asbo23
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May 29, 2019 20:29:24 GMT
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I think this need including here  It like a cross between a '70s custom and a '90s custom. Its a car that demonstrates why I like silly bodykits and big wheels, i appreciate the work that goes into it and the effort and creativity that makes it a one off. Clever maybe, and certainly an acquired taste, but what the fox is it? DVLA says Austin, so I am guessing it's a re-engineered Maestro, but... errr... words fail me!! Maestro Van yes, would like to see a pic with the door open. Says 3.5 V8. That Marina was not cool. |
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Last Edit: May 29, 2019 21:20:14 GMT by asbo23
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May 29, 2019 20:45:44 GMT
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Street machines project rover coupe Wonder what happened to it?  |
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2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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jaws
Part of things
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May 29, 2019 21:02:11 GMT
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I think the street machene rover was left in a outdoors for years and sadly rotted into the ground.
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Andy Saunders Citroen anyone?  |
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Fraud owners club member
2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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Last Edit: May 30, 2019 7:57:27 GMT by Deleted
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May 30, 2019 15:53:28 GMT
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Fraud owners club member
2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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May 30, 2019 15:54:58 GMT
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Another one I remember seeing at a show  The paint was cool, but its party trick was cooler  |
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May 30, 2019 16:38:49 GMT
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There are some very good cars there and, er... a few that make the good ones look better. If you like this sort of stuff I would recommend this book.  A really good in depth story of the big custom shows of the 70s to early 80s. with plenty of photos. I've no connection with the book or the author, I just like it and find myself regularly dipping in for a dose of nostalgia. |
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May 30, 2019 16:48:05 GMT
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Fraud owners club member
2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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May 30, 2019 18:54:01 GMT
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Seeing as this thread was inspired my the custom Marina, I have proof that he was not alone Perfection  A newer build I think, but still 100% 70's  Ok.....  Round porthole windows are one thing, but heart shaped is for real winners  Another Marina, this ones quite full-on, Austrailian judging by the plate on the car behind it  Not strictly 70's, but still very much yes.  Ok not a Marina, but just look at that artwork.  |
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May 30, 2019 19:02:50 GMT
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70,s customs were awesome,health an safety hadnt been thought of,so just about anything went and was done,my own mk111 cortina 1300 ex repmobile,
had a daimler v8 stuffed in it, jacked up, 15x10 wolfies rear,foglights wired up underneath, and yes suede buttoned door cards and interior lol all still on the original puny 1300 brakes!
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May 30, 2019 21:47:57 GMT
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Fraud owners club member
2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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Fraud owners club member
2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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May 31, 2019 12:41:48 GMT
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No doubt anyone on here that knows me Will know the car I’ve said many times is the only one I’d own if I could The REAL legend Henry hirise   I started buying SM in about 1981 so missed the Henry Hirise edition. I've seen the restored car at a few car shows and it somehow seems more important than all those perfect E-Types and Ferraris. Just seeing it gives me a buzz. On the same subject, this was at the Resto show at the NEC back in March.  |
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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May 31, 2019 16:25:20 GMT
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A newer build I think, but still 100% 70's This was for sale a few years ago for £8k. At the time I could not justify spending £8k on it. Or to be more accurate... I could easily justify it, but my lovely wife couldn't even begin to justify it and got a bit shirty about it every time I mentioned it. To the best of my recollection it was an original 70's survivor, which had more recently been re-commissioned as a close copy of what it originally was. So all the mechanical work underneath was pure 70's, but the paint job was new and a tidier approximation of what was on it when it was found. |
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May 31, 2019 16:32:14 GMT
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May 31, 2019 19:30:03 GMT
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Fraud owners club member
2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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May 31, 2019 20:18:13 GMT
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The Tony Zammit Zephyr was a car I saw a few times at shows, it was magazine featured and spoken of highly. It must have been finished and painted to a deadline because the flatting marks visible under the paint had to be seen to be believed.
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May 31, 2019 21:33:49 GMT
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This was also recently pulled out of it's hiding place to.  |
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