RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 28, 2014 Crayford Capri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I've been Googling, and it looks like Crayford only did the Mk1 Capri. I have found an image of one that looks a bit like the blue one, but with a standard front end. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 You're getting warm with Capri but it isn't actually one... steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 It's a JBA Javelin. A very rare beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Give that man a prize! It is indeed a JBA Javelin. steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Looks like a sawn-off Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I always understood JBA to stand for "Jolly beautiful automobile" -clearly not in this case! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Speaking of Capri conversions, back in the early 80s I remember a couple of magazine articles/advertorials for the Bobcat, which was, IIRC, a pickup conversion on a Mk3 3000. Does anyone know if any of them were actually sold or still exist? And while I'm on "hack-and-fill" jobs, how many Rover SD1 based Ferrari Daytonas have survived from the same era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Thought I'd give the old Rover a run today and took it shopping, guess what while in a queue of traffic waiting to park the car behind flashed a lady who was waiting to reverse out of a parking space who with out looking around reversed out straight into the Rovers wing. Stupid sod "Oh I didn't see you I thought because the other lady flashed me it was OK to back out" followed by the obligatory silly giggle. Lucky it was low speed and should pull out but who needs that sort of hassle just before Christmas Edited December 16, 2014 by Londontram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Write off - well it would be on a modern car! Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I suppose this must count as an old car by now! What I did to my Escort 1600 Sport! It did actually seem to handle a bit better with the spoilers. I used to get flashed by Escort Mexico drivers, who thought I was one of them, but I was always too embarrassed to flash back! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I suppose this must count as an old car by now! What I did to my Escort 1600 Sport! It did actually seem to handle a bit better with the spoilers. I used to get flashed by Escort Mexico drivers, who thought I was one of them, but I was always too embarrassed to flash back! S1519.jpg nowt wrong with it mate looks the buisness wonder what its worth now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Not quite as old as some of the others but never the less rare vehicles. The maestro is currently stored but the metro has had a few upgrades this year and is more than a match for modern traffic Edited December 17, 2014 by russ p 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 is that the 1.6 or the 2.0 meastro can remember the 1.6s being a pig to hot start in the summer (heat soak in the airbox cause by being over the exhaust manifold) cured by replacing with a foam filter .had a go in one of the turbo meastros they were docile at first brutal when the turbo wound up but boy did they fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 My dad had a 'plain vanilla' version of the Maestro and it was like driving a blancmange. I assume the MG version was a bit livelier! steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 (edited) Its the 2.0EFi, your right about the hot starting I used to own a 1600 in the 80s . can't imagine what they are like on modern fuel. The metro can be a pain to start on hot summer days which I put down to modern fuel. I had a maestro turbo and your right it flew. I also had one that I fitted a prototype O series 16v engine to which I only found out last year was for a TR7 the story behind it is here. http://www.maestro.org.uk/forums/blog.php?b=31 Other maestro's that I've had http://www.maestro.org.uk/forums/album.php?albumid=45 The current metro MG Metro Turbo: http://youtu.be/880Jhv72mto Edited December 17, 2014 by russ p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 My dad had a 'plain vanilla' version of the Maestro and it was like driving a blancmange. I assume the MG version was a bit livelier! steve the MG versions of the meastro were very much livelier the 1.6 had twin 40 down draughts which gave if iirc more power than the xr3 that was alot more usable and apart from the hot starting issues reported previousley were a good steady motor seem to remember they had a one make race series as well mixture of rallys hillclimbs and circuits they were popular in rallying .the 2.0 efi was a whole different beast alot more power better bigger breaks and suspension set up to deal with the bump steer then you get the turbo................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 the MG versions of the meastro were very much livelier the 1.6 had twin 40 down draughts which gave if iirc more power than the xr3 that was alot more usable and apart from the hot starting issues reported previousley were a good steady motor seem to remember they had a one make race series as well mixture of rallys hillclimbs and circuits they were popular in rallying .the 2.0 efi was a whole different beast alot more power better bigger breaks and suspension set up to deal with the bump steer then you get the turbo................ The 1600 when setup properly was a good car and hoot to drive, but went out of tune very quickly. I had a rig with two DMU vacuum gauges to balance the carbs. The brakes were never very good on any of them and on the turbo with all that power could be very scarey. Nowadays if you use bigger wheels you can use MGF four pot callipers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 know all about them going out of tune a friend had one that would last about a month before it started to lose its edge but while it was spot on it was quick would give my tuned xr3 a run for its money .and your right about the breaks once got them smoking after a particularly hard down hill run around scammonden resevior never had this with my xr !tho they were prone to warped discs .ah good memories of tinkering with your car at the weekend .alas its all computer chips and turbos nowadays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 I had modern cars for a short while, but for the last 8 years have gone back to the old stuff and much prefer it. As long as you can keep rust a bay its not bad. The van has no electronics whatsoever and does 60mpg on a run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 MG Maestro.. the only car I've ever done a 'ton' in. It was that colour, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted December 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 17, 2014 For those that are interested post 747 has been edited so there is the correct link for the 16v story, it was written before I found out my engine was a TR7 one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted December 20, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 20, 2014 MG Maestro.. the only car I've ever done a 'ton' in. It was that colour, too. well I managed to roll my ordinary 1300 Maestro when a drive shaft broke - 3.5 rolls and an interesting ride! Did get an MG Montego from a hire car establishment at Heathrow one day - that went very quickly in a straight line.... Baz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 interesting no drooling boys http://www.sportscarmarket.com/news/news/2709-portuguese-barn-find-fact-or-fiction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 interesting no drooling boys http://www.sportscarmarket.com/news/news/2709-portuguese-barn-find-fact-or-fiction The layers of dust might be worth something in themselves, dating back decades.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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