LowStandards
Club Retro Rides Member
Bigging Up The Sum Sum Man Since '99
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Nov 11, 2006 14:06:31 GMT
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Just dug up these photo's of my 126 I bought off the 'bay a year or so ago. Was being sold as spares or repairs, basically because it had run out of MOT. Luckily it was only down the road from me so I went to look and found she was immaculate in everyway. So I won the auction for £200 and brought this home        And my favorite bit of the whole car was the mint interior, as fresh as when she rolled out the factory!  Took her straight for an MOT and she failed on a steering bush and a flexi-brakeline. You'll notice there's not a patch of rust on her, not even in the engine bay! The black around the bottom was gravelchip paint as well, no nasty underseal to cover any welding or owt... Promptly sold her on for £1700 a few weeks later, i'd of kept her and I wish I did but the 30 miles a day journey to work was a bit to much for its 600cc air-cooled lump! |
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Nov 11, 2006 14:08:20 GMT
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You did alright there fella, its amazing how some people just don't know what theyve got.
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 52
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1976 - Fiat 126qwerty
@qwerty
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Nov 11, 2006 14:09:32 GMT
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Wow that is/was so fresh, so clean!
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1976 - Fiat 126Deleted
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Nov 11, 2006 15:23:34 GMT
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Mate that looks like a cherry. Shame you couldn't have kept it for a bit of modifying fun.
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Nov 11, 2006 17:31:25 GMT
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that is so sweet. they look way better with chrome bumpers ! ;D
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quality turnaround  altho deffo worth it, looks spot-on |
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:)Awwww..it's so cute, I wanna cuddle it!  |
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slater
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 78
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1976 - Fiat 126slater
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Cant wait to start on mine now! |
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Nov 12, 2006 10:49:16 GMT
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Cant wait to start on mine now! I'm sure you'll find another great ride to distract you again before you get to it ;D |
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1997 TVR Chimaera
2009 Westfield Megabusa
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Nov 12, 2006 12:23:17 GMT
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great result on the sale, hope u promptly blew all the cash on things u didnt need
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Nov 12, 2006 18:04:11 GMT
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Pah. I used to use my 602cc aircooled Deuche to travel 50 a day on the commute. Granted, almost anything else is preferable when overtaking!
Gorgeous motor. Very under-rated as they just aren't as fashionable as the 500 but much better to drive ie syncromesh and everything!
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LowStandards
Club Retro Rides Member
Bigging Up The Sum Sum Man Since '99
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The old non BIS ones seem to be going up in value, a green one sold on the 'bay a while back for over £3k!
She was a lovely car, and i was sad to see her go, but i needed the monies for a deposit on a house, very dull i know. Lets just hope the new owners enjoying knocking about in her...
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buy a BIS now then, while prices are right...
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 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 - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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But the BIS is dreadful! Water cooled and everything.
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LowStandards
Club Retro Rides Member
Bigging Up The Sum Sum Man Since '99
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Yup, the BIS is a teaming pile of sh****
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Nov 13, 2006 10:31:24 GMT
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Isn't that part of the point though?
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 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 - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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slater
Club Retro Rides Member
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1976 - Fiat 126slater
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Nov 13, 2006 11:30:37 GMT
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The BIS ruins The cars chariter, not to mention its relyability
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