Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

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Woody.GTJ

2,330 posts

221 months

Wednesday 25th March 2020
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RB Will said:
There was a white Brat I used to see at Castle Combe that looked ace and had an Impreza drivetrain.



I know this car well, it is stunning, not for the purists though! More here.
https://retropower.co.uk/2018/02/05/millington-dia...
Retropower do some serious stuff!

irocfan

40,926 posts

192 months

Wednesday 25th March 2020
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Don't care - I like it


Pericoloso

44,044 posts

165 months

Wednesday 25th March 2020
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Quite like that too ,maybe a lower roof profile would improve it .

Escort3500

11,982 posts

147 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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Roof chop and relocate the indicators, then it’s fine.

carinaman

21,425 posts

174 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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It's a bit Pagoda Roof?

smn159

12,915 posts

219 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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That's fine as it is.. the whole roof chop thing is becoming a bit of a cliche

DrEMa

745 posts

94 months

C2Red

4,014 posts

255 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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Woody.GTJ said:
RB Will said:
There was a white Brat I used to see at Castle Combe that looked ace and had an Impreza drivetrain.



I know this car well, it is stunning, not for the purists though! More here.
https://retropower.co.uk/2018/02/05/millington-dia...
Retropower do some serious stuff!
Great YouTube channel

HM-2

12,467 posts

171 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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DrEMa said:
Engine Size: 1124

Hmm.

thebigmacmoomin

2,808 posts

171 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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HM-2 said:
DrEMa said:
Engine Size: 1124

Hmm.
Cheap tax & insurance innit

pidsy

8,066 posts

159 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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thebigmacmoomin said:
HM-2 said:
DrEMa said:
Engine Size: 1124

Hmm.
Cheap tax & insurance innit
That has been for sale at various places since it was built. Impressive job but I’d anyone really gonna part with that sort of money for that??

1602Mark

16,234 posts

175 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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irocfan said:
Don't care - I like it

Each to their own but to my eye that's pig ugly due to the awful roof proportions mainly.

pidsy

8,066 posts

159 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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1602Mark said:
irocfan said:
Don't care - I like it

Each to their own but to my eye that's pig ugly due to the awful roof proportions mainly.
It looks very Amish with that roof line.

irocfan

40,926 posts

192 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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pidsy said:
1602Mark said:
irocfan said:
Don't care - I like it

Each to their own but to my eye that's pig ugly due to the awful roof proportions mainly.
It looks very Amish with that roof line.
I think I'm right in saying that the roofline is the original pick-up one - what throws it is the fact it's been considerably lowered

S1KRR

12,548 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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C2Red said:
Great YouTube channel
yes

Just slowly working my way through Gordon Murrays Mk1 Escort (a perk to being at home I guess)

and31

3,218 posts

129 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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C2Red said:
Woody.GTJ said:
RB Will said:
There was a white Brat I used to see at Castle Combe that looked ace and had an Impreza drivetrain.



I know this car well, it is stunning, not for the purists though! More here.
https://retropower.co.uk/2018/02/05/millington-dia...
Retropower do some serious stuff!
Great YouTube channel
Fantastic!!!
Lottery win and they will definitely be building me something lol

S1KRR

12,548 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th March 2020
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and31 said:
Fantastic!!!
Lottery win and they will definitely be building me something lol
I wonder how much Murrays Mk1 cost. I would guess probably £100K! There's a ton of labour and bespoke fabrication in there!

On Ep4 so far. The guy explaining his IR suspension to GM. Imagine how nerve racking that is! biggrin But if you're going to learn, why not do it from a master!

Chris Stott

13,635 posts

199 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Retropower build amazing stuff.

Murray’s escort must have been well over 200k. The amount of labour and fabrication work was massive.

phil_cardiff

7,146 posts

210 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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and31 said:
C2Red said:
Woody.GTJ said:
RB Will said:
There was a white Brat I used to see at Castle Combe that looked ace and had an Impreza drivetrain.



I know this car well, it is stunning, not for the purists though! More here.
https://retropower.co.uk/2018/02/05/millington-dia...
Retropower do some serious stuff!
Great YouTube channel
Fantastic!!!
Lottery win and they will definitely be building me something lol
Same here. There's nothing on their site that I wouldn't want to own and drive. Even the Cavalier!

Escort3500

11,982 posts

147 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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phil_cardiff said:
and31 said:
C2Red said:
Woody.GTJ said:
RB Will said:
There was a white Brat I used to see at Castle Combe that looked ace and had an Impreza drivetrain.



I know this car well, it is stunning, not for the purists though! More here.
https://retropower.co.uk/2018/02/05/millington-dia...
Retropower do some serious stuff!
Great YouTube channel
Fantastic!!!
Lottery win and they will definitely be building me something lol
Same here. There's nothing on their site that I wouldn't want to own and drive. Even the Cavalier!
Me too!