EBay Finds
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Re: EBay Finds
The difference between the Highline and Lowline Fords is not the interior appointments, but literally the height of the roof. Another bizarre enterprising Ford scheme.
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Re: EBay Finds
Rear subframe mountsfried onions wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:46 am This is a sweet little thing for £notalot.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-1100/ ... SwW7hd6oeO
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Re: EBay Finds
The Hi-Line big Fords did have a different interior to the later low-lines - the half-round speedo was replaced by a much flatter, rectangular one similar to the Mk3 Zephyr. Upholstery patterns were also changed, door cards etc. There was a huge variety of colourways and fabric choices for the time.
Apart from some chrome fid-addle the Lowline was basically achieved by just the amended roof panel - not a huge tooling investment by any means. The Mk2 had the longest production run of all the big Ford Marks and needed the middle-aged refresh as it basically overlapped the competing E Type and PA Vauxhall eras.
Those Farnham Mk3 estates are interesting too - converted not far from where that Ebay one is sulking in the mud. All Mk3 Farnhams had Zodiac door cards - the cars were delivered as Zephyr 4, 6 or Zodiacs from Dagenham minus rear window and bootlids. Because the design utilised the Zodiac rear doors rather than Zephyr ones (different shape with square trailing edge windows which lent better to the station wagon styling) and Zephyrs and Zodys had individual door cards, all 4 had to be changed....Not a very cost-effective process and one which not have fitted well into the Ford production methods.
Some great uploads there Squire - the more solid of those Mk2s does look a worthwhile project (if the sills have been done right....)
Apart from some chrome fid-addle the Lowline was basically achieved by just the amended roof panel - not a huge tooling investment by any means. The Mk2 had the longest production run of all the big Ford Marks and needed the middle-aged refresh as it basically overlapped the competing E Type and PA Vauxhall eras.
Those Farnham Mk3 estates are interesting too - converted not far from where that Ebay one is sulking in the mud. All Mk3 Farnhams had Zodiac door cards - the cars were delivered as Zephyr 4, 6 or Zodiacs from Dagenham minus rear window and bootlids. Because the design utilised the Zodiac rear doors rather than Zephyr ones (different shape with square trailing edge windows which lent better to the station wagon styling) and Zephyrs and Zodys had individual door cards, all 4 had to be changed....Not a very cost-effective process and one which not have fitted well into the Ford production methods.
Some great uploads there Squire - the more solid of those Mk2s does look a worthwhile project (if the sills have been done right....)
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Re: EBay Finds
Digital dashes are bloody stupid.
As are digital watches.
With a speedometer, I want to glance down and the information presented by the location of a needle tells me if I need to either prod go or stop, depending on what's going on around me.
A digital speedometer means I need to process the number then make a call. Annoying so in modern shite, because in modern shite you're so damn cosseted from the world around you, it's very easy to make a bad judgement call.
Shit designed by people thinking about what the punter might want, rather than what the punter needs.
Pisses me right off.
*grumbles around and pisses about with distributor weights*
As are digital watches.
With a speedometer, I want to glance down and the information presented by the location of a needle tells me if I need to either prod go or stop, depending on what's going on around me.
A digital speedometer means I need to process the number then make a call. Annoying so in modern shite, because in modern shite you're so damn cosseted from the world around you, it's very easy to make a bad judgement call.
Shit designed by people thinking about what the punter might want, rather than what the punter needs.
Pisses me right off.
*grumbles around and pisses about with distributor weights*
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Re: EBay Finds
I could live with the Fisher Price dashboard but not the Fisher Price gearbox.
Comment from the seller:
"All known rot has been cut out, welded and galvanised by bodywork specialist. The car drives, steers & brakes perfectly. Next step required for German heritage registration: painting."
Comment from the seller:
"All known rot has been cut out, welded and galvanised by bodywork specialist. The car drives, steers & brakes perfectly. Next step required for German heritage registration: painting."
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1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana