1984 MG "Aston Martin Tickford" Turbo

[dikki]

Aug 20, 2010 20:46:08 GMT useless inc said:

This is what I love about retro rides. Another car I didn't know existed.
I really like it. Perfect colour as well.

Any idea what the other things on the transporter are? The top one looks like a Capri and the bottom one looks like 2 door Aston Martin Lagonda.

Spot on ... and both of the other cars on the rig are still going ..... and there was a one off VW Scirocco that attended the 83 show , this however there is no trace on it

[cozjon]

how cool is this ,I never even knew they existed

[mclellanmac]

Have another Photo of the Lagonda, though deffinatly not a 2 door, infact had a longer than standard wheelbase, was built for an Arab Prince apparently,

[dikki]

Aug 20, 2010 21:45:50 GMT mclellanmac said:

Have another Photo of the Lagonda, though deffinatly not a 2 door, infact had a longer than standard wheelbase, was built for an Arab Prince apparently,

The last time I saw this car was in south London at a wedding that I attended , apparently it was on hire as the wedding car .
The 2 door Lagonda , I was told that this one off was a factory car fabricated by Tickford for Aston Martin ...... It remains the only one

[yoeddynz]

being towed by a ford D series i think...

[mclellanmac]

I am a big fan of all thease crazy 80's and 90's coach built cars, don't see anything like it anymore, Ive never seen that coupe before, i need to get some more Aston Martin Literature!

[dikki]

Aug 21, 2010 11:12:35 GMT yoeddynz said:

being towed by a ford D series I think...

? did I miss something here

[ra28celica]

i love this mg its sexy

[Deleted]

These pictures and details REALLY need to be on Keith Adam's site AROnline (which I am sure you'll be aware of) - there's a page about the Tickfords and other Metro conversions and these are the best pictures I've seen of one. If you were local I'd offer to do some proper studio shots of the car for documenting it (just got an Elinchrom Ranger RX kit so can do location shots, but am somewhat busy).

[dikki]

Aug 23, 2010 9:46:00 GMT @richardkc6 said:

These pictures and details REALLY need to be on Keith Adam's site AROnline (which I am sure you'll be aware of) - there's a page about the Tickfords and other Metro conversions and these are the best pictures I've seen of one. If you were local I'd offer to do some proper studio shots of the car for documenting it (just got an Elinchrom Ranger RX kit so can do location shots, but am somewhat busy).

Thanks for your offer I have made arrangements for it to be featured in a MG mag and the shoot should be in September so hopefully a good set of pics will be on record , I have a posting on ARO and Keith has asked for it to be featured .... not that I know what he wants , but I am obliging ... soon lol

[redfives]

Thanks for putting these up Dikki,i love metros,good to see others enjoy them too,keith at ARonline is a great bloke but he is busy,I'm off to see what i can find about these!

[danozeman]

Theyr smart them. Didnt know they did a metro. I knew about some others. I like metros when theyrr done up right.

[dikki]

Aug 23, 2010 20:27:54 GMT redfives said:

Thanks for putting these up Dikki,i love metros,good to see others enjoy them too,keith at ARonline is a great bloke but he is busy,I'm off to see what I can find about these!

Hi bud , What do you want to know ? , I help keep the history of these
Tickfords for the owners club and have recentley put togever the latest
on them for the club .

[redfives]

Hi,Just general stuff really,is there a website for the club?,cheers.

[Dánáidh]

the cars on this thread, espically the green MG is amazing there was a aston martin tickford capri at my local vintage rally this year, number 36 out of 100 i think i will upload a pic later on.

[dikki]

Aug 23, 2010 23:59:48 GMT redfives said:

Hi,Just general stuff really,is there a website for the club?,cheers.

Try The Tickford owners club ,there is a site for the Tickfords but it has not been updated for 15 years and is a little out of date.
The kits for Aston Martin Tickfords were designed by Mr Simon Saunders of the Ariel Atom fame attached is a rare copy of his vision for the Metro
note there are some differences between this and the finished car

[stevehowes123]

the tickford metro's are far nicer than the wood and pickett one;s

[dikki]

Aug 24, 2010 19:03:56 GMT stevehowes123 said:

the tickford metro's are far nicer than the wood and pickett one;s

I agree, the kits on the Tickfords are kool , The ones on the Wood & Pickett were designed by ogal. but I think the interior of the Wood & Pickett's were better then the Tickford's........... btw thank you guys for your comments so far.











The pics above are of a Lazer metro ,Named so because the wood trimming was lazed out to read "lazer metro" and "Wood and Pickett of London" The lower pic is of a one off Metro "The Margrave Metro" named after their famous Margrave dash that is more associated with
the Mini "Margrave"

[dikki]

This car will be attending at the Metro 30th, Coventry Transport Museum,Coventry,CV1 1JD. on the 10th October and also at the NEC Classic 12th-14th November , out and about for the first time in 20 years ...... hope to see some of you there

[mgsteve]

dikki think i was just talking to the bloke who owned the motor show car thats if it came from the sheffield area, the firm i worked for rebuilt the engine many years ago. I was trying to buy the car off the bloke but he told me he sold it to a pal who robbed the engine and scrapped the car. Glad someone saved it.