memories

tezzer · 26-02-2011, 21:49

just like the one i used to have, hind sight is a wonderful thing,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Deleted account DD · 26-02-2011, 22:15

I remember a rainy night 1985/86 ish travellng with a mate to wakefield of all places to look at one of those.

At the time it wasnt a classic in fact i seem to recall they were in the not wanted almost banger group.

He didnt buy it because the bloke wanted to much.

Maybe he knew something we didnt back then

tezzer · 26-02-2011, 22:21

i had mine in 1974 and bought it from the mechanic i was serving my apprenticeship with, £325 i paid had it 6 months and sold it on for £310, i couldn't sell it at the time,

, the trouble is i had 7 mk2 lotus's and didn't learn my lesson, i didn't keep one,

rustic · 26-02-2011, 22:25

I'm keeping my Mav.... just hoping.

16 years so far, so when does it become a classic then...

zippy656 · 26-02-2011, 22:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustic

I'm keeping my Mav.... just hoping.

16 years so far, so when does it become a classic then...

normaly JUST after you sell it!

tezzer · 26-02-2011, 22:38

you can get classic insurance with some companies after 15 years, but it's normally 20-25 years, but the mav will have fallen a part by then lol

paulp · 26-02-2011, 23:24

i have made the same mistake

ihad and sold for peanuts

a 2 door 1300cc OHC pinto sierra - no misprint a 1300 pinto OHC

evens fords could not provide a head gasket

paulp

Deleted account DD · 27-02-2011, 00:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulp

i have made the same mistake

ihad and sold for peanuts

a 2 door 1300cc OHC pinto sierra - no misprint a 1300 pinto OHC

evens fords could not provide a head gasket

paulp

were they the ones that were out in the very early range ? the body shape was very cossie style only with pram wheels and non tinted glass etc??? I seem to recall someone i worked with had one in white on an A plate though tbh i cant recall if it was a maybe 1600 but i do think it was a 1300. I do know it had a job overtaking a mates 1300 cavalier. You could walk faster than the cav

27-02-2011, 00:03

mate had 1.3 capri lol!

briggie · 27-02-2011, 00:05

mate had a 3.1 capri brooklands , bluddie heck did that thing move

(RIP) PLANK · 27-02-2011, 00:07

i used to 'know' a girl with a 1.3 Capri, the one with the little boot not a hatch. She drove me all the way to Paignton in it (some of it with only one hand on the wheel

) then she said 'which way do i go now?' I answered 'straight over the lights.' Big mistake - i had assumed she would wait until they were on green! The Capri and some shocked lads fiesta super sport were no more, and i almost went through the window screen -happy days.

paulp · 27-02-2011, 00:22

"were they the ones that were out in the very early range ? the body shape was very cossie style only with pram wheels and non tinted glass etc??? I seem to recall someone i worked with had one in white on an A plate though tbh i cant recall if it was a maybe 1600 but i do think it was a 1300. I do know it had a job overtaking a mates 1300 cavalier. You could walk faster than the cav"

mate that was the one. absolutely gutless

it was over head cam or commonly called a pinto engine not the overhead valve or crossflow

paulp

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 27-02-2011, 00:38

yep the 2 door sierra got deleted very quickly, perhaps to allow a gap before it
reappeared as the cosworth and whale tail.

at time there were kits in fast car and the like to upgrade it.

odd as the xr4i had a different 2 door shell to start with, almost a 4 door by
number of pillars, but without back doors. saw such an xr4i in tenby last
summer had to drool, a reg or may be b reg, impressed still on road as most
hot hatches of that age have long since been wrapped round trees etc.

ah those 1.3s, followed on from cortina 1.3 i guess, think father in law had
a mk2 1.3 tina, even tried towing with it!

tezzer · 27-02-2011, 00:42

[QUOTE=Thomas-the-Terrano2;137958]yep the 2 door sierra got deleted very quickly, perhaps to allow a gap before it
reappeared as the cosworth and whale tail.

wasn't it the sapphire that came out then as well?? and then the sapphire cosworth 2wd then the 4wd,

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 27-02-2011, 10:28

think sierras came out on y reg,

2 doors gone by a reg, may be b at push.

cosworth 2 door from summer 86 so late c and early d,
as remeber seeing billboards on a summer hol on south coast.

dont thik sapphires came out til about f.

taken over for sports as stronger sheels.

