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^^^ what a lovely thing,i bet it keeps him busy with the Autosol though ! Brasso believe it or not. |
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eurogranada
Europe
To tinker or not to tinker, that is the question...
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Oct 18, 2016 13:26:09 GMT
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It's done 22,000 miles from new  I'll have one like that! The best colour in my mind and just a great car! I'm sort of jealous! |
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Oct 18, 2016 17:30:04 GMT
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It was the first car with a touchscreen GPS...in 1990...and the touchscreen is powered by a humongous CRT. Eunos Cosmo? |
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jayom
Part of things
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Oct 18, 2016 18:12:13 GMT
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It was the first car with a touchscreen GPS...in 1990...and the touchscreen is powered by a humongous CRT. Eunos Cosmo? Yep!  |
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retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member
Winging it.....Since 1971.
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Oct 18, 2016 18:24:55 GMT
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 It's got a square steering wheel!!! 😂😂😂 |
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1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a |
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
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Oct 18, 2016 18:34:48 GMT
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Then Mazda cocked it all up by putting a steering box into it,when everyone else had moved onto steering racks....... Yeah but I've absolutely no doubt at all that you will resolve that issue  |
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
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Oct 18, 2016 18:46:55 GMT
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OK So specific fact and specific to your car - I've covered bits of this elsewhere but here it is in a summary This is mine  Every single one built had a glovebox plaque with a build number  Fist car built was numbered 0001 The last car officially Built was numbered 0950 So what's my car build number - it's 0000 Question is why?? Lotus found themselves without a Lotus Carlton - so they purchased a 12 mth old white Carlton Gsi 24V from Norwich Motor Auctions (Previous owner the Prudential Insurance Company) and converted it to a Lotus Carlton a while after the all the other cars had all left the Hethel Plant |
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Darkspeed
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 4,845
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Oct 18, 2016 18:51:39 GMT
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1. That someone would actually do this to a Lancia Stratos - even if it is a replica - and that I bought it.  2. That Ginetta is actually British and have been manufacturing cars in Britain since 1958 3. That I still have not started to rebuild my G27 4. That I sold my G31 |
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njw
Part of things
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Oct 18, 2016 19:11:21 GMT
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OK So specific fact and specific to your car - I've covered bits of this elsewhere but here it is in a summary This is mine Every single one built had a glovebox plaque with a build number Fist car built was numbered 0001 The last car officially Built was numbered 0950 So what's my car build number - it's 0000 Question is why?? Lotus found themselves without a Lotus Carlton - so they purchased a 12 mth old white Carlton Gsi 24V from Norwich Motor Auctions (Previous owner the Prudential Insurance Company) and converted it to a Lotus Carlton a while after the all the other cars had all left the Hethel Plant That is awesome, both the car and fact and about it. |
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Oct 18, 2016 19:19:21 GMT
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The Fiat Panda doesn't have a handle on the inside of the door to open it, instead you have to lift the end of the arm rest. The only thing that genuinely shocks people on such a utilitarian car - a new CVT gearbox is £2500 plus labour to replace  |
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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Oct 18, 2016 19:21:07 GMT
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The 2 litres of turbo charged engine under the bonnet usually elicits that reaction on mine.
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Oct 18, 2016 19:31:12 GMT
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It's a very common reaction when people ask about the power of my Dad's Lotus VI ...  ... and I tell them it's an 8hp engine. A gang of hoodies recently told me to flip off as their flipping scooters had more than that. But that's all down to how you measure your horsepower.... |
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jayom
Part of things
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Oct 18, 2016 20:03:45 GMT
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Then Mazda cocked it all up by putting a steering box into it,when everyone else had moved onto steering racks....... And stuck with it all the way to the S3 RX-7. Crazy. |
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Oct 18, 2016 23:35:45 GMT
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"I put it back on air suspension."  "ANO?!" |
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It's got about 4x the factory horsepower these days.
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Oct 19, 2016 21:09:17 GMT
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That princess Anne owned one of these.
In fact I get sick of folk telling me that one
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Oct 19, 2016 21:54:08 GMT
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My Camel Trophy Discovery has a Conrico International build plate under the bonnet - I'm not aware of any others with this. Conrico International were Land Rovers 3rd world export agents at the time.  |
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Ignosce mihi cacare necesse est
2012 Fiat Qubo
Sadly currently living a retroless life
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Oct 21, 2016 10:41:39 GMT
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... and I tell them it's an 8hp engine. Wow that makes my 26 hp Trabant seem like a super car. RAC horsepower, i presume |
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adam73bgt
Club Retro Rides Member
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Oct 21, 2016 13:39:38 GMT
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A very mundane fact by the standards of this thread, but I've had a couple of people more used to modern cars express some surprise that my car has a 6 cylinder engine that's 'only' 2 litres...   I guess I shouldn't buy a 1600 Triumph Vitesse then haha |
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Oct 21, 2016 13:55:08 GMT
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... and I tell them it's an 8hp engine. Wow that makes my 26 hp Trabant seem like a super car. RAC horsepower, i presume Thoroughbred Arabian horses! |
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