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[mercrocker]

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[brandersnatch]

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Two Fiat 850s. When’s the last time you saw even one?

[mercrocker]

I know! They were quite popular wee things for a while, oddly I seemed to remember them selling better towards the end of their lives, maybe due to lowering import tariffs (or FIAT dumping them on the market)

[panhard65]

I saw an 850 today unfortunately it was the fucking rotten sport spider sitting in my workshop. I am trying not to think about how much money it owes me and how much work it needs just to make it driveable.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

My boss had an 18 month old MkIV Cortina Ghia in Silver Fox-or had been, as there was little left of it. Not seen a 20 year old sun bleached car here that is half as bad as that was.

Strato silver.

Silver fox finished with the early Mark III.

Those Mark IV Fords were dogshit. The original Granada could not come fast enough.

[mercrocker]

I assume the good Reverend refers to the Mk IV as finishing with Silver Fox.

The only metallics (an opalescent, rather than the same compound as these later paints) on Mk IIIs were Alcuda Blue and Malibu Gold.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

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I wonder where in London that was?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I assume the good Reverend refers to the Mk IV as finishing with Silver Fox.

The only metallics (an opalescent, rather than the same compound as these later paints) on Mk IIIs were Alcuda Blue and Malibu Gold.

There were definitely silver Escorts, Capris and Cortinas into 1972. Pete C (Cortina City) rebuilt an Astral silver (or silver fox) 2000 GXL 2 door, 1971 K plate.

[mercrocker]

Sorry Rev, I mistook your post....You were speaking of Cortinas, I was referring to Z cars!

Regarding that London pic, I have no info but the 674 code according to a quick Google was Tulse Hill/Brixton Hill area.

[mercrocker]

Here you go, Google knows all.... From Norwood News, Jan. 1951

"To offer in new. retread or secondhand: fitted free.— Call. write or tel Bri 2026. H Matthews Ltd., 85-99 Stockwell-rd.. Brixton. 5.W.9. It C. NEW TYRES.—AII sites and types of covers and tubes from stock: remoulding and repairing. batteries. free fitting ... "

Should read SW9 of course....!