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[Tony H]

Many cars seem to be dissapering.

Calibras
Cavaliers
Sierras, even the early Mondeos
All Rovers...

Strangely, many old cars are still around.
VWs
BMWs
Audis.
All of the above due to galvanised bodies.

Diesel PUGs. Due to a million mile durability. I still don't understand why they aren't an oily engine surrounded by a plie of rust.

The only old fFords that are worth the TLC it takes are the good ones.
Here's one or two...


(Posted this one before, but I couldn't resist it again  

Nice looking MK1 Lotus Cortina in the bottom piccy

[SP_3.2]

On somewhat of a diffrent note a guy up the road had when i was a kid....yes a long time ago a Rover 3500 sdi i loved that car would walk past it every day and just loved all the ilghts and buttons to press ..

Looked like this bad boy

  http://www.carandclassic.com/car/C51933

that the one

[nick v6]

i remember having a sd1 with my dad when i had passed my test just before i turned 18
that was a 3.5 v8
loadsa power untill the gearbox went

[JonArgraig]

On somewhat of a diffrent note a guy up the road had when i was a kid....yes a long time ago a Rover 3500 sdi i loved that car would walk past it every day and just loved all the ilghts and buttons to press ..

Looked like this bad boy

  http://www.twinlakespark.co.uk/index2.htm.

Looked like a pirate :p

[nick v6]

i aint saying what my second car was
i wouldn't want you all falling off your computer chairs
lol

[SP_3.2]

The 1st V8 that i saw since coming to the UK from the US.

sorry long day

[SP_3.2]

go on

[nick v6]

it was a seat marbella i had for about a month and fort it would be funny to pull the handbrake round a corner in the snow and put it into a brick wall totaly wrote the whole thing off and took some of the wall with it
then i went and made a big mistake of buying a nissan sunny coupe
then moved on to a 406 which i had for years
then a reanult espace which is still sitting on my drive dead lol
and now the omega.
im gonna keep this 1 for a while now as its the best 1 ive had so far

[The Elite]

Had 2 Sierra's, one 2.0 twincam carb Saph and an 1800 CVH hatch. The Saph was wicked, really fast and went sideways really well! The hatch was pap, wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding and was a lovely faded red. Rare now due to tin worm, never take the rear lights out a Sierra, there won't be anything to bolt them back on to!  

[SP_3.2]

On yes recall the Marbella and i had a 406 for one of my old jobs. Then a few other car and 4 Omega over my time
1 m reg cd 2.0i
2 r reg  cd 2.5
3 r reg elite 3.0
4 02 elite 3.2 looking to keep this as long as i can love it  just have to get rocker gasket and oil cooler done and back on the road.

[humbucker]

this pic is in brunomegav6's post in the gallery. looks like a late sierra in the background!? not so sure about its exhaust though...

[nick v6]

is that a big lump of concrete holding the near side of the car up while the whole exhaust seems to be hanging off

[nick v6]

also looks like there might be 2 people under the front of it
see what you think

[humbucker]

also looks like there might be 2 people under the front of it
see what you think

hahahahahaha!!!

[Kevin Wood]

Well, a bit of Sierra lives on in my kit car. Gearbox and diff (actually, the diff was from a Granada Cosworth 24v). Oh, and the rear brake calipers.

It's odd because the mechanicals were totally bomb proof, IME. Just not the kind of car that gets cherished, I guess. Neither is the mondeo TBH. Most K series Rovers will have HGF'd by now, and that's the final nail in the coffin if you're not handy with the spanners. I had a '91 214 that I had from less than 20K and, despite being pretty well pampered, it was a wreck by the time I sold it with just over 100k.

What surprises me is that there are so many Mark III, IV and V Escorts still running around. Always thought they were the least inspiring cars in existence.

Kevin