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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2163  
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A few more from my trips.
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21st Mar 2024 7:56pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16879  
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I feel rather sorry for the Capri and the two butchered Bentleys, some folk shouldn't be allowed near cars!
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21st Mar 2024 8:09pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2033 
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I didn’t even recognise that as a Capri until you mentioned it BW.
That is egregious. |
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21st Mar 2024 8:12pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513 
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I to thought that about the Capri
Yesterday i saw a Triumph Toledo in a dull orange colour 
As we are having a couple of dry days down this way i saw a Bentley with a blower on, very nice it was to  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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21st Mar 2024 9:33pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10360
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''Meaning of egregious in English
extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable: egregious error It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance'' Just to save anybody else looking, as I had to! |
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21st Mar 2024 9:34pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16879
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Probably the least successful and most overrated British racing car of all time, but nice nonetheless. I'd rather have a Speed Six myself. |
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21st Mar 2024 10:02pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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It was great to see it as iv'e never seen one in the flesh so to speak
Thank you for the info blackwolf
Talking of Bentley's i have a picture or two of one that i had not seen one like it before, i had to take some pics of it as it was filling up at the same garage as me and it sounded awesome when it drove off
I will try and remember to post them here 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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21st Mar 2024 10:41pm |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 985 
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I've not seen Mad Max but I thought Frankenstein was the champion in Death Race 2000. Is there some connection I'm missing? |
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22nd Mar 2024 7:46am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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^^^
Yes Frankenstein was in the film Death race with Jason Statham
The only connection i think with the Mad Max films is the diversity of vehicles they used 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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25th Mar 2024 10:24pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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Yesterday i saw a local plate ( H reg ) Nissan 300ZX in silver
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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25th Mar 2024 10:25pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3341 
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A14 Newmarket Bypass yesterday, a very very tidy G Reg 1989/90 3 door Ford Escort Estate 1.6GL
GL, for the owner who wanted a bit more luxury but couldn’t quite manage the price of a Ghia. I’m a child of the 70’s. These were the Escorts of my youth, but it looked really weird. I had to double take it to be honest as I didn’t recognise the shape. Maybe it was because it was a three door estate. Can’t remember the last time I clocked one on the road? |
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26th Mar 2024 8:49am |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 4937
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its been a good while since i saw a escort 3 door estate of that era, i did see a facebook thread on maxpower cars, and most of those are practically dead now. But what you saw, Saxo, renault 5, Nova, AX, Escorts, Peugeot x06s ( 106, 206 etc) and so on, and i was bloody hell, the saxo is said to be practically extinct know. Just for the record, the 306 that featured on topgear, that got beaten by Austin. One of the lads on the 306 forum found that in a scrap yard in Scotland back in 2013, The photos that pop up are his photos of it, in the yard at the time. When look back how things have changed since those days till now. Its all about Pop corn Remaps, that's about it.
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27th Mar 2024 2:44am |
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| MarkBrown Member Since: 03 Oct 2022 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 321 
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I owned and restored and modified a 2500, it was a MK2 1972, fitted with the 2.5 engine, twin SU's, gas flowed head with the later J type overdrive and Datsun drive shafts. It was a great car, fast and reliable. It's still on the road today, according to MOT history. I kept it as a daily driver for 12 years. |
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27th Mar 2024 9:41am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2522 
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You can almost add Royal Mail delivery vans to that list now.
Around here they have almost gone extinct. Within the last two months it has been really noticeable. |
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27th Mar 2024 12:52pm |
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