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• Birdbrain 20 Feb 2015 12:35pm

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  Bellini wrote:

  That is gorgeous!!

  
  
  Cheers.
  I've had it since around 1986. Bought it home in the back of a horse box as a non-runner. Pushed it into the horse box on two scaffolding planks. Rebuilt it but its showings age now. The original chassis was fine so we shot blasted it and had it red leaded before hammerite top coat. I've rebuilt gearbox twice as its a major weakness on this model as it uses Austin Maxi gearbox innards in a Lotus casing. Engine original but was rebuilt in 1987. Only changes I've really made is to fit electronic ignition as setting the points meant getting the distributor out each time as its located beneat the Webers.
• wackyjim 20 Feb 2015 1:41pm

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  Here is my list as far as I can remember have a feeling I've missed one or two but who cares
  
  Austin 1300
  Escort GT
  Mini 1275 GT
  Escort 1300E
  Escort RS2000
  VW Scirocco GT
  BMW 323
  Subaru pick up
  Defender LWB
  Isuzu trooper mk1 (blue)
  Isuzu trooper mk 1 (red)
  Isuzu trooper mk2 (grey)
  Merc 190 E
  Merc 300E Estate
  Daihatsu Fourtrak
  Citroen ZX Volcane
  Nissan Terrano II
  Subaru Legacy Est
  Citroen XM 2.1 SD Estate ( a holiday bus affectionately called Thunderbird 3 by the kids)
  Disco Mk1
  Disco Mk3
  Jag XJS Conv V12 (money pit)
  Jag XJ 6
  Jag XKR Conv ( awesome!)
  Lexus LS400 Mk3
  Lexus LS400 Mk4
  Lexus Rx 400h
  Jeep Grand Cherokee
  Audi S8 ( best car I've owned)
  RRS 3.6 HSE ( horrible experience)
  FFRR VSE 4.4 TD ( great until it got beheaded )
  
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  Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8, Range Rover Sport HSE 3.6TDV8, Audi S8 V10, Jaguar XKR Conv, Jaguar XJS V12 Conv, Land Rover Disco 3, Lexus LS 400 MkIV, Lexus LS400 Mk III.
• 33CHINACARS 17 Mar 2015 2:12pm

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  Feel a bit with my little list . But here it is
  
  1976 Honda 50 stepthru
  Honda CB500/4
  1982 Honda XL250RC #
  1980 Honda CB 900 Bol D'or #
  
  Suzuki Quad king 250 four wheeler
  2002 Polaris Magnum 500 4x4 #
  2005 Polaris Sportsman 500
  2010 Polaris Sportsman XP 550 ESP #
  
  1949 Fordson 5cwt panel van #
  1967 Morris Mini 1000 Deluxe
  1968 Holden HK Monaro GTS 327 "Bathurst"
  Series 111 Land Rover tray
  1959 Ford Zephyr Mk 2 ute #
  1974 Holden LH Torana 202
  1978 Holden HX ute Sandman " Overlander " 4x4 #
  1992 Lada Niva 4x4 ute #
  2001 Hyundai Santa Fe V6 2.7
  1998 P38 Range Rover 4.6 HSE
  2008 Hyundai I30 diesel #
  2005 L322 Range Rover TD6 HSE #
  
  # still have
• verydisco 17 Mar 2015 3:14pm

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  They all are in my signature really.
  
  Green oval geek you think?
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  Current
  RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L SDV8 - 2013 - Indus Silver, on Almond.
  RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L V8 - 2002 - ex-2003 G4 Challenge Event Vehicle, Stage 3: Australia
  RANGE ROVER HSE 4.4L V8 - 2004 - one-of-one Overfinch
  RANGE ROVER P38a 4.0L V8 - 1999 - ex-2000 TReK Event Vehicle: South Africa
  
  Previous:
  RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L TDV8 - 2012 - RANGE ROVER 3.6L TDV8 x3 - RANGE ROVER Td6 x1 - RANGE ROVER Classic 3.5L V8 x1
• gg2201 17 Mar 2015 9:01pm

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  My colourful variety, copied from Excel hence spacing a little odd. a couple of cars I had for a month or two only, longest I've owned a car for is the Passat at just over 2 years, some have overlapped each other too.
  
  Passed my test in 2003.
  
  1 Peugeot 205 (rolled and wrote off) White
  2 VW Polo 1.4 sold then bought back again 5 years later Red
  3 Suzuki Vitara Soft top White
  4 Mercedes C200 Black
  5 6N VW Polo Red
  6 Suzuki Vitara Fatboy Soft top Black
  8 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sport Black
  9 Vauxhall Astra red
  11 Mercedes E200 Pillarless coupe Black
  12 Mk 2 VW Golf 1.8 GTI Alpine White
  13 Mk 2 VW Golf 1.8 GTi Silver
  13 BMW Z3 1.9 Petrol AC Schnitzer Black
  14 Mk3 Golf 1.8 petrol Blue
  15 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Sport Black
  16 Rover 25 - sister took to Spain, on its return to England head gasket went! Green
  17 BMW E30 318i Tourer Red
  18 P38 Land Rover Range Rover 2.5 HSE (Tuning box added) Green
  19 Mk3 VW Golf TDI - very low when I bought it, so low had to raise it slightly! Mystic Blue
  20 Mercedes C230 Kompressor Estate Silver
  21 Vauxhall Agila - WON IN TAKE A BREAK MAGAZINE!! Quickly sold…. Black
  22 VW Passat Tdi 130 Estate - Revo remap to 170bhp Black
  23 L322 Land Rover Range Rover 4.4 Vogue Java Black
   2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography
• mat777 10 Apr 2015 7:48pm

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  Passed my test in 2009 so not many so far!
  
