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kermitpwee wrote: »I posted this in the classics for a laughh as well:D
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2376475
No denying the condition:D
Nice set of books
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thewintermute wrote: »Great car, never really took off here. Early Subaru type styling. Overpriced, but worth a punt if it was cheap.
Weren't protons just old mitsubishis? AFAIK this one was based on the Lancer
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high horse wrote: »Weren't protons just old mitsubishis? AFAIK this one was based on the Lancer
Straight lines are were a thing of beauty ... thankfully0 -
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Must say - bit partial to the straight lines myself. Bluebird, Cortina, Granada etc. Bit of me died when the Carina II morphed into the E (but now love the E). Then again I like the not so straight lined 120Y
Agree on the Carina thing.. BTCC 1992 was a classic year!
I reckon that Proton would be a worth popping under a cover in the corner of a shed - certainly raised some conversation on here. Would do the same in 10 years no doubt.0 -
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Max Power1 wrote: »Paddy spec
Pity that. A car like that is deserving of leather seats at the very least.
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Must say - bit partial to the straight lines myself. Bluebird, Cortina, Granada etc. Bit of me died when the Carina II morphed into the E (but now love the E). Then again I like the not so straight lined 120Y
Love the carina II's:
I had considered BTCC spec'ing mine at one point, there wouldnt be much to it, compomotives, a big drop and a 4age or 3sge.
and here's a cheap(ish) deal, apart from the mention of 'weeping oil'
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Thatnastyboy wrote: »Love the carina II's:
I had considered BTCC spec'ing mine at one point, there wouldnt be much to it, compomotives, a big drop and a 4age or 3sge.
and here's a cheap(ish) deal, apart from the mention of 'weeping oil'
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2352317Note another straight line lovely - 216 Vitesse in background.
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€1100, nice motor although the leather seats don't exactly look like they were the orginals going by the colour of them but you never know what some folk order :rolleyes:
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Again another endorsement of your Carina II/Granada/Bluebird statement. Uncle had a carina II for ten years, savage car, incredibly economical too. Dad had three no. Granadas, all aged in around '79 -'80 years. Beauty about them was that parts were doddle to get, our last granada had more cortina bearings/bolts on it near the end. He then switched to a 2 litre fuel injected Camry ('85) with all the perks i.e. electric windows, mirrors (was a big step up from the the granada interior!). a 5th gear was also a bonus!! Loved loved loved that car, very powerful with your usual toyota reliability. My pipe dream is to come across one of these again for nostalgic sunday runs.Must say - bit partial to the straight lines myself. Bluebird, Cortina, Granada etc. Bit of me died when the Carina II morphed into the E (but now love the E). Then again I like the not so straight lined 120Y
After the camry we moved to a bluebird, which in hindsight was a major step downwards. It was a '88 lx one, 1.6 petrol engine (brutally underpowered for the heavy body but still a reliable servant for several years)
The early lancer were a bit too straight if you catch my drift, compared to the Carina II it def lacked on the looks dept. v bland car until tommi makkinen came along with his scandinavin drift and the shape begain to soften a little:)0 -
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Minister Boyce wrote: »Again another endorsement of your Carina II/Granada/Bluebird statement. Uncle had a carina II for ten years, savage car, incredibly economical too. Dad had three no. Granadas, all aged in around '79 -'80 years. Beauty about them was that parts were doddle to get, our last granada had more cortina bearings/bolts on it near the end. He then switched to a 2 litre fuel injected Camry ('85) with all the perks i.e. electric windows, mirrors (was a big step up from the the granada interior!). a 5th gear was also a bonus!! Loved loved loved that car, very powerful with your usual toyota reliability. My pipe dream is to come across one of these again for nostalgic sunday runs.
After the camry we moved to a bluebird, which in hindsight was a major step downwards. It was a '88 lx one, 1.6 petrol engine (brutally underpowered for the heavy body but still a reliable servant for several years)
The early lancer were a bit too straight if you catch my drift, compared to the Carina II it def lacked on the looks dept. v bland car until tommi makkinen came along with his scandinavin drift and the shape begain to soften a little:)
Jebus Minister - I'd kill to have all of those on the driveway right now.
My own old fella went from a 2.0 Carina II to the 2.0 VPI Camry and I was just starting to drive and used them both. What a mistake to put a 17 y/o in tose machines. However, it worked both ways and he was driving in sparkly motors.
Also had a W217 SEL (dont recall variant) for a while. Beautiful strightness .......... I even recall a Toyota Crown Super on the drive. We also had Blue Bluebird and a Cortina Tara which was stolen more times than you'd believe. They even moved my mums Mazda out of the drive to nik the Cortina
In fact, on recollection, my respect for my old man has just shot through the roof
Poor fecker is now driving in one of my cast off starlets Function over form .... (although he did drive my C280 until electrics started to act up)
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Poor fecker is now rolling in one of my cast off starlets Function over form .... (although he did roll in my C280 until electrics started to act up)
Surely your cars would be severely dented from all the rolling?I feel an off topic mod slap a comin
Nah that's still on topic. Sadly I don't have any reminiscences as I'm still on my first car.0
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