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Well, I wear the trousers in our house.....the ones my wife tells me to put on that is.

Prices are up because everyone loves an old Ford! Got my mk2 escort in 1999 swapped it for £500 and a mk2 non runner with rotten shell which had some decent bits on, 2.8 billies, fishnet recaros, and a few more bits and pieces prob all worth about £500 so cost me about £1k all together. Glad I've still got it, had some good times in that car.

That's a great story, glad he got his car back after all those years. 82 years old and back with his XKE, I hope he gets it restored in time so he can enjoy it again. I would like to hear the story from the guy who said it'd been in his garage for the last 40 years!

What sad news indeed. The white escort youtube vids are the stuff of legend. Many years of development of man and machine gone, but I'm sure the memories and massive input and inspiration he gave will continue for many years. Mr McKinley, I salute you. Thoughts to his family.RIP

Wow, now that is a comprehensive answer Rally Pack!

Thirded

And it's a yes from me!

Sorry for your loss. That is a bit wow. Plenty of nostalgic reading there. I bet your missus was thrilled when you said you wanted to keep the boxes full of old car mags! I know you said there's non for sale, so please can you scan and upload every page? It'll only take a min.... lol

That's good isn't it

Your not selling it to me there Pete! I thought it was all fair dinkum, sheilas and no wucking furries We have good weather too you know. Summer's the best week of the year!

Cool car that

Like it

Sounds like you've got a plan going on there mate. Looking forward to some pics.

That's funny! What a Jolly Rodger

Well that's it, its a done deal then! I don't wanna be a nice bloke any more, I wanna be b*****d like Guy!!

That's true e501. He's too, well, nice. Where's the fun in that!

Lots if great name checks here. Must be an old skool thing!

Guy Martin is a good shout. He's a bit of a legend at our local road race/hill climb sprint circuit. His Volvo Amazon is awesome.

James May has summed it up great "He's a knob, but I quite like him"

I'm into all sorts from electronic beats and breaks, house, Retro (Paul Taylor style