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May 17, 2011 13:16:53 GMT
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Wow I'm just under 5 minutes away from hackbridge/carshalton and I never realised we had a look. I thought low clean old cars on 13s were pretty universal. Where are you? I'm actually in the thick of it myself (grew up in Hackbridge and recently moved back to Carshalton).
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Porsche 924 - gone Citroen Saxo VTR - not very retro but I loved it - now gone... MK4 Golf GTi 1.8T - gone but hardly remembered... Mini Cooper S R53 - gone BMW 125d Coupe - gone (mostly sideways)
Ford Focus RS Mk1 - hello low MPGs and "wanna race me" at every set of lights... 1973 BMW 2002 - Twin 40's, 284 Cam, Revolutions, E21 Recaros + more Porsche Cayman 987 3.4S - here and due to cost me more money than I have
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May 17, 2011 23:34:10 GMT
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thanks for the comments on my car , i just done it my way ,didnt realise the controversy caused by my south london look comment , this is my take off of what i think it is ,clean bodywork ,low aggresive stance, wide 13s under standard arches,non turboed power..ive gone a bit more with a full welded in cage 5 link rear end narrowed axle with lsd. N/A cossie on 48s...had to remove rear spring hangers as they sat on the floor...
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Garry
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Thanks for coming on and sharing....now.....More pics please!
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May 18, 2011 15:14:17 GMT
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South London look definitely exists. I know 'cos I was there.
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May 18, 2011 21:30:34 GMT
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I LOVE the Blue Escort that caused you to start the thread,.. would love to see it at The Gathering this year .. anyone know how we make that happen? i'll put it in the back of lowbacks caddy ,that'll please him as he'll get noticed ... ;D it'll show paul how to use a bucketbak properly
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May 19, 2011 18:35:59 GMT
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i got loads! but cant remember how to put them on here??
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May 23, 2011 15:28:34 GMT
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will this do
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1985 manta coupe 3.0 24v 1985 porsche 944
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EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
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Club RR Member Number: 108
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The South London LookEmDee
@emdee
Club Retro Rides Member 108
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May 23, 2011 16:00:59 GMT
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Wow I'm just under 5 minutes away from hackbridge/carshalton and I never realised we had a look. I thought low clean old cars on 13s were pretty universal. Where are you? I'm actually in the thick of it myself (grew up in Hackbridge and recently moved back to Carshalton). Wallington There are a few of us round these parts, we should start a monthly local meet, driving to the 8ball diner is a ballache! Drop me a pm if anyone's interested.
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Roobeh
Part of things
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May 23, 2011 19:36:53 GMT
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Nice. Was brought up in Sutton. Always liked that style never knew what it was called or that it was related to the area. must be some lost childhood memories bobbing around. Couple of anglias:
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Last Edit: May 23, 2011 19:37:16 GMT by Roobeh
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Jan 13, 2018 20:07:46 GMT
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Ah, the south London look. its in my blood, I best tell you THIS is the south London look. Most have got it wrong thinking 1/4 bumpers and 7x13 miniltes entitle you to the "title". But its low, smallish tyres(60 profile or 55's if you can find them), neat wheels (revs , steels,proper RS 4 spokes polished , or other styles minilites hit and miss with me its not the true SL look to me personally) clean paint, RS 3 metal spoke steering wheel, full blade front bumper, recaros up front or preferably stock interior (or retrimmed vinyl recaros-best of both). engine wise can be stock, but you will eventually evolve to have some 40's hanging of that pushrod or pinto, geoffe howe exhausts or an Ashley exhaust system once you manipulate them to fit as they never do. Sadly 10 years ago when this renaissance re kicked off of this look, I saw a fair few kicking around here and there, the prices have shot right up and you rarely see a south London old ford floating about in well... south London. Its a shame, But I plan to bring a few proper old south London fords out together this year Just my 2 pence worth of knowledge, if you don't like it well, tough. have a few photos I have saved from a few years of interweb findings of people who have got it right!(none are ours but I will try to scan some in soon i'd like to add) 11403457_10152862072657047_7055156932041597886_n by 13654391_1215594658474204_3045981664869040558_n by 17799364_10155227572337386_900775843177292771_n by (shame about the 1/4 bumps on this but it's a cute mk1 still.) 22815162_1260060307472520_6916828343385471104_n by and of course .. can't forget the Escort this one has certainly got the look damn right. 13346507_686416688180207_8860518732609325419_n by
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Last Edit: Jan 13, 2018 20:14:14 GMT by slammage
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The South London LookMercdan68
@forddan68
Club Retro Rides Member 68
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Jan 13, 2018 20:20:27 GMT
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South London look....I p*ss myself every time I hear it Something made up by Classic Ford Mag I grew up in Kent running all these fords, it was never known as that name back in the day
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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Jan 13, 2018 20:23:58 GMT
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Kents not south London though Dan haha I agree the label of the name was not there, it was just the "look" - Harris' were in the lead front with there builds, but there was a lot of underground builds that I have been shown that were simply stunning and would knock many of todays builds to shame in my opinion
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Jan 13, 2018 20:25:33 GMT
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Same as the Harris clan being the people that worked out how to make ford engines fly .... that came from years and years of r & d and fettling , testing by a few racers and engine developers/builders not them which is what they do not correct anyone on .
The clan just had a interest in allowing the myth to perpetuate for business .
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The South London LookMercdan68
@forddan68
Club Retro Rides Member 68
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Jan 13, 2018 20:26:40 GMT
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Kents not south London though Dan haha I agree the label of the name was not there, it was just the "look" - Harris' were in the lead front with there builds, but there was a lot of underground builds that I have been shown that were simply stunning and would knock many of todays builds to shame in my opinion Bexleyheath is kent gav....not south London
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Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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Jan 13, 2018 20:28:15 GMT
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Same as the Harris clan being the people that worked out how to make ford engines fly .... that came from years and years of r & d and fettling , testing by a few racers and engine developers/builders . The clan just had a interest in allowing the myth to perpetuate for business . engine builders.. now that's where you had plenty choice but the only name to get a proper built lump was indeed a Ron Harris engine. met him a few times such a nice guy, was genuinely a top guy. shame I didn't have the £ to get an engine built by him. Legend.
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The South London LookMercdan68
@forddan68
Club Retro Rides Member 68
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Jan 13, 2018 20:30:25 GMT
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I knew some very good ford car builders back in the day None of them refer to it as the south London look It’s that mag that likes the label
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Last Edit: Jan 13, 2018 20:34:43 GMT by Mercdan68
Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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Jan 13, 2018 20:30:46 GMT
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Kents not south London though Dan haha I agree the label of the name was not there, it was just the "look" - Harris' were in the lead front with there builds, but there was a lot of underground builds that I have been shown that were simply stunning and would knock many of todays builds to shame in my opinion Bexleyheath is kent gav....not south London Was messing Dan I know.
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Jan 13, 2018 20:31:21 GMT
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The knowledge and developement was not them though ... they just bought other peoples components and put them together well . Other people had spent years working out how to get proper horsepower from pintos etc ,a engine that people were not going to bother with to start with .
HT racing and Power engineering did the hard work and David Vizard and various yanks in the states.
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Jan 13, 2018 20:31:58 GMT
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I knew some very good ford car builders back in the day Known of them refer to it as the south London look It’s that mag that mag that likes the label its a name and its stuck I guess, least its recognized at the end of the day. get told some great stories from my Dad and Rob alike. and got some great photos of their builds.
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The South London LookMercdan68
@forddan68
Club Retro Rides Member 68
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Jan 13, 2018 20:33:55 GMT
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Last Edit: Jan 13, 2018 20:37:10 GMT by Mercdan68
Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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