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Dad's carlongman
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Mar 16, 2021 11:54:37 GMT
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My Dad worked for Ford as a photographer and was lucky to get company cars , I remember them giving him a tired Mk4 Zephyr which he gave back after a week as it was dreadful , then a string of Consuls and Granada's . The one I most remember though was his silver Granada 2.8i estate , I used to love getting it out of the garage. I vividly remember standing out the sunroof and swearing my head off thinking he couldn't hear me .. he could
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Paul 98 500 SL 86 911 Carrera/sold 23 Octavia Phev
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longman
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98 Mercedes SL500longman
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There was some blue in the sky today ... almost took the top off but the Mrs says no...mind you the pano roof mostly makes up for it
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Paul 98 500 SL 86 911 Carrera/sold 23 Octavia Phev
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Cant help with a trimmer but lots of the fabric is available here
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Paul 98 500 SL 86 911 Carrera/sold 23 Octavia Phev
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longman
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Feb 17, 2021 21:02:40 GMT
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Last Edit: Feb 17, 2021 21:03:58 GMT by longman
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Feb 15, 2021 12:20:28 GMT
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There is a race series for them ... Enduroka
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Consul GTlongman
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Feb 10, 2021 22:51:51 GMT
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wow , brings back many memories of cars bought and run by the Romford wacky racers back in the day , I was so jealous of the bloke who turned up in a Consul 3.0 manual..
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Jan 26, 2021 20:33:14 GMT
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Retro-ish Radio suggestionlongman
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Jan 17, 2021 19:52:27 GMT
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No change on colour on the VDO , either blue VDO or Orange Continental, the Blaupunkt goes more or less any colour you want , getting the DAB to work was such a faff I now just use fm or stream radio from my phone .. looks good though 🙄
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longman
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Retro-ish Radio suggestionlongman
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Jan 17, 2021 10:40:05 GMT
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It's a bit of cash and a Single DIN. But Blaunpunkt do a great retro-looking player now, which does Bluetooth and DAB. I've got one of those in the SL, certainly not worth the money.. I had a VDO like I posted above in the 911 , should have got another one as it worked fine for what it cost..
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longman
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Retro-ish Radio suggestionlongman
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Jan 16, 2021 12:28:01 GMT
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A mate of mine bought a low mile 645 , valve stem seals were shot and it smoked like a train , dealer took it back after a fight ,spendy job to fix. He then got a 630 which was fine , now has an XKR as they are now relatively cheap..
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Dec 26, 2020 15:53:07 GMT
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Great video mate! And I did wonder about Bedford, much closer to me in North London and cheaper. Also thinking is it worth doing a track day in a rented Car first rather than my own? What ChasR says , especially re brakes/fluid etc. You will also need visible towing eyes/straps or if ones hidden under the front point it out to the marshalls. First track day I did was LeMans Bugatti , I spun 3 times A point of note is noise limits , Bedford is generally 101db , my old 911 measured 104 but the marshalls recognised extra noise from the engine in the rear etc and let me on , didnt trip a driveby. I wouldnt bother with Brands Hatch indy as its generally mobbed , a cheap evening session can work out ok though..
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longman
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Dec 25, 2020 22:38:35 GMT
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I've done a few , Goodwood is great but TBH I would do a day at Snetterton or Bedford to start with..
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Dec 25, 2020 22:32:51 GMT
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Dec 19, 2020 18:03:57 GMT
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Facelift ones are better (2006 on) , get it inspected before purchase. Have a pic of an R129 as its before 2000
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Nov 26, 2020 19:47:22 GMT
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What's on your radar?longman
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Oct 27, 2020 22:01:28 GMT
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Having just seen a pic of the dash on a Lancia Trevi I now want one..
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What's on your radar?longman
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Oct 21, 2020 19:27:14 GMT
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Sam Glovers garage salelongman
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