Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

Pictures of decently Modified cars [Vol. 2]

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politeperson

537 posts

180 months

Thursday 25th November 2021
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As a student in London, I had no money and wasn't aloud to buy a car after I passed my test.

So I immediately went out and purchased a Ford Cortina Mark 3 for £150. 1600L 4 door saloon.

Picture of my superbly executed modifications below. I was 18 and completed the transformation for the huge sum of about £75 including welding the doors shut, rivets, paint, filler, a tent for a hood and a pair of Ford Anglia tail lights and some fins.

Circa 1988. So I now had a 4 seat convertible.

Chip Foose eat you heart out.

It could be seen parked on the streets of Marylebone and Islington for 3 years whilst I owned it. Usually full of discarded fag buts and some rain.

Perfect car.



dom9

8,040 posts

208 months

Thursday 25th November 2021
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Baron Greenback said:
ConnectionError said:
Nice
Yeah, absolutely love that! My perfect little car I think... or best iteration of what I have in my head, so far produced (Clio V6 owner).

Z Cars seem quiet these days but an internet search seems to suggest they are still going: https://www.zcars.org.uk/

TheJimi

24,862 posts

242 months

Thursday 25th November 2021
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politeperson said:
As a student in London, I had no money and wasn't aloud to buy a car after I passed my test.

So I immediately went out and purchased a Ford Cortina Mark 3 for £150. 1600L 4 door saloon.

Picture of my superbly executed modifications below. I was 18 and completed the transformation for the huge sum of about £75 including welding the doors shut, rivets, paint, filler, a tent for a hood and a pair of Ford Anglia tail lights and some fins.

Circa 1988. So I now had a 4 seat convertible.

Chip Foose eat you heart out.

It could be seen parked on the streets of Marylebone and Islington for 3 years whilst I owned it. Usually full of discarded fag buts and some rain.

Perfect car.


Outstanding biggrin

DodgyGeezer

40,153 posts

189 months

Thursday 25th November 2021
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Not 100% convinced (IMO it should be a V6), but it's bang tidy




Red Devil

13,055 posts

207 months

Friday 26th November 2021
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Mr Tidy said:
Scaleybrat said:
Guy Martin’s 778 bhp Amazon
That blew up years ago according to his Autobiography!

But maybe it has been sorted.
Grampian Transport Museum, Alford. April 2018.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyldCW6fxAA&t=...


dom9 said:
Baron Greenback said:
ConnectionError said:
Nice
Yeah, absolutely love that! My perfect little car I think... or best iteration of what I have in my head, so far produced (Clio V6 owner).

Z Cars seem quiet these days but an internet search seems to suggest they are still going: https://www.zcars.org.uk/
That Canadian Mini price tag is ridiculous. Z cars were doing similar 20 years ago.

Rear engined K20 Z car Mini belonging to a PH member back in 2013.

https://youtu.be/sWr9uRd4Hec?t=161
https://youtu.be/sWr9uRd4Hec?t=232
https://youtu.be/sWr9uRd4Hec?t=383
https://youtu.be/sWr9uRd4Hec?t=440

RedWhiteMonkey

6,806 posts

181 months

Friday 26th November 2021
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DodgyGeezer said:
Not 100% convinced (IMO it should be a V6), but it's bang tidy



At least it should be reliable. My mate's dad had one of those when we were kids and I swear it spent more time on the drive with its engine out than it did actually moving.

Matt Harper

6,613 posts

200 months

Friday 26th November 2021
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Not a car, but interesting nonetheless. A friend of mine was at this Thanksgiving's Daytona Speedway Turkey-Run.
1931 Helms Twin-Coach delivery van, owned by Wayne's Citrus Cycles, here in FL. It has modern underpinnings, including a 351 Cleveland/C6 trans.

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

195 months

Steamer

13,845 posts

212 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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Oh hell yes!

Thats a really tempting price too.

GTRene

16,370 posts

223 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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Steamer said:
Oh hell yes!

Thats a really tempting price too.
indeed, bargain price, great engine, lovely clean engine bay, close it and race it, classic/modern, Restomod, that should go very fast.

GTRene

16,370 posts

223 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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a little bit to much changes, to track build, but otherwise looks like nice pocket rocket with such Ford Escorth Cosworth engine and AWD and 450bhp Ford Fiesta mk2, it looks a bit like a early VW Golf.









https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165198804240?ssPageName...

Don1

15,936 posts

207 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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Two very interesting cars...

MG CHRIS

9,077 posts

166 months

Saturday 27th November 2021
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RedWhiteMonkey said:
DodgyGeezer said:
Not 100% convinced (IMO it should be a V6), but it's bang tidy



At least it should be reliable. My mate's dad had one of those when we were kids and I swear it spent more time on the drive with its engine out than it did actually moving.
There is one of these next door to me rolling shell body all sorted just ready to turn into a retro mod. Got the mony just not the space.

Mark-E34-535

16,205 posts

172 months

Sunday 28th November 2021
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havoc

29,928 posts

234 months

Sunday 28th November 2021
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Talking of S2000 engine swaps...
https://www.figaroownersclub.com/nissan-figaro-rac...

Japanese guy I know has been doing this on the side for the last couple of years...worth going through all the photos...









Wadeski

8,132 posts

212 months

Sunday 28th November 2021
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Yes. All of the yes.

DodgyGeezer

40,153 posts

189 months

Sunday 28th November 2021
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A little different... a ZIL 130 pick-up







Edited by DodgyGeezer on Sunday 28th November 19:17

Swampy1982

3,305 posts

110 months

Sunday 28th November 2021
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All is not as it first appears...

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11349691

ZX10R NIN

27,494 posts

124 months

Sunday 28th November 2021
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I have to say that looks good.

ndtman

745 posts

180 months

Sunday 28th November 2021
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MG CHRIS said:
RedWhiteMonkey said:
DodgyGeezer said:
Not 100% convinced (IMO it should be a V6), but it's bang tidy



At least it should be reliable. My mate's dad had one of those when we were kids and I swear it spent more time on the drive with its engine out than it did actually moving.
There is one of these next door to me rolling shell body all sorted just ready to turn into a retro mod. Got the mony just not the space.
Build thread on retro-rides
https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/210758/honda-...