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by HMC
Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:56 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What's The First Car You Remember Being Released?
Replies: 57
Views: 9349

Re: What's The First Car You Remember Being Released?

Although maybe it’s the e34 5 series as I remember a neighbour had one new (at launch) which cause much curtain twitching in the suburbs.
by HMC
Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:53 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What's The First Car You Remember Being Released?
Replies: 57
Views: 9349

Re: What's The First Car You Remember Being Released?

Ford mondeo, 1993. Big fanfare and top gear did an episode dedicated to Ford basically. New mondeo test (Clarkson) retrospective on cortinas (Michelle Newman- schoolboy crush) and buying a used Sierra (Quentin Wilson)
by HMC
Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:34 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: HMC motors- 79 Toyota spottaged
Replies: 16
Views: 4588

Re: HMC motors- 79 Toyota spottaged

On a bike ride through the edge of Dartmoor; some lovely views of the great British landscape
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by HMC
Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:55 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: HMC motors- 79 Toyota spottaged
Replies: 16
Views: 4588

Re: HMC motors- New shite (contains humid Volvo)

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I can’t find a lazy spotters thread so I’ll shove this live spot here. Sadly Richard Hammond has ruined the appeal of these for me.
by HMC
Sun Jul 18, 2021 8:32 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Morris Minor Ratrod
Replies: 433
Views: 73945

Re: Morris Minor Ratrod

Just catching up. Great purchase, at long last. Like that it’s still got its plate. Also looks like either a Morris commercial bonnet or at least bonnet badge.
by HMC
Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:59 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: What did you do today?
Replies: 15623
Views: 3136943

Re: What did you do today?

Had a call last night just as I was locking up from a Greek bloke who was on his way to buddhafest (yeap a festival in a field for buddha fans) He had driven over from Greece in his mk4 golf and made it all the way until he encountered a rather steep hill on one of the little lanes just off the mot...
by HMC
Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:24 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: HMC motors- 79 Toyota spottaged
Replies: 16
Views: 4588

Re: HMC motors- New shite (contains humid Volvo)

Not a lot to report presently aside from a nice 5 cylinder warble. And that leaky heater matrix. When set on cold it’s all rosy; but crank the heat up and steam comes through the dash vents along with a tell tale chemical sweet smell. I’ve had dodgy Heater cores before but this is a first with the w...
by HMC
Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:16 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Fleet Occurrences
Replies: 451
Views: 76960

Re: Fleet Occurrences

The cav looks lovely. Great colour. Really solid rear arch/sill bit by the looks of things as well.
by HMC
Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:35 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: HMC motors- 79 Toyota spottaged
Replies: 16
Views: 4588

Re: HMC motors- New shite (contains humid Volvo)

What caused the demise of the beetle if you don't mind me asking? It was a pretty ropey one from the off. It had a few bits of body damage. The DMF seemed to be making a lot of noise, the roof was a mess (although it still went up and down fine) at all the tyres were close to the limit. The clutch ...
by HMC
Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:51 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: HMC motors- 79 Toyota spottaged
Replies: 16
Views: 4588

HMC motors- 79 Toyota spottaged

I was beginning to get a bit bored with my polo. It sipped fuel;It was compact and handy for a street network penned by a monastic hands in the distant past. It proceeded without failing and was all round perfect transport. E7E79416-C2C2-4230-9F8D-138ADF0B3CDD.jpeg Therein was the rub. It was boring...