breng
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Aug 12, 2013 17:58:22 GMT |
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This is quite possibly the best thread in the history of the forum!
I still have a few copies from 1989 - 96 knocking about. I remember buying the copy with gradzilla in it and reading it on a flight to Gran Canaria in 1993.
I wonder what happened to Tom Radford's pink SD1, Martin Ayres' orange ford Fairlane (he called it Gladys - Gladys finished!)and many others - I think John Beardmore's reliant Kitten was on ebay earlier this year.
I bought my first copy in 1989 - it had the yellow plymouth satellite on the cover. Most of my mates had escorts, I aspired to owning a V8 engine SD1. The mag was a good read - I still cringe at how expensive car parts were back in 1990!
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Aug 12, 2013 19:51:06 GMT |
I really think you should bring this to ' The Gathering ' at Prescott this weekend  |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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Aug 12, 2013 19:52:40 GMT |
This is quite possibly the best thread in the history of the forum! I still have a few copies from 1989 - 96 knocking about. I remember buying the copy with gradzilla in it and reading it on a flight to Gran Canaria in 1993. I wonder what happened to Tom Radford's pink SD1, Martin Ayres' orange ford Fairlane (he called it Gladys - Gladys finished!)and many others - I think John Beardmore's reliant Kitten was on ebay earlier this year. I bought my first copy in 1989 - it had the yellow plymouth satellite on the cover. Most of my mates had escorts, I aspired to owning a V8 engine SD1. The mag was a good read - I still cringe at how expensive car parts were back in 1990! Last thing I read on rods n sods about Tom Radfords pink SD1 it showed a pic of it in a dark metallic blue and said it was now in spain . |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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v8ian
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Aug 12, 2013 20:10:31 GMT |
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Gladys might of been scrapped, I seem to remember seeing it up the cruise looking very sore and rusty, I loved that car, It may have been involved in an accident too???
The SD1 is still about, It was on Jersey/Guernsey, but I think it was sold on, might be in portugal or spain??
I have some Car and car Conversions going back to the mid 60s, some real eye openers in those ads,
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Aug 12, 2013 21:20:05 GMT |
 Pete Tyas's Deuce Coupe is now in America (2nd row with the bird perched on the front tyre) |
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VIP
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Aug 21, 2013 10:02:59 GMT |
^^ I remember the buildup series on the tina, iirc it was going to get a 302 sbf in it also I always thought the reason it didn't get done was because baggally got smashed off his motorbike and very seriously injured? I've deffo seen another '2 doored using 2 door doors' mk1 tina wagon though - so either tim's got done, or someone nicked the idea  he was an amazing editor for CC though - loved his 'intro's' ranting about hot hatches and radials / alternators on early fords haha Tim still has the Cortina, still in exactly the same condition it was after the feature ended. He's very unlikely to do anything to it anytime soon, and has said its up for sale if anyone wants it? |
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Aug 21, 2013 10:18:20 GMT |
I would love to rock that as a 3 door wagon  |
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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v8ian
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Aug 21, 2013 17:33:29 GMT |
^^ I remember the buildup series on the tina, iirc it was going to get a 302 sbf in it also I always thought the reason it didn't get done was because baggally got smashed off his motorbike and very seriously injured? I've deffo seen another '2 doored using 2 door doors' mk1 tina wagon though - so either tim's got done, or someone nicked the idea he was an amazing editor for CC though - loved his 'intro's' ranting about hot hatches and radials / alternators on early fords haha Tim still has the Cortina, still in exactly the same condition it was after the feature ended. He's very unlikely to do anything to it anytime soon, and has said its up for sale if anyone wants it? I have just passed that onto a mate of mine, also a mate of baggers too, and a serial cortina modifier as well, |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Aug 26, 2013 10:04:53 GMT |
Still in my garage.  from Street Machine 1992ish |
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Aug 26, 2013 18:09:19 GMT |
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Aug 27, 2013 20:03:10 GMT |
Great to Granzilla still lives , it'd look even better if it was on the deck though |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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colnerov
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Sept 22, 2013 12:15:04 GMT |
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Sept 22, 2013 12:24:39 GMT |
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I've seen quite a few pics of that on rods n sods etc , great to see it still survives although I cant see anyone willing to pay 15k for it to be honest .
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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mantamutilator79
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I love the smell of kerosene in the morning….
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Sept 29, 2013 20:15:02 GMT |
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Sweet, sweet memories. I've still got every issue of "Fruit Machine" from the early 80s, until it morphed into American Car World. I even bought some binders AND a blue and grey (bomber?) jacket. I'd probably took a right tit if I had keep it and wore it now, but at the time, I thought I was the dog's danglies!!
The loft has had to be reinforced to stop my mag collection from coming through the ceiling!! Custom Car, Street Machine, Retro Cars (from the 1st ever edition, with an early incarnation of my Manta) and Practical Performance Car. Yeah, I'm a hoarder!! When we finally decide to move house, all this stuff is going in my new Man Cave.
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Oct 30, 2013 16:54:11 GMT |
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Last Edit: Oct 30, 2013 16:55:15 GMT by rmad
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bstardchild
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and this one.  That used to belong to a mate locally - not sure where it went from Norfolk   |
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This is Al Barnett's salt flats Anglia with 9" roof chop and 1500GT. It was featured in Custom Car and was nothing to do with Street Machine.
Al Barnett's one of my best mates - we had a ton of fun in this car, he lent it to me and Si Woolley and I went to Le Mans in it 11 years ago - so, so many stories on this car. Especially re-finding it in Plymouth; must be 15 (?) years ago and the drive back.
It's had several owners since - the current one's re-built it and completely changed the style - his car etc but....
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Mk1 Cortina Wagon
Chopped Minor 2-dr
54 Minor Traveller x 0.5
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BTW I've seem DMC recently - it's alive and well, almost exactly as it was apart from the wheels and is probably for sale....
A trip with camera is very much on the cards!!
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Mk1 Cortina Wagon
Chopped Minor 2-dr
54 Minor Traveller x 0.5
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qwerty
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and this one. That used to belonging to a mate locally - not sure where it went from Norfolk That's in the North East now I think. Not seen it in the flesh but the lad who owns it started a thread on one of the local vw forums. |
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Bioshock
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It aint hip to be square.
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That is an amazing save. When I saw it all those years back, I was sure it would end up broken for parts or scrapped. You've properly done it justice. Nice one  |
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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