One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Richard A Thackeray]

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Carrol Shelby never wanted to fit the 'big block' engine in the Cobra after all the 289 is over 4,500cc and produces plenty of power, the 7 litre engine was too big and heavy so upset the handling of the car.

Probably pushed by Ford, to keep in front of Chevrolet

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

It was there today and there's also a red around locally as well but not seen it for ages.

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Very nice, that's the later DC5 model. Still a cracking car in the best colour for one.

 

[biggs682]

A mixed selection on this morning's ride

This selection of mainly Corvettes were behind closed gates at the Aviator hotel.

Then I spotted this original Mini at the bottom of a driveway

And these two were parked close to HMP Five wells

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Those new Stingrays are relatively (careful use of word!) cheap and the look isn't excessive when compared to Italian peers, but not sure I could get over staring at that steering wheel for any period of time. Defeat from the jaws etc

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 19th

Lidl
Altofts Road
Normanton
Wakefield

I see this on a semi-regular basis, l’m not sure if it’s a ‘daily driver’?

Taken from the petrol-station opposite

 

[biggs682]

Anyone on cycle chat bought this one of my Boyhood hero cars

Some of the other lots are quite tasty too

https://www.historics.co.uk/auction...=0&au=92&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=1&pp=96&pn=1&g=1

 

[Fastpedaller]

Over a quarter of a million for a mk2 escort? Crazy, because you can get an as-new built with a new body for a lot less (still a sizeable amount of money)

 

[stephec]

Over a quarter of a million for a mk2 escort? Crazy, because you can get an as-new built with a new body for a lot less (still a sizeable amount of money)

The RS1800 was built in very small numbers, so people who can afford it will pay whatever it costs to get their hands on one of the survivors.

For that kind of money I'd rather have an Aston Martin V8 Vantage,or you could probably get a nice Capri and still have change for a Lotus Esprit.

 

[biggs682]

The RS1800 was built in very small numbers, so people who can afford it will pay whatever it costs to get their hands on one of the survivors.

For that kind of money I'd rather have an Aston Martin V8 Vantage,or you could probably get a nice Capri and still have change for a Lotus Esprit.

I think 108 were built how many are in original road spec ?

Over a quarter of a million for a mk2 escort? Crazy, because you can get an as-new built with a new body for a lot less (still a sizeable amount of money)

Very true but I think I would choose the original one

 

[Adam4868]

Here you go biggs

 

[stephec]

I think 108 were built how many are in original road spec ?



Very true but I think I would choose the original one

I read an article in a classic car magazine a few weeks ago, can't find it now though, it did have the numbers but I can't remember.

 

[stephec]

Then again, I might be able to find it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Then again, I might be able to find it.

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When I was in my early teens, a neighbour had a 1600 Sport, in a rather nice green
Not the 'peppermint' that seemed to be predominantly on Capris, or the LNER (railways) 'apple-green', but somewhere in between

 

[Drago]

The aRSe 2000 was very disappointing. Pretty understeery until suddenly it wasn't, slower and quite a bit less powerful than the 2.3 Firenza, the Dolly Sprint or even the contemporary Golf GTi.

It showed how low the bar was set, how easily pleased we were back then that such tepid mediocrity was considered so desirable.

 

[presta]

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