Seriously?

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Indeed and driven by organ donors!

Ford obviously took notice though as in South Africa from the Mk3 onwards, a Cotina "Big Six" was available with the 3.0V6 under the bonnet. I believe in Australia they offered a 4.1L six-pot, not sure if that ws a V6 or straight 6 though.

Sweet!😈👍

[Moomoo]

No Sir, not 6k , not with THAT advisory!🤨

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395211177...Bk9SR6TOwqW4Yw

[Steve 940]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

The Cortina Savage, the creator of donor organs!😁

Funnily enough I was watching a new episode (series 9 episode 1) of B&C last night and had Jeff Uren's own personal Mk2 Cortina Estate Savage, very nice, although it may make the hounds a tad worried

Cheers
Steve

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

No Sir, not 6k , not with THAT advisory!🤨

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395211177...Bk9SR6TOwqW4Yw

Wants a new cat and/or Lambda sensor or maybe just a decent service. Either way a lot of money to shell out on a car with a potentially knackered engine, only done 40 miles since last MoT so the cat could be partially blocked, an Italian tune-up might cure the emissions.

Not cheap even if you can do it yourself!

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Funnily enough I was watching a new episode (series 9 episode 1) of B&C last night and had Jeff Uren's own personal Mk2 Cortina Estate Savage, very nice, although it may make the hounds a tad worried

Cheers
Steve

The hounds wouldn't mind as long as they were going out, i'm sure!

Another overlooked "conversion" of a similar era is a Triumph Stag Estate, based on a 2500S/PI estate but a new Stag engine fitted in place with the accompanying Stag brakes, suspension etc.
Originally created by Del Lines and sold (i think) about 100 of them until BL pulled the plug on supplying him with new engines.
Always fancied one of them as a dog-mobile or maybe a Rover P6B Estoura..........

[Steve 940]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Wants a new cat and/or Lambda sensor or maybe just a decent service. Either way a lot of money to shell out on a car with a potentially knackered engine, only done 40 miles since last MoT so the cat could be partially blocked, an Italian tune-up might cure the emissions.

Not cheap even if you can do it yourself!





The hounds wouldn't mind as long as they were going out, i'm sure!

Another overlooked "conversion" of a similar era is a Triumph Stag Estate, based on a 2500S/PI estate but a new Stag engine fitted in place with the accompanying Stag brakes, suspension etc.
Originally created by Del Lines and sold (i think) about 100 of them until BL pulled the plug on supplying him with new engines.
Always fancied one of them as a dog-mobile or maybe a Rover P6B Estoura..........

Now we’re straying into rocking horse poop land Dave, but worth a stroll 😀

Stag estate, mmm yes please, I was at a show early last summer and a couple well into their 80’s had a jaw dropping dark green 2500 estate, complete with wicker hamper and period Thermos flasks.

Probably these days the ‘no major alterations’ or it needs certification has knocked the madcap conversions on its head. Although I’m on Morris Forum, and a chap on there doing a Morris 8 special, hand rolled body with a supercharged engine. Madness, but the quality of the workmanship is astounding.

Cheers
Steve

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Now we’re straying into rocking horse poop land Dave, but worth a stroll 😀

Stag estate, mmm yes please, I was at a show early last summer and a couple well into their 80’s had a jaw dropping dark green 2500 estate, complete with wicker hamper and period Thermos flasks.

Probably these days the ‘no major alterations’ or it needs certification has knocked the madcap conversions on its head. Although I’m on Morris Forum, and a chap on there doing a Morris 8 special, hand rolled body with a supercharged engine. Madness, but the quality of the workmanship is astounding.

Cheers
Steve

Rocking horse poop? Unicorn poop!

Several years ago when there used to be a Monthly All Rover meet at a pub in Melbourne on the first saturday of the month, there was an SD1 owner who had a white Triumph 2500S estate auto - he lived in Basingstoke and that was his nearest meet!
Never got to see his SD1 (or was it a P6? Can't remember now!) and he didn't make it that often due to the distance and shift work. Very nice Triumph though!

[Moomoo]

Last rites time?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395211531...Bk9SR77K3d64Yw

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

Last rites time?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395211531...Bk9SR77K3d64Yw

Last rites? More like last bites from the tinworms!

It doesn't look much, just a bit of rust here and there but it is all in structural positions that only shows when it's rotted (spectacularly) behind the scenes and finally you get to see a bubble here and there.

Also it's in Frinton-on-Sea - strong with this one, the sea-breeze effect is!

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Last rites? More like last bites from the tinworms!

It doesn't look much, just a bit of rust here and there but it is all in structural positions that only shows when it's rotted (spectacularly) behind the scenes and finally you get to see a bubble here and there.

Also it's in Frinton-on-Sea - strong with this one, the sea-breeze effect is!

Judging by the phone number on the reg plate, it’s been sunning itself in the briney a while Dave.

Dry cured, you could say!🤨

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

Judging by the phone number on the reg plate, it’s been sunning itself in the briney a while Dave.

Dry cured, you could say!🤨

It would seem it's lived all its life by the coast, last MoT ran out 11/8/2021 so it's 3 1/2 years since it last saw a testing station.

Someone who likes welding (a lot!) and has an inner passion for a red, 2.0L 240 estate might rescue it but the overall appearance sys it's only worth spares at the moment.

Give it 10 years when there are fewer good/better 240 estates around and someone desperate to own/restore one would snap it up in a heartbeat - or should that be sweep it up in a dustpan?