Manchester_sky_blue
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John Kipling. One of my Dad's best mates. He emigrated to New Zealand years ago now and sold the business. It's still going but now trades as Canley Classics
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John Kipling. One of my Dad's best mates. He emigrated to New Zealand years ago now and sold the business. It's still going but now trades as Canley Classics
Nick
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Where abouts was that?
I have noticed there is a little one opened up on Brown's Lane now selling old jags.
Speedies_Chips
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I had a sand colour Morris Marina 1.8 Super - SOK 252S.
Terrible car. Driving down the A45 one day, a spring snapped on the accelerator and the throttle fully opened. Took me by surprise but fortunately I wasn't driving up someones arse!
Terrible car. Driving down the A45 one day, a spring snapped on the accelerator and the throttle fully opened. Took me by surprise but fortunately I wasn't driving up someones arse!
eastwoodsdustman
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My mate had one and he spun it every time it was wet.
Yeah very light on the back, a couple of slabs in the boot did the trick.
Think they had the same engine as the MGB going on the engine note.
Manchester_sky_blue
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Correct. 1.8 BMC B Series as used in many different Austin/Morris/Riley/Wolseley/MG's etc
Would you know which engine Saab had.
Think my grandad said they had an 1800.
I've always thought the lovely burble of the Saab 2.0 litre turbo of the 80'S and 90's was alike the Dolomite 1850.
Believe Nissan used an old BMC 1800 as well in their early 70's-80's pick ups.
christonabike
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Swan Lane opposite Heath rd? Think it was once a Jag dealer or similar.
Jeez brian thought you meant the one from the kids programme.
Irrelevant fact, my mates old man was the Chubby guy in that.
Think this should go in off topic now.
trevelfarandwide
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A Sky Blue Avenger? Seriously now, was this in the mid-80's? My old man had one as a courtesy car (lolz) from a garage because he'd rammed his Escort into a fucking wall up my nan's. I was only 6 or 7 years old, but that old Avenger smelt truly foul inside, and my old man cursed it to high heaven when it failed to start after 5 goes EVERY time.
Epic times from my childhood.
Also, my neighbour had a Sunbeam, it must have been about 10 years old at the time; he pulled away from the curb in it, and both front wheels span off. Again, epic memories.
christonabike
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A mate of mines Dad went to a car auction to buy him a trendy car such as Ford Escort. He came back with a 2 door Viva in sky blue with sheepskin seat covers. He was fooking gutted!:smuggrin: It smelt like the previous owner smoked about 10 cigars a day in it.
Manchester_sky_blue
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Saab used a version of the Triumph Slant 4 engine, essentially the same engine as used in the Dolly 1850, Sprint and TR7. Initially built by Triumph at Canley and shipped to Sweden but later Saab acquired a license to build it themselves and developed it in to a 2 litre turbo that was still in use well in to the 90s.
Gosford Green
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I had a poo brown Talbot Solara, cost me £20 and lasted 18 months fluking 2 MOT's until I drove it into the back of a Cortina.
As well as Ryton's finest I had a Triumph Stag, this gorgeous but slightly moody example of Coventry engineering stayed with me for 12 years. God I miss it.
As well as Ryton's finest I had a Triumph Stag, this gorgeous but slightly moody example of Coventry engineering stayed with me for 12 years. God I miss it.
trevelfarandwide
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My dad, who was and is a wank driver, went through cars at a prolific rate; he had a nasty purple Datsun that managed to wing one MOT on it's perfect engine performance, but the bodywork...looked like what I imagine Posh Spice looks like without garments on.
Best car he had, which he promptly drove into the arse of a MK 1 Ford Transit outside St Mary's School (RIP) was one of these classics:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=e...sch&q=escort+mk2+rs2000&imgrc=alkLaiW3wV-E2M:
Unbelievable how how was so retarded at the wheel of such a great car of the 80's.
christonabike
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Remember those tickets you got from Esso to save up for glasses or shavers etc if you did 100,000 miles a year? I robbed a load and bought my old Ma a crystal decanter and a vase for her birthday.
Oh and the famous Texaco world cup winner coins? Keeping it on topic I went out with a bird and she drove a white Solara and used to go out for a romantic drink out in the sticks and she used to park up for a shag without me asking.:shamefullyembarrased: She had a big white arse but when you are 18 years old begars cant be choosers.
Oh and the famous Texaco world cup winner coins? Keeping it on topic I went out with a bird and she drove a white Solara and used to go out for a romantic drink out in the sticks and she used to park up for a shag without me asking.:shamefullyembarrased: She had a big white arse but when you are 18 years old begars cant be choosers.