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#61 | RE: What other motorized vehicles do you own? datum

Thu Dec 30, 2021 2:46 am

Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #47
It�s interesting to observe how some of these threads appeal to a certain demographic, in this case our US friends, and equally have little interest to others.
Guess most of us have a car - out of necessity!

I agree, but it seems plenty of people in the UK like cars quite a bit. After all, you're currently the home of some very nice low volume sports car makers like Lotus, McLaren, Ariel, Gordon Murray's new company, etc as well as past makes and Top Gear.

On the other hand, I watch a number of UK based Youtube motorcycle channels and I'm jealous of what it's like riding over there.

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#62 | RE: What other motorized vehicles do you own? datum

Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:42 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #57
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #52

This was when every kid wanted an Austin Mini Metro or Ford Fiesta instead of the less frugal cars from the 1960s, like the iconic Cortina 1600E. I had to be different. My first car was a 1970, mk1, Ford Capri - looked the part but only had a 1300cc engine!

As we knew it, the Mercury Capri. Likely the best small car offering by the Big 3 in the 1970's. For a while, Dodge offered the Mitsubishi produced Colt that wasn't Toyota/Datsun/Honda quality but a lot better than the Pinto/Vega/Gremlin offerings

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-...cial/?lot=55202

1986 Ford Capri 2.8i Special sold for £22,500 a few weeks ago. Madness.

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#63 | RE: What other motorized vehicles do you own? datum

Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:02 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #57
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #52
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #50
Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #48
Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #47
It�s interesting to observe how some of these threads appeal to a certain demographic, in this case our US friends, and equally have little interest to others.
Guess most of us have a car - out of necessity!

I'm guessing a lot of the US members grew up around muscle cars and kept the interest in cars.
One of my favorite threads is Richard's thread showing all the neat cars at Alice's Restaurant.

Having turned 16 in 1976, I was a product of the Oil Embargo and Even-Odd rationing. My Brother-in-law's 1967 Roadrunner seemed like a freakish antique to me when it was 10-yrs old.

Similar only 1978. I recall my father being on a 3 day week and electricity was rationed as we had a coal miners' strike in 1974 as well as the oil thing.

This was when every kid wanted an Austin Mini Metro or Ford Fiesta instead of the less frugal cars from the 1960s, like the iconic Cortina 1600E. I had to be different. My first car was a 1970, mk1, Ford Capri - looked the part but only had a 1300cc engine!

As we knew it, the Mercury Capri. Likely the best small car offering by the Big 3 in the 1970's. For a while, Dodge offered the Mitsubishi produced Colt that wasn't Toyota/Datsun/Honda quality but a lot better than the Pinto/Vega/Gremlin offerings

Had a 79 Dodge Colt. 48-50 miles per gallon. I ran that car for 120K miles in two years while working all over New England. Paid 4100.00 for it. It was totaled in an accident and the insurance company offered 4300.00 to settle. Of course they though the car only had 20K on it. Never considered someone would put 120K on in two years.

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#64 | RE: What other motorized vehicles do you own? datum

Fri Dec 31, 2021 9:26 pm

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #62
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #57
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #52

This was when every kid wanted an Austin Mini Metro or Ford Fiesta instead of the less frugal cars from the 1960s, like the iconic Cortina 1600E. I had to be different. My first car was a 1970, mk1, Ford Capri - looked the part but only had a 1300cc engine!

As we knew it, the Mercury Capri. Likely the best small car offering by the Big 3 in the 1970's. For a while, Dodge offered the Mitsubishi produced Colt that wasn't Toyota/Datsun/Honda quality but a lot better than the Pinto/Vega/Gremlin offerings

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-...cial/?lot=55202

1986 Ford Capri 2.8i Special sold for £22,500 a few weeks ago. Madness.

Well, it could be worse, I suppose. In the spring of 1981, I interviewed a Ford and the divison manager was going on about this great new small car that was coming out........the Ford EXP (Mercury LN7 was the twin)! He said something like.......... "It's the perfect car for a young professional like you!".

Basically, it was a watered down 2dr version of the Ford Escort for the US market. While, the European Escort had some fans, the US version was just cheap and under powered. Sad.

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#65 | RE: What other motorized vehicles do you own? datum

Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:17 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #64
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #62
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #57
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #52

This was when every kid wanted an Austin Mini Metro or Ford Fiesta instead of the less frugal cars from the 1960s, like the iconic Cortina 1600E. I had to be different. My first car was a 1970, mk1, Ford Capri - looked the part but only had a 1300cc engine!

As we knew it, the Mercury Capri. Likely the best small car offering by the Big 3 in the 1970's. For a while, Dodge offered the Mitsubishi produced Colt that wasn't Toyota/Datsun/Honda quality but a lot better than the Pinto/Vega/Gremlin offerings

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-...cial/?lot=55202

1986 Ford Capri 2.8i Special sold for £22,500 a few weeks ago. Madness.

Well, it could be worse, I suppose. In the spring of 1981, I interviewed a Ford and the divison manager was going on about this great new small car that was coming out........the Ford EXP (Mercury LN7 was the twin)! He said something like.......... "It's the perfect car for a young professional like you!".

Basically, it was a watered down 2dr version of the Ford Escort for the US market. While, the European Escort had some fans, the US version was just cheap and under powered. Sad.

Well, yes, the Capri and Escort were not really considered small cars in Europe as we had at least 2 levels of smaller, such as the Ford Fiesta and the original Fiat 500. Plus the Escort had the RAC rally winning versions, the Mexico, RS1800 and RS2000 so was the boy racer car to have until the Golf GTi and Peugeot 205 GTi came out. I had one of the latter in the late 1980s.

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#66 | RE: What other motorized vehicles do you own? datum

Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:57 pm

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #65
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #64
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #62
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #57
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #52

This was when every kid wanted an Austin Mini Metro or Ford Fiesta instead of the less frugal cars from the 1960s, like the iconic Cortina 1600E. I had to be different. My first car was a 1970, mk1, Ford Capri - looked the part but only had a 1300cc engine!

As we knew it, the Mercury Capri. Likely the best small car offering by the Big 3 in the 1970's. For a while, Dodge offered the Mitsubishi produced Colt that wasn't Toyota/Datsun/Honda quality but a lot better than the Pinto/Vega/Gremlin offerings

https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-...cial/?lot=55202

1986 Ford Capri 2.8i Special sold for £22,500 a few weeks ago. Madness.

Well, it could be worse, I suppose. In the spring of 1981, I interviewed a Ford and the divison manager was going on about this great new small car that was coming out........the Ford EXP (Mercury LN7 was the twin)! He said something like.......... "It's the perfect car for a young professional like you!".

Basically, it was a watered down 2dr version of the Ford Escort for the US market. While, the European Escort had some fans, the US version was just cheap and under powered. Sad.

Well, yes, the Capri and Escort were not really considered small cars in Europe as we had at least 2 levels of smaller, such as the Ford Fiesta and the original Fiat 500. Plus the Escort had the RAC rally winning versions, the Mexico, RS1800 and RS2000 so was the boy racer car to have until the Golf GTi and Peugeot 205 GTi came out. I had one of the latter in the late 1980s.

I rode from Devon to London in a 1.1L Fiesta carrying 4 adults. There's definitely a difference between our countries and the cars.

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