26-02-2011, 21:49	#1
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26-02-2011, 22:25	#4
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26-02-2011, 23:24	#7
paulp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: essex Vehicle: nissan mistral 27td Posts: 1,043	Oh dear i have made the same mistake ihad and sold for peanuts a 2 door 1300cc OHC pinto sierra - no misprint a 1300 pinto OHC evens fords could not provide a head gasket paulp

27-02-2011, 00:22	#12
paulp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: essex Vehicle: nissan mistral 27td Posts: 1,043	1.3 "were they the ones that were out in the very early range ? the body shape was very cossie style only with pram wheels and non tinted glass etc??? I seem to recall someone i worked with had one in white on an A plate though tbh i cant recall if it was a maybe 1600 but i do think it was a 1300. I do know it had a job overtaking a mates 1300 cavalier. You could walk faster than the cav" mate that was the one. absolutely gutless it was over head cam or commonly called a pinto engine not the overhead valve or crossflow paulp

27-02-2011, 00:38	#13
Thomas-the-Terrano2 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackenthorpe Sheffield Vehicle: Terrano2 R20 lwb 2.7TDi Posts: 5,234	yep the 2 door sierra got deleted very quickly, perhaps to allow a gap before it reappeared as the cosworth and whale tail. at time there were kits in fast car and the like to upgrade it. odd as the xr4i had a different 2 door shell to start with, almost a 4 door by number of pillars, but without back doors. saw such an xr4i in tenby last summer had to drool, a reg or may be b reg, impressed still on road as most hot hatches of that age have long since been wrapped round trees etc. ah those 1.3s, followed on from cortina 1.3 i guess, think father in law had a mk2 1.3 tina, even tried towing with it! __________________ M6YTB / 20YTB '60' 2010 Ford C Max Zetec 1.6i, black '56' 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0TD, silver 2021 Bailey Pegasus Grade SE Turin caravan Smile, its more likely to confuse. One Life, Don't Just Live It, Drive a Nissan, or ...... a Jeep. Owner of Nissan 4x4s 2005 to 2019, and maybe in the future too!

26-02-2011, 22:15	#2
Deleted account DD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,705	I remember a rainy night 1985/86 ish travellng with a mate to wakefield of all places to look at one of those. At the time it wasnt a classic in fact i seem to recall they were in the not wanted almost banger group. He didnt buy it because the bloke wanted to much. Maybe he knew something we didnt back then

26-02-2011, 22:21	#3
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	i had mine in 1974 and bought it from the mechanic i was serving my apprenticeship with, £325 i paid had it 6 months and sold it on for £310, i couldn't sell it at the time, , the trouble is i had 7 mk2 lotus's and didn't learn my lesson, i didn't keep one,

26-02-2011, 22:38	#6
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	you can get classic insurance with some companies after 15 years, but it's normally 20-25 years, but the mav will have fallen a part by then lol

27-02-2011, 00:03	#9
jace Guest Posts: n/a	mate had 1.3 capri lol!

27-02-2011, 00:05	#10
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	mate had a 3.1 capri brooklands , bluddie heck did that thing move

27-02-2011, 00:07	#11
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	i used to 'know' a girl with a 1.3 Capri, the one with the little boot not a hatch. She drove me all the way to Paignton in it (some of it with only one hand on the wheel ) then she said 'which way do i go now?' I answered 'straight over the lights.' Big mistake - i had assumed she would wait until they were on green! The Capri and some shocked lads fiesta super sport were no more, and i almost went through the window screen -happy days.

27-02-2011, 00:42	#14
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	[QUOTE=Thomas-the-Terrano2;137958]yep the 2 door sierra got deleted very quickly, perhaps to allow a gap before it reappeared as the cosworth and whale tail. wasn't it the sapphire that came out then as well?? and then the sapphire cosworth 2wd then the 4wd,

27-02-2011, 10:28	#15
Thomas-the-Terrano2 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackenthorpe Sheffield Vehicle: Terrano2 R20 lwb 2.7TDi Posts: 5,234	think sierras came out on y reg, 2 doors gone by a reg, may be b at push. cosworth 2 door from summer 86 so late c and early d, as remeber seeing billboards on a summer hol on south coast. dont thik sapphires came out til about f. taken over for sports as stronger sheels. __________________ M6YTB / 20YTB '60' 2010 Ford C Max Zetec 1.6i, black '56' 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0TD, silver 2021 Bailey Pegasus Grade SE Turin caravan Smile, its more likely to confuse. One Life, Don't Just Live It, Drive a Nissan, or ...... a Jeep. Owner of Nissan 4x4s 2005 to 2019, and maybe in the future too!