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Jan 23, 2007 19:14:59 GMT
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Oh dear. What have I done! I do seem to love the sort of cars that cause people to laugh at you. And not in a friendly way!  Pick it up Thursday. My mate has suggested painting it bright Pink. Couldn't make it look any worse I s'pose... The sad thing is that I've always liked these. It's a 1978 making it the first car I've owned that is the same age as me! |
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rob0r
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Jan 23, 2007 19:18:32 GMT
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That grille is the nuts! I love it.
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E30 320i 3.5 - E23 730 - E3 3.0si - E21 316 M42 - E32 750i
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RetroMat
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Jan 23, 2007 19:24:10 GMT
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respect! no matter how many time you look at these they never look 'right', dispite this the're cool in my book ;D
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Jan 23, 2007 19:27:22 GMT
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Sadly, I do have a beige cardigan and some brown cords so I can colour co-ordinate with the car...
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Jan 23, 2007 19:48:26 GMT
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It looks like the designer of the grille and lights didn't know anything about the look of the rest of the nose, but still.... cool!
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slater
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Jan 23, 2007 19:48:56 GMT
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Give it over 100bhp ftw!  |
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Jan 23, 2007 20:43:16 GMT
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Sadly, I do have a beige cardigan and some brown cords so I can colour co-ordinate with the car... You will also need; 1. A pipe 2. A trilby 3. A Val Doonican cassette 4. Mrs. Dollywobbler sat in the back wearing a hairnet 5. A tartan travel rug 6. The ability to drive everywhere at 26.43mph I like it, to be honest........ ;D |
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Jan 23, 2007 21:25:50 GMT
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Er, I'm sitting on a tartan travel rug at the moment... (gets chilly in our cottage!)
The true story of the grille is that due to BL cost constraints, the Vanden Plas could have only one panel change compared to the vastly different front of the earlier VP Princess (the one based on the Austin 1100). The grille is apparently inspired by a Daimler!
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Jan 23, 2007 21:35:13 GMT
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The resemblance is certainly there, it just looks a bit out of place, almost like the 2CV's or Beetles with Merc or Rolls grilles.
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Jan 23, 2007 22:04:03 GMT
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Sadly, I do have a beige cardigan and some brown cords so I can colour co-ordinate with the car... You will also need; 1. A pipe 2. A trilby 3. A Val Doonican cassette 4. Mrs. Dollywobbler sat in the back wearing a hairnet 5. A tartan travel rug 6. The ability to drive everywhere at 26.43mph I like it, to be honest........ ;D To add to that what you really need is a chauffer so you can make full use of teh wood veneer picnic trays in the back ;D Truly horrible car......but you knew that and bought it anyway  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Jan 23, 2007 22:05:46 GMT
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Curiosity I guess. Are they really that bad? I'll find out soon!
No MOT on it yet so some work to do (bit of welding, hopefully not much else!)
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Jan 23, 2007 22:25:52 GMT
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Thats so aweful yet so damn coool  That was my second choice behind a capri. I love allegros, built like tanks and although extremely ugly, espicially the VDP, thers just something so retro about them that there just........ ........COOOOOOOOOOOOL ! |
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Jan 23, 2007 22:29:27 GMT
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Oh no, another one! I saw this sad one the other day, and then I've just noticed there's one hiding in a picture of a scrapyard from about 10 years ago that's sitting in front of me awaiting scanning.  I'd certainly agree about the tartan rug, my new Accord has one in the boot which the previous 77yr old owner left behind. I don't really do stickers, but I'm quite happy to see these in the Accord's back window.....   (The PROBUS thing is very odd, here's their website |
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Jan 23, 2007 22:35:31 GMT
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Fantastic motor My first two cars were aggros. Quality numberplate too  They handle suprisingly well - mine used to run rings round my mate's Nova with it;s leda shocks and someone or other similar springs ;D |
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Bioshock
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ooh,er,no!
In its defence ,it does look minty!
(Please tell me they never did an estate version?) ;D
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les509
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Well done mate. More and more of these seem to be crawling (literally) out of the woodwork.
Almost makes you proud to be British. Or maybe not.
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qwerty
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I loves it!! You HAVE to keep it brown!! Its brilliant. I love the concept of these cars!
Aleegro with shiny grille and nice carpets= Luxury car!!, I think not LOL
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Jan 24, 2007 10:24:50 GMT
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Poo brown is the way to go.... ;D I get the same reaction about my Bronz mettalic, if I say its at the painter, they always ask me what colour and if I tell them well the original, its like:" hmm yes the brownish goldish colour  " |
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Jan 24, 2007 10:31:33 GMT
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They didnt make a Vanden Plas estate version of the allegro. I do confess to owning a Allegro 3 1.5L myself once, and to be honest it was bloody awful to drive with the excpetion of being quite nippy with its twin carbs and 5 speed box.
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Jan 24, 2007 14:37:26 GMT
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Awesome! love it, It needs to be brown, (newly predictable) banded steelies with horrid metal hub caps put back on a depressed hydrofantastic system (soz slater for nicking the mettys formula) and it will be minty, add power for extra fun! love these, my dad was commissioned to paint one black for a mate in the 80's so i got to play around in it. it was an upgrade on a saab 900 turbo which was cooler IMO  but never mind! I always had stereet machine style plans to do one or a Maxi in 90's timy mallet pink, however i'm not sure if doing that is a bit trying too hard ironic! not sure it would stop me like! ;D see how nice that sexy brown is.... |
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