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Jul 15, 2004 14:07:28 GMT
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In a similar vein to the 'Neighbour's Cars' thread, it would be nice to hear what cars your friends own. I've just made a quick list and i'm suprised by the quantity and variety of cars my bunch of mates own (though most seem to be VWs) - I think we should start up our own club  The cars i've included are those owned by immediate friends - the list would have been endless if i'd included cars owned by friend's of friends or by friend's parents! Heres my list (in age order ;D) 55' Supercharged Chevy Bel Air 56' Oval Beetle 62' Split Camper (ex-hippy & very rat look) 63' 997 Mini Cooper (recently restored) 64' 105e Anglia (with 1600 Mk3 GT Cortina Xflow) 65' Two-tone Beetle 70' Turbo Beetle (G.F flip front & stripped interior etc) 72' 1300 Beetle 73' VW Bay panel van (lowered, BRMs etc) 78' VW Bay Devon camper 80' 1380 Mini (G.F flip front, roll cage etc - recently damaged & to be re-built using a heritage shell) The Anglia - personal favorite  The Turbo'd Beetle - dropped its cogs on the start line at RCS   |
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Last Edit: Jul 16, 2004 10:33:55 GMT by DerbyDan
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Jul 15, 2004 14:51:19 GMT
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I haven't got many mates with retro cars.........!
72' Mini CLubman Estate
82' Mini City with a 1275GT Engine
88' Mini Mayfair - kitted out in a rally style with a 1340cc stage one
May father-in-law:
85' 944 Lux with S2 bodykit, dropped 60mm and running on boxster alloys
3-wheel lomax kitcar - 2CV based
He's currently working on a 3-wheel rear 2CV engined with front bike forks project. It works off a centre axis that enables the front to tilt 20 degress either side of hortizontal.
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 I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like. |
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Jul 15, 2004 14:53:37 GMT
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Erm,.. Just my dad, with his MGB GT, nearly finished,.. but he has stopped working on that to sort my van out, which is very nice of him,.. and erm,... you lot Thats it,.. My girlfriend used to have a '66 Beetle, but it was more trouble than it was worth (literally). |
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Jul 15, 2004 15:12:42 GMT
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DarrenW's my mate - he's got a tidy Mk1 Golf 16v ;D I've got a load more 'VW' Mates.... with such things as: 1958 VW Panel Van 1966 T3 Squareback 1972? VW Bay Camper with a big motor A couple of mate's with some quick(ish) Beetles My Girlfriend's got a 72 Bug and a 69 Buggy to go with the Type25 Caravelle Got a mate with a couple of Morgans too. other than that - retro machinery is a bit thin on the ground.... My best mate has an Integra Type R, got another mate with a Civic Type R and one with a Nissan 200SX (with the 'boot') Not really a mate, but I know a guy who is in the throes of building a Nova with a 2.0 16v lump running nitrous....  and it's held together with blu-tack (or at least it looks like it!) And of course everyone on here, those that I have actually met, and even those I haven't (unless you don't like me - then I can't class you as a mate  ) |
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Last Edit: Jul 15, 2004 15:13:35 GMT by rainking
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Jul 15, 2004 15:29:56 GMT
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The Trike project sounds interessting Checkmate  - i've always thought those Lomax 3 wheelers looked like good fun - a kind of French flavoured morgan! Rainking - sounds like you've got a cool girlfriend, I need to find one thats into her retro motors too (at least she'd understand where all my money's going  ) mmm. I own an Integra Type R too - i'm not your best mate am I? ;D OJ Would be nice to see some pics of your mates cars too |
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Jul 15, 2004 15:42:10 GMT
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i hyave a good list for friends cars.
mk2 escort 1700 x-flow
mk1 festa mint original car
consul classic 315 1 of 4 remaining in the world
mk2 crapi big block v8 nos (great for scaring G boys)
mk2 sporti corti big block nos blowers space frame
2l opel kadett
2l gte manta
1500hl dolly
soon 2 be XE kadett
9 mk1 sorroico's owned by 1 man
2.1 injection pintoed 100e
XEed mk2 escort
V8 pop
couple of moggys
ford prefect running 3l bmw gear (oh dear)
3l crapi
mccoy kit car (mini based)
purple viva on 1800 manta gear
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Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups
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Jul 15, 2004 17:47:21 GMT
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I don't know many guys with retro cars, but I know one with a monster of an Imp that has the biggest Imp engine he could make, and has a really nice interior, roll cage, bucket seats, wide alleycats rims, and eats modern cars for breakfast. I also know a guy who got his hands on a mk 1 Transit that used to belong to the Ford works rally team's service crew, and had a 2-litre Pinto with a turbo as it's original engine. Too bad the shell is scrap, but he plans to put the engine into a Cortina or RWD Escort and make it itno a rally car. That and I have a friend who puts Alfa engines into Vee-Dubs, but I've already mentioned him.
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Jul 15, 2004 18:02:48 GMT
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'52 Hudson leadsled (327 Corvette motor, been in Street machine) and an FB Victor estate and his son has got a crossflow powered, matt black 100E. Zodiac + Zephyr MK3 V8 TR7 convertable, Lotus Europa and MK1 Mini traveller Triumph 2000, Nissan Laurel and Toyota Camary Another mate had a Porsche 944 (now written off) and a Reliant engined trike (that I did the wiring on. Scary ;D |
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... the only injury I sustained was a bumped head when I let the seatbelt of without realizing the car was upside down and that's not really the car's fault. |
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Mate's retro carsDavenger
@dminifreak
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Jul 15, 2004 22:48:51 GMT
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ok then.
Black 83 Mini mayfair with MG Metro lump
Twin point injection Mini, not sure of the year, but 95 bhp
3.0 Vauxall senator, ex police unmarked traffic car (for sale)
1984 SAAB 900 turbo
1987 Mini City
Audi 80 sport (my dad, the petrol head who made me what I am today)
1975 Triumph dolomite 1500TC
1983 Turbo'd mini with big ass townie body kit
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RA40tony
Europe
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Posts: 768
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1970 Landrover lightweight (with authentic brushed paint) ;D Show condition Jensen 541R (just sold his other) 89 Corrado 16v (mint, lowered and nice wheels) 89 Calipso Blue mk2 8vGTi with Gr. N suspension (lifts a rear wheel at every roundabout ;D ) 89 Black mk2 8v GTI (gassflowed head, cam, chip, manifold, Koni's and Eibach, same behaviour as above car) 89 VW Caddy with mk2 8v GTI engine, reverse rear axle and lowered front) Not retro but very fast, 04 Leon Cupra R (225bhp ) and RIP- mk1 4 door white escort with matt black bonnet. slammed, revolutions, Pinto -RIP |
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1979 Toyota Celica GT. Currently Gone.
1975 Toyota Celica ST. 13x7 Allycats, "the stick" applied. 100kW 4AGE... Sold
1963 Karmann Ghia - Lo & Slo, Sold.
1965 VW Fastback - cruising
1953 Oval Ragtop, work in progress...
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Rainking - sounds like you've got a cool girlfriend, I need to find one thats into her retro motors too (at least she'd understand where all my money's going ) mmm. I own an Integra Type R too - i'm not your best mate am I? ;D OJ hmm... your name's not Richard is it? ;D He's only just bought his, it's not on the road yet as he's gotta get rid of his MR2 first..... |
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My Girlfriend's got a 72 Bug and a 69 Buggy to go with the Type25 Caravelle Its not just any T25 Caravelle, its the Retro-rides.com support vehicle |
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Jul 16, 2004 10:31:33 GMT
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hmm... your name's not Richard is it? ;D He's only just bought his, it's not on the road yet as he's gotta get rid of his MR2 first..... Ha Ha - No, its Dan - funnily enough Actually the only thing thats retro about the Integra is the backlit digital clock which looks like it was lifted out of an early 80s Nissan! Sounds like you've all got some interesting friends with some interesting and very varied 'Retro Rides' - would be nice to see some piccies though!.........pleeeese ;D |
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Jul 16, 2004 10:34:08 GMT
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Squareback...  |
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Jul 16, 2004 10:36:39 GMT
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The G/f's old '65 Rally Look Bug...  |
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Jul 16, 2004 10:37:46 GMT
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Project Beefcake (plans for a Scooby Lump in it)  |
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Jul 16, 2004 10:39:54 GMT
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This is Spuddy's 1968 Bay Deluxe Microbus.....  currently experiencing engine trauma with his 2000cc (it's more but can't remember exactly) lump |
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Jul 16, 2004 10:41:11 GMT
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the Retro-Rides.com support bus...  |
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Jul 16, 2004 11:03:45 GMT
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Project Beefcake (plans for a Scooby Lump in it) Sweet - banded rear wings too I'm liking the early Bay, got a thing for them at the mo - prefere them to splitties. Keep the piccies coming - though we don't want to see the entire contents of Rainking's hard drive |
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The cars i've included are those owned by immediate friends - the list would have been endless if i'd included cars owned by friend's of friends or by friend's parents!
and it's held together with blu-tack (or at least it looks like it!)
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- i've always thought those Lomax 3 wheelers looked like good fun - a kind of French flavoured morgan!
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