there were kids standing up on it because it was so full. He answered the phone to the coach company calling for my insurance details and informed them it would be best to let it go, considering their insurance would be invalid having too many kids aboard.
I had an old Aflasud that was so rusty..I kept pathcing it up with fibreglass. I hit a shool coach on the way to work one morning on my 18th birthday....no tax, no mot and no insurance hahah When I stepped out of the car and noticed the carb and manifold on the floor, I knew I wouldn't be driving home at that point. I made the front page of the local newspaper "Local youth hits school bus" The police were very cool about it once they knew it was my birthday, they said "we can ignore the tax and mot, but we will have to follow up the lack of insurance" £70 fine and kept my no claims
those were the days. I didn't even end up paying for the coach, I told my Dad there were kids standing up on it because it was so full. He answered the phone to the coach company calling for my insurance details and informed them it would be best to let it go, considering their insurance would be invalid having too many kids aboard.
Some lovely cars here, a personal favorite is John's S13 I have a bit of a thing for 90s Nissans
Here's mine, owned a few cars over the years, mainly Japanese stuff, but this is the one I have had the longest, owned for around 14 years now its fairly standard power wise at about 230 bhp, but still good fun.
Here's mine, owned a few cars over the years, mainly Japanese stuff, but this is the one I have had the longest, owned for around 14 years now its fairly standard power wise at about 230 bhp, but still good fun.