Tony Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 I would say my Lotus Esprit. It took me years to find a good one that hadn't been modified in any way. When my wife died i sold it to pay off debts plus the great feeling i had driving the car died with my wife. Given the chance i would buy it back until i found out it had been repainted from red to white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Mk2 Scirocco GTI Just like this one, same colour etc. but different wheelas. Someone reversed into the passenger door outside the pub one night and I found out who it was. I went to see him and chase him for the damage a week later only to find out he'd died that week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Died.... People will do anything not to payout. I remember the Scirocco quite well ( had adjustable front camber ) The GTI was definitely known as a chaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 My Mk1 Capri , first decent car I was 19 so thats 30 years ago , mostly rose tinted glass in all honesty but I'd still like another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Nice car in it's day... Very American look what with the long nose and the 2.8i with blown arches was a real rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Nice car in it's day... Very American look what with the long nose and the 2.8i with blown arches was a real rocket. Mine was tuned (Of course) bored out to 3.1 , flowed heads , stage 2 cam and modified carb etc , made about 185hp compared to the stock 138hp and the 2.8i 's 160hp Had a 2.8i as well , later one but it lacked the character of the mk1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 The 2.8 only had the edge due to the power but your 185hp blew that away.... It must have been very early days for you or anyone at that time to be modding cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 No everyone modified them especially Fords , I found a guy to rebuild the engine who used to work for Broadspeed (Very famous in the 70's and 80's) and then one of the open wheel Formulas that used the 3.0l Essex engine , his son had been rescued by RAF Air Sea rescue so he worked very cheap for me and used his contacts to find me cheap parts , did a a great job building the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Sounds like he knew his stuff...... What's the RAF connection to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Sounds like he knew his stuff...... What's the RAF connection to you? Spent 10 years in the RAF and was serving at the time so the guy treated me very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 I had a modded Ford in the early 70's, an Anglia 105E with a 1500 engine bored out to 1650, twin webbers, Peco exhaust, remote gear shift, cortina gearbox and it was in Volkswagen orange, with wide rostyle wheels, spacers and black bumpers. Interior was all black with bucket seat covers, fibreglass overdash housing all the usual extra instruments plus a radiomobile radio and record player ( 45's ). Sadly no pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo Reminds me of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 When I got my first company car (in 1965?) it wasn't nearly as "desirable" as my own private vehicle; a Hillman Super Minx. There was no way that I could justify keeping two vehicles at that time, so the Minx had to go. I really resented the change at the time, but looking back I realise that it was all pretty immature of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Average car in it's day.... Didn't they have issues with head gaskets... Saying that i think most GB cars had issues with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Average car in it's day.... Didn't they have issues with head gaskets... Saying that i think most GB cars had issues with them. I never had any problems with mine. The early ones had a cast iron cylinder head, which later was changed to aluminium. Maybe that had something to do with it, At the time, it just seemed to me to be a quiet, comfortable, family car with an excellent gearbox and good steering. It was a long time ago and you have to remember that before it I had been driving big Fords from the immediate post war period with worm and peg steering, bench seats and a dreadful three speed gearbox with the change on the steering column. The Hillman was definitely up-market in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 I've not owned many cars but if I was to have one of them back it would be either the Mondeo or Corolla T Sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 I see what you mean Sagitar, given the time frame the Hillman was a transition since post war times took cunning survival. I think many including myself envisioned 1945 war over and everything was fine.. Now I'm that bit older i can't imagine what it was like rebuilding the broken war torn county. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 If my Lexus iS300 of 14 years had to go it would break my heart. Really love that car.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I know it well as well..... She was one of the first to have the wim Lexus settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 she was Tony - getting the geo done by you has probably saved me a set of tyres or two over the years! I know it well as well..... She was one of the first to have the wim Lexus settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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