  Cars:
  
  - 1982 Land Rover Series 3 88" County, ex LR press/launch promo dept. (current)
  - 2000 Land Rover Discovery TD5
  - 2005 RR Vogue (current)
  
  Toys:
  
  - Suzuki 50cc quad bike
  - Apache 100cc quad bike
  - Marshall traction engine, 1/4 scale working miniature (current)
   NW060
  
  "Red Shed" - 1982 Series 3 88" County Station Wagon
  "Spirit of Great Britain" - Rolls Royce Meteor V12 engine
  ZG875 - Westland Sea King (cockpit section)
  "Carly Rae Jeepsen" - 2006 Jeep Commander 5.7 Hemi
  "Pride Of The Road" - 1/4-scale Marshall traction engine - sold
  "Georgina" - 2000 Discovery 2 TD5 ES - sold
  "Windsor" - 2005 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 - dead
• shalz 10 Apr 2015 9:30pm

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  Just one short to give me the shortest list so far
  
  Started earlier than I should have:
  
  - Kawasaki kmx125 (written off)
  - BMW 520i
  - Lexus IS200SE
  - Toyota Landcruiser Amazon (current car "that's meant to be reliable but isn't lately")
  - FFRR 4.4TDV8 (current dream car I now own)
   MY11 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - "African Queen"
• Chauch 10 Apr 2015 9:47pm

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  Among the most interesting ones are:
  
  Numerous Audis - S4, TT, S3 etc
  Ford Mustang 5.0 Convertible
  Ford Taurus SHO
  66 Shelby Mustang GT350 Convertible
  Mustang Mach 1 429
  Mustang Mach 1 351 Convertible - then got over my Mustang fetish and...
  Chevy Camaro Z28
  Triumph TR6
  Ferrari 348
  Skyline R34 GTT
  Skyline R32 GTR
  TVR Chimaera 450
  911 C2s Cabriolet
  Defender 90 TD5
  RR Supercharged
  
  I also usually run a Mercedes of some description as a daily driver, I have had SLs for the past couple of years, but changed recently to a C63 AMG Coupe Edition 507 which is great fun...
   4.2 Supercharged Vogue SE
• Cam-Tech-Craig 10 Apr 2015 9:51pm

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  Like your American stuff then sir
• sako243 11 Apr 2015 9:00am

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  I think I can join the shortest list:
  
  1983 Series III 88" Hard Top (sold)
  1994 Defender 110 CSW (still got)
  2007 TDV8 Vogue (daily driver)
   Ed
• gregdav 11 Apr 2015 10:03am

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  Here's mine over the years. Some owned at the same time as wife drove as well.
  1,morris 1300 h reg ( furry dice and vinyl roof + indicator bleepers).
  2.Ford cortina mk3 daytona yellow L reg
  3.Ford cortina mk4 1600 w reg white written off
  4.Ford cortina mk4 1600 x reg terracotta.
  5.Rover v8 3.5s L reg rio brown (beautiful)
  6.mini 950 1973. Red
  7.Triumph dolomite 1850 white n reg.
  8.ford escort 1600 mk3 ghia
  9.ford escort xr3 a reg black
  10.ford escort xr3i b reg grey.
  11.ford escort xr3i d reg grey facelift.
  12.ford escort xr3i g reg white.
  13.ford escort 1300L f reg silver.
  14.volvo 240 gl estate d reg brought together with caravan for £350 quid
  15.ford escort mk4 1300 n reg white.
  16.rover 600 sldi m reg black.
  17.ford fiesta mk1 1100 blue. y reg
  18.land rover discovery 300 tdi es m reg avalon blue
  19.land rover discovery td5 xs x reg gold.
  20.range rover 3.0 vogue bonatti grey.
  
  well there were some love and hates over the years the best car being my rover 3.5 s awesome power and hugged the road like a leach.
  my worst cars the triumph dolomite and escort mk4 both real mechanical nightmares.
• Nick Ground 11 Apr 2015 10:15am

