Brian Damaged
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The Mk3 celebrates an incredible 25 years since launch next year. They've begun to appear at 'Classic Car' shows.... ....and at RRG.... .....so bring it on, I say. If they wore a VW badge we wouldn't be having this convo!!! ;D
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Brian Damaged
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Thanks Duaine.
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Brian Damaged
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What engine/model is it? 954 or 1100??
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Brian Damaged
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Get some pics up then! I might even come and look at the bl**dy thing! LOL
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Brian Damaged
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How much tax? How much MOT? Location?? Any pics??
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Brian Damaged
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I had a Pageant Blue 2-litre HL back in about 1990. Absurdly comfortable, with that lovely beige velour trim that BL seemed so fond of back then. It was like driving along in a giant teddy bear.
Came in a variety of flavours, early models had the 1800 B-series and the 2200cc six-pot, later ones eschewed the B-series in favour of the OHC O-Series in 1700 and 2-litre flavours. Smoother than the venerable old B, but not as torquey. 2200's kept the R-Series lump (which was thirsty and cooling was marginal...for devotees only) until the very end.
Pluses: Wafty ride, fantastic roadholding, good economy from the smaller engines. My old one would do 35mpg on a run and 25 round town IIRC.
Minues: Spares getting hard to come by, electrical maladies, image. Lack of a 5th gear means they are a bit revvy on the motorway.
A Wedge would make a smashing daily classic if you can keep it maintained/stay on top of the tinworm.
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Brian Damaged
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I see no laws being broken. So:
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Brian Damaged
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As dawn broke this morning revealing a good 6" of snow lying on the ground, I recieved a text message from my compadre Jon 'Sidewinder' Clewer. It read: 'The roads are treacherous, even the motorways. Only a pair of idiots would contemplate driving 40 miles for a fry-up in a 36 year-old air-cooled Citroen with almost no heating. Wrap up warm, I'll be at yours just before 8am'. Hit the fricken road. 110kph is just under 70mph. Yippee. Time for some greasy scoff (BD Restaurant Guide says: NOM NOM NOM). ;D Wasn't long before we had company. Loved this. Jeep body, V8 Range Rover chassis. Lovely A-series-powered Minor on slots. Hardcore. Looked brilliant on the way out, those skinny crossplies on the back chucking up great big rooster-trails of slush with very little forward movement, and that flathead V8 bellowing away like a good 'un up front. Apologies for lack of retro-car content, but had to share this. Known as 'The Big Kahuna'. Homespun frame built around a pair of 36" unicycle wheels. Mad as a box of frogs, utterly pointless, but utterly brilliant. At which point the batteries on my compact succumbed to the cold, but there were a lot of people in their dailies there due to the weather. Will definitely be back next month as the welcome was warm from the regulars, and the food was lovely. Will take my Nikon next time too, apologies for the quality/paucity of photography!!! Brian
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Brian Damaged
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Brian Damaged
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There's been a long-running thread over on the British Rally Forum full of 70's/80's club road rallying pics, I'll link a few here as road rallying 30 years ago was just MENTAL. Obviously they're 30-40 years old so apologies for the size/quality..... Genuine works Ascona of Theo Bengry on the '83 JJ Brown Memorial rally. Speedsports of Ruthin used to cover all the bigger road rallies back then, somewhere at the ol' man's are some prints of me navigating in a completely sideways Hillman Avenger on the 1987 Peak Revs Rally wearing a particularly nasty bobble-hat and a t-shirt with 'GIVE ME HEAD TILL I'M DEAD' on the front.. ;D Droop Snoot Firenza, late 1970's. Yumping! Yes, that really IS a stock Dyane. Hillman Hunter GLS. Sarn Helen Rally, 1981. You could run signwriting on road rally cars right up until the late 1980's. Not so much as a sticker allowed now. Skodas were very popular even then. One our mates had a homebrewed Estelle that we struggled to keep up with in a 1600cc of Avenger. Bubble-arched Anglebox. Almost identical to the one I used to navvy in, except we had a black vinyl roof on ours and Lotus Cortina steels. NUY9K where are you now??? Derrick Arnold, who campaigned this old stager Mk1 for YEARS on road rallies, and was a regular top 10 finisher in the much-missed Motoring News Road Rally Championship. Even vans were allowed! Mk2 Escort very sideways on the 1987 Radnor Pacemaker. We did that event too, but finished early on top of a dry stone wall somewhere near Lake Vrnwy with no nearside suspension strut. ;D Minis were still popular and fairly competitive on road rallies right into the 1980s. Top 10's were almost exclusively Mk2 Escort, though. P6 Rover, early 1970's. Late 1960's. Datsun 160J?? Just sums it up for me. Those were simple times, when you could bolt a pair of spotlights and a sumpguard onto virtually anything, and for the cost of a couple of tankfuls of four-star and a £20 entry fee you could scare yourselves sh*tless. Those were, indeed, the days. ;D
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Brian Damaged
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Twin thing,,,,,,,,,,,1960ishBrian Damaged
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This is GREAT. I'm presuming you've seen this place? twotogo.homestead.com/ Cracking website featuring twin-engined dragsters from the past. Bookmarked and, like many others have already said, can't wait to hear it running on all sixteen!!! A bit of inspiration: Now THAT's what I call a burnout.
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Brian Damaged
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Oh look! It's become mysteriously sucked closer to the ground, as if by some unseen force..... Love Mk3's, have to agree with Dave Orangecords, this is by far the nicest colour for them as well. Lovely.
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Brian Damaged
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1983 Zastava Yugo 313Brian Damaged
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I'm just trying to put into words my impression of just what that interior smells like. A mix of stale fags, mould and Gary Glitter's w*nk sock. Absolutely hideous, yet undeniably brilliant.
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Brian Damaged
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Pug 405 Estate ?Brian Damaged
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You're right, they are one SERIOUS bargain right now.
They do suffer from creaky, seized rear beams a la 205/309/306 and associated Citroens...but that's easy enough to spot.
Knock out front suspension drop links for fun, but that's an easy and cheap fix.
'Style' models are poverty-spec and there's WAY less to go wrong on the electrical front (remember, it's French....) but usually come in 1905 dizzler-flavour, whereas top of the range late 'Executive' 405's are VERY pleasant places to be.....most of which are 2-litre petrol powered.
Numbers for sale on Auto Trader etc are dwindling fast. Get one before they're all gone. ;D
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Brian Damaged
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There is a very real chance I might be able to attend this one. Are dogs allowed (if supervised and on lead?) Yeah, no problem. It's a public car park so anything dog-related goes (apart from dogging) ;D
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Brian Damaged
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Brian Damaged
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Jan 31, 2012 17:58:11 GMT
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RH Classic (Specialist Cars Division). Still no charge for mid-term policy changes, and the best customer service you could wish for. Always highly recommended.
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Brian Damaged
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Jan 30, 2012 19:23:52 GMT
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Thread updated with date for next month's meet....Sunday 26th Feb at 10am.
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Brian Damaged
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Jan 29, 2012 22:46:18 GMT
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