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Si, love the 968...Am tempted to get one of these now you can get a Sport for around 7500.....Just worried they would feel very old...Must drive one and find out...
My cars - The early years.
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Si, love the 968...Am tempted to get one of these now you can get a Sport for around 7500.....Just worried they would feel very old...Must drive one and find out...
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i think the 968 CS is a nice car Andy, i am not a fan of the 2 tone colours though.
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Yes Si,
That sounds so familiar
when mine got out of synch, I would have one up and one down...flick the switch and I woiuld still have one up and one down...heheheh
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Don't forget that great Kiss T shirt
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knew you would like that picture.
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Heheheheheh...I think I nailed the blue steel....
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And that......plenty more where that came from.....
Wow, what a fantastic thread...made me go off and dig a few pics out on a rainy Saturday.....
Can't find any pics of my earliest snotters unfortunately, but that's probably no loss!
Manta B - Peter Maiden rally 2.2 engine running on twin 45s (RAC rally c.1986 - note S1 RS turbo in front)
My MK2 Escort before the full rally car conversion - desperately trying to find the 'after' pics as this looks rubbish!
XR2 - not the best car for autotests
This was quick for a 20 year old owner - Renault 5 GT Turbo phase 2 (note 80s clothing etc!)
Time for some Vauxhalls now - Astra SRi (on hols in France)
When 'hot hatch' insurance shot through the roof I swapped to a Nova SR
Which didn't last long as it was too slow. Nova GTE, a bit more like it!
What was I thinking? Rover 216 convertible!
Very swiftly followed by something German - 318i
Big new job, 1 large bonus later - Range Rover LSE
Sold a while later to help fund a new house. What was left bought a German executive
The Merc left me cold - time for something more exciting, my first Alfa, a 155 wide body (note the new number plate!)
Had to show it again in more salubrious company
Followed by a 156 Selespeed
and one of the first 'bug eye' Imprezas in the UK (only pic I can find, not very good!)
That's all the scanned pics. Next post with digital versions.
Can't find any pics of my earliest snotters unfortunately, but that's probably no loss!
Manta B - Peter Maiden rally 2.2 engine running on twin 45s (RAC rally c.1986 - note S1 RS turbo in front)
My MK2 Escort before the full rally car conversion - desperately trying to find the 'after' pics as this looks rubbish!
XR2 - not the best car for autotests
This was quick for a 20 year old owner - Renault 5 GT Turbo phase 2 (note 80s clothing etc!)
Time for some Vauxhalls now - Astra SRi (on hols in France)
When 'hot hatch' insurance shot through the roof I swapped to a Nova SR
Which didn't last long as it was too slow. Nova GTE, a bit more like it!
What was I thinking? Rover 216 convertible!
Very swiftly followed by something German - 318i
Big new job, 1 large bonus later - Range Rover LSE
Sold a while later to help fund a new house. What was left bought a German executive
The Merc left me cold - time for something more exciting, my first Alfa, a 155 wide body (note the new number plate!)
Had to show it again in more salubrious company
Followed by a 156 Selespeed
and one of the first 'bug eye' Imprezas in the UK (only pic I can find, not very good!)
That's all the scanned pics. Next post with digital versions.
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Another Range Rover. I must be a glutton for punishment!
Needed a silly toy to go with it - 4litre TR7 V8
Then I decided to become sensible, sort of. 147 Selespeed
Being sensible lasted all of a few months. Now for Maser-time!
And another helping of E30
Can't find any pictures of the current rides, must take some, and am missing some other choice turds along the way. Will have a rummage to see if I can find any more gems.
Needed a silly toy to go with it - 4litre TR7 V8
Then I decided to become sensible, sort of. 147 Selespeed
Being sensible lasted all of a few months. Now for Maser-time!
And another helping of E30
Can't find any pictures of the current rides, must take some, and am missing some other choice turds along the way. Will have a rummage to see if I can find any more gems.
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MAF...Brilliant....Another Manta and 155.....Renault 5 turbo was the mad nutter ******* of the time...A girl I new had one and nearly killed herself on a number of occasions....Great little car and fast....
PS....Think I love your 3 on those Alpina alloys more...What a lovely car.
PS....Think I love your 3 on those Alpina alloys more...What a lovely car.
Whilst I was hunting through my car pics I also came across the time which made me decide I'd own a 3200 one day.
Drove this car around a race circuit along with a Diablo, 968, Viper etc. and instantly fell in love. Car is on a private plate. I wonder where it is now, or whether one of our members owns it...
Drove this car around a race circuit along with a Diablo, 968, Viper etc. and instantly fell in love. Car is on a private plate. I wonder where it is now, or whether one of our members owns it...
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Some nice cars there Maf, and yes what were you thinking, rover cabriolet.
I had considered omitting the Rover, but it was a (brief) part of my car history. It was absolutely gutless and a generally horrible car. It's only saving grace was that it was really cheap through my old company.
As for the Vauxhalls...they were quite good in their day when compared to the equivalent Fords. Wouldn't go back there though, those days are definitely over!
As for the Vauxhalls...they were quite good in their day when compared to the equivalent Fords. Wouldn't go back there though, those days are definitely over!