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  Cars Starting in 1977
  
  Ford Escort van
  Ford Escort 1300 (turned into a railcar)
  Mini (1360 tuned thing)
  Ford Escort 1300
  Ford Escort 1600 bda
  Opel Manta GTE
  Mazda 323
  Vauxhall Cavalier 1600
  Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8 CDE
  Vauxhall Carlton 2000
  MG Maestro EFi
  Rover 827
  Range Rover 2dr Tuscan Blue
  Peugeot Mi16x4
  Range Rover 4dr Venetian Red
  Range Rover TDi Montpelier Red
  Range Rover 3.9 (supercharged) Silver
  Saab 9000 CSE 2.3
  Audi A6 estate 2.5 TDi
  Range Rover 3.9 Classic VSE Bronze
  Range Rover P38 4.6 HSE Willow Green
  Lancia Delta Integrale Martini 6
  Range Rover 2dr Lincoln Green ‘72
  Range Rover Classic 3.9 LPG Ardennes
  Saab Aero (Abbott tuned)
  Citreon AX GT (rally car)
  Range Rover P38 Vogue50 edition
  Range Rover Classic 3.9 LPG Ardennes (bought back)
  Range Rover L322 3.6 TDV8 Stornaway
  Range Rover L322 4.2sc Rimini
  BMW 530d Touring
  Range Rover L322 3.6 TDV8 Tonga Green
  Mercedes C250 estate
  Eunos Roadster (MX5) RS edition
  61 4.4 TDV8 Vogue Fuji
  13 4.4 SDV8 SE Firenze Red
  13 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Firenze/Black
  …..replacement in next three weeks tba
  
  and I'm only 28 (haha double that). As a previous post remarked, all that money. I will not be showing my wife this list! Still looking on the bright side if I had changed wife that many times I'd be sleeping in a cardboard box.
  
  Nick
   2019 D5 HSE Lux SDV6 Indus
  55 D3 SE
  98 MX5 1.8 RS
  gone 17 older variants of FFRR
• Nick Ground 11 Apr 2015 10:16am

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  Oh and my list doesn't include all the cars I persuaded my wife she should drive.
  
  Nick
   2019 D5 HSE Lux SDV6 Indus
  55 D3 SE
  98 MX5 1.8 RS
  gone 17 older variants of FFRR
• Andy S 17 Apr 2015 2:07pm

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  Well here goes, from 1980:
  
  1980: Vauxhall Viva HC, 1971 J reg rot box
  1982: Mini Clubman Estate, 1976 R - wood bits down the flanks!
  1986: Triumph Acclaim HL, 1982 Y, - ex rep car, but so reliable
  1988: Ford Orion DL, 1985 C, The Derv Dog!
  1989: VW Golf. 1986 D. Poverty Spec company car, had two in a year...
  1990: Ford Fiesta 1.6S. G Reg First brand new car. It was rubbish, but came with the job
  1992: Vauxhall Nova SR. 1990 G. Had it for 4 months then changed jobs
  1992: VW Scirocco 1989 G. A dog of a car - hated it
  1993: Rover 216 SE 1988 E - Nice car, 'Victor Meldrew' version!
  1996: VW Golf GTi MkII, 1990 H. Brilliant company car.
  1997: VW Golf GTi Mk III. 1994 M. Not so good
  2000: Freelander 1 XEi. 1999 T First Land Rover. Loved it.
  2002: Freelander 1 TD4. 02 Reg First brand new car bought with my own money. Loved it
  2006: Range Rover Sport SE. 06 Reg First big Landy. Loved it too,
  2009: Range Rover Sport HSE. 09 Reg. Another good un!
  2011: Freelander 2 HSE Lux. Nice car, but not a Rangie.....
  2013: FFRR Vogue SE. 10 Reg. Fully loaded. Best car yet!
  
  In the meantime, my other half has had to drive the following cars since we were married (I buy them!)
  1992 Mini City, 1988 E Reg
  1996 Fiat Cinquecento, P Reg
  2000 Fiat Seicento 1999 V Reg
  2003 Ford Puma 1.7 Lux 2000 X Reg
  2007 Mini Cooper 04 Reg
  2009 Mini Cooper S JCW 56 Reg
  
  Still have the JCW, an awesome counterpoint to the FFRR!
• Rosco 08 May 2015 7:47am

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  here's the ones I can remember ! Some at the same time
  
  72 Beetle
  74 beetle
  79 polo
  78 Alfa GTV
  80 golf ls
  81 golf gti (mk1 - lovely)
  80 Rover 3500 SD1
  82 Rover 2600 SD1
  74 Beetle
  81 Mini Mayfair ( race engine )
  Co Cars followed
  Various vauxhall/Ford/Rover
  88 MG Montego Turbo (a laugh)
  90 Golf GTI
  94 Audi A4
  72 RR Classic
  96 Omega
  96 M3
  97 Wrangler 4.0
  95 XJ6
  89 Classic
  98 XJR
  01 Disco 2 ES 4.0
  03 S320 CDI ( the least reliable )
  04 Audi a4 Sline
  91 Defender 90
  02 Audi S6
  89 Classic
  95 Classic
  04 FFRR
  08 RRS TDV8
  99 S320 W140
  91 Classic
  
  Missed a few, Best - FFRR no contest, Worst - S320CDI, lasted 6 months and glad to get rid of it
  
  
  Cheers

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