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#31 Cooperman

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Posted 20 December 2018 - 12:59 AM

 

Yes, 20/20 hindsight is wonderful!

 

I also wish I still had the 1963 Lotus-Cortina which I bought to be built into a rally car in 1966. It was bought for £450 and still had the A=frame rear suspension which we removed and fitted 'GT-type' export rear leaf springs.

 

One other car I wish I still had would be the 1973 Capri 3000GXL which I bought direct from Ford in 1974 when my son was a few months old. In its day it was a very quick car and very reliable. As a long distance fast motorway car it was great. Eventually I sold it and bought an 18-month-old Jaguar XJ6 4.2 Auto.

I'd love a mk1 capri. I'd whack an LS3 in it.

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I always wondered why the Capri 3-litre was not used for rallying more. With an RS3100 engine it would have been great.

When I had mine I was rallying in Datsun 240Z's. We did a sort of 'back-to-back' test with mine against a 240Z which had some suspension and braking mods, as had my Capri, and there really was nothing in it in the twisty lanes. The Capri seemed to have better brakes (competition pads/linings) than the 'Z'.

Now I wish I had bought a works rally replica 240Z which I was offered in about 2000 for £13,000.



#32 Mikey205

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Posted 22 December 2018 - 12:41 PM

Wish id of bought the mint s2 Escort Rs Turbo 90 spec, back in 2010. Was offered it for 1500 quid with a full ticket.......Doh!

Also sold a mint, standard 1.6 205 gti about 13 years ago. Paid penny's for it and collected it from deepest darkest Wales. Sold it after 10 months to fund an ex wife business attempt that flopped. Would of been worth a pretty penny now....

Onwards and upwards!

#33 harrythehat

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Posted 23 December 2018 - 07:56 AM

shoot the woman I married and been free 8 years ago



#34 DeadSquare

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Posted 23 December 2018 - 08:57 AM

Tut tut.

 

I am sure that in this Unisex age, the season of "Peace and goodwill to all men", .....................................................................................includes women.



#35 Dandyer1995

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Posted 01 January 2019 - 06:25 PM

I’d have not spent 6k on air ride suspension on my last car and bought a mini sooner

#36 scoop-deluxe

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Posted 01 January 2019 - 08:51 PM

Kept the 3 Mokes, a railway, an export and a 1275 Californian. I still have a lot of the parts, sadly the bodies rusted baldy




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