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Old Feb 13th, 2019, 23:36   #61
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Right, I see what you mean. The striping at one time was an amber/gold.

Here are a few from that period and a little earlier. We had the 12v Senators as well prior to getting the 24V.

How I wish that I owned the last one. A genuine Cooper S.
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It was a 12v senator I had, still plenty quick enough. I do like a big Vauxhall saloon or estate, owned a few Carlton saloons and estates in cd/cdx spec, a brace of manual 2.5 v6 omega, a v6 calibra, cavalier mk1,2 and 3 and a glorious old 1966 36k mile viscount 3.3 straight six with electric windows and a two speed powerglide autobox. That was a gem. Owned a few Astra and Nova too but they are tiddlers!!
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Just in passing interest, quite a long time ago, I bought this...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ford-T5-Hamp...m+t-ford+to+t5

But it looks like there are copies still out there.

An interesting view an various cars as used by the plods in Hampshire... written etc. by a traffic cop. I bought it coz I actually met him (no... I was not nicked!)
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It was a 12v senator I had, still plenty quick enough. I do like a big Vauxhall saloon or estate, owned a few Carlton saloons and estates in cd/cdx spec, a brace of manual 2.5 v6 omega, a v6 calibra, cavalier mk1,2 and 3 and a glorious old 1966 36k mile viscount 3.3 straight six with electric windows and a two speed powerglide autobox. That was a gem. Owned a few Astra and Nova too but they are tiddlers!!
I owned a '63 Vauxhall Cresta PB in the late 80s with that 3.3 litre straight-6 ...did you know that was actually originally intended (& used) as a lorry engine?
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Right, I see what you mean. The striping at one time was an amber/gold.

Here are a few from that period and a little earlier. We had the 12v Senators as well prior to getting the 24V.

How I wish that I owned the last one. A genuine Cooper S.
Great stuff. Thanks for posting the pics. I have a few, as you might imagine, but have great difficulty uploading. Someday I will crack it.
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Just in passing interest, quite a long time ago, I bought this...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ford-T5-Hamp...m+t-ford+to+t5

But it looks like there are copies still out there.

An interesting view an various cars as used by the plods in Hampshire... written etc. by a traffic cop. I bought it coz I actually met him (no... I was not nicked!)
Must try and get one of those. Hampshire were the first Force to have Volvo starting with the Amazon and I believe have had them until the present day.
Nigel Ayling, one of the VOC Directors is ex Hampshire. It's good to have a chat with him.
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I have two of my favourites. A 1982 Granada 2.8 Ghia auto I've had for 15 years and a totally original 1987 BMW 525e 2.7 straight six.

The Granada is very luxurious and comfortable but the BMW is more of a drivers car but at the expense of luxury.

I'm a big fan of 70's and 80's cars and would have more if I could
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I have two of my favourites. A 1982 Granada 2.8 Ghia auto I've had for 15 years and a totally original 1987 BMW 525e 2.7 straight six.

The Granada is very luxurious and comfortable but the BMW is more of a drivers car but at the expense of luxury.

I'm a big fan of 70's and 80's cars and would have more if I could
525e? The eta version? 120-odd HP and a ludicrously low redline? My dad had one back in the 80’s. Lovely old car, but eventually it was so worn out it simply stopped one day, and never got going again.

Rare as hens teeth now, but I still see one on the North circular from time to time.
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Yes it's the eta. 129hp I think but lots of torque. Its pulls well and it's not slow. Redline approx. 4750 rpm I think. Sounds nice too and 30 mpg plus!
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Lotus Carlton type 104, Mindblowingly fast, I bought one from a police auction in the late 90's, It was well clapped out and i always wondered what a well sorted one could do.
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