Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
tapkaJohnD said:
" he wouldn't have been able to afford it, "???
Come on! A DCI, in the Met, in the 80s? Of course he could afford a Quattro!
John
I tend to agree, however, it didn't really seem like he'd use his own car anyway - but a quattro wouldn't really work as a police car. I guess as the whole premise was fantasy drama rather than documentary, a few liberties were probably ok.Come on! A DCI, in the Met, in the 80s? Of course he could afford a Quattro!
John
MarkwG said:
tapkaJohnD said:
" he wouldn't have been able to afford it, "???
Come on! A DCI, in the Met, in the 80s? Of course he could afford a Quattro!
John
I tend to agree, however, it didn't really seem like he'd use his own car anyway - but a quattro wouldn't really work as a police car. I guess as the whole premise was fantasy drama rather than documentary, a few liberties were probably ok.Come on! A DCI, in the Met, in the 80s? Of course he could afford a Quattro!
John
eccles said:
Back in the 80's the RAF had non turbo diesel Cavalier estates, I can remember going to an air show one weekend we were impressed that it got up to 80mph after using about half of the A1 to get there. Then a lorry pulled out, and we spent the rest of the A1 trying to get back to 80! I think it was more to do with the planets rotation that we actually got anywhere in it!
I know what you mean. Back in the eighties I had reason to drive a family members 1983 Cavalier diesel estate, and whilst ‘accelerating’ from standstill was passed by a tortoise carrying a ball and chain! DickyC said:
The buyer of a colleague's MGB GT V8 in the 80s turned out to be a policeman. When he apologised for the radio being nonstandard, the buyer said he was in the Special Patrol Group and this would be his car for work. The radio didn't matter as it would be replaced with a two-way radio. Anything as long as it was reliable, fast and didn't look like a police car.
Did he show you his Warrant Card? Complete borrocks - the SPG was a unit trained and equipped to handle mass disorder. It was not concerned with surveillance or intelligence gathering. That was Special Branch, but anyone could say they were part of that.tapkaJohnD said:
DickyC said:
The buyer of a colleague's MGB GT V8 in the 80s turned out to be a policeman. When he apologised for the radio being nonstandard, the buyer said he was in the Special Patrol Group and this would be his car for work. The radio didn't matter as it would be replaced with a two-way radio. Anything as long as it was reliable, fast and didn't look like a police car.
Did he show you his Warrant Card? Complete borrocks - the SPG was a unit trained and equipped to handle mass disorder. It was not concerned with surveillance or intelligence gathering. That was Special Branch, but anyone could say they were part of that.DickyC said:
tapkaJohnD said:
DickyC said:
The buyer of a colleague's MGB GT V8 in the 80s turned out to be a policeman. When he apologised for the radio being nonstandard, the buyer said he was in the Special Patrol Group and this would be his car for work. The radio didn't matter as it would be replaced with a two-way radio. Anything as long as it was reliable, fast and didn't look like a police car.
Did he show you his Warrant Card? Complete borrocks - the SPG was a unit trained and equipped to handle mass disorder. It was not concerned with surveillance or intelligence gathering. That was Special Branch, but anyone could say they were part of that.tapkaJohnD said:
Did he show you his Warrant Card? Complete borrocks - the SPG was a unit trained and equipped to handle mass disorder. It was not concerned with surveillance or intelligence gathering. That was Special Branch, but anyone could say they were part of that.
Back in late 70's I was on a Honda CB750 and enjoying! even though it was the blanket 50 limit. I was followed by an MGB V8 GT for several miles over A and B roads and eventually heard those two tone horns, plus flashing blue light in grill. It was an unmarked Thame Valley Police car. After a description of my riding, pointing out errors in positioning, etc. and a bollo**ing for well exceeding the then speed limit I was politely (not) to be on my way. Ah Happy days, now I'd be behind bars no doubt.Cheers
Dave
Ronaro said:
I know what you mean. Back in the eighties I had reason to drive a family members 1983 Cavalier diesel estate, and whilst ‘accelerating’ from standstill was passed by a tortoise carrying a ball and chain!
That brings back memories of a Mark 1 Escort, 1.1 Automatic trying to get up Bishops Hill in Ipswich with 4 people in it!. Wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding.
davettf2 said:
tapkaJohnD said:
Did he show you his Warrant Card? Complete borrocks - the SPG was a unit trained and equipped to handle mass disorder. It was not concerned with surveillance or intelligence gathering. That was Special Branch, but anyone could say they were part of that.
Back in late 70's I was on a Honda CB750 and enjoying! even though it was the blanket 50 limit. I was followed by an MGB V8 GT for several miles over A and B roads and eventually heard those two tone horns, plus flashing blue light in grill. It was an unmarked Thame Valley Police car. After a description of my riding, pointing out errors in positioning, etc. and a bollo**ing for well exceeding the then speed limit I was politely (not) to be on my way. Ah Happy days, now I'd be behind bars no doubt.Cheers
Dave
uk66fastback said:
davettf2 said:
tapkaJohnD said:
Did he show you his Warrant Card? Complete borrocks - the SPG was a unit trained and equipped to handle mass disorder. It was not concerned with surveillance or intelligence gathering. That was Special Branch, but anyone could say they were part of that.
Back in late 70's I was on a Honda CB750 and enjoying! even though it was the blanket 50 limit. I was followed by an MGB V8 GT for several miles over A and B roads and eventually heard those two tone horns, plus flashing blue light in grill. It was an unmarked Thame Valley Police car. After a description of my riding, pointing out errors in positioning, etc. and a bollo**ing for well exceeding the then speed limit I was politely (not) to be on my way. Ah Happy days, now I'd be behind bars no doubt.Cheers
Dave
I-am-the-reverend said:
Spydaman said:
You need to get that bought. It has some value either whole or in many now rare and unobtainable parts. 
Edited by Dapster on Monday 20th February 02:49
Yertis said:
DVLA has that down as a SORNed 1.8, so if correct it’s not a quattro, which had the 2144 i5.
Probably rotted out below the sills but maybe a useful set of a-pillars etc for anyone building yet another rally replica.
The 5-cylinder was the earlier one, this is the post-facelift after the split between 80 (4-cylinder) and 90 (5-cylinder). The one in the picture will have the 1.8 engine, as per Golf GTI.Probably rotted out below the sills but maybe a useful set of a-pillars etc for anyone building yet another rally replica.
soxboy said:
Yertis said:
DVLA has that down as a SORNed 1.8, so if correct it’s not a quattro, which had the 2144 i5.
Probably rotted out below the sills but maybe a useful set of a-pillars etc for anyone building yet another rally replica.
The 5-cylinder was the earlier one, this is the post-facelift after the split between 80 (4-cylinder) and 90 (5-cylinder). The one in the picture will have the 1.8 engine, as per Golf GTI.Probably rotted out below the sills but maybe a useful set of a-pillars etc for anyone building yet another rally replica.
Were you able to keep tabs on what happened to your Quattro?
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