Smiler
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Today is my fortieth birthday. Yesterday I was at the top of my game, at the very pinnacle of my own awesomeness at the very top of 'The Hill'. Today I have started the descent down the other 'wrong' side. So, as a pick-me-up, what great cars are also 40 this year? I'll start the ball rolling:    and of course they'll hopefully become tax free in the near future.  Smiler. |
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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meltdown
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Isn't letting old age get the better of him, still making the same bad decisions with vehicles.
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Jul 28, 2015 10:11:45 GMT
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Happy Birthday
I was going to post a pic of my car but then you go on to mention the word great so I didn't
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Jul 28, 2015 10:32:29 GMT
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Today is my fortieth birthday. Yesterday I was at the top of my game, at the very pinnacle of my own awesomeness at the very top of 'The Hill'. Today I have started the descent down the other 'wrong' side. and of course they'll hopefully become tax free in the near future. Smiler. If nowt else, happy birthday. Once you're over the hill, you start to pick up speed Just wish I'd become tax-free when I hit 40  |
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jasonj
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Jul 28, 2015 10:55:31 GMT
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 The Opel Ascona B Is 40 This year. Here's mine |
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Team Supercharged Opel Ascona 400.
294bhp - 235 lb/ft
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Smiler
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Jul 28, 2015 11:01:11 GMT
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Happy Birthday I was going to post a pic of my car but then you go on to mention the word great so I didn't Any car that has survived 40 years is 'great'.  Polo is a good shout. That Ascona looks awesome! Love the colour. Georgeb, the hand-brake is off... |
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Jul 28, 2015 11:22:36 GMT
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Escort? Jan 1975 onwards.  clicky |
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meltdown
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Jul 28, 2015 11:30:45 GMT
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Well Smiler you asked for it....  |
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vader
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Forty Year Old Carsvader
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Jul 28, 2015 12:35:52 GMT
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Hi, I've just joined and seen this thread. I too am on the wrong side of the hill (3 years in) my Stag is 39 this September
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Ducati Supersport
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Smiler
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Jul 28, 2015 12:46:52 GMT
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meltdown, if you don't think that's great then you'd better not look at any of my cars. That's awesome! There are some really cool cars there. Here's another model that was launched 40 years ago this year:  The Scimitar SE6. (not mine) Should have put that in the original post really considering I currently own two Scimitars... |
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Smiler
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Jul 28, 2015 12:49:22 GMT
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oops, sorry Vader, hello and welcome to the forum. Always liked the Stag.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Jul 28, 2015 13:29:55 GMT
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Well, smiler, I'm a not-dis-similar age to you. I was going to post a picture of one of my all time favourite cars, the Citroen CX but that was introduced in '74 so instead I'll give you The Chevrolet Monza. Not a great car by any means straight out of the box, but definitely got potential:-   |
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Jul 28, 2015 14:00:28 GMT
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Surprised no-one's suggested this yet  |
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1953 Minor (Long term project)
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brc76
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Jul 28, 2015 15:09:26 GMT
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MonzaPhil
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Jul 28, 2015 15:35:24 GMT
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2300S, forty this year. 1975 model only.  Sent from you sing proboards |
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This is now a clicky linky!  |
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adam73bgt
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Forty Year Old Carsadam73bgt
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Jul 28, 2015 16:26:22 GMT
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The rubber bumper MGB is 40 this year, though I'm not sure anyone is celebrating...   |
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Jul 28, 2015 18:02:21 GMT
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Firstly Happy Birthday Have something a bit special even though the car is older the photo is 40  |
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vader
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Jul 28, 2015 18:51:01 GMT
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oops, sorry Vader, hello and welcome to the forum. Always liked the Stag. No problem, I'd post a photo. If I knew how. It's having some TLC at the moment. Don't know if I should be on this forum because it's not customised just different wheels!!! Cheers |
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Smiler
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Jul 28, 2015 18:58:18 GMT
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Wow, 1975 appears to have been a very good year indeed!
I share my fortieth year with some very good company.
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Smiler
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Jul 28, 2015 19:00:58 GMT
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Don't know if I should be on this forum because it's not customised just different wheels!!! Cheers Hey, this is Retro-Rides, anything goes. There are folks on here going to great lengths to get their rides true to how it left the factory. Does it still have it's correct V8 fitted? (there is no less desirable answer to this question) |
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