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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1023   
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I spotted a Scimitar GTC today going south on A1M, forget they done a coupe version Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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16th Aug 2024 5:02pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20454
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H1Tad - They are reliable that’s true and return high miles.
Have you seen Steve Meade’s Caddy? (You can see it on YouTube). Over 1000HP I think and twin / bi turbo.   
Muddybigdog - Just searched one of those, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before. I have quite a good knowledge of most vehicles out there, but not so much classics. Mainly because many have got rare now, so much so they are in very small numbers left. The scrappage schemes by Gov over the years have a lot to answer for because of that.  No Guts, No Glory.
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16th Aug 2024 5:32pm |
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| piechipsandpeas Member Since: 12 May 2021 Location: Albany, Western Australia Posts: 215  
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Parked up next to this very nice Morris Mini pickup yesterday. Always wanted one when I first started driving but ended up with just a standard mini saloon.
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17th Aug 2024 2:20am |
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| Gareth Member Since: 12 Dec 2011 Location: Woodford Posts: 1110 
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Here are some rare cars.
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17th Aug 2024 7:08am |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1023
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Muddybigdog - Just searched one of those, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before.
I have quite a good knowledge of most vehicles out there, but not so much classics. Mainly because many have got rare now, so much so they are in very small numbers left. The scrappage schemes by Gov over the years have a lot to answer for because of that. [/quote]
@custom90 The only thing I recall about Scimitar is that Princess Anne had one and they seemed to catch fire. Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200 Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold Last edited by Muddybigdog on 17th Aug 2024 1:51pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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17th Aug 2024 8:28am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20454
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Quite likely, fuel leaks common as well on classics so not surprising. No Guts, No Glory.
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17th Aug 2024 12:41pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5197
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Any vauxhall from the 70s and 80s era is practically non existent, from what i have see, Only the nova seems to be the one to really survive. A bloke down end of the road used to love rovers, He had a couple of SD1s back in the late 90s, Then switched the 800s. He always seemed to have a Rover 800 on the drive, and ran jag at the same time, His MRs had a metro, then sort of moved onto other makes. 10 years ago, he must have retired early, As he parted company with the rover 800, and reverted back to an SD1 again, but kept the jag. I think that now has gone, and the Mrs is putting around in a BMW mini thing, and he is rocking a MGB roadster, with wire wheels and chrome bumpers. So i am suspecting the Rover side of things are getting a little tricky for spares now sadly. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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19th Aug 2024 5:02am |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1627 
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Hi, I’ve had a couple more spots this week on my rounds,
It’s a 1600 twin cam, I’ve not seen one for years, probably due to them rotting away and from memory it was a popular mod in the day to a Morris minor to fit the fiat twin cam I’ve also seen each day this week between Minehead and Williton a very nice looking old English white A35 slightly lowered with what look like minilites fitted with a young lad driving it, unfortunately I was driving so no chance of pics oh and I saw a white mk1 transit between Bridgwater and Holford yesterday lunchtime, it looked very tidy cheers Paul |
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24th Aug 2024 9:20am |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1319 
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Was there a 2 litre version of that as well?
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24th Aug 2024 5:31pm |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1627
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Yes there was and they were cracking engines 👍
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24th Aug 2024 7:06pm |
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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1406 
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A Vauxhall Royale. We had one of those in 1981. Stepfather wanted a change from the Granada. It was super posh in those days. Also love the Chevette - I had the saloon, it was my first car. EMR530W.
It's funny how the big exec cars were dominated by Ford and Vauxhall for years with a little smattering of Jaguar. I remember my father getting an Audi 100 and thinking it exotic and super cool. Mind you he upped his game in 1984 with an early Quattro  Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy. |
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24th Aug 2024 9:08pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5197
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Spotted an MG ZT/ rover 75, what was a common car on our roads. Anything MG Rover based as practically vanished from the roads now, i suspected such years ago. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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28th Aug 2024 6:56am |
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| Race.it Member Since: 27 Aug 2019 Location: Algeciras Posts: 823  
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My Neighbour has a rover 75 in daily use. But here in Spain you drive the car into the ground… Searching for my first Defender...and started just as Covid hit, so talk about timing.
5 months after starting the search I found it, and here is the details |
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28th Aug 2024 7:04am |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1786  
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Nipping back to th UK last year there was a MG ZT V8 - the hand built stretched one - getting on the ferry just before us, it did sound lovely going up the ramp and must be pretty rare now.
Keith |
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28th Aug 2024 3:08pm |
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