Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k

[0a]

A good honest ad. I have always rather liked these: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C771701

[Hugo a Gogo]

loudlashadjuster said:

carinaman said:

loudlashadjuster said:

Some decent wheels and lose the tacky DTM exhaust and I'd like that a lot.

What wheels would you put on? RS four spokes? Ghia alloys?

I'm not sure about the lack of rear door handles. Some low level single roof rails may work? I just checked the Passat GL5 roof rails but they have two bars as I seem to remember the 80s Granada roof rails being.

I'd go with something like Granada Ghia wheels.



If not them specifically then maybe something similar. OZ rally?

They're five bolt though

Mark 4/5 Cortina ghia alloys

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Saturday 30th July 13:46

[Stickyfinger]

0a said:

A good honest ad. I have always rather liked these: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C771701

From that angle it looks like an FIAT Uno with a stretched nose

Edited by Stickyfinger on Saturday 30th July 19:34

[Hugo a Gogo]

carinaman said:

I forgot about the later 2.8i Capri 7 spoke strafish/petal design with the flush RS centre cap. They may work.

The 15" ones from the 280 brooklands run-out Capri

[lesstatt]

Hugo a Gogo said:

The 15" ones from the 280 brooklands run-out Capri

Made by Ronal if I recall

[s m]

lesstatt said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

The 15" ones from the 280 brooklands run-out Capri

Made by Ronal if I recall

Like so

[anonymous-user]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-ROVER-SD1-3500-V-PL...

Horrid wheels but a good, solid car.

[AJS-]

Some great wrecks on here.

What's happened to all the Carltons and Senators? I had a Senator with square exhausts for a while and it was a brilliant car.

[lesstatt]

s m said:

Like so

Yes indeed

[Liquid Tuna]

wormus said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-ROVER-SD1-3500-V-PL...

Horrid wheels but a good, solid car.

How much to put that back to standard looking / undo the tat?

[31mph]

Liquid Tuna said:

wormus said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-ROVER-SD1-3500-V-PL...

Horrid wheels but a good, solid car.

How much to put that back to standard looking / undo the tat?

A racing stripe on a SD1

[Lowtimer]

While I wouldn't personally wish to add a racing stripe to my road car, the SD1 did have a notable racing career, so I'm not sure why it's seen as particularly inappropriate to the type

[Lester H]

lesstatt said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

The 15" ones from the 280 brooklands run-out Capri

Made by Ronal if I recall

You have an informed interest in wheels. Who makes the majority of popular standard fit alloys with a small " m" on them? They appear on all sorts of cars and seem " par for the course" ?

[cptsideways]

Lester H said:

lesstatt said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

The 15" ones from the 280 brooklands run-out Capri

Made by Ronal if I recall

You have an informed interest in wheels. Who makes the majority of popular standard fit alloys with a small " m" on them? They appear on all sorts of cars and seem " par for the course" ?

Think you will find the JIC marker

[Hugo a Gogo]

I know Fuchs, as in the classic Porsche 5 spoke, make a whole load of wheels, for all VAG marques, Mercedes, Volvo, BMW/Mini/Rolls, GM etc

[gforceg]

cptsideways said:

Lester H said:

lesstatt said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

The 15" ones from the 280 brooklands run-out Capri

Made by Ronal if I recall

You have an informed interest in wheels. Who makes the majority of popular standard fit alloys with a small " m" on them? They appear on all sorts of cars and seem " par for the course" ?

Think you will find the JIC marker

JWL. It's a Japanese industry / government standard aparently.

http://cartype.com/pages/2101/jwl_stamp_on_alloy_w...

[Welshbeef]

mx5ian said:

A few of Vauxhall's

Tidy looking low mileage Chevette
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Chevette-12-000...


Maybe not very classic or retro but there can't be many of these left
Vectra 2.5 GSI 12 months MOT £750
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-VECTRA-GSI-V6-/...


And from the same seller as the Vectra, a Nova 1.4 SRI with a 2.0 red top!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vauxhall-nova-2-liter-re...

GSI Vectra I recall a test drive in one of those when they first came out.

A great sounding engine - it didn't have the best front end and lit up the tyres with little provocation (possibly the fault of the rubber).

[williamp]

31mph said:

Liquid Tuna said:

wormus said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-ROVER-SD1-3500-V-PL...

Horrid wheels but a good, solid car.

How much to put that back to standard looking / undo the tat?

A racing stripe on a SD1

didnt the scalextrix sd1 have racing stripes??

[Lester H]

gforceg said:

cptsideways said:

Lester H said:

lesstatt said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

The 15" ones from the 280 brooklands run-out Capri

Made by Ronal if I recall

You have an informed interest in wheels. Who makes the majority of popular standard fit alloys with a small " m" on them? They appear on all sorts of cars and seem " par for the course" ?

Think you will find the JIC marker

JWL. It's a Japanese industry / government standard aparently.

http://cartype.com/pages/2101/jwl_stamp_on_alloy_w...

Thanks for your responses. interesting in a slightly nerdish way ,

[AJS-]

Welshbeef said:

mx5ian said:

A few of Vauxhall's

Tidy looking low mileage Chevette
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Chevette-12-000...


Maybe not very classic or retro but there can't be many of these left
Vectra 2.5 GSI 12 months MOT £750
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-VECTRA-GSI-V6-/...


And from the same seller as the Vectra, a Nova 1.4 SRI with a 2.0 red top!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vauxhall-nova-2-liter-re...

GSI Vectra I recall a test drive in one of those when they first came out.

A great sounding engine - it didn't have the best front end and lit up the tyres with little provocation (possibly the fault of the rubber).

One less V6 Vectra on my account I'm afraid.

It was a great engine, but as you say the traction wasn't really up to the power, especially on a wet B road with a stone bridge in close proximity.