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Hello everyone ;D I've been reading a mag from the 70s with a Gull wing Victor fd in, I did a web search which brought me here but I cannot find the car on here, anyone have a link? I have a 1972 Victor  |
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No, i don't know why it sent you here, this is a fly fishing enthusiasts site. Google often does weirdness like that.
don't know the car but have you got any pics of yours?
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Is this not the one in the for sale section?
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'67 Vauxhall Viva HB Deluxe
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What became of it? was it KGY798K? anyone got any pics of it? As far as I remember, the one for sale on here was a different one to KGY798K This is the one that was for sale and was scrapped:    And this is KGY798K:   Not sure what happened to this one though? |
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both of these were well known show cars back in the day. I think both were multi magazine featured and both had several makeovers along the way At least one of them was being hawked as a bare shell needing paint, trim, an engine, etc. and some welding and the owner asking like £2500 for it. Those stories rarely end well. Stiff none of your pics work for me The one for sale on here was reasonable money for what it was as I recall. It got scrapped?  |
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Last Edit: Apr 1, 2009 19:35:59 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Stiff none of your pics work for me Hmmm, strange. I'll try some more then. The one for sale on here (which was indeed scrapped) was this one:  In yellow:  In black: .jpg) .jpg) and also believed to be blue at some stage. KYG798K was this one: (can't seem to get the rear end pics up for some reason but it had Mk2 Granada rear lights)   |
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No, I don't know why it sent you here, this is a fly fishing enthusiasts site. Google often does weirdness like that. don't know the car but have you got any pics of yours? lol do you have the book of fishing by J.R Hartley? Anyway, thanks for the info and pics Mine  |
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I actually rather like the 2nd one, I'd even go so far as to say I'd been seen in that now!  |
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Ilike the red one. Shame it got scrapped.
Got any bigger pics of that silver one?
It looks very much like one I owned (although that was a J reg and is now a 2.9 V6) and one I looked at for sale a while back but passed on.
I think I have a photo...
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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 This one in fact. Thinking about it yours looks nicer than this one was. But I'm sure it was also a 1972 and thats pretty rare for an FD as the FE series came out in February 1972... |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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To be honest that looks like mine, I bought it to remember my dad and have something to tinker with in the garage, the car was said to be to far gone, which didn't matter to me.
After it was delivered I check it all over and its very solid, the inner and outer wings are shot, I bought two wings and I'm just cutting and welding the inner wings, it has a full service history and very low miles, the inside is like new and it fires up at the first turn of the key :-)
The front valance is totaly shot and I will make one if I can't find one, the rear arches need work, but I have these to :-)
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Just looking at your location, I did buy the car in Nottingham, its very original and I have most of the history of it, I even have the service record and original tax disc holder :-) its to be painted blue as my late fathers was.
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I'd like to bet its the same car then. Not too many about. It was on a farm when I saw it, not far off the A46. Good luck with it. They are ace cars. Here's a few of my old ones...   ^^^ 2000  ^^^ late 1600 Super like yours  Rotter! 17,000 miles one owner. Scrap.  ^^^^ sold to a mate, he sold it, it got scapped, he bought it back and restored it to stock.  ^^^ here it is! I'm sure I have some photos of it finished. Can't find 'em though.  ^^^^ this one has a 5.7 Chevy V8 in it. AWESOME. should NEVER have sold it. Was a 1600 when I bought it.    WANT IT BACK!   ^^^ 2300 and overdrive box conversion. Its now in Ireland I hear  I owned the estate behind it too ("ghostbusters"). I think this got scapped after I sold it.  ^^^^ living in Derby and apparently Pinto powered now.  Got scrapped.  ^^^^ last time I saw this one it was rotting to death in a front garden. Shame. It was too far gone to rescue by then.  ^^^^ my old Ventora, sold as an unfinished project.  And as spotted at the following Billing. |
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Last Edit: Apr 3, 2009 20:33:37 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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I can't believe, akku, that none of those FDs' had slots on.... truely amazed  Its a huge shame the gullwinged show car got made into fridges. Just the sort of little nuget of history that should be saved  |
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That was the first copy of SM I ever bought when I was 12! |
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Wow, thanks for the pics, they are great, need to be on flickr! brill they are.
Must be my car but the last owner said he had it years and it was picked up off his driveway.
I've just been cutting and making new innerwing sections for it, with the front wings and valance it looked very bad, but is solid as a rock, it wasn't ment to be a restoration project, it was just something to stick in the garage and tinker with, something to remind me of better times, but after looking all over it I thought why not :-)
Love the white Victors, very R&H(D) I'm sure I have seen the V8 on a vuxhall forum, I'll try and find a link.
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Thanks for the gull wing pics :-) I remember that on ebay now, what a pitty its gone, what became of the other? I think it wa last taxed in 94?
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what became of the other? I think it wa last taxed in 94? It's been asked a few times over on the NSRA forum but no-one seems to know  |
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