JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, Squirrel said: @JuniorChubb we need to sort these damn millennials out. They think they own the place. Entitled gits! 1 Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurst 484 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, JuniorChubb said: Entitled gits! I hate this generation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleg213 746 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I hate every generation, including my own. Not a daily driver, but something I hope to drive in the summer assuming I get time to finish it off (so that will mean next summer instead). And one of it looking not quite so nice waiting for the new roof to be welded on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I swear the first picture is a scapes scene... 1 Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurst 484 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 The new 911 is stunning. Quite like the nod to the 70s on the bonnet. https://uk.motor1.com/news/280278/2020-porsche-911-side-by-side/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 6 hours ago, doubleg213 said: I hate every generation, including my own. Not a daily driver, but something I hope to drive in the summer assuming I get time to finish it off (so that will mean next summer instead). And one of it looking not quite so nice waiting for the new roof to be welded on. Nice work. What is it? Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just now, Hatch said: Nice work. What is it? Careful Hatch... you might unleash a torrent of DoubleG ‘interesting facts’. Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just now, JuniorChubb said: Careful Hatch... you might unleash a torrent of DoubleG ‘interesting facts’. Thing is I am interested. My knowledge of non American cars is very limited. That said my knowledge of any car past about 1989 is very limited. 1 Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Hatch said: Thing is I am interested. My knowledge of non American cars is very limited. That said my knowledge of any car past about 1989 is very limited. It’s a Ford Escort Mk1... also the love of G’s life. Looking at your response I am wondering if you are his American doppelgänger, I think 1989 is about the year that G decided all new cars are crap. He’ll be along soon with some juicy history details for you. Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurst 484 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 hour ago, JuniorChubb said: Careful Hatch... you might unleash a torrent of DoubleG ‘interesting facts’. Uh oh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Hurst said: Uh oh... I dont think you were there for our review of the year/quiz night we’re you? G got a question on Ford Escorts, he got it wrong then promptly went on to tell my why I was wrong and what the correct answer was... I just gave up and gave him pole position 😂 Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurst 484 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, JuniorChubb said: I dont think you were there for our review of the year/quiz night we’re you? G got a question on Ford Escorts, he got it wrong then promptly went on to tell my why I was wrong and what the correct answer was... I just gave up and gave him pole position 😂 Pah, what a nerd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Ford Escort is not what I would have even come close to guessing that to be. Seems to US and EU Escorts were a bit different. Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurst 484 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 When I've paid this Alfa off next year I'm seriously considering either a Land Rover Defender or a Porsche. I know they're different ends of the spectrum but I want either one! I'm a country boi so a Landy is perfect but I like the zip and sportiness of my car. Decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleg213 746 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Hatch said: Nice work. What is it? 4 hours ago, JuniorChubb said: It’s a Ford Escort Mk1... also the love of G’s life. Looking at your response I am wondering if you are his American doppelgänger, I think 1989 is about the year that G decided all new cars are crap. He’ll be along soon with some juicy history details for you. It's a Ford Escort Mk2 not a Mk1. Although I do have a Mk1 as well. They are very small and dinky by American standards, they do however have the honour of being the most successful rally car of all time by some margin and handling like a dream. There are a few other names which had different models in the US and UK. I had a Mk2 Ford Granada but they share nothing with the US Granada. Edited March 20, 2019 by doubleg213 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 hour ago, doubleg213 said: It's a Ford Escort Mk2 not a Mk1. Although I do have a Mk1 as well. They are very small and dinky by American standards, they do however have the honour of being the most successful rally car of all time by some margin and handling like a dream. There are a few other names which had different models in the US and UK. I had a Mk2 Ford Granada but they share nothing with the US Granada. Size doesn't make uncool. though being a Ford kinda does 😛 , If that's what you are into then it doesn't really matter what anyones standards are. The fact that you are restoring it gets you respect from me. Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister 2,578 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 The Escort in Europe is not like the US version at all. They were a cheap car that most everyone laughed at over here. Ford cars were so disliked that the company is ceasing sales of every one of them except for the Mustang here in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister 2,578 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 As for what I drive. I added some more to my fleet. 2 new whale wagons. 1996 Buick Roadmaster 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser. They need some TLC but my pod is now complete. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 1:13 PM, doubleg213 said: It's a Ford Escort Mk2 not a Mk1. Although I do have a Mk1 as well. They are very small and dinky by American standards, they do however have the honour of being the most successful rally car of all time by some margin and handling like a dream. There are a few other names which had different models in the US and UK. I had a Mk2 Ford Granada but they share nothing with the US Granada. I seen this in Florida the other day, thought of you when I seen it. I didn't take the pic, but is the exact car I seen and I knew there would be picks online 2 Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatManDoza 3,473 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Fast n the furious escort ain't it? Got a model of that in the cabinet 1 Quote 50% Cat 50% Man 110% Bellend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 minute ago, CatManDoza said: Fast n the furious escort ain't it? Got a model of that in the cabinet It is, there is a ride at Universal Orlando that has many of the Fast cars in the building. I never seen any of the movies past the first one (and that was a long time ago) so if I had seen this in any place else that wasn;t labeled fast and furious I would have never know it had anything to so with the movie Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALL_es 163 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Normally I drive a 1999 Ford Mondeo and a 2004 Peugeot 307. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleg213 746 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 18 hours ago, Hatch said: I seen this in Florida the other day, thought of you when I seen it. I didn't take the pic, but is the exact car I seen and I knew there would be picks online That's a Mk1 (predecessor to the white one I posted pics of). I have two of those. One up and running but valuable to the point I now can't afford to rally it as it will cost too much to repair and another rolling shell which is on the project list somewhere below the white Mk2 and the BMW rally car which I need to get completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleg213 746 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Just becuse I am up at the farm this morning doing some sorting out I thought I'd grab a picture. That's the next project after the Mk2 is finished and I have one of the BMWs up and running. Original plan for this Escort was to run a Duratec HE engine (basically what is in the Fiesta ST and the 2.0 16v Mondeos) with a 5 speed Ford Sierra gearbox and then build a one off independent rear suspension setup probably based on BMW parts rather than the standard Ford live rear axle. Intending something semi mild and pretty controllable, 250 horsepower plus or so and decent torque. It's not a lot compared to an American car, but in something that would weigh about 850 kg, or 1800 lbs in American money, it's more than enough to make it pretty lively. However, I am considering the idea of going with Mazda rotary power, which would then mean about 450hp and a 6-speed RX-8 box with BMW based one off rear end. That may veer towards being way, way, way too lively. Edited April 5, 2019 by doubleg213 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorChubb 3,359 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 No surprises that the farm you keep banging on about looks exactly how I imagined it G. 1 Quote Can you smell what the Stone is cooking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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