That sits well mister, nice stance
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That sits well mister, nice stance
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Oooo a Mark 1 Astra GTE, nice.
Doosey
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Pre air flow 1962 Mk1 cortina, was originally a 1200 deluxe but it’s been chopped about a lot in the past and currently has a Nissan 200 sx turbo sat in it
Mk1 Cortina how many of them must be left now? My second car was a MK1 1500 ended up with Webber carb, 4 branch exhaust and remote gear change, the more it rattled the better it went. Sprayed it black with gold stripe and painted black interior, happy days.
MK1 GTE looks very nice that must be a keeper. Cars of that era just have something about them, todays cars are a marvel of engineering but unless you buy something special they are boring.
Baz
MK1 GTE looks very nice that must be a keeper. Cars of that era just have something about them, todays cars are a marvel of engineering but unless you buy something special they are boring.
Baz
Nice cars.
I had a MkI Astra GTE that got written off after a rear end shunt, so I transplanted all the running gear into a Astra van.
Also had a MkI RS1800, a 1300E, a MKII Harrier and a couple of series 2 1600Es, along with a few BMWs and Mercs.
Used to race Minis back in the 80s as well.
Always had VW buses though, these are my current fleet.
I had a MkI Astra GTE that got written off after a rear end shunt, so I transplanted all the running gear into a Astra van.
Also had a MkI RS1800, a 1300E, a MKII Harrier and a couple of series 2 1600Es, along with a few BMWs and Mercs.
Used to race Minis back in the 80s as well.
Always had VW buses though, these are my current fleet.
The GTE will outlive me hopefully , I’ve had it over 20 years now !! Will never ever sell it , my lad is 7 and he’s already got his eyes on it
Doosey
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I used to like a Vauxhall. I had a 85 1.6L that I spent a fortune on to make it look like an SRI, then bought a 87 SRI 130. That was a cracking car, but I only kept it about a year because the 'new' model was out so I changed it for a 89 2.0GLi, then dressed that up as a GSI. I never had a GSI because it was at the time when insurance was getting out of hand.
Did you fit the Cosworth spoiler on top of the original boot lid lip spoiler? I had the Irmscher spoiler without the original lip. Many had both spoilers, a bit like the BMW Mtec bodykits of the same time, but I thought it looked too much.
Yep, custom moulded the spoilers feet so that they sat perfectly on top off the original, and bolted through it. Will have to look for some pictures I have of it which were taken at a VPCC event at Billing Aquadrome in Northants.
This was the only car I ever owned that did less MPG than my T6. But I can forgive it that cause it was a handsome beast. And the S2 coupe was as rare as rocking horse poo. Great Q car.
Latest little find and purchase 67 MK1 rare Auto, my first mini apart from my Bini !! since letting my VW Split go I needed something else.
