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My first classic car was a 1956 Vauxhall Velox. They made 220,000 of that model and there are about 100 left. Rust, rust, rust.
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Morris Minors were one of the most fun cars to drive. Even recommended by Tiff Needell, someone who definitely can drive:Originally posted by NickFitz View PostInterestingly, there appear to be several thousand more Morris Minors than Ford Orions still bimbling about. I've always liked them, so I can't begrudge them their apparent evolutionary advantage
YouTube - ‪Tiff Needell Sliding The Morris 1000‬‏
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Only 8 of my car left running....
..though it is actually a top spec People Carrier
and not a Supercar
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Scary, looked up my car and only 55 were sold the year we bought it
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I learned to drive in a Morris Minor in BarcelonaOriginally posted by NickFitz View PostInterestingly, there appear to be several thousand more Morris Minors than Ford Orions still bimbling about. I've always liked them, so I can't begrudge them their apparent evolutionary advantage
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Great find!Originally posted by k2p2 View PostOne for the ex boy (or girl) racers
How Many Left?
Someone's just got an MG Metro Turbo back on the road. Wonder if it's got the red seatbelts.
Fifteen years ago every other car on the road seemed to be a Rover (like mine at the time); but now one sees hardly any.
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That's quite worrying: it seems there are between 0 and 301 of my Ford Orion still around
0 is clearly incorrect given that I drove home in one today, but it's hard to tell which is my car from a list that (when narrowed down to "Ford Orion Ghia") includes "Orion Ghia" twice (41, 6), "Orion Ghia I" four times (173, 301, 3, 96), and "Orion Ghia 5SPD" twice (79, 46), as mine fits all those descriptions.
Nonetheless, it seems to explain why we don't see many other Orions as we zoom about these days
Interestingly, there appear to be several thousand more Morris Minors than Ford Orions still bimbling about. I've always liked them, so I can't begrudge them their apparent evolutionary advantage
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Disappointed . Thought this was a GILF thread.Originally posted by k2p2 View PostOne for the ex boy (or girl) racers
How Many Left?
Someone's just got an MG Metro Turbo back on the road. Wonder if it's got the red seatbelts.
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Old bangers
One for the ex boy (or girl) racers
How Many Left?
Someone's just got an MG Metro Turbo back on the road. Wonder if it's got the red seatbelts.Tags: None
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