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Mike,you possibly know from Jack that after I finished his 250 GTO,Jack want me to restore the Galaxy as well.He drove it over no problem,then we tried to get it into the workshop-it was too wide for the door!!!!
Never got around to widening the car unfortunately. Very interesting collection as I remember at the farm. |
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Somebody say happy days . I'm not racing this weekend first time since way back in march . Having a nice weekend in workshop at home and now out on the push bike . Well actually I'm in the pub . BTW Bob I've been told I'm spending to much time with you . Anyway this thread was always an escape goat. BTW where did that saying come from . This pub I'm in has now been invaded by loads of happy people that don't live in the real world . Annoying
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I forgot RIP Bruce . He was the best .
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Yes, many happy memories of family evenings watching Brucie. Especially The Generation Game!
Talking of telly- For Anyone that can get TV channel 'Yesterday', 2100hrs tomorrow / Sunday evening is a prog about Mike Hawthorn.'On the limit'. No idea if it's a new documentary, but guide suggestion is 'new'........ Think I'll likely still be on way home from a birthday lunch, unless am lucky. What's an 'escape goat', bud? How many beers you had..... |
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Agreed.
I think they were the first 2 metallics offered on the cheaper cars in the Ford range. Odd that the colour coat either lost its gloss (twin pack used back then?) or peeled off the undercoat. I never had a problem with the undercoat though. I saw the car again several years after I sold it - still looked the same. |
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Well, the bidding's ended on the infamous Escort, the seller claiming there were some 280,000 hits & 6,000 watchers - most of them on here presumably!
For those who regret not bidding for it, there is another much more complete Mk 1 for a more reasonable £640. It's not a Twin Cam but it is French-registered. |
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20 Aug 2017, 06:54 (Ref:3760514) | #2684 | ||
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The MK1 Scort madness has reached such levels here that some are considering to turn the 4 door into a 2 door model. All this job to make replicas. I'm waiting for the day all replica or continuation will be banned from serious meetings…
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Maybe you should think about an Escort rather than a Capri, Gerard! The £640 car on eBay that I mentioned is a four-door & it does have Paris number plates... |
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You can't really make a 'replica' Escort, what you can do is take an genuine/original car and turn it in a replica of a period race car. What is important is that it uses period correct parts in the replication...... I'd like to think mine does! |
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I had a Ford once. "Green it was"
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20 Aug 2017, 08:56 (Ref:3760535) | #2691 | ||
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....or Moss. I was going to suggest that we could perhaps enthuse Bob by starting a discussion on the various duotone colour schemes deployed by Vauxhall on PA & PB Cresta's - how many different schemes can you recall? |
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Why I remember this from some50 years ago is that the chap was very mad at having spoilt both his evening and his suit. His name was Hopping, and I always thought he must have been hopping mad. The moral of the story is never drive a car with a distinctive colour scheme. |
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There was also the story of a garage owner & best friend in Norwich who bought new Jowett Javelin's at the same time. They had consecutive registrations, but one car had 'ABC 123' on the front & 'ABC 124' on the back, the other car vice versa. That led to confusion for a while. Last edited by John Elwin; 20 Aug 2017 at 09:32. Reason: Missing word |
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I was sitting in my red Astra outside a shop waiting for Mrs B who then came out of the shop and climbed into a red Astra that had parked beside mine, sadly I was not quick enough driving off.
Apparently the other driver, also sitting waiting just looked across at her and said "I don't think so love." |
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I was in a shop with my wife and said "I'd better get into the car" as I was parked on double yellow lines outside, it was her car a white MG Metro and I jumped into the drivers seat only to find an old lady sitting in the back seat, My wife's car was parked about 20ft away
On a funnier note, in my "yoof" I was at a dance and "pulled" this young girl that I had fancied for ages. I was banned from driving at the time and had gone with a mate in his old 100E van and asked him for the key so that I could have a bit of "fun" in the back. I was having my "fun" when someone else opened the drivers door who turned out to be the owner !!! same coloured 100e van and those old FS keys opened most vehicles when they were a bit worn |
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My lovely bride has "hit" every house (seven) we have lived in, at least once. One house she hit three times! Tried not to go to the same body shop twice in a row. A couple were garage doors. Don't know which was more "high maintenance," the car, the house, or her!
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Number was VAE 360.Was entually going to restor it (36000 miles from new,genuine mid wife owner and bought from Martin Brundles father John) Anyways,had a pair of the engraved black plastic plates made in readiness for fitting after the resto. This particular year we had a very sever winter,very heavey snow.On a trip to town over bad snow ruts and drifts,I managed to unwittingly knock off the original front plate,which I noticed a couple of days later. Drilled and fitted the new plate and got back on with my work. It was about two months later I noticed a slight difference between front and rear platesVAE 360 -360 VAE.Wondered why the speeding tickets had stopped😂😂 |
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