aij29
Part of things
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Hi Guys
I`m not sure if they class as retro yet?
But i`m starting to get a craving for a mazda 121/kia pride/ford festiva,
Loads of guys in the states put 1.8 dohc or 1.6 dohc turbo mazda motors in there festivas (us version of the kia pride)
I think i really need a 135bhp Kia pride,
What do you reckon have i lost it completly?(all my mates just laugh)
Cheers
Adrian
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I think that is a great idea - go do it!
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Sounds good to me too, don't see many of these, are they any goood? don't some come with ragtops too?  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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White walls as standard  And thats about it |
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I knew i wasn't dreaming it:  now the question is are they $h!t or bursting with potential? |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Kia pridesBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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I think fellow rr'er street started a thread about these some months ago, and the verdict was that they DEFINITELY need crazy power under the bonnet! I love the idea of keeping the OEM whitewall tyres!
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that pic is nothing like any kia pride i've seen but my rather varied knowledge has deemed the very name kia to be a total disaster unless you decide to renew and replace every wearing item on the car.
*that is to say; the car*
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GAY PRIDE get a european-market 'estate' effort for ultra obscurity love nugget boy!  |
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Last Edit: Oct 7, 2006 1:02:47 GMT by Mr_Bo11ox
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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That wagon is fappin' fantastic! Got a bit of a soft spot for these, I learnt to drive in one (officially; I could actually drive by 17 ). Most are built pretty well and they're a Mazda / Ford design so fairly reliable (yeah, I know, that didn't help the Ford Probe...... ;D). The 1.3i my driving instructor had was pretty nippy although the handling was best suited to driving along at 40mph in a straight line. I WISH I'd had a camera a couple of months ago when one drove past me in town..... standard metallic purple paint, all trim removed, slammed, on wide steelies, with a roof rack. YOWZER! |
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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it would be great to mod one, they remind me of a starlet.
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The most discontinued car ever - Ford and Mazda killed it off, then Kia killed the Pride off in `99, brought it back 6 months later, then killed it again 6 months after that. So far its died four times. Apart from that they`ve got nice engines and interiors but the 12 inch wheels don't do the handling any big flavours. They go well and are cheap and reliable, so they make great users but it would be nice to see one played about with a bit.
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Ah, the Kia Shame. Theres a nice '86 or so 121 in our works car park. Interestingly enough the Pride 1.3i LX was the quickest car in its class when new, 0-60 in something like 9.6 or so. I don't think it would take much to make one quite fun for a thrashabout daily. Few years back me and a couple of guys at work saw a few go through the motor auctions for like £60 each and we said we aught to buy one each and have a race - budget of like £250 for performance "mods" and go thrash them up an airfield... Never happened though |
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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 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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street
Posted a lot
6.2 ft/lbs of talk
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I think fellow rr'er street started a thread about these some months ago, and the verdict was that they DEFINITELY need crazy power under the bonnet! I love the idea of keeping the OEM whitewall tyres! Aye I did indeed start a thread about these! It had some right gems in it, one with a 2.0 zetec on TB's and a lowrider style one!  I'll try and have a look for it... |
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aij29
Part of things
Posts: 639
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Hi
I`ve got loads of piccies(no idea how to post them)
The ford powered ones generally arent zetec but a mazda 1.8 dohc that ford fitted to some us specific models(hence the ford cam cover)
Even 7 were produced with a ford 3.0litre v6 rear mounted with wide arches like the turbo 2 renault 5
Cheers
Adrian
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Kia shame *snigger*
Bah, someones beaten me to it!
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.  |
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that pic is nothing like any kia pride i've seen but my rather varied knowledge has deemed the very name kia to be a total disaster unless you decide to renew and replace every wearing item on the car. *that is to say; the car* That's because it's a mazda 121 (pre kia pride) |
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It is yeah. did the Kia's not have the big sunroof option then? i'm perversely fancying one of these little things, must stop that.
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Yes they did, I used to work on both Kias and 121's when they were new and both were available with the full length roof. the Mazdas were a gazillon times better made than the Kias though. I think the kias used kitkat wrapper foil for the body panels ;D
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LOL........Kia+retro= have you lost your minds......
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They are pretty quickly forgotten and you don't see many, not 100% they are strictly 'retro' like.
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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And thats about it
