RE: SOTW: Ford Prefect
Discussion
bobberz said:
I've heard differing reports on that one. I love British classics, but even those considered crap in the UK can go for frankly astonishing sums over here. Then again, if you can find one that's spent its life in California or Arizona, the extra cost can be worth it.
As for this car, realistically, I wouldn't. We live in a townhouse with no garage, only two alotted parking spaces, but already have three cars. It would be fun putting the (2.0L)Zetec from my Focus in this. I don't know how much these weigh, but 140bhp-ish in it would surely be plenty.
Probably the best way would be to look up people who've already done it and find out how they managed. I'm sure most will be only to happy to advise. The 25 year cutoff isn't great for British cars at the moment (TVR & Marcos excepted) but I imagine in a few years they'll be an uplift in MGF prices as they finally become legally available. As for the MK1 Elise...As for this car, realistically, I wouldn't. We live in a townhouse with no garage, only two alotted parking spaces, but already have three cars. It would be fun putting the (2.0L)Zetec from my Focus in this. I don't know how much these weigh, but 140bhp-ish in it would surely be plenty.
Talk about nostalgia trip !!!!!!!!!! My last year at high school a friend of mine had 1 of these - he was an apprentice mechanic & thrashed it mercilessly including towing a caravan from Auckland to the Bay of Plenty ! Gearbox didn't cark it till the way back & Dad had to come to the rescue. Still it was faster than the 1937 Austin Cambridge 10 we had earlier........... Petrol was 3 & a bit gallons for 10 bob then !!
callyman said:
NadiR said:
What a piece of s
t, probably the worst SOTW I've seen.
So your idea of a shed is a modern powerful car with sub zero character?t, probably the worst SOTW I've seen. a) Won't start if it's too cold
b) Absolutely won't start if there's a hint of damp in the air.
c) or on the ground
d) even if its in a neighbouring county
e) Stalls at traffic lights
f) even green ones
g) Smokes more than the driver
h) drips all forms of liquid from anything that should, in theory, contain said liquid
i) Makes every journey a gamble
Still, so long as it's not your only car, character is great....
Great SOTW IMHO, and an ideal starting point for either a sleeper restoration, or a cheep & cheerful race car/sprinter/hillclimber/etc.
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My Dad had a Primrose Yellow 100E Popular in the day (Replaced a Handpainted Sit up and Beg Pop) - He was the fittest man at his workplace for the whole time he had it - My Sister and I used to watch out of the window as he and a few workmates he gave lifts to used to push it out of our street in a vain attempt at starting it - apparently they used to push the car most of the way to/back from work (15 Miles)- Happy days!
(For a better mind picture of this event - Think League of Gentlemen with the sketch where the girl with the pushchair has one of the guys carrying the chair instead of pushing it)
EEEE BAAA GUUM !
MF
My Dad had a Primrose Yellow 100E Popular in the day (Replaced a Handpainted Sit up and Beg Pop) - He was the fittest man at his workplace for the whole time he had it - My Sister and I used to watch out of the window as he and a few workmates he gave lifts to used to push it out of our street in a vain attempt at starting it - apparently they used to push the car most of the way to/back from work (15 Miles)- Happy days!
(For a better mind picture of this event - Think League of Gentlemen with the sketch where the girl with the pushchair has one of the guys carrying the chair instead of pushing it)
EEEE BAAA GUUM !
MF
Not a bad proposition at all. The best thing about running an old underpowered car that can barely keep up with traffic is that you can have fun living up to the challenge of doing so - which usually involves driving flat out all the time.
My VW beetle has bugger-all power but there's nothing quite as satisfying as hounding young kids in Japanese GT-somethings down a wet and twisty lane, or beating shaved-headed, wraparound-sunglassed, speeding and lane-hopping Golf or Mondeo-driving middle management types through the traffic through sheer intelligence and car placement skills!
My VW beetle has bugger-all power but there's nothing quite as satisfying as hounding young kids in Japanese GT-somethings down a wet and twisty lane, or beating shaved-headed, wraparound-sunglassed, speeding and lane-hopping Golf or Mondeo-driving middle management types through the traffic through sheer intelligence and car placement skills!
What a boring place this is becoming.
Oh, shed isn't an German/English barge from the early 90s. It's crap, worst car ever, see how imaginative I am for jumping on the bandwagon now that others have said it.
That is a cracking car for the money. So much character.
Would I buy it? No. But I can bloody well respect it as something different, unusual and interesting.
Oh, shed isn't an German/English barge from the early 90s. It's crap, worst car ever, see how imaginative I am for jumping on the bandwagon now that others have said it.
That is a cracking car for the money. So much character.
Would I buy it? No. But I can bloody well respect it as something different, unusual and interesting.
Colonial said:
What a boring place this is becoming.
Oh, shed isn't an German/English barge from the early 90s. It's crap, worst car ever, see how imaginative I am for jumping on the bandwagon now that others have said it.
That is a cracking car for the money. So much character.
Would I buy it? No. But I can bloody well respect it as something different, unusual and interesting.
Excellent sumary Oh, shed isn't an German/English barge from the early 90s. It's crap, worst car ever, see how imaginative I am for jumping on the bandwagon now that others have said it.
That is a cracking car for the money. So much character.
Would I buy it? No. But I can bloody well respect it as something different, unusual and interesting.
Ftumpch said:
Not a bad proposition at all. The best thing about running an old underpowered car that can barely keep up with traffic is that you can have fun living up to the challenge of doing so - which usually involves driving flat out all the time.
You have to get it started first and those terrible old Fords never liked to fire up. Dreadful electrics, heater optional (even when fitted!), dim lights, leaky seals, low-grade plastic seats, vacuum wipers slow down when you eventually get to a speed where you need them. Nasty post-war austerity porridge. Love it! I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I wasn't so far away. I'd love to see their faces at the German TÜV when I drove in for the test!My first car was a 105E Anglebox,the replacement for the 100E. Had to scrap it when the Macpherson struts came up through the inner wings due to rust.But it would do 70 all day, and petrol was cheap back then..I think I'm having a nostalgia attack....
Riggers said:
bigals said:
Car is located in hungerford berks, and although not my thing i have to tip my hat to the lad that drives this, as all his mates have saxos or fiestas but at least this young lad had the balls to stand out, whether that isa good orbad thing is a matter of taste, but stood next to a 800quid fiesta, i think this has style
Abso-blimmin-lutely.
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