|
|
Dec 26, 2005 16:46:27 GMT
|
Prompted by the 164 in the eBay thread, I thought a 140 / 160 thread would be appropriate: I really like the early 140s (especially the 142 and 145) due to the slim bumpers and polished grille that echoes the design of the Amazon: 142: 144: 145 But I'm not so keen on the later ones: Ditto with 164s - early ones look great: But the later ones aren't so nice:
|
|
|
|
|
richy
Posted a lot
Flatheads forever....
Posts: 1,764
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 16:50:41 GMT
|
oh please, why did you put that up? Last year me and TopTaff sold a very early 164 - slim bumpers, sticky-out door handles, quarterlight and column shift auto - and wish we hadn't.
And people say they'd rather have a P5B?!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 16:56:12 GMT
|
paul stop it !!!!! ;D
|
|
2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 16:59:10 GMT
|
Now I've gone all wibbly. Early 164, air bagged out, Rover V8, deep metallic blue with a drop of 'flake, chromed steels............
|
|
Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
|
|
richy
Posted a lot
Flatheads forever....
Posts: 1,764
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:00:59 GMT
|
We nearly added some black T5 rims to it.....
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:01:37 GMT
|
Blame mrsigma and hairnet 600 in the ebay thread Also, I often drive past a white G plate (68 / 69) 145 that is slowly returning to nature near the Surrey / West Sussex border :-( A few more:
|
|
Last Edit: Dec 26, 2005 17:02:25 GMT by Paul H
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:02:12 GMT
|
maddest 164 ever . street rod nats '05
|
|
|
|
richy
Posted a lot
Flatheads forever....
Posts: 1,764
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:07:10 GMT
|
Paul: is that the one on the way towards Goodwood? There's also an H-reg 145 rotting in front of a big house near Kew.
|
|
|
|
richy
Posted a lot
Flatheads forever....
Posts: 1,764
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:07:47 GMT
|
... oh, and a 142 doing the same near Lampeter!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:10:12 GMT
|
Paul: is that the one on the way towards Goodwood? It is indeed - been there for years, poor thing....
|
|
|
|
|
richy
Posted a lot
Flatheads forever....
Posts: 1,764
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:13:01 GMT
|
Blimey it certainly has. A lovely 145 came up for grabs in Stroud last year too
|
|
|
|
slater
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 6,390
Club RR Member Number: 78
|
Volvo 140s / 160sslater
@slater
Club Retro Rides Member 78
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:17:23 GMT
|
Is this a late 144? one of my favorite volvos
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:24:01 GMT
|
Slater, that's the interim model 142* - flush door handles and different grille, but still the slim bumpers. Still a very cool car! Along with the rodded 164 posted up by the Professionals, I was searching for pics of that one but couldn't find any * By the time of the 140 / 160, the 1st digit is the series, the 2nd digit refers to number of cylinders and 3rd to number of doors. Hence also 244, 245, 262 etc.
|
|
Last Edit: Dec 26, 2005 17:26:41 GMT by Paul H
|
|
richy
Posted a lot
Flatheads forever....
Posts: 1,764
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:25:40 GMT
|
By the way Paul - you didn't buy your Amazon from West Wales did you?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:31:04 GMT
|
Richy, it came from Chris Hart (an Amazon specialist) in Putney, in Feb '94 & prior to that, it was owned by a guy in London since the early '80s. Dad bought it as cheap wheels when he and mum were getting divorced. AFAIK, it had been standing for the previous 3 or 4 years, with the back seat folded down & the boot used as storage.... Based on the numberplate (MO) it was originally from Berkshire.
|
|
Last Edit: Dec 26, 2005 17:32:31 GMT by Paul H
|
|
Gompo
Part of things
Posts: 539
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:32:00 GMT
|
|
|
1976 Ford Escort 2dr 1100
1977 Ford Escort 2dr 1300
1978 Ford Escort 2dr 1300-2000
1999 Honda Integra Type R (Black) 1990 Lotus Excel SE
|
|
richy
Posted a lot
Flatheads forever....
Posts: 1,764
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:32:50 GMT
|
Ahhhh.... Just that my mate sold one last year (or the end of '03) that was written up in CCW. It went to London.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:36:52 GMT
|
Can't have been as scruffy as mine ;D There is another dark blue Amazon estate in sw London though - several friends of mine have seen it and thought it was me!!
|
|
Last Edit: Dec 26, 2005 17:37:05 GMT by Paul H
|
|
richy
Posted a lot
Flatheads forever....
Posts: 1,764
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:41:13 GMT
|
All this talk of 140s and 160s has fired me up re: getting back my 164!
|
|
Last Edit: Dec 26, 2005 17:42:25 GMT by richy
|
|
|
|
Dec 26, 2005 17:49:57 GMT
|
How about the one in the eBay thread? It's an early model and has overdrive too
|
|
|
|
|