One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Ian H]

We wandered into the Haynes motor museum on the way home earlier this week. Interesting collecton, though it gets rather tedious beyond the 1960s.
However, it appears that the vast expanse of immaculate striped lawn at the front is plastic grass. Coffee was okay.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 16th

Rover SD1 & Jaguar XJS
Pontefract Road/B6378
Sharlston
Wakefield

These have been here a long time, but l rarely pass
(there used to be a Chevette hatchback too)

 

[Ian H]

Photographed by a Bengali friend in Calcutta.

 

[Ian H]

One of those Mercedes tin box things.

 

[DRM]

Or how to spot the local drug dealer

 

[FrankCrank]

One of those Mercedes tin box things.
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Nasty crack on the windscreen

 

[gbb]

One of those Mercedes tin box things.
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80s or 90s perhaps, I found myself approaching a R/A with one of those in front of me. We slowed, she went, I slowed then went, attentively looking yo my right...arghhg, she stopped. I nosed the transit bonnet into the back door hanging spare wheel. My bad entirely. I gestured to pull over and we inspected the complete lack of visual damage to the GWagon, obviously the tyre had takin the impact. I offered derails apologetically...she replied..
Don't want to know...ive literally just picked it up from the dealership its literally brand new, there's nothing to see...forget it.

I suspect she just didn't want the embarrassment of telling the owner. I'd taken the reg just in case anything came back...
Phew, lucky escape for a moments inattentiveness.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 31st

In a small scrapyard, to the south-west of Wakefield
Nissan 280’s?

 

[Ian H]

Seen on an estuary walk.

 

[stephec]

Seen on an estuary walk.
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I'm sure you must live on the set of Foyle's War, or Heartbeat.

 

[Drago]

Seen on an estuary walk.
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The headlamp and windscreen visors are the epitome of 60s chavtasticness. Other than those it's a lovely old thing.

 

[FrankCrank]

The headlamp and windscreen visors are the epitome of 60s chavtasticness. Other than those it's a lovely old thing.

Wot, no fluffy dice or nodding dog?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Circa 295BHP
800kg!!
The price will be scary though!

https://borehammotorworks.com/ford-escort-mk1-rs/

Some of the Irish escorts like baby blue' have more power, 350BHP+, but weigh about 1000kg, & possibly jump further!


https://borehammotorworks.com/ford-escort-mk1-rs


View: https://youtu.be/bLgZAc1WnS4?si=tvh3iDqIuIjIkl-b

From 295,000 !
Sort of defeating the object for me,bit like cover bands 😁...was watching Car SOS yesterday and the yellow one they fully restored.

For a lot less money (presumably), you could have a build like Frank Kellys?
(circa) 350 BHP, 6-speed sequential 'box, etc....


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_vwGcdV6Oc

 

[Drago]

Photographed by a Bengali friend in Calcutta.
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Ah, the new Dacia Bigster.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Turn up to '12'

1,500cc
V16
Supercharged
'Back in the day', I believe it was stated, that it gained an extra 100BHP, for every 1000RPM, over 7,000?
Just something from my memory, but it could be wrong at my age


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIWyeynMAi4&t=520s