vader
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Forty Year Old Carsvader
@vader
Club Retro Rides Member 93
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Jul 28, 2015 19:49:33 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) Yup, still has the original Engine, had a tuftrided crank just before I bought (almost 9years ago) and is reliable (touching wood) been to Le Mans classics 3 times and down to the South of France in it too do family holidays!
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Triumph Stag Ducati Supersport Shanks’s Pony
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Jul 28, 2015 20:04:08 GMT
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Is this cheating? Probably. Whenever someone asks me a question I usually find a way of turning it round to suit the answer I want to give. Probably should go into politics. Anyway whatever the age of the Beetle the Cal-Look is officially 40 this year so:-
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Last Edit: Jul 28, 2015 20:05:05 GMT by ratchart
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Jul 28, 2015 20:32:20 GMT
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Haha, cool! I'd love to have the cop car on that cover!
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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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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Jul 28, 2015 20:35:37 GMT
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Vader - excellent, I do like the old Triumph lump. A friend has a ratty Stag that had a 3.0ltr Essex and autobox fitted when he bought it. He's looking to replace it with a cologne unit. I think he should look at buying a BMW 540 donor (keeping it auto) or something else more up to date.
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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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vader
Part of things
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Club RR Member Number: 93
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Forty Year Old Carsvader
@vader
Club Retro Rides Member 93
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Jul 28, 2015 20:41:44 GMT
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Smiler, nothing quite sounds like a stag engine. But any stag on the road no matter what engine is fine by me. I know of a stag with a Cosworth engine
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Triumph Stag Ducati Supersport Shanks’s Pony
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Jul 28, 2015 21:36:59 GMT
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I also hit 40 last month, but it's just a number. As long as I can keep driving I don't care how old I am.
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1955 Austin A30 1981 Jawa Mustang 1990 Trabant 601 (Tommy) 1989 Trabant 601 2009 Jaguar XF 2012 Toyota AYGO 2018 Scomadi TL
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Jul 28, 2015 22:10:25 GMT
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The last of the BMC ADO16s reach 40 this year. Sadly my 1975 Austin 1300 is beyond economic recall. As some of you will be aware 40 is a big birthday for cars here in New Zealand too as the annual licencing fee reduces from around $NZ250 to around $NZ85.
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Happy Birthday to you and the TR7
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Jul 29, 2015 10:32:15 GMT
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Ooh, forgot about the TR7 too. Nice one.
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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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mikeymk
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'85 Polo Coupe S 1.6 16v
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Jul 29, 2015 11:55:12 GMT
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Rolls Royce Camargue..
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Last Edit: Jul 29, 2015 11:55:48 GMT by mikeymk
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mikeymk
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'85 Polo Coupe S 1.6 16v
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Jul 29, 2015 12:02:37 GMT
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Happy 40th birthday to you... ...and the polo Correct, but this was introduced the year before as an Audi 50, re-badged as a Polo the following year - 1974 was my year, and cars introduced in '74 include the Lamborghini Countach and MK1 Golf
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blower
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Never mix Cider and Red Wine , Thats 1 of my Life Lessons . J.C.
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Jul 29, 2015 19:15:06 GMT
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I went to Donington a few weeks ago to celebrate the mk2 escorts 40th If you look close you can see the 40th in the window
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Jul 29, 2015 20:46:56 GMT
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Awesome, '75 was deffinately a good year!
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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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mexicansteve
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Forty Year Old Carsmexicansteve
@mexicansteve
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Happy 40th birthday to you... ...and the polo Correct, but this was introduced the year before as an Audi 50, re-badged as a Polo the following year - 1974 was my year, and cars introduced in '74 include the Lamborghini Countach and MK1 Golf And the MK2 Capri! but now we're getting off topic (by a year anyhoos)
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BeQuietandDrive
1989 Bedford Astra Van
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EmDee
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Committer of Autrocities.
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Forty Year Old CarsEmDee
@emdee
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I had this amazing brainwave that the Fiat 130 Coupe Maremma shooting brake dealio was in 1975, and remembered that I'd done a photoshop of it ages ago. After searching for it for ages I've found it and then upon fact-checking realised it was from 1974. Balls. Spent ages looking so I'm posting it anyway
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Dez
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And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Forty Year Old CarsDez
@dez
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my modern car just hit 40, celebrated with some tax exemptness and some airbags. although the model was actually released in '68. 4 wheel discs, independent F+R suspension, power steering, 75+ motorway cruising speeds, central locking, etc etc. as modern a car as anyone should ever need really.
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Wow, those are both as cool as you like from opposite ends of the spectrum.
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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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mikeymk
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'85 Polo Coupe S 1.6 16v
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There was also this thing - it replaced the little Dino 246 in 1975..
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Citroen CX! ok it's 41 officially but in the UK it was 1975 they were available. it's one of my favourites (that's why I've got one!) CX dashboard it one of my all time faves (I'm a dashboard fanatic haha) Btw, I'm loving that Mk1 Polo ^^ it's one of the first cars I remember as a 3 year old my aunt had one (think it was the first car i knew..
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Graeme M
1993 Citroen Xantia TD VSX 'Auld Katy' 1968 Future arrival..
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Citroen CX! ok it's 41 officially but in the UK it was 1975 they were available. it's one of my favourites (that's why I've got one!) CX dashboard it one of my all time faves (I'm a dashboard fanatic haha) Btw, I'm loving that Mk1 Polo ^^ it's one of the first cars I remember as a 3 year old my aunt had one (think it was the first car i knew.. Like that CX. You'll have to put a thread up about it. Always had a soft spot for big Citroën's.
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