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I'm well chuffed for you to have found all this out. Looks like it didn't "fall down the stairs" after all ;D
An article in either Classic Ford or Practical Classics is a must!
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May 11, 2007 19:37:31 GMT
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I wonder what the specs of certain police cars are. A friend of a friend has an ex GMP Volvo T5 which is about as standard as the Millenium Falcon. It can pee all over a RICA'd T5 which has had a few quid spent on it. There were some Mk 3 Cavaliers built in the early 90s which had sub L bodywork and interiors but were not far off BTCC spec underneath. In birdshit white, they were unmarked, I wonder how many people they nicked? lordyoung1980, any specs on that metro? I bet it was near race spec or something. I wouldn't mind a Polis spec Amazon. The spec list read a bit like the Bluesmobile - an overbored 2.2 litre stroker engine (rally spec), bikini sump guard, stiffer shocks, and best of all, a Powr Lok LSD. The police in Liverpool used to run 2000GSI Kevaliers with poverty spec interiors. I know this because I had a nice ride in one once.
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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May 25, 2007 19:47:15 GMT
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Thought I'd revive this with some more photos that I have been sent The Tour of Flanders in 1982: And various UK pics: ;D
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Great Story mate... glad to see it got another rally under its belt safely. Are you plannign on going to see it at all?
good looking car.
I have skimemd some of the story so forgive me if I'm re askign things, bu tis your dad still with us? is he interested in seeing it again?
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He's still with us, aye... But I haven't told him about it yet.
It's out on the Roger Albert Clark Rally, the weekend after next, I think, so I'm going to head over to see it if I can, take lots of photos, and surprise him sometime soon when I see him next ;D
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Excellent story.
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Davenger
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That's frigging brilliant. I love a happy ending
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Utterly cool! Good for you and your pops!
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Fuzzy
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Fantastic reading.
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They don't have motors like that any more, eh? Or Moustaches! ;D Great thread.
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DutyFreeSaviour
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What a great thread! - To survive in the hands of the old bill, then the hammering it's had and still going strong! Fantastic! Can't you get your old man to the stage? Have him standing there and point it out as it tears past? ;D - Love to see the look on his face!!!
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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awesome read! bet your dad never thought that his patrol car would still be alive today
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Fantastic!
Look at the photo of the underside - looks like it's had one or two big stones flying under there ;D
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BiAS
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I'm with gtvsaviour on this, take father to the stage and point it out as it flies past.
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Davenger
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I agree, that would be a great present for him
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Very interesting read. Is it still in it's original bodyshell or as it been reshelled at some point, looking at some of those pictures in it's early rally days, it's taken a lot of punishment? I'll look out for it on the RAC Rally, my mate is doing it again in his escort.
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