For The Love of Cars
Discussion
e21Mark said:
Does anyone who likes cars really watch Too fast, too furious? Surely that's like someone who likes spacecraft watching Thunderbirds?
I know I don't but I was pointing out to the lad who said he didn't enjoy the programme and didn't like old cars that there was something else he could watch.Shame really, but if you don't understand how iconic the mk1 mex or the Mini Cooper or the Landy is then you really shouldn't be on pistonheads .
FilH said:
IS that it in that auction ? Coys website says it went for £23,600.How much does that engine build cost I wonder?!?!
Cheib said:
FilH said:
IS that it in that auction ? Coys website says it went for £23,600.How much does that engine build cost I wonder?!?!
thinks so as does mention c4 at the top
sold price list for anyine interested
www.coys.co.uk/past-auctions.php?auctionID=41
FilH said:
thinks so as does mention c4 at the top
sold price list for anyine interested
www.coys.co.uk/past-auctions.php?auctionID=41
Cheib said:
FilH said:
IS that it in that auction ? Coys website says it went for £23,600.How much does that engine build cost I wonder?!?!
e21Mark said:
Tony2or4 said:
e21Mark said:
I think they were quickish cars for the day. Especially compared to your average Avenger or Maxi.
Did I mishear, or did he say at one point that the Mexico's 0 to 60 time was 12 seconds?Presumably impressive in its day - but that seems ludicrously slow by today's standards. Shows how far road car performance has progressed over the last 4 decades.
As Mark says a BMW 2002tii would do that in the low 8s, but if you wanted an Escort to achieve that and couldn't stretch to the BMW price tag you could get an RS1600 which would do practically the same. For a few hundred quid on the new price in those days you could get it to 150bhp which would give you 60 in 7seconds. Quite a lot of Escorts were modified as well
s m said:
e21Mark said:
Tony2or4 said:
e21Mark said:
I think they were quickish cars for the day. Especially compared to your average Avenger or Maxi.
Did I mishear, or did he say at one point that the Mexico's 0 to 60 time was 12 seconds?Presumably impressive in its day - but that seems ludicrously slow by today's standards. Shows how far road car performance has progressed over the last 4 decades.
As Mark says a BMW 2002tii would do that in the low 8s, but if you wanted an Escort to achieve that and couldn't stretch to the BMW price tag you could get an RS1600 which would do practically the same. For a few hundred quid on the new price in those days you could get it to 150bhp which would give you 60 in 7seconds. Quite a lot of Escorts were modified as well
e21Mark said:
s m said:
e21Mark said:
Tony2or4 said:
e21Mark said:
I think they were quickish cars for the day. Especially compared to your average Avenger or Maxi.
Did I mishear, or did he say at one point that the Mexico's 0 to 60 time was 12 seconds?Presumably impressive in its day - but that seems ludicrously slow by today's standards. Shows how far road car performance has progressed over the last 4 decades.
As Mark says a BMW 2002tii would do that in the low 8s, but if you wanted an Escort to achieve that and couldn't stretch to the BMW price tag you could get an RS1600 which would do practically the same. For a few hundred quid on the new price in those days you could get it to 150bhp which would give you 60 in 7seconds. Quite a lot of Escorts were modified as well
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