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Apr 12, 2010 11:56:07 GMT
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Absolutly gutted  On friday my mate spotted this at a house he was working at 8-)in warrington mint and running  So on saturday as I was leaving work , I spotted this in the scrappy next door in widnes  so today I went for a butchers on the off chance it still had it calipers  Turns out it only the same bloody car , solid as a rock no welding needed or been done Why why   theyve got this in aswell , bloody told them to save old cars for me   |
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Apr 12, 2010 11:59:48 GMT
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That's a massive shame. Your pal should have made an offer on it there and then!
I've got a strong feeling I'm going to be owning one of these soon, I can't resist the urge any longer, I think they're great!
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Nathan
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Death of a princessNathan
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Apr 12, 2010 12:00:18 GMT
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Thats very very odd unless the owner tried to sell and was mucked about etc. Cant be scrappage can it as i thought that had ended?
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Apr 12, 2010 13:01:28 GMT
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After having ownen a few trust me there's plenty more reasons other than rust to warrent scrapping one of em  |
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R.I.P photobucket
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Apr 12, 2010 13:06:08 GMT
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once the front calipers have been taken off, it might as well be scrapped, sh1t brown wedge, mmmmmm N I C E
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Apr 12, 2010 13:16:46 GMT
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once the front calipers have been taken off, it might as well be scrapped, sh1t brown wedge, mmmmmm N I C E Seriously, Autofive. Why are you still on Retro-Rides? Do you like anything on here? |
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Apr 12, 2010 13:20:10 GMT
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 Coooool's what i think and ive got the calipers ! |
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10mpg
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Death of a princess10mpg
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Apr 12, 2010 13:29:07 GMT
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Crying shame, i have a real want for one of these or an ambassador, there's one in my local town that's a daily drive, looks great..
such a shame they're fwd though I'd forgive them that for the seventiestastic styling esp if it was one of the 6 pot ones
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The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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Apr 12, 2010 13:45:41 GMT
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once the front calipers have been taken off, it might as well be scrapped, sh1t brown wedge, mmmmmm N I C E Seriously, Autofive. Why are you still on Retro-Rides? Do you like anything on here? Seriously Rmad, Why do you bother to comment when i post a comment you don't like? is that really what a moderators job intails? would YOU have bought this dead sh1tbrown 2 litre princess with bits missing? would YOU have offered more than the scrap price for this car with all the saleable bits removed? and travelled to the north west to pick up? just out of interest, how many pre-1985 cars did you buy and run or restore in the last year? this Princess had great potential, potentially it will become a BBQ and some bean tins if someone on this forum had just bought this lovely executive family wedge designed straight from the BL parts bin, i would have kept my opinions to myself. but its dead and gone, my post extolls the virtues (and common sense) of stealing calipers and binning the rest, rather than attempt to resurect a dead motor, that was awful to drive when new, (Have you actually driven one in the last 10 years Rmad?) never mind whens its been sat around for a few years, removed from the DVLA computer system and missing vital, and hard to source, parts. i learned many years ago the folly of buying a moneypit car, when better examples can be bought for just a couple of hundred pounds more. Realism, my world is full of it how about yours? |
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Apr 12, 2010 14:19:33 GMT
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Apr 12, 2010 14:21:50 GMT
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Blimey, this is a cheery thread ain't it?
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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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Apr 12, 2010 14:26:14 GMT
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Ah, the danger of a moderator actually expressing their opinion. An ideal opportunity for someone to start mouthing off at the unelected authority figures. Sorry but the negative comments about this tragic Prinny were just unecessary.
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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Apr 12, 2010 14:33:13 GMT
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Seriously, Autofive. Why are you still on Retro-Rides? Do you like anything on here? Seriously Rmad, Why do you bother to comment when I post a comment you don't like? is that really what a moderators job intails? would YOU have bought this dead sh1tbrown 2 litre princess with bits missing? would YOU have offered more than the scrap price for this car with all the saleable bits removed? and travelled to the north west to pick up? just out of interest, how many pre-1985 cars did you buy and run or restore in the last year? this Princess had great potential, potentially it will become a BBQ and some bean tins if someone on this forum had just bought this lovely executive family wedge designed straight from the BL parts bin, I would have kept my opinions to myself. but its dead and gone, my post extolls the virtues (and common sense) of stealing calipers and binning the rest, rather than attempt to resurect a dead motor, that was awful to drive when new, (Have you actually driven one in the last 10 years Rmad?) never mind whens its been sat around for a few years, removed from the DVLA computer system and missing vital, and hard to source, parts. I learned many years ago the folly of buying a moneypit car, when better examples can be bought for just a couple of hundred pounds more. Realism, my world is full of it how about yours? Really? You have that much to say when all I wanted is for you not to post just to say something is 'sh1t'? |
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Apr 12, 2010 14:34:27 GMT
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Coooool's what I think and ive got the calipers ! that is freakin AWESOME!!! don't know if its just the angle of that photo but the lines on that look awesome, WANT WANT WANT WANT!!!!!!! |
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Apr 12, 2010 14:35:48 GMT
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Coooool's what I think and ive got the calipers ! that is freakin AWESOME!!! don't know if its just the angle of that photo but the lines on that look awesome, WANT WANT WANT WANT!!!!!!! Are they MGF wheels? |
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Apr 12, 2010 14:42:11 GMT
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Seriously, Autofive. Why are you still on Retro-Rides? Do you like anything on here? Seriously Rmad, Why do you bother to comment when I post a comment you don't like? is that really what a moderators job intails? would YOU have bought this dead sh1tbrown 2 litre princess with bits missing? would YOU have offered more than the scrap price for this car with all the saleable bits removed? and travelled to the north west to pick up? just out of interest, how many pre-1985 cars did you buy and run or restore in the last year? this Princess had great potential, potentially it will become a BBQ and some bean tins if someone on this forum had just bought this lovely executive family wedge designed straight from the BL parts bin, I would have kept my opinions to myself. but its dead and gone, my post extolls the virtues (and common sense) of stealing calipers and binning the rest, rather than attempt to resurect a dead motor, that was awful to drive when new, (Have you actually driven one in the last 10 years Rmad?) never mind whens its been sat around for a few years, removed from the DVLA computer system and missing vital, and hard to source, parts. I learned many years ago the folly of buying a moneypit car, when better examples can be bought for just a couple of hundred pounds more. Realism, my world is full of it how about yours? Oh, do shut up. |
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Apr 12, 2010 14:42:31 GMT
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I half expected something about some woman called Diana, but was pleasantly surprised to find some retro lovelyness, only to be dismayed again by the scrapyard photo's !
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Apr 12, 2010 14:58:24 GMT
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Coooool's what I think and ive got the calipers ! that is freakin AWESOME!!! don't know if its just the angle of that photo but the lines on that look awesome, WANT WANT WANT WANT!!!!!!! I agree. It looks more aggressive than an bit of BL tin has any right to. |
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Apr 12, 2010 15:05:45 GMT
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I half expected something about some woman called Diana, but was pleasantly surprised to find some retro lovelyness, only to be dismayed again by the scrapyard photo's ! Retro Rides, not Daily Express |
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary. |
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Apr 12, 2010 15:09:50 GMT
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look on the bright side even tho its dead it still has some parts on it to keep others going
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