bl1300
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Mar 15, 2014 12:27:49 GMT
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I'll give one and lets see what you can bring to it. The Volvo 300 series was not a Volvo design and was not designed to have a manual gearbox. This is why they have a rear mounted transaxle. The designs for the car that became the 343 came to Volvo with their purchase of the DAF car division and are in fact a very simply tweaked and uglified version of Project P900 which was the prototype version of the then upcoming DAF 77   In the bottom picture the DAF prototype is on top and the bottom is the Volvo 343 they are mighty similar. |
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Current fleet.
1967 DAF 44
1974 VW Beetle 1303s
1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV
1988 VW LT45 Beavertail
1998 Volvo V70 2.5
1959 Fordson Dexta
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bazzateer
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Imping along sans Vogue
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Mar 16, 2014 13:41:16 GMT
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The 'F' in ERF (lorry makers) stands for Foden, another lorry maker. I believe there was a split in the family and ER went off on his own to form ERF.
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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Mar 16, 2014 14:08:44 GMT
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The Porsche 911 was originally called the 901.
The name was changed when, in 1964 Peugeot objected to Porsche using any three digit number where the middle number was 0, asserting ownership of the naming rights in key markets, and having already sold many models with that scheme.
So, Porsche simply replaced the middle 0 with a 1, and called the car Porsche 911.
This also affected two other models which were renamed as follows.
Porsche 904 as Carrera GTS
Porsche 906 as Carrera 6
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MK2VR6
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Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec
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Mar 16, 2014 14:14:34 GMT
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There was another thread on here similar to this a while back, but it's always good to wheel out the facts again. The Renault 4 features a shorter wheelbase on the left than the right. I bet Pope doesn't know that.    |
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Rich G
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Mar 16, 2014 18:02:54 GMT
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There was another thread on here similar to this a while back, but it's always good to wheel out the facts again. The Renault 4 features a shorter wheelbase on the left than the right. I bet Pope doesn't know that. Which I believe was inherited by the Renault 5. |
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Garry
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Mar 16, 2014 18:09:50 GMT
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Ford offered the Sierra Cosworth in only three colours, Diamond White, Moonstone Blue and Black. However, one Rosso Red example was made at the factory in Belgium for Ford UK. It was registered on the 11th November 1986 and initially used for press and publicity before being loaned on a long-term basis to the Duke of Bedford who is alleged to have requested a red example and triggered its build. It was sold at a Ford-dealer ‘closed auction’ to well-known racing driver Vince Woodman on the 13th December 1988 with 31,140 miles on the clock. He then used the car regularly, doubling its mileage, before retiring it to his collection of fast Fords. It still comes out occasionally to shows.  |
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Mar 16, 2014 18:14:43 GMT
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One Battered Jeep from WWII received a Purple Heart after successfully surviving two beach landings.
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oakesy
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Mar 16, 2014 21:27:05 GMT
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The Reliant Scimitar GTE was the first ever car to have split folding rear seats
The early Porsche 928s were more aerodynamic going backwards than forwards
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'66 Scimitar Coupe Straight Six in no Paint
'74 Scimitar GTE in Yellow
'71 Jaguar XJ6 in Blue
'76 Scimitar GTE
'87 Scimitar Turbo
Previous- '87 Scimitar SS1 Turbo, '75 Triumph Toledo, '86 VW Scirocco, '93 Scimitar Sabre, '85 Scimitar SS1, '76 Scimitar GTE, '71 Scimitar GTE
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Mar 17, 2014 14:22:38 GMT
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Prob well known facts but the 1st mass production car to have a drag coefficient of kess than 0.3 was an Audi
Allegro's were also more aerodynamic in reverse
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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Mar 17, 2014 14:39:28 GMT
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The Reliant Scimitar GTE was the first ever car to have split folding rear seats Think I'd dispute that - the Imp Californian was launched in '67 and has split-fold rear seats.  |
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jonw
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Can open a Mouse with a File
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Mar 17, 2014 14:43:08 GMT
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The 'F' in ERF (lorry makers) stands for Foden, another lorry maker. I believe there was a split in the family and ER went off on his own to form ERF. Foden made steam lorries before belatedly turning to diesels. Eric R Foden wanted to produce the new-fangled diesel lorries but was stopped by his elders. He formed his own firm using his initials, E.R.F. in protest. |
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Suzuki SV650R The good
Triumph T20 The Bad
BMW G650GS The Ugly
Matchless G12CSR The Smokey
Toyota Hybrid One pint or Two?
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Mar 17, 2014 14:50:58 GMT
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foden steam truck  first erf  |
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Mar 17, 2014 14:52:43 GMT
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There's not a single automatic Mercedes transmission that can withstand me.  Chris |
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jonw
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Mar 17, 2014 14:58:44 GMT
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Audi is a latin conjugation of "to listen".
August Horch founded Horch motors, only to be kicked out. He was barred from using the Horch name in any new firm. Horch in german means "Hark" or "hear", so he named the new firm "listen", or Audi in latin.
the two firms were finally recosiled during the 1930's as parts of Auto Union (who's symbol was the four interlocking rings) before becoming a part of VW group.
Ferdinand Porsche designed the VW beetle. He also designed the Auto Union mid engined race cars of the 1930's, which he called his "locomotives". His son, Ferry Porsche formed the car company which bears the family name.
The OHC engine was inventd by a Swiss man, Ernst Henry
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Suzuki SV650R The good
Triumph T20 The Bad
BMW G650GS The Ugly
Matchless G12CSR The Smokey
Toyota Hybrid One pint or Two?
Ingredients of this post
Spam
Drunken Rambling of author
Bad spelling
Drunken ramblings of inner voices
Occasional pointless comments
Vile beef trimming they won't even use in stock cubes
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ToolsnTrack
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Homebrew Raconteur
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Mar 17, 2014 16:24:05 GMT
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The Camaro was originally going to be called the "Panther". Chevrolet even had the molds made for the emblems, but then changed their minds at the last minute.
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Porsche
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Kev from B'ham.
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Mar 17, 2014 16:58:59 GMT
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Porsche
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Kev from B'ham.
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Mar 17, 2014 17:39:49 GMT
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Black wasn't the only colour they painted the Model T at the Ford factory.
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Porsche
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Kev from B'ham.
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Mar 17, 2014 17:42:40 GMT
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The Mk1 Golf GTi wasn't the first "Hot Hatch."
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Mar 17, 2014 17:54:06 GMT
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The Capri only has the iconic reverse 'D' rear window added at the last moment after folks at Ford found things a tad to 'enclosed' in the back seat area of the pre-production Capri's... Where would the Capri have been without that trademark design 'echo' that lasted right through to the end of production...?!  |
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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bl1300
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Mar 17, 2014 18:37:36 GMT
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The fastest engine removal took 42s and was carried out on a ford escort in 1985
Sounding the horn whilst a vehicle is stationary is illegal and carries a £30 penalty
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Current fleet.
1967 DAF 44
1974 VW Beetle 1303s
1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV
1988 VW LT45 Beavertail
1998 Volvo V70 2.5
1959 Fordson Dexta
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