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Apr 23, 2010 12:19:30 GMT
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Obviously Capris are not chav cars. But that didn't stop my Capri being voted Most Chav Car 2004 in FHM magazine!  (I didn't actually say any of the stuff that's attributed to me. Typical FHM 'journalism'...)
Also, for the record, I was not a subscriber. |
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Apr 23, 2010 12:28:54 GMT
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Fine bit of journalism there. I hope it was atleast nominated for an award.
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Apr 23, 2010 12:35:32 GMT
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Two facts: 1) When I started my job four years ago, some intrepid investigator within the company ensured that that scan was projected onto a huge screen during an all-staff meeting in my first week. 2) The FHM journo who wrote it, Lee Coan, was a really unpleasant and odious little man. Still, it's fame of sorts! ***edit*** Good God, he was nominated for a journalism award the following year. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Coan |
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Apr 23, 2010 12:49:41 GMT
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If you didn't actually say what's been printed, that's slander surely?
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Apr 23, 2010 12:54:46 GMT
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Libel, I think. I'm kind of over it now though!
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Apr 23, 2010 13:33:24 GMT
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Wait, journalists telling lies? Facts appearing in print that are massive departures from fact? When did this start???
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All the same, that sucks the pink one. I would sue the suffering phuck out of him for it.
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Apr 23, 2010 14:14:28 GMT
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Ha - I think I may have set the wrong tone for this thread. I'm really not bothered about what was made up, I just wanted to share the amusing old scan I happened to stumble across today...
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Apr 23, 2010 14:19:39 GMT
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I think suing someone for implying that Capris can be tail-happy, and suggesting you talk about about cars as if you know nothing about cars is a little excessive ;D
Chances are the only time the majority of FHM readers saw that article was when they had to flip to it quickly when their mum came in so they didn't get caught looking at boobs...
It's a damn nice-looking Capri anyway, I remember admiring it in Classic Ford as well.
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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 23, 2010 14:26:31 GMT
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Ta! A pic from the CF shoot:  |
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Apr 23, 2010 17:36:13 GMT
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so, let me get this straight.
you're a master criminal of the highest order AND drive a chav car.
its not looking good mate.
;D
ive just actually read what the text says.
the writer should be executed publically then strung up on the nearest lamp post.
what a c0ck.
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Apr 23, 2010 17:43:45 GMT
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lmao at what it says
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Apr 23, 2010 18:45:11 GMT
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journos  - (and even worse, wanna-be journos ) don't get me started  nice cappa - what motor was / is it running? |
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Apr 23, 2010 19:02:34 GMT
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journos - (and even worse, wanna-be journos ) don't get me started ......wanna be journos? Are we talking about the rolled up trouser leg and funny handshake club by any chance? Hey its not what you know its who you know........  That Capri is as clean as ive seen one, super super nice without going OTT, very stylish Sir. What was it running? Anymore shots of it? |
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Apr 23, 2010 19:37:58 GMT
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journos - (and even worse, wanna-be journos ) don't get me started ......wanna be journos? Are we talking about the rolled up trouser leg and funny handshake club by any chance? not so much 'meeting on the square' as 'riding around the square on a push-bike shouting at kids who don't like your bike' ;D cmon - tell me about your cappa I'm intrigued heres some more:    |
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Apr 23, 2010 20:03:57 GMT
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Ah, i see now. Indeed, it is a bit excessive to think of sueing, but all the same its a bit cheeky.
Lovely Capri nonetheless! You should be proud!!
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Apr 23, 2010 22:48:22 GMT
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How did the car, and you, end up in FHM article anyway?
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FHM, who cares? Does anybody read that piece of curse word?
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Apr 24, 2010 12:32:05 GMT
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It was a bit random - I had that Capri in 2004/05, someone mentioned to me that FHM were doing a car awards feature and were looking for a Capri, so I sent them a picture and they came round with a camera! I'm not a fan of FHM, it's pretty rubbish, but I just thought it'd be funny really... I bought the car on eBay in late 2004 - a company called SB Racing had just finished building it for a customer who then didn't pay the bill, so they sold it. (It was Cayman Blue because, I believe, SB Racing used to make single-seat racers that were all the same colour.) A couple of weeks after I bought it, it appeared in a four-page feature in Classic Ford - they must have done the photoshoot shortly before I bought it. It had a tweaked 2.8i V6 with a healthy 181bhp and 197 lb.ft. I've just dug out the old eBay listing, which said this: Ford Capri 2.8i, 1985, limited slip diff, 5 speed box, new rocker shafts, push rods, battery, lowered adjustable Bilstein suspension (currently lowered 3.5"), 375lb springs, 20-gauge top strut mounts, decambered leaf springs & lowering blocks, 5x brand new 14x7 Revolution wheels with 205/60x14 Falken tyres, all new AP Racing discs, Pagid pads, Brembo MI6 calipers, wheel bearings, Ashley exhaust with headers, Shark Grey half leather Recaro interior, big Infinity stereo system, resprayed Cayman Blue with Java Blue flip, full body resto, absolutely zero rust, custom front splitter, fully serviced, chrome rocker covers, stage 2 heads, SB Racing cams, honed bores, polished crank, RamAir cold induction, new flexy hoses, belts, leads, plugs etc, modified lower crossmember, relocated steering rack, this car has had four thousand pounds spent on it and has not done 100 miles since built.Not bad for £1500. Unfortunately, I can't find any more photos of it. I'm sure I took loads, I just can't remember where they are...  ***edit*** Found a few pics, sorry about the poor quality!     |
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Last Edit: Apr 24, 2010 12:45:25 GMT by dbizzle
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Apr 24, 2010 18:44:26 GMT
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God that car is gorgeous! I keep seeing it and liking it more! I hope you properly used it? ;D
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