Car mods no one seems to do any more
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king awful. Wonder how many points that front screen is worth?Crafty_ said:
Spare tyre said:
Impasse said:
A red light tucked away above the rear diff.
Never heard of that one I'm only a youngen though, what was the purpose if anyThis was the stuff of dreams back then:
Edited by Crafty_ on Friday 12th August 19:26
Willy Nilly said:
V8RX7 said:
Willy Nilly said:
Although clearly quite magnificent, what was the idea behind jacking the back axle up on your 1970's Ford?
The first part of your question answers it !
I'm thinking hairy chests, medallions and lugzuriant facial hair completed the look
Supposed to look like a dragster and enables the fitment of mahoosive tyres.
renmure said:
I remember fitting an electric aerial kit to my Capri. It was operated by a toggle switch fitted under the dash rather than with the radio off/on button. I remember feeling really smug and cool at traffic lights making it raise and lower. Cringe a bit now tho.
I had one fitted for about an hour. Had to pull in as someone was taking the corner too wide and caught it on a hedge. 
I'm sure I have mentioned this already but don't forget those massive 6 ft whip aerials that used to take people eyes out on corners.
Stickyfinger said:
Levin said:
What about sun strips running along the top of the windscreen? It's not entirely in the spirit of the thread as I see plenty of cars locally with it done, but does anyone else in the UK do it?
Most cars have tint in that area now don't they ?
. On the subject of stickers on the windscreen or rear screen, I remember "On A Mission" being pretty popular in the mid-late '90's.
I may have fitted one to the rear screen of my first car, an Escort 1.3lx, whilst I was in 6th form college
One of my mates also had "Novadose" on the rear screen of his SR 
I may have fitted one to the rear screen of my first car, an Escort 1.3lx, whilst I was in 6th form college
One of my mates also had "Novadose" on the rear screen of his SR 
Have we had red stripes and shading decals?
Mid 80s when Ford pit a red stripe into the bumper of Fuel Injected Orions, I remember seeing them appear on lesser Escorts and Orions, also on other makes of car.
The shading was a decal that you put under the body Sid rubbing strips if fitted. It gave a shadow effect.
Mid 80s when Ford pit a red stripe into the bumper of Fuel Injected Orions, I remember seeing them appear on lesser Escorts and Orions, also on other makes of car.
The shading was a decal that you put under the body Sid rubbing strips if fitted. It gave a shadow effect.
Another one.... Painting the radiator grille the same colour as the rest of the car....
Now hanging my head in shame...did this with my white 1978 Escort mk2 1.1L and to make it even worse I painted the steel wheels in matching white...
In a similar vein...my brother and I were a bit Ford obsessed in 1986, we also painted the panel between the rear lights in Matt black on various escorts, capris and cortinas ...to make them look like an 'S" version... seem to remember those cars were always £400....
Now hanging my head in shame...did this with my white 1978 Escort mk2 1.1L and to make it even worse I painted the steel wheels in matching white...
In a similar vein...my brother and I were a bit Ford obsessed in 1986, we also painted the panel between the rear lights in Matt black on various escorts, capris and cortinas ...to make them look like an 'S" version... seem to remember those cars were always £400....
AndrewCrown said:
Guilty....as charged....on my 1981 Ford Cortina at Uni in 1988...so desperate to look like a yuppie....cataclysmic fail...
I don't think we've yet had fake mobile phone aerials.....sorry if we have....
The modern day equivilent is the dummy shark fin antenna, looks as if your car has sat nav!I don't think we've yet had fake mobile phone aerials.....sorry if we have....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-BLACK-SHARK-FIN-ANTE...
Gunk said:
The modern day equivilent is the dummy shark fin antenna, looks as if your car has sat nav!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-BLACK-SHARK-FIN-ANTE...
I think all replacement aerials are a mod of the past, especially the chrome bee stings:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-BLACK-SHARK-FIN-ANTE...
I bought one from Poundland to fit on my first car, ended up losing all radio signal completely but at least I looked cool...
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