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Oct 17, 2006 23:11:42 GMT
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A thread aaaaaaaages ago got me hunting for a pic of the front of a base-model early Sierra. I was convinced that they had unpainted grilles but it was difficult to prove... I found it ;D  I wonder how many povo-spec ones they actually sold? I bet the numbers were minimal - just a headline grabbing "BUY A SIERRA FROM THE STUPIDLY LOW PRICE OF £2995" or whatever  Man and machine in perfect harmony That's from the October/November 1982 range brochure, reeeeeeal early |
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Last Edit: Oct 17, 2006 23:12:38 GMT by DarrenW
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Oct 17, 2006 23:13:54 GMT
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 Cool! ;D That front wheel looks rather lost in the wheelarch! 
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Oct 17, 2006 23:29:11 GMT
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I quite like the odd 'top-hanging' mirror :/
*n
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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I didnt know Noel Gallagher had a MK1 sierra??
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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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Jeez that is povo and no mistake. He looks like he's enjoying himself though |
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Never trust a man
Who names himself Trevor.
Or one day you might find
He's not a real drug dealer.
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i thought it looked like captain scarlet on his way to the office
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They sold at least one, as an example popped up on autoshite in a 'spotted' thread recently..... can't find it now though  |
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Last Edit: Oct 18, 2006 7:12:31 GMT by arthurbrown
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JC
Part of things
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that looks really weird! in fact the more i look at it... its starting to freak me out! (not in a bad way necessarily though - just different)
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lol at the driver.
definately povo though, there isnt any side trim or anything!
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Oct 18, 2006 10:49:46 GMT
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My spare povo grill i got for nowt came off a povo grandad model that was reshelling a Cossie. By the look of the runs it was self painted by the talented old dude. Just need paint stripper now...   |
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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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Oct 18, 2006 10:52:49 GMT
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That driver looks a cool chap. In 1982 colour coded grills were quite new i think, unpainted povo one also perhaps was a back up illision to stop it looking so jelly mouldy too.  It did follow this afterall  |
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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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Stu
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Oct 18, 2006 13:10:11 GMT
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Darren - I spotted a silver one recently, Y-reg I think in St Helens which had the grey plastic (non colour coded) grille like that and thought 'pov spec' - So there are some still about. |
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'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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1300 OHC- pinto? was the 1300 pinto unique to this car?
I have to say I like it.... but if it was 1982 and I was a sales rep and I was handed the keys to that, Id kick the sh%t out of 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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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Looking at that you can see why people shy'd away from them prefering the old Cortina.
Just think 'Potential' though.
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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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Jeez...how long is that guys neck!!!
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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1300 OHC- pinto? was the 1300 pinto unique to this car? I have to say I like it.... but if it was 1982 and I was a sales rep and I was handed the keys to that, Id kick the sh%t out of it. This is all it says:  |
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Oct 19, 2006 11:40:13 GMT
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1300 OHC- pinto? was the 1300 pinto unique to this car? I think LHD Cortinas (Taunus I suppose) got it too, IIRC using this head on a bigger capacity Pinto will give higher compression or summat - it must give some kind of power advantage as it is/was a banned mod on stock cars. Pog, I remember you linking that pic that was on autoshite to here, something like 'FAO DarrenW' title to the thread. |
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Oct 19, 2006 11:48:49 GMT
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Some of those 2dr Cortinas had 1.3 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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Oct 19, 2006 13:55:31 GMT
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Hats off to you DarrenW for finding that pic! You can bet that 99% of the unpainted grilles were later colour-coded to "upgrade" the spec by their owners, much like reanimations one.
Is the grille completely unpainted then? I imagine it to be moulded in the same plastic as the bumpers... did it have a texture or was it smooth? I've never seen one in real life.
Me dad had a silver 2.0GL Y-plater which I really liked. I wish he still had that!
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Oct 19, 2006 14:26:23 GMT
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From looking closely at the pic it appears to be the same as the bumpers... I've got a catalogue from not long later and the base model has a painted grille so it can't have lasted long! ;D Also, some models had smooth aero-wheeltrims. On whichever hatch model it was, they had three vents arranged around the edge, and on others, they look identical but have two vents... You'd mistake them for the same trims at first glance. WHY?! ;D Not the best pics ever, but:   And that's before I go on about why on earth they made two different three-door bodyshell types ;D |
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Last Edit: Oct 19, 2006 14:30:06 GMT by DarrenW
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Cool!
It did follow this afterall
