One For Classic Car Fans.....

[MichaelW2]

On my block this week
Reliant Scimitar 3l
Ferrari 308 "Magnum"

 

[tyred]

@tyred

I had a Bedford Rascal (Suzuki Supercarry) for a couple of years, in the early - mid 90s
Scary as hell on a motorway, & even worse on a wet roundabout......... and on spilt diesel

It did make a reasonable bike-carrier, & changing room though, as I had it when I was doing a lot of MTB racing & CX)

The dents on the front, are from trying to push me out, when it got stuck (which was very easy to do!)

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A Lite Ace was a bit more substantial but they all needed a bit of weight in the back for traction. Front wheel drive might have been a better idea.

Subaru made a similar 4 WD van with a 2 cylinder 700cc engine from what I recall. Haven't seen one in years and there were also similar vans from Nissan, Diahatsu and Honda.

Every time I see a Super Carry I remember the one the local undertaker had as runaround. He slid into the hedge in the snow near my uncle's house one Christmas eve and got hit on the back of the head with a large holly wreath which was lying in the back of it and had a very sore neck as well as scratches and grazes.

 

[Ian H]

A rather special Austin 7 special by the looks of it.

 

[Illaveago]

A couple of weeks ago I was out for a ride . As I rode through Biddestone I was passed by an old Delage car. As it passed me I caught a glimpse of a glass radiator mascot which I believe to have been a Lalique "Victoire" mascot .

 

[Peugeotrider]

This was my car from 93-01.
I bought it for 1475 and sold for 2 grand.
Last year...it sold for 23 grand and I feel a right plonker .

 

[Peugeotrider]

Although not classic.... but fun on a budget...I bought this last year for 350 quid and a valid MOT although the roof didn't work but it took very little to fix the roof. It actually cost less than a pound to fix it.
My kids really enjoy the car and planning to let my eldest have it when she gets her test

 

[gbb]

Although not classic.... but fun on a budget...I bought this last year for 350 quid and a valid MOT although the roof didn't work but it took very little to fix the roof. It actually cost less than a pound to fix it.
My kids really enjoy the car and planning to let my eldest have it when she gets her test View attachment 606138 View attachment 606138

Theres still a few around, my daughter had one maybe 8 years ago, 2.0 petrol, really quite zippy and fun but negatives were an incredibly hard ride with lots of banging from the suspension (although that may have been her car needing work) and terrible to sit in the rear seats with the top down...if your head was above the roofline.

 

[Peugeotrider]

Theres still a few around, my daughter had one maybe 8 years ago, 2.0 petrol, really quite zippy and fun but negatives were an incredibly hard ride with lots of banging from the suspension (although that may have been her car needing work) and terrible to sit in the rear seats with the top down...if your head was above the roofline.

They are well known for back axle bearings to fail. It's common and an MOT fail if they are shot.
Mine seem ok but mine is low mileage at 65k miles.
Not much room in the back but still better than a 2 seater cc.
Not too sore on fuel either and it goes well.
My kids view it as an old car and I suppose it's older than they are but my old MK2 escort harrier...now it was an old car lol

 

[midlife]

This was my car from 93-01.
I bought it for 1475 and sold for 2 grand.
Last year...it sold for 23 grand and I feel a right plonker .
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Is it a Mk 2 Mexico?

 

[Peugeotrider]

Is it a Mk 2 Mexico?

That is a 1.6 harrier.
It was the very last of the mark 2 on a v plate.
It was like a parts bin special, rs rims,rs seats,rs boot spoiler and the gas stripes up the sides.
Worth a lot of cash these days as only 1400 were made and probably about 2-300 maybe exist now
I'd mine heavily enhanced lol
Bilstein suspension, dellorto carbs, big valve head etc.
Very fast through the gears but brutal on fuel... MPG about 20 on a good day

 

[midlife]

That is a 1.6 harrier.
It was the very last of the mark 2 on a v plate.
It was like a parts bin special, rs rims,rs seats,rs boot spoiler and the gas stripes up the sides.
Worth a lot of cash these days as only 1400 were made and probably about 2-300 maybe exist now
I'd mine heavily enhanced lol
Bilstein suspension, dellorto carbs, big valve head etc.
Very fast through the gears but brutal on fuel... MPG about 20 on a good day

Thanks, my forray into Escorts was a 1.3 base model reg MYN 975L and another base model reg DRH 401T.

I used to dream of the dizzy heights of 20mpg with my 400 BHP methanol injected Impreza

 

[glasgowcyclist]

12,100RPM @ 06:50

It sounds like an air-raid siren as it runs down

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PuFRto323w&t=417s


0 -10,000RPM, in less than a second

Made me think of this…

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRXwWbo_mX0&?t=58s

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I really don't get the Fast Ford nostalgia - but I never got them bitd either!

 

[Peugeotrider]

I really don't get the Fast Ford nostalgia - but I never got them bitd either!

The money old fords make currently is just stupid.
They really are nothing special.
A mid range modern car will beat them hands down every department.
If I could have one classic car,it would be the mark 1 toyota celica liftback model
AKA the baby mustang

 

[Bonefish Blues]

The money old fords make currently is just stupid.
They really are nothing special.
A mid range modern car will beat them hands down every department.
If I could have one classic car,it would be the mark 1 toyota celica liftback model
AKA the baby mustang

I sorry but that's completely incomprehensible What's required is some flavour of classic Alfa, shirley?