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I have absolutely no real use for it, but I do love it! I can just see it being used as a hack for some of the guys to do the food run to Sainsburys and back from Area 52 on a play weekend.
As for value? I really have no idea but reckon I could better your previous offer. How about a fiver, an *intact* and still sealed Double Decker (a rarity at A52!) and some of the infamous Area 52 stickers?
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Worth pointing out that you really need to be a VHRA member or at least invited by one to get the best out of the meet. Aha...I wasn't aware of that. I've got a press pass so should be able to get into most areas. Not like I need any excuse to head to that part of the world, I'm there often enough!
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sub £500 will probably need sills and arches welding Probably but not always. My first MX5 cost me £375 and needed a wheel bearing and rear shock absorbers for the MOT, nothing more. The ends of the sills had already been plated and were solid, but they were typical MOT spec plates (i.e. welded onto the surface, not 'let in', so BiAS kindly chopped them back and welded the sills up really nicely. That car is still going strong today and had proven to be a real run bit of kit. My second MX5 cost me the grand sum of £400 and went straight through the MOT with no work needed and no advisories. Not a single spot of rust anywhere on the car. One of the straightest and most solid MX5's I've ever seen. Plus it was a V-spec with near mint tan leather interior and a few other nice toys. I sold a few of the bits off and it stood me in around £250 by the time I'd sold them (things like the spare tonneau, fog lights which I didn't want etc..) Obviously a lot of you know that the second car went through some extensive mods after that, but even as a straight, standard car (for *way* less than £500) it was a lovely thing to drive. Don't get wrapped up in thinking you have to spend over £1,000 for a tidy example, there are plenty of cars out there and it's a buyers market. Be prepared to travel (400 mile round trip to buy my second one) and keep an eye out for one that's got some nice bits on it (decent seats, nice wheels, no rust, good hood etc...) and you won't regret it. If I was to buy one again I'd be setting a budget of about £500 and would just play the waiting game for the right one to come along. I'd certainly not even consider spending near £1,000 and I know first hand that good examples are out there for not a lot of money.
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This has been asked many, many times before and the answers all tend towards the same response (for fairly obvious reasons) If this is completely hypothetical then Dbizzles response is pretty much on the button. If this is genuine question (and I am sure it is) then the link and info I gave in your very similar thread yesterday is probably as good a place to start as any: In order to help you, have a look at this link. Use it to search the forum by keeping the 'site:http://retrorides.proboards.com' part but changing the words 'first car' to something like 'beginner car' or '17yr old insurance' etc...it should bring up lots of links from this very forum. Using Google to find helpful threads on first cars and insuranceYou'll probably have a lot more luck doing it that way than by trying to use the sites own search tools. Best of luck. Because threads always work better with pictures, here are the only photos I can find of my first car. I loved it...it was amazing, it took me & my GF to many awesome places and I will have another one just like it one day.
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Jul 31, 2013 14:02:52 GMT
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Unfortunately for you, insurance has changed a lot since I passed my test. Back then (1989) I insured a Mk2 Escort van which had an RS200 nosecone, wheels, interior and complete running gear. It was way cheaper than any of my friends cars to insure because it was a commercial vehicle. Engine swaps and modifications made no real difference to the policy premium! That was always the cheapest way to get cheap insurance and why a lot of people modified vans. I'm not sure when it all changed, but I do know it's actually harder to insure commercial vehicles for 'non business' use than it is to insure a car. With that in mind, you might want to consider looking at all the threads on Retro Rides regarding 'first time cars' etc... In order to help you, have a look at this link. Use it to search the forum by keeping the 'site:http://retrorides.proboards.com' part but changing the words 'first car' to something like 'beginner insurance' or '17yr old insurance' etc...it should bring up lots of links from this very forum. Using Google to find helpful threads on car insuranceYou'll probably have a lot more luck doing it that way than by trying to use the sites own search tools. Best of luck.
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Jul 31, 2013 13:50:02 GMT
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It could be a Daimler like mine? People often confuse it with a Mk2.
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Jul 31, 2013 10:24:54 GMT
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I'm now confused. You're asking for details on car shows to attend....but all the ones suggested "I'm fully versed in those shows."
Then at the same time you're talking about a show with skating, BMX and funky music too....that you're going to organise?
So is this thread a request for shows (which you seem to know about anyway) or for you to start arranging your own?
Apologies if I've got the wrong end of the stick here?
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Jul 31, 2013 10:20:15 GMT
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Ahhh... that one. Have a look IN HERE for more pictures. A cool car for sure and it looks like it's in good condition too. RWD will mean it's always going to be worth more than the later FWD ones.
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I have some questions about a car I know very little about. It’s a 1980’s Mazda 626 SDX. I don’t know the year exactly but it’s the 2.0ltr I think this might be your problem - your vague description means it could be any one of three different models of 626. There's the CB (RWD) which finished production in 1982: The GC (FWD) which ran from 1982 to 1987: And also the GD (FWD) which was produced from 1987 until about 1993 I had a 1990 GD (5dr 7 seat estate 2.0 auto) and it was a fantastic car. Supremely comfortable, stupendously reliable and just a brilliant car to own. Most people thought it was bland and anonymous, and it probably was, but it was one of the nicest mile munchers I've had. Just effortless. I sold it a month back and do actually miss it. The 2.0 certainly won't set the world on fire, but it will just keep going and going...and is a nice smooth engine. All 626's are rare now so finding knowledge on them is going to be hard, but as long as it looks well kept and up together, and not too rusty, then I don't think you can go far wrong. Here's my recently sold one - a veritable symphony of forgettable light gold and brown. Just perfect!
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Goodwood Festival of Speed? Motorsport at the Palace? Goodwood Revival? Bug Jam? Wheels Day? Players Classic? Classic & Retro Action Day? Hot Rod Hayride?
It really is hard to know what to suggest.
Then there is The Gathering.
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RetroMat, hairymel, The House - Many thanks for all the offers guys but this is all sorted now thanks to UtterPiffle very kindly collecting a set of wheels from Germany for me which I'll be collecting from him at the Gathering. Thanks again.
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Some great shots on this page Robin.
I don't really check this thread as much as I should....but then I suppose I do get to see the car in the flesh on a pretty regular basis. I simply cannot wait to see it on the new wheels...and with your photography skills getting better all the time, I'm looking forward to some shots of the car wearing them.
I also echo the comments about EBC pads, I've always felt very underwhelmed by them, the only saving grace being the way the dust from them doesn't seem to bite into the paint on the wheels. No matter how long I left the wheels uncleaned, the brake dust just washed off easily. Nice from an aesthetic point of view, but not really any consolation when considering how curse word they were for feel and bite...the main purpose of buying them in the first place. Mintex, however, have also always impressed me.
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Jul 30, 2013 20:49:58 GMT
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Sure is. It's brilliant and well worth travelling to regardless of where you are in the country. Other things worth looking into: The Retro Show at Santa Pod - another great show. I haven't been for a few years due to other things getting in the way, but every time I've been I've loved it. If you've got some time free this year (early September) I'd say you need to get yourself along to this: www.vhra.co.uk/VHRA/Pendine_Sands.htmlI'm so damn excited to be going - the thought of being at the UK's first Bonneville is almost too much to comprehend. The main man at the VHRA (Neil) says he's hoping to make it an annual thing, but that all depends on how this one pans out. I'm not taking any chances and will be going to this years one regardless. It's going to be mega. Did I mention The Gathering?
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Jul 30, 2013 20:40:15 GMT
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The Gathering.
The end.
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Jul 29, 2013 15:38:45 GMT
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For me, it was the Police 'Spinner' from the film Blade Runner. Before you dismiss this as unsuitable because it's not really a car (even though it does actually drive in the film), I was so obsessed with wanting one that I actually designed one to work as a car for my main project at school when I was 15 (back in 1987). I de-cluttered it from all the police markings and various other bits of unwanted stuff then set about designing a suspension set-up for it, how it would steer and even down to the finer details like a special wiper mechanism. I even designed it to have an on-board computer that could hold hundreds of 'digital' tracks of music that could be recalled at the touch of a button. This was when CD's in cars was a luxury and my shool mates ribbed me for such a ludicrous idea! How things have changed. I've still got some of the project somewhere, complete with all the suspension designs etc... They probably don't work in reality, but back then I thought it was a great idea and my teacher was obviously pleased with it too because I was the only person in my year to get an A grade! This was the actual picture that really inspired me, the picture that made me lust after a 'Spinner' If that wasn't enough, my obsession continued after school and into my A-Levels where I managed to convince my tutor to let me take my shool project a stage further and make an actual model of my design. It included various vacuum formed body parts made from MDF moulds, MDF wheels turned on the lathe and the rest was created from shaped bits of MDF. I didn't have the facilities to make the trye treads or working lights or other finer details (the workshop didn't have much in the way of equipment back then) but I was still pleased that I'd managed to realise my childhood dream of owning (of sorts) the first car I ever wanted. Sorry if it's not 'conventional' but it does answer the original premise of the thread (for me) because I was never really big on supercars or their ilk back then. I certainly never had any posters of cars on my wall. I'll have to see if I can dig out some of my original drawings from the school project.
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Just a couple of pics from this weekends 'non' Playweekend: Pip working on her low E46. Dave wearing a Volvo wiring loom. As you do. Rich's cool MG in for some fettling. Photobombing courtesy of Dave. Again...
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I'm good thanks. I've already got a box of NOS original 'Orange' ones, although not 120 of them! Certainly enough to see me through the next ?? years of projects. That's a hell of a find there...and pretty good price too considering what I've seen them sell for on eBay (over £30 on the odd occasion). You mignt want to have a look through THIS THREAD and see if there is anyone who might want one in there?
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I lent my copy out to someone and I can't remember who (typical!) but get yourself a copy of this book: www.completekitcar.co.uk/automotivefibreglass.htmlIt's labelled as 'Automotive' but it actually covers ALL of the basics of fibreglassing including repairs etc...After reading through it, it's very logically written and explains things pretty well. Hell, even I managed to make some successful fibreglass stuff after reading through it. I have to say, I love the look of the Fletcher. So period correct and I can just see it with the lovely Chrysler on the back. So typical of you to rush out and buy ALL the boats.
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