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| DSC-off Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: North East Posts: 1481   
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Thanks for the info Blackwolf.
A beautiful car. A bit more digging reveals that one to be a converted TR250, using original Dove panels. So it's not just rare it's almost certainly unique. Recent Sale details. https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1966-tri...2-nec-1122 |
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13th Jun 2025 9:50am |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1636  
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Thank you also to DSC-off, that does seem to be a very special car indeed
cheers Paul |
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13th Jun 2025 7:47pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17826 
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Yes, very special! A good spot, thanks for putting the photo up.
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13th Jun 2025 8:44pm |
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| TJ101 Member Since: 30 May 2007 Location: Taunton Somerset Posts: 3752  
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Actually, a 850 T5-R , First of the R's for 1995 model year , so called limited run, Unique Creme yellow, or black on a UK M plate, followed by Olive green ones on a N plate , Then for 96, came the 850R, in all different colours Mine, which i should have kept 
Plus the one i have V70R AWD Click image to enlarge California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1 Main Brian James Trailer Dealer for South West UK |
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13th Jun 2025 9:37pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2253 
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coming out of the Freeman back onto the Jesmond / Coast Road and sat at the lights alongside a stunning Red mk1 Golf...........looked better than new!!
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14th Jun 2025 9:10am |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2253
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Many around first thing this morning all seemingly heading to the annual Beamish Run - variety of vintage / classic bikes and cars…..
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15th Jun 2025 1:16pm |
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| Hairy Dan Member Since: 25 Apr 2013 Location: NW Durham Posts: 1448 
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I was in quite a convoy as I came down past Beamish around 5ish, TR7, MKI Escort, Sierra Cosworth 4x4, MG RV8 and various other MG's ranging from a TC right up to MG F's Cheers Ian
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15th Jun 2025 11:18pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2253
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there was a massive variation on the display field..........Datsun 260z, at least 3x Ford pop hot rods, Landrover series camper, Manta, most Fords of some description, Lotus, etc, etc..........
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16th Jun 2025 9:11am |
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| piechipsandpeas Member Since: 12 May 2021 Location: Albany, Western Australia Posts: 230  
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There were a couple of clean looking MGFs that entered our local hill climb a few weeks ago. Very quiet going up the hill compared to some of the big Aussie muscle cars
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16th Jun 2025 1:03pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5308
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I used an MGF as a donor car for the rover metro i had, Not many places can fix those due to the suspension setup on them, You need a hydrolastic suspension pump.
the later MGFTF had the coil and damper setup, and i think there was some sort of Hydrolastic replacement been looked into years ago, but i don't think that ever came forward. Laugh is these used quite a bit of rover metro, shame they have vanished as these were quite common cars, and maybe the only one out of the MG Rover range that held the value. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025 " we will work something out" |
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17th Jun 2025 6:02am |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5308
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I spotted a Rover 75 estate in gold /bronze, it was on a 53 plate. How cars have changed since that time! When that was new, EV wasn't even thought about, let a lone hybrid. NA diesels, manual choke cars and NA petrols were still about, and turbos belonged on High end petrols and Diesels were still mechanical pump driven and could run chip pan oil.
 Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025 " we will work something out" |
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24th Jun 2025 7:54pm |
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| DSC-off Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: North East Posts: 1481
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There were EVs and hybrids before the turn of the Century:
Toyota Prius, 1997, hybrid. Honda Insight, 1999, hybrid. The Prius was developed by Toyota to be the "car for the 21st century";[1][2] it was the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle,[3] first going on sale in Japan in 1997 at all four Toyota Japan dealership chains,[3] and subsequently introduced worldwide in 2000.[4] The Honda Insight (ホンダ・インサイト, Honda Insaito) is a hybrid electric vehicle that is manufactured and marketed by Honda. Its first generation was a two-door, two passenger liftback (1999–2006)[2][3] EVs from the 1990s, https://www.topspeed.com/electric-cars-from-the-1990s/ |
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24th Jun 2025 9:12pm |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1064 
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From the 80s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5
Milk Floats were electric way before that!! A great quote: "In August 1967, the UK Electric Vehicle Association put out a press release stating that Britain had more battery-electric vehicles on its roads than the rest of the world combined" |
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25th Jun 2025 7:47am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17826
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And before the turn of the century before that. The "Jamais Contente", in 1899 the first road vehicle to exceed a speed of 100kph and for a time holder of the land speed record: |
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25th Jun 2025 7:56am |
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