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t they are and throws away everything mechanical. LuS1fer said:
Strangely Brown said:
As I remember the adverts at the time the Dolly Sprint was always compared to the BMW 323i.
The E21 BMW six cylinders didn't come along until 1977 - the Sprint came out in 1973 and soldiered on to 1980, in typical BL style.In 1975, its BMW rival was the 2002 but even the weedy 1602S (85hp) cost £2208, the standard 2 litre 2002 (100hp) was a pricey £2650 while the Tii (130hp) was a massive £3141.
The £2293 Sprint weighed 2214lbs) and had 127hp; an RS2000 (2015lbs) had 100hp: RS1600 (1920lbs) had 120hp.
BMWs of that era were also very sparsely equipped, I think even a radio was an extra.
Lost count of how many times they said Escort Mexico in that episode.
Noticed when Elvis was fixing the overdrive the underneath was all painted with a new stainless exhaust as were the arches.
I wonder if they had a deal with the specialist for a tv makover and he did the work or was it even the same car?
Noticed when Elvis was fixing the overdrive the underneath was all painted with a new stainless exhaust as were the arches.
I wonder if they had a deal with the specialist for a tv makover and he did the work or was it even the same car?
wpa1975 said:
Lost count of how many times they said Escort Mexico in that episode.
Noticed when Elvis was fixing the overdrive the underneath was all painted with a new stainless exhaust as were the arches.
I wonder if they had a deal with the specialist for a tv makover and he did the work or was it even the same car?
I dont know why, but the devil sitting on my shoulder says Elvis does next to bugger all on the actual "work" involved..... Noticed when Elvis was fixing the overdrive the underneath was all painted with a new stainless exhaust as were the arches.
I wonder if they had a deal with the specialist for a tv makover and he did the work or was it even the same car?
Just watched the dolly sprint episode, what a load of tosh, they called it bulletproof and supposedly couldn’t understand why it wasn’t a sale’s success, no mention of the weak bottom end and the number of engines that went bang because it couldn’t take the power the head made it produce. But Brewer knows about cars
Stig said:
As did I, however, did you notice how immaculate under the wheel arches were before they did the bodywork? To me, it looked like a much better car that they'd just taken the doors, bonnet and boot off from and replaced with some of those that littered the dexion shelves in the seller's workshop!
Easy job to put the originals (if this was the case) back on and give it a quick blow over
That said, the bonnet gap at nearside front seemed to be consistent before/after spraying - so maybe it was the same item?
Anyway, all supposition and it's 'telly' of course and made for a painless hour of entertainment.
I also thought this (same with the interior) but I did notice that the doors were still brown on the inside where they would be covered by the door cards after the respray.Easy job to put the originals (if this was the case) back on and give it a quick blow over
That said, the bonnet gap at nearside front seemed to be consistent before/after spraying - so maybe it was the same item?
Anyway, all supposition and it's 'telly' of course and made for a painless hour of entertainment.
ruwokeenuff said:
wpa1975 said:
Lost count of how many times they said Escort Mexico in that episode.
Noticed when Elvis was fixing the overdrive the underneath was all painted with a new stainless exhaust as were the arches.
I wonder if they had a deal with the specialist for a tv makover and he did the work or was it even the same car?
I dont know why, but the devil sitting on my shoulder says Elvis does next to bugger all on the actual "work" involved..... Noticed when Elvis was fixing the overdrive the underneath was all painted with a new stainless exhaust as were the arches.
I wonder if they had a deal with the specialist for a tv makover and he did the work or was it even the same car?
Adrian W said:
Just watched the dolly sprint episode, what a load of tosh, they called it bulletproof and supposedly couldn’t understand why it wasn’t a sale’s success, no mention of the weak bottom end and the number of engines that went bang because it couldn’t take the power the head made it produce. But Brewer knows about cars
Exactly, it was fair from bulletproof CoolHands said:
They always annoy me when busy taking an exhaust off or gearbox apart wearing a light grey top / and no gloves. Like yeah, no dirt can touch me. Wonder why
And the opening scene where Mike goes into the workshop where Elvis is busy working on a car wearing immaculate clothes, nice watch and trainers.Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff