parkfieldowl14 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, S36 OWL said: They managed to make a bloody good rally car from it though with the 6R4 Snap My Partner's brand new motor which i'll need to ensure that i get away quickly from Penistone Road after the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, parkfieldowl14 said: Morris Marina?Surprised that's not been mentioned as a duff motor.You're absolutely bang on about the Mini Metro though.what a absolute pile of poo that motor is. i didn't think the marina was as bad as the others, but who got paid for coming up with the ital idea?, the same bloke that called a marathon a snickers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: You are dead right there Parkfield .. The1800 twin carb Tc in a Marina coupe was the same engine they put in the MGBGT.. Miles too powerful engine for the atrocious handling of the car .... REALLY i never drove one, but the BGT wasn't like sh*t on a blanket at sticking to the road, from memory they did do a SC too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 14 minutes ago, trevdi9 said: veritable flying machine you put your foot down head and neck went backwards Viva la Viva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 15 minutes ago, trevdi9 said: veritable flying machine you put your foot down head and neck went backwards it seems whenever i hit the kickdown i get a sharp pain in my left arm. it's the wife punching me as she screams 'YOU'RE GOING TO KILL US'. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edmontonowl Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 This thread's been car-jacked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 23 minutes ago, trevdi9 said: veritable flying machine you put your foot down head and neck went backwards Just the ticket during the 3 day week and the fuel crisis.. FFS. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisewoodowl Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 minute ago, edmontonowl said: This thread's been car-jacked That's what happens when history threads get put in Match Day... ...it's his site, he'll do what he wants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 5 hours ago, daveyboy66 said: Same here... my Mk1 Capri Daytona yellow Lovely car, but where are the original wheels? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 52 minutes ago, dnhc said: REALLY i never drove one, but the BGT wasn't like sh*t on a blanket at sticking to the road, from memory they did do a SC too? Typical British Leyland build quality mate.. I think they just had crates and crates of stuff and didn't know what to do with them .. You can imagine in between industrial action and three day weeks the boss is asked "what we making this week ? Anything as long as we make summat" Hence some of the weird colour matches on seats and interior to car colours They did Single Carbs too mate in Marinas the one I inherited from my late Grandad was an immaculate garaged TC Coupe 1800cc.. great engine, the rest was a death trap ... Photo is stock ...but its exactly same colour and year too as one I had .... The same engine went in a Sherpa Van!! FFS ... Edited February 18, 2018 by OWLERTON GHOST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyto Alba Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 5 hours ago, prowl said: I was born in a house just off Penistone Road near Presto Tools. I actually lived on Penistone Rod from 1960 to 1970. It was a sh*thole but we didn't know it. I remember it well even after nearly 50 years. We only left there when they demolished all the houses. I've lived away from Sheffield since 87 and can't believe how much it's changed. I general I only get back for matches so I don't see much of the city. I was back a couple of weeks ago and ended up going from Hagg Hill over Crosspool and down the back of the Moor then walking on the Moor and Fargate, I couldn't believe the change since I left. The road system is a nightmare but it's turned into a nice place to be. The people are still brilliant. I was born on Cottham street lived and there until I was 7 and they knocked them all down. I used to play in the houses they were knocking down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: Typical British Leyland build quality mate.. I think they just had crates and crates of stuff and didn't know what to do with them .. You can imagine in between industrial action and three day weeks the boss is asked "what we making this week ? Anything as long as we make summat" Hence some of the weird colour matches on seats and interior to car colours They did Single Carbs too mate in Marinas the one I inherited from my late Grandad was an immaculate garaged TC Coupe 1800cc.. great engine, the rest was a death trap ... Photo is stock ...but its exactly same colour and year too as one I had .... The same engine went in a Sherpa Van!! FFS ... yeah! thanks for reminding me about the colours and interiors, i'm off to be sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbo48 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, trevdi9 said: is this around fitzallen square Think that’s an artists impression of the time of what it could have looked like when redeveloped. C&A never looked like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Ibbo48 said: Think that’s an artists impression of the time of what it could have looked like when redeveloped. C&A never looked like that. that would make sense. it looks like it's been jet washed at a time when people had 1 or 2 coal fires. Edited February 18, 2018 by dnhc addition to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 20 hours ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: Allegro- Mark 3 cortinas. Mark 1 Escort van - Bedford CF van . And SYPTE buses Don't make em like them anymore Thank goodness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: Typical British Leyland build quality mate.. I think they just had crates and crates of stuff and didn't know what to do with them .. You can imagine in between industrial action and three day weeks the boss is asked "what we making this week ? Anything as long as we make summat" Hence some of the weird colour matches on seats and interior to car colours They did Single Carbs too mate in Marinas the one I inherited from my late Grandad was an immaculate garaged TC Coupe 1800cc.. great engine, the rest was a death trap ... Photo is stock ...but its exactly same colour and year too as one I had .... The same engine went in a Sherpa Van!! FFS ... shitty brown and dysentery beige were 2 of the colour options. that said i can't believe how long white has run for this time around, it's like the emperor's new clothes, a guy across the road has a 08 m3 in white, and it was one of the first, but white has been running nigh on ten years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, trevdi9 said: is this around fitzallen square It s Fitzallen Square. It's a bit before my time but I remember those trams as a kid in the late 50's. There was a cinema just out of shot to the right which I seem to remember was the Classic in my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 20 hours ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: Allegro- Mark 3 cortinas. Mark 1 Escort van - Bedford CF van . And SYPTE buses Don't make em like them anymore i had a mk3 cortina, i bump started the ******* in every county in the land., in winter i used to park it at the top of a hill 1/4 of a mile from home rather than just sit there turning it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevdi9 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, prowl said: It s Fitzallen Square. It's a bit before my time but I remember those trams as a kid in the late 50's. There was a cinema just out of shot to the right which I seem to remember was the Classic in my day. yep that's the one mate I worked the doors over the square in the marples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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