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YO!!!1! As many of you know i have been on another monsta recovery mission buying crusty old J-tat this weekend: Collecting this from near bordeaux, approx 500 mile journey. (pics will appear shortly in readers rides) Of course, i took the digicam along cos I returned via a non-motorway route so was hopeful of spotting some worthy sh1te. A nice 604 diesel with obligatory oil splat on the car park. A lone early visa in a sea of worthless tat. WTF? Ideal fo carying large numbers of ping-pong balls or empty Sunny D bottles I suppose. Sheer style. an array of pub trolleys plus a 304 wagon in the 'showroom', which I bet is 176% rust free. I'd love to have a look at it. This place always looks interesting, any guesses? Here's a 'zoom-up': This was in a peugeot dealer's showroom. I went round that back and had a look in his workshop: Ooof, cop a load of that Simca! And see the orange car trailer at the bottom? well wait till you see what pulls it!!! YOW!!! how much would I like to be recovered by that bad boy!!! Check out my barbour jacket sheltering skills to bring you that great pic. Soz thats all, I found a nice early Lancia Delta 1500 too but no pics cos the feller came out to see why I was poking around it.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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great write up...we once tried driving through france avoiding the motorways but gave up coz it took forever...much quicker to drive through at 100mph till you get to your location! that pug dealer is legendary...modern car companies appricating their hertitidge (sp), i like to see that. its always a worry of mine when taking photos of other people's car, that they might come out and shout!
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ACE pics.
180 recovery slag is a hunny!
I'm intregued by what you describe as 'pub trolleys'.... are you allowed to drive low-speed grp boxes when three sheets to the wind in france then?
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They are 'voitures sans permis'.... you don't need a driving licence to drive one. something like 300cc diesel with 0.000000000000382 bhp. They are sh1t slow, noisy, wobbly and banned from major roads. They are invariably driven by smelly folk who've had their licence confiscated for being p1ssed-up at the wheel once too often!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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Nick
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man i love france miss it and i want to live there. awesome pictures.
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idea stolen from rattely eddie.
this weeks car count "5"
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Quality.
Are you allowed to run them off the road, just for fun like?
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Yeah! in fact thats actively encouraged by the govt.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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Great little road trip. Might even earn you the spotter of the weekend award in this house
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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leg end along with rev and phoenix ;D
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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The Aronde is cute, but is that a Vedette next to it (with no plates on it?) Sweet. Another must-have ride.
Your Carina looks cute. What are the plans for it? Presume its going to be pretty much rust free?
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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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The Aronde is cute, but is that a Vedette next to it (with no plates on it?) I think that's a (Simca?) Chambord
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Shortcut
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Great shots Mr B. Can I knick them shamelessly for the CPUK galleries (with credit natch!) Love the 604 much. My mission to get that free 604 went all pear shaped when the owner decided he wanted £1700 for it!! oops
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This space available to rent. Reach literally dozens of people. Cheap rates!
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Apr 10, 2006 10:10:48 GMT
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Mr Bo11ox: That Carina was for sale last year on the Toyota Enthusiasts Cub site ...just felt the need to tell you that
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Apr 10, 2006 10:26:01 GMT
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Mrs Autohausdolby is going to live in France for a year for her studies, and in all honesty it's looking better and better all the time French ebay looks great too, plus she's going to live in Le Mans...
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Stu
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Apr 10, 2006 10:47:47 GMT
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Mrs Autohausdolby is going to live in France for a year for her studies, and in all honesty it's looking better and better all the time Is she studying languages then? Presumably French? My girlfriend did Italian and Spanish at uni and spent a year away, mostly in Italy. You see some amazing retro stuff when you go over to visit, it was ace!
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'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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Apr 10, 2006 10:55:18 GMT
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Mr Bo11ox: That Carina was for sale last year on the Toyota Enthusiasts Cub site ...just felt the need to tell you that Yo! It must be like sleepy hollow that TEC for sale page! They guy said he’d had no interest from UK, and since we put my starlet on there I’ve not had a single enquiry! Not even a ‘how much’! Ah well. Good job, if it was more active I probably would not now own this carina.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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Apr 10, 2006 10:59:42 GMT
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Mrs Autohausdolby is going to live in France for a year for her studies, and in all honesty it's looking better and better all the time Is she studying languages then? Presumably French? My girlfriend did Italian and Spanish at uni and spent a year away, mostly in Italy. You see some amazing retro stuff when you go over to visit, it was ace! Yep, she chose Le Mans for the car related coolness - what a legend! I'm looking forward to having another branch of ebaymotors to abuse. I hope they have lots of parking spaces at the university ;D
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Apr 10, 2006 11:04:07 GMT
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I thought you'd eBay'd the Starlet now?
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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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Apr 10, 2006 11:06:39 GMT
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I have! Some Irish guy seems to have bought it.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT!
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