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Dec 14, 2011 17:37:43 GMT
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So I bought one of these and decided to blow some cobwebs out on Saturday with a trip out through the Malvern hills. Roof down, two jumpers on and heater on max! Passed an odd garage on the way with these in the yard... Fiats maybe?? And this was inside - not got a scoobies what it is! Passed a large folly... And made it to the Morgan Factory.....which was very shut. Still it was great fun romping round some B roads ;D ;D
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Dec 14, 2011 17:41:04 GMT
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Awesome! It was snowing the week we bought our MX-5 a couple of years ago. We put the roof down, pulled our woolly hats on and drove round Parliament Square impressing the tourists... ;D
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Violet Vivid
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Dec 14, 2011 18:05:05 GMT
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A couple of winters back i had the top off Ary driving round in the snow, wasn't actually all that much colder, just abit breezzier & got a nice blast of warm air from the heater whenever you stopped! ;D
took a pic aswell:
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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Dec 14, 2011 19:12:40 GMT
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Dec 14, 2011 19:40:05 GMT
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The wrecks are indeed two Fiat 124 Coupes.
I think the van is a Fiat Balilla, the bigger and older brother of the Topo.
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Click picture for more
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Dec 14, 2011 19:44:15 GMT
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Errm Violet, why does your snow have a very slight purple tinge? :-O
Nice spotting guys, I used to like 124's back in the day!
DBizzle -pics man, pics!! ;-)
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Dec 14, 2011 20:02:19 GMT
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I'll have to keep my eyes peeled next time I go past that garage! Those photos remind me of cruising around top down in the winter, heater blasting. Makes me miss my soft top almost as much as the hot sunny days. Tis a lovely place to drive around the back of the Malverns and out into the edge of Herefordshire. Jubilee Drive along the back of the hills and then the B4220 from Ledbury to Bromyard via Cradley are two of my favourites. Edit: My Mx5, roof down, Malverns, January. I remember this drive especially, the frost was so pretty that day.
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Last Edit: Dec 14, 2011 20:11:40 GMT by goldnrust
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Brian Damaged
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Dec 14, 2011 20:03:23 GMT
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Morgan are only open during the week at the minute, I deliver there a couple of times a week. Factory visits: www.morgan-motor.co.uk/sales/visits/opening_times.htmlI've borrowed Daddy Damaged's MGB Roadster a few times in winter, there's something immensely satisfying about a roof-down blast with the heater keeping your toes toasty. That's given me a great idea for a day out over the Christmas holidays.
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Dec 14, 2011 20:05:15 GMT
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Good work on finding the exact van.
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Dec 14, 2011 20:42:58 GMT
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Morgan are only open during the week at the minute, I deliver there a couple of times a week. Factory visits: www.morgan-motor.co.uk/sales/visits/opening_times.htmlI've borrowed Daddy Damaged's MGB Roadster a few times in winter, there's something immensely satisfying about a roof-down blast with the heater keeping your toes toasty. That's given me a great idea for a day out over the Christmas holidays. You think they'd at least have a showroom window I coulda pressed my runny nose against though!
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Violet Vivid
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Dec 14, 2011 20:48:43 GMT
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Errm Violet, why does your snow have a very slight purple tinge? :-O well you know...
Actually its because of a camera phone pic
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Violet, purple-loving Landy obsessed Purple-haired CyberPunk Almost model & occasional word wrangler regarding Landies xXxIf she can't decide on what kind of genitalia she likes to play with you're better off without her. Move on... play with Land-Rovers.
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Dec 14, 2011 20:51:27 GMT
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Awww I thought you had special snow, you gone spoilt it now :-(
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Thast is a thoroughly lovely MX5. Would be just the spec i'd have one in (to begin with)
Props on a nice buy, looks like your using it the way it should be too!
Roofs are for rain. If its not raining, get it off. If it is.... drive faster....
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A couple of winters back I had the top off Ary driving round in the snow, wasn't actually all that much colder, just abit breezzier & got a nice blast of warm air from the heater whenever you stopped! ;D
took a pic aswell:
xXx Mmmm, I want my old '65 series 2a back now. That snow does seem to have a bit of a tinge to it like mdh said.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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So I bought one of these What does that sign on the wall behind your car say? I can't quite make it out...
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Dec 15, 2011 12:12:25 GMT
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I think it reads "MX5 Parking Bay"
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Dec 15, 2011 12:17:42 GMT
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DBizzle -pics man, pics!! ;-) Don't have any pics of that I'm afraid, but here it is hiding in the snow when we drove it to France for new year: That was a fun drive home. ...and, er, here it is a couple of months later getting a fine for stopping in a bus stop outside Clapham Junction. Doh. Wandsworth: more CCTV cameras than any other council in the country.
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Dec 15, 2011 14:52:24 GMT
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Violet, snap, but yours is longer! "breathed on" 3.9 V8, part-time four wheel drive and no roof made for some snow-time fun!
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Dec 15, 2011 15:05:01 GMT
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Doesn't get much colder than this: no bodywork, no windescreen, NO HEATER....just good old fashioned fresh air: ..and if you think we just pottered down the road, Tofufi & I headed up to Wychbury pub meet on Boxing Day in it. 100 miles (2hrs) each way, -5 degrees all the way there, -10 degrees all the way back (in the dark!). It might not look cold in the photo, but trust me, it was! (ask Grunty or Brian Damaged) Weather protection in the form of a paintball mask and some gloves. What an ACE way to enjoy motoring....just a shame the car is being collected by its new owner in about half an hour Bring on the Hustler
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Dec 15, 2011 15:18:10 GMT
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This old girl didn't have a heater... I once got trapped in a traffic jam on the M25 for about two hours shortly before Christmas. For some reason I was only wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Every time I exhaled, my breath froze on the inside of the windscreen and had to be scraped off. Adventure!
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