Rob M
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Well 'ard cars...........Rob M
@zeb
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Sept 29, 2014 18:05:32 GMT
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This has probably been done to death, or similar threads have come and gone but, what the hell. Ive said before that, IMHO, the ideal retro ride is, almost certainly pre 80s, lowered a bit, souped up a bit and as clean as a nuns conscience. Well, the following couple of pics are pretty much what floats my boat and gets the old juices flowing. On the face of it, how simple are the details on these cars? How difficult would it be to transfer some of the ideas onto other unassuming cars? I'm not pro brit or owt, I'm not fussed what car is given the makeover, a 70s J mobile will benefit as equally as a Marina, right? Enjoy and, if possible, keep the thread going!!   |
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MonzaPhil
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Sept 29, 2014 18:14:23 GMT
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Rob M
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Well 'ard cars...........Rob M
@zeb
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Sept 29, 2014 18:20:00 GMT
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Sent from my evil lair in a totally unbiased fashion using proboards We really need "like buttons" back!! That is pure evil, love it!!!  |
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Sept 29, 2014 18:31:59 GMT
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It has to be RAUH-Welt Porsche for me. I think they're amazing!   |
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Sept 29, 2014 18:49:32 GMT
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Rob M
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Well 'ard cars...........Rob M
@zeb
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Sept 29, 2014 19:11:00 GMT
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This is my ultimate old Brit retro. If I saw this in the flesh, I reckon, Id be chimping out my seedless love juice within a jiffy. That car is class. Fact!! |
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carltonx
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Sept 29, 2014 19:27:50 GMT
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not sure if mr speedy would like that lol
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Sept 29, 2014 19:28:21 GMT
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Chrysler 300's are now just within your budget. Get a scruffy one (hemi version ?) cheap and "arden".
What about a V8 S Type Jag ?
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Sept 29, 2014 19:39:26 GMT
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'ard cars you say  |
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Sept 29, 2014 19:40:30 GMT
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It has to be RAUH-Welt Porsche for me. I think they're amazing! If you like these, you should be watching Discovery Turbo right now - Retro Car Kings |
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MiataMark
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Sept 29, 2014 19:41:13 GMT
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Triumph 2000/2500 either MK 1 or 2 but I'd go for a MKII. Granada's as in the Sweeny!
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Rob M
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Well 'ard cars...........Rob M
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Sept 29, 2014 19:47:52 GMT
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Chrysler 300's are now just within your budget. Get a scruffy one (hemi version ?) cheap and "arden". What about a V8 S Type Jag ? I reckon they would be the very few of the moderns that would really work well. Their shape screams 60s, I I think they could look brilliant, blimey, an S type can be had for under a £1000, that's shonky Mondeo money. |
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Sept 29, 2014 20:04:20 GMT
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an S type can be had for under a £1000, that's shonky Mondeo money. That's because they are shonky Mondeos!  |
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Sept 29, 2014 20:16:49 GMT
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You're thinking of the X-Type, surprisingskoda. Not a trace of Mondeo in S-Type, which shared its chassis with Lincoln LS.
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VIP
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Sept 29, 2014 20:19:26 GMT
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an S type can be had for under a £1000, that's shonky Mondeo money. That's because they are shonky Mondeos! Nothing Mondeo about an S type. |
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VIP
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Sept 29, 2014 20:20:51 GMT
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You're thinking of the X-Type, surprisingskoda. Not a trace of Mondeo in S-Type, which shared its chassis with Lincoln LS. And the Thunderbird, which is about as close as the Ford relationship got. |
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Seth
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Sept 29, 2014 20:41:31 GMT
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Funny, that was the first car I thought of when I clicked the thread. Here's probably the hardest car I've been fortunate enough to see this year, especially when it was spitting fire.  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Sept 29, 2014 20:45:27 GMT
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Funny, that was the first car I thought of when I clicked the thread. It is the eternal winner... Also I know where to get 75 IMSA body kits... it gives me bad thoughts.. |
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Sept 29, 2014 20:49:41 GMT
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OP pics are definitely my kind of thing these days. I've wanted a gasser for ages but more recently I've decided that Brit 60's track stormers is where I really want to be. I've just purchased a Humber Super Snipe ex-race saloon. Stripped, lowered, a bit of gut wrenching and no frills.  That said, I looked for an age for a Triumph Vitesse 2.0 saloon and couldn't find one. A company called Quiller Triumph have a Triumph Herald with a TR6 2.5 straight 6 in it, and it's been converted into a little ute. Granted it looks a bit like a clown's car in blue with a white stripe, but in black with grey... it would have looked great. They calim it's for sale, but even when I had the money they didn;t seem even slightly interested in selling, so I reckon they just advertise it for sale to advertise their business.  Phoned them four times about that Herald. First time they said 'car is out on loan'. Second time I said 'if I pay you the asking price up front and then some more cash for petrol and th etrain fair home, would you deliver the car (three miles) into London to my office? and they said 'nah'. Third time, I said I'd like to go and collect the car and pay cash for it, but I wanted to know what was behind the massive piece of chequer plate on the firewall and they said 'dunno, haven't noticed that. We'd have to have a look and see'. Which is an odd answer when you consider the ad for the car states they've owned and cherished the car since they first converted it 16 years ago. I asked them when they could have a look and see what was behind it and they said 'dunno, the car isn't here at the moment'. After that, I decided that they can't be serious about selling it. Who would be that unhelpful if they really wanted to sell? |
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Rob M
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Well 'ard cars...........Rob M
@zeb
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Sept 29, 2014 21:05:15 GMT
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Gotta have more pics of that Humber!!!!!!!!!!!
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