RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2019 Love the four door MG1100 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulcon1 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Here's the final video of the XW Falcon. It sounds and looks a little different now. Oddly enough the Barra six in my own Falcon produces more HP than the Cleveland in this XW. But mine sounds no where near as nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Jay Leno does a Marcos GT... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 if you in for a giggle goto the o'riellys autoparts site and search for part no 121g you will thank me on and it IS safe for work 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said: Jay Leno does a Marcos GT... Tail lights "they'e Lotus Elan" - Well, kind of. They're the same as a Lotus Elan, but they started out on the 1961-4 Vauxhall Victor FB. Edited March 19, 2019 by BernardTPM 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 17 minutes ago, BernardTPM said: Tail lights "they'e Lotus Elan" - Well, kind of. They're the same as a Lotus Elan, but they started out on the 1961-4 Vauxhall Victor FB. Funnily enough someone pointed this out on one of the forums too! Lots of parts sharing in those days, particularly with lights and door fittings. I've just secured some period brown tinted glass to go in the Cooper S from a mate who's had it stashed away for decades, I might be buying the 'Motolux' dash from his barn find Mk1 Cooper S project too, it needs a lot of work but it's do-able and I've found someone who can refurbish it properly for me, it's made by a firm called Northampton Coachbuilders who were based at Westonia Garage on the Wellingborough Road. The car it came out of looks like the proverbial basket case but the restoration is coming along nicely, it's not been on the road since 1973 and said mate has been trying to prise it away from the owner for about twenty years, it's a genuine 1275 S that was built in March '65 but wasn't registered until November '66, probably because it wasn't that highly specced having just a single fuel tank and no oil cooler etc... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2019 Looks like a previous owner had a dial and switch fetish ! 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 At the NEC today... 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted March 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2019 Jeez.....that colour....... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 I like the green on the front one, not so keen on the green with blue though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 My mate had a green V8 that colour . . . . . stiffer shocks and slightly breathed on . . . Nice car, drove like a dream. about 24 mpg taking it steady, but. . . .usually around 20. John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted March 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: At the NEC today... Not surprised by the condition......it has under 8000 miles on the clock! The colour is probably why it is not taken out much 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 8,000 miles...? It's done about 55,000 actually! Spent some of its life in a private collection though which accounts for the condition, my mate has owned it for twelve years now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 A few more from the NEC yesterday... the glassfibre bodied Mini has a mish mash of Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3 styling... 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted March 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 23, 2019 Ooo a Tiger, nice. I was in ASOC about 25 years ago. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2019 I could never understand why they didn't make the tiger a two door. It also had the long rectangular speedo with the rev counter in a separate pod rather than the six dial round dash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted March 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: 8,000 miles...? It's done about 55,000 actually! Spent some of its life in a private collection though which accounts for the condition, my mate has owned it for twelve years now That’s not what the UK Gov MoT record says......aha speedo change at 50K odd......why on earth do people not just adjust the new speedo to the correct mileage? Easy done Edited March 23, 2019 by boxbrownie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted March 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, russ p said: I could never understand why they didn't make the tiger a two door. It also had the long rectangular speedo with the rev counter in a separate pod rather than the six dial round dash The last version was a 3 door hatch with slightly shorter wheelbase. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2019 With a very nice front spoiler and Ti badges! Thats another strange thing, now I know they added a few pounds to the car but the lotus would have looked better with the TI's front and rear spoilers. I did consider adding a tear one to my lotus but they had Ti moulded into them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted March 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2019 12 hours ago, boxbrownie said: ......why on earth do people not just adjust the new speedo to the correct mileage? Easy done Cos' it'd wipe thousands off the value.....buyer beware.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2019 16 hours ago, boxbrownie said: That’s not what the UK Gov MoT record says......aha speedo change at 50K odd......why on earth do people not just adjust the new speedo to the correct mileage? Easy done 3 hours ago, polybear said: Cos' it'd wipe thousands off the value.....buyer beware.... Its a criminal offence to alter the mileage on a speedometer and many cannot be altered for that very reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Regarding the speedo - in my mate's case I think it was just one more faff he couldn't be bothered with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted March 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: Its a criminal offence to alter the mileage on a speedometer and many cannot be altered for that very reason. True, but if the speedo is replaced because the previous one went u/s and then the seller declares that the mileage cannot be verified etc. then no offence has been commited..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 A few more from the NEC... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Much nicer show than the full-blown classics one. No hoards of people, plenty of room and plenty of people to chat to. We'll be going there next year and not the classics show. Parked up at Marston Green station and took the train £2 return... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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