Classics left to die/rotting pics

[StuntmanMike]

More like it, but it was a proper job, it didn't look like a converted van.

[crostonian]

illmonkey said:

StuntmanMike said:

I go to or through France every week, I keep seeing a 205 near the village of Loon Plage that has a Belingo type back end on it.

That's a 205 Multi, also called the Furgoneta in Spain. They were sold through Peugeot but production was farmed out to various small scale coachbuilders.

[Cliftonite]

Cosworth! Has badge, so must be!

[iva cosworth]

Mis badging thread for that ^^^^^

[530dTPhil]

Cliftonite said:

Cosworth! Has badge, so must be!

Laugh all you like but there was an exhaust manifold specialist near Swindon who made the manifolds and systems for Ford when they were developing the running gear for the Cosworth Sierra. The two or three mule vehicles supplied by Ford were Mk5 Cortinas.

[iva cosworth]

Doubtful that that's one of them,it doesn't have a typical Essex registration.

EG.......*OO or *VX as prefixes.

[bencollins]

MarshPhantom said:

RoverP6B said:

That's a Marina coupe, definitely.

Don't think so. No vents in rear pillar, door pillars are quite wide and no quarter light.

like BMC / leyland cars generally and think they werent so bad, but blimey, that is shocking.
Need coupe? = Rear door delete

[cahami]

MrMoonyMan said:

Hampstead ponds;

Old fords never die they just sink faster

[iva cosworth]

Is Zantia an emerging future classic ?

Here's 3 in the same colour on an East Sussex farm.

[Hooli]

iva cosworth said:

Is Zantia an emerging future classic ?

No it's french.

[Dr Interceptor]

iva cosworth said:

Is Zantia an emerging future classic ?

Not for me... the Xantia is no more special than a Mk1 Mondeo, or early Laguna, or Mk1 Vectra.

[iva cosworth]

Oops,spelling fail.X NOT Z....

[Hugo a Gogo]

crostonian said:

That's a 205 Multi, also called the Furgoneta in Spain. They were sold through Peugeot but production was farmed out to various small scale coachbuilders.

Fourgonette in French just means a van

[iva cosworth]

Forgot about this one from last week,a quality Beetle conversion.

[530dTPhil]

530dTPhil said:

Laugh all you like but there was an exhaust manifold specialist near Swindon who made the manifolds and systems for Ford when they were developing the running gear for the Cosworth Sierra. The two or three mule vehicles supplied by Ford were Mk5 Cortinas.

I have been racking my brains trying to remember the name of the exhaust specialist as this all happened thirty something years ago. He was fabricating an exhaust system for us for a Ginetta G12 with a two litre Lotus twin cam.

Len Hartley was the chap in question; sadly passed away a good few years ago.

[Dr Interceptor]

530dTPhil said:

I have been racking my brains trying to remember the name of the exhaust specialist as this all happened thirty something years ago. He was fabricating an exhaust system for us for a Ginetta G12 with a two litre Lotus twin cam.

Len Hartley was the chap in question; sadly passed away a good few years ago.

TDC somehow rings a bell... I remember Dad talking about his old Cortina in the 70's possibly going there?

[Fastdruid]

Dr Interceptor said:

iva cosworth said:

Is Zantia an emerging future classic ?

Not for me... the Xantia is no more special than a Mk1 Mondeo, or early Laguna, or Mk1 Vectra.

I'd argue the Activa is. Not so much the cooking versions though.

[Blib]

viscountdallara said:

One for his 'Blibness'...








Fancy doing another ??

Nope.

[RoverP6B]

The Xantia was a significant cut above the Vectras, Mondeos etc - a really nice-looking, well-engineered car that, to be honest, handled better than my E46 318i and rode vastly better, had more kit and better seats for less money too. I would argue in favour of its being a modern classic.

[pjac67]