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Jan 18, 2008 14:20:39 GMT
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hmm not sure if its a good thing or not but I have just purchased myself a victor. i'm only allowed one toy so the skoda will have to go is for sale on here retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=1200651012stuck a bid on and it went for less than I thought, the electrics are all over the place and it has been rednecked up the hilt. whoever did the work seems to have know what he was doing but the styleing is shocking in parts. Bizarely The confederate plates that were on the rear were wired into the alarm to stop people nicking them!    might be ok and become a longterm project at worst I have bought a smooth sounding essex v6(?) and a set of useable wheels. Obviously be nice to get it up together again. if anyone has any info on this particular car or any hybrid ford/vauxhall expertise would be great but I don't know anymore than you can see at the moment. we will see...... |
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Last Edit: Jan 28, 2008 16:26:17 GMT by the_munkeh
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Jan 18, 2008 14:39:49 GMT
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Thats ace!!!! in an 80's street custom kind of way  Awesome! Similar idea to my mates Cortina. |
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stealthstylz
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Jan 18, 2008 14:40:01 GMT
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Thats bloody awesome. Find the number of a local airbrush artist and get it covered.
How much for the wheels if you break it?
Matt
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Jan 18, 2008 14:44:45 GMT
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ha god knows, i had a quick nose about it in the dark the other night so i'm not yet sure how bad or indeed good it is, you have first dibs if it does take that route.
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Jan 18, 2008 15:20:01 GMT
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Actually, I like that, (Says quietly behind hand )
Other than the mirrors that is.
Does that make me a bad person?
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Jan 18, 2008 15:28:06 GMT
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Ha! That is 70's tastic
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Jan 18, 2008 15:46:08 GMT
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Pure tack - great find!!!
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Jan 18, 2008 17:10:02 GMT
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An eBay special I believe  |
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Jan 18, 2008 17:27:53 GMT
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I think that's awesome! The confederate tat isn't to my taste (and not really inkeeping with the scheme IMO) so that's the first thing i'd change, but yeah I think it's seriously cool, period mods rule! Is the flag on the roof stick-on or painted? |
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Jan 18, 2008 17:39:06 GMT
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ah the red square is painted but the rest is vinyl, so will be coming straight off! theres a lot of tat bolted on air horns extra lights. those electric window winders that bolt over where the handles would be. twin electric aerials all needs to come off, and be redone.
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Jan 18, 2008 18:15:58 GMT
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Brilliant, its tacky but I love it! |
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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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Jan 18, 2008 19:09:14 GMT
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Lower it again, lose the sidepipes, paint over that godawful roof flag and put bumpers back on it & decent mirrors and it would not look too bad.
Rover V8 would be a better (& lighter) powerplant though.
Good base car though.
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Jan 18, 2008 20:54:42 GMT
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nah ,spray it all orange give the dixies a good blast and brew some moonshine
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW
the souths gonna rise again
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Jan 18, 2008 23:47:09 GMT
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Split rim slot mags (Champ 500s?) are cool! It's the perfect base for a Big Bertha replica!
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URINATE THE MATRESS!
What a haul! Get some decent mirrorz on it and go for a tats-out 80's CC type photoshoot. WURD.
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Jan 19, 2008 18:41:38 GMT
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NOOOO! leave it as it is! This car rocks. "lower it" pffttt. Loads of lowered cars about. I've got some photos of this car from back in its glory days (or were they gorey days LOL) I'm pretty sure it was a magazine feature car as well, Street Machine rings a bell.  Thats is a way cool exemplar of our heritage. |
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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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Jan 19, 2008 18:46:06 GMT
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*drops jaw* blimey it honestly hasnt changed, the whale tale spoiler "fell off" at some point but thats great work! would love to see some more pics, have done a bit of googling but it didnt throw up anything. better go and pick it up now then haha |
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Last Edit: Jan 19, 2008 18:46:59 GMT by the_munkeh
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Jan 19, 2008 18:49:39 GMT
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you are not so much the owner of a car as a custodian of history there. |
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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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Jan 19, 2008 21:20:47 GMT
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OMG! not what i was exepecting! that is a mad machine and with a bit of history as well, look forward to seeing it in the flesh one day.
It was good to meet you today, hope the Ovlov got you home ok, will need a readers ride on that as well ;D
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Jan 19, 2008 21:32:33 GMT
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haha, yes its different huh. Just need someone to take the skoda to a good home and work can begin. Twas great to meet you fella, and the ovlov performed wonderfully on the drive home. Will be out tomorow morning with me flat cap on giving the old girl a good buff up. might even treat her to that oil change. |
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