For The Love of Cars

[downthepub]

Not bad, suffered from the current-day TV idiom of too much personality and not enough of the bloke who knows his onions. Would have like more explanation of the rebuild (without labouring it) and bit more why the Harris crew are so special. (Although this thread helps answer that second point )

[s p a c e m a n]

iva cosworth said:

wolfracesonic said:

Did I hear right when Philip Glenister said the green 'Harris special' Escort did a sub 12 second quarter mile? Shirley shum mishtake, that's 996t territory. What engine does it have in it if the figure was right?

I know of a standard looking but tuned "a little" MK3 that has gone under 10seconds,so 12 very do-able.

Andy Harris Mk1 Escort H.P.E Harris Pinto runs 11.9 Santa Pod

Watch it lift that wheel

[iva cosworth]

Good 7000th post spaceman....

Here's what i'm on about above,not really relevant but it's only 47seconds long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzVjAIkyYy4

[zeb]

Brilliant programme.....really enjoyed that

[Justayellowbadge]

Mr_B said:

Worth a look I guess, but does anyone make a show were you see the car being resorted ? This was more the back story to the Escort, and less than 5 mins of actual restoration. They did avoid at least the Discovery Channel usual thing of fake arguments, crisis and deadlines only just being met.

'xxxx is born' wasn't bad.

[Shaw Tarse]

Justayellowbadge said:

'xxxx is born' wasn't bad.

The ones made by the vet?
(Mark Evans ))

[Fort Jefferson]

This is my old Mexico, taken in 1976, the year before we got married

[Justayellowbadge]

Shaw Tarse said:

Justayellowbadge said:

'xxxx is born' wasn't bad.

The ones made by the vet?
(Mark Evans ))

Yep, them.

[Cfnteabag]

Does anyone know where it is filmed? Internet says the ant guys workshop is in wales but in the footage at the end of him apparently driving to the workshop, he is driving down Eastbourne seafront, my home town!

[iva cosworth]

The footage at the end was Wimbledon stadium and then hooning around the industrial estate next door.


Had to be a Sunday for that.

The Harris cafe meet was on the A23 between Hooley and Coulsdon.

[aeropilot]

fourwheelsteer said:

Also interesting how they called it the ultimate Escort, ignoring the Twin-Cam and RS models.

In many ways it was, as it was the ultimate affordable Fast Ford, and the ultimate clubmans motorsport car for the early 70's.
The BDA and Twinks were tempermental as road cars back then, and a Mex with billies, an A2 cam, ported head and a pair of 40's had the joyful handling of the exotic engined homolgation specials without the hassle and costs.

A good Mex was (and still is) as joyous thing to drive.

[lexusboy]

I thought the programme was good but for me boring as I just don't like old cars. I can see the appeal of them but it does nothing for me.

For me, next weeks will be even worse as I really don't like Land Rovers

[zeb]

lexusboy said:

I thought the programme was good but for me boring as I just don't like old cars. I can see the appeal of them but it does nothing for me.

For me, next weeks will be even worse as I really don't like Land Rovers

Good job you can get fast'n'furious on Netflix then....

[Tony2or4]

Mr_B said:

... does anyone make a show were you see the car being resorted ?

Interesting typo there, Mr B - 'resorted' works in the context just as well as 'restored'.

[Lordbenny]

Great show, I know one or two of the people on that show, the cafe clip was a mile from my house on the A23. Phil Glenister is my cousins best mate and is a really nice guy and likes his cars. 4 spoke revolutions were a bit of a let down, I'd have stuck steelies with hub caps on it myself. Apart from that it was a nice car.

[Tony2or4]

Fort Jefferson said:

This is my old Mexico, taken in 1976, the year before we got married

Very attractive young lady there, FJ - you should have married her instead of the car.

[lexusboy]

zeb said:

Good job you can get fast'n'furious on Netflix then....

Damn right

[GC8]

I was thinking that the car and the girl looked alright, but that he was no oil painting.

[Legacywr]

Fort Jefferson said:

This is my old Mexico, taken in 1976, the year before we got married

What colour is that?

[e21Mark]

Does anyone who likes cars really watch Too fast, too furious? Surely that's like someone who likes spacecraft watching Thunderbirds?