bxer
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One of these beauts....  My brother had one that his parents in law bought new in '84 on a B plate. I bangered it in '91 at the Gatwick track when it was just seven years old, it was that good. Only way we could get the #$@!!$ thing running for the race was to wire the auto choke fully on.... Made it nearly to the end of the Destruction Derby. Then I noticed there was just me and the P5 and the granny. Got picked up by the P5 for a whole lap until I slammed into half a dozen abandoned cars, which spun me round. Fired it up again to a cheer from the crowd, and went head on with the P5, with the granny following in for good measure (they were in the same team). The engine was trying to come through the bulkhead to sit on my lap.  I think it was one of the worst cars I've known of, though it proved to be tough as old boots on the track... |
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MrT
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Just who did Mr Hitler REALLY think he was kidding?
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There's one near me (or at least it was still there a few weeks ago anyway) - bright red M reg 1400 K-series motored example - very late!
Dale
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saw one about the last time I saw a subaru gl estate, lol. I would say gl hatch, but I saw one of those the other day. I nearly crashed |
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At least it did one thing in style then - die! I always remember the Top Gear review of that. Oooh yea, stylish....  ".....the sound of a Polish cog, snicking into another Polish cog" |
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Last Edit: Oct 4, 2006 18:35:31 GMT by Lewis
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qwerty
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I want one!!!
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can anyone tell me what it is? shame it got bangered, but lets not get into that
J
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qwerty
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Its an FSO Polonez
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qwerty
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RWD! Are they fiat/lada based? Fiat Twink powered FSO anyone
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RetroMat
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Column Shifting!
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there was a pickup version local to me but i haven't seen it for ages, the owner probably replaced it with a Tata or something ;D
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wasnt there an FSO thread about a month ago on here?
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NO NO NO NO NOT AGAIN AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!! Deffo my 'Room 101' car....  |
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RWD! Are they fiat/lada based? Fiat Twink powered FSO anyone Yep they are RWD, if you watch that Clarkson vid carefully you can see the propshaft/diff when they are hanging up! I would have one, can't be any worse than a Lada/Allegro and both of those have been superb ;D Finding a MOT'd one must be nigh on impossible though, if one comes up E-bay I will purchase it  |
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these cars suck c0ck. End of.
Can't remember if I liked them in the last thread that came up about them.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Can't remember if I liked them in the last thread that came up about them. I'm going to say you did (even if I'm wrong) just to mess with your mind. |
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st182
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'yota man
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he hee i remember these beauties at the '88 motor show at the Gmex in manchester. loved the plastic around the front end- i thought it was so daddy wouldn't get told off by mummy if he drove the car into the house  |
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Dan   '93 JZA80 '79 TA40 '99 SCP10 |
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SkoCan
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Quando omni flunkus, mortati
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[glow=red,2,300]When was the last time you saw...[/glow]eeerrr..... Never? We didn't get 'em Sounds like a good thing 
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bxer
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Yes I did make it a bit of a mystery by forgetting to mention the make/model  It is indeed an FSO Polonez, this one had a 1500cc engine, rwd, with leaf springs at the rear and a live axle, oddities for such a crude car included all round disc brakes. There was even a sump guard, evidence of it's rally heritage I guess, it had a 5 speed box as well. It's based on a Fiat 125, although I've never seen one of these.... |
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GJM
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Alloy engines; like communism- great in theory.
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There was a white one parked up around the block from me last year. Not seen it since tho.
I'd deffo have one. Quirky and 100% retro cool...then again i'd love a Lada or Trabant ;D
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bxer
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he hee i remember these beauties at the '88 motor show at the Gmex in manchester. loved the plastic around the front end- i thought it was so daddy wouldn't get told off by mummy if he drove the car into the house Daddy would've been told off for damaging the house  I think a Fiat twink would go more or less straight in - I'm sure I saw a twink engined one being bangered soon after mine... |
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My best mate in high School. his big brother got bought one for his 17th birthday....Parents split up not long after that....I am sure it must have contributed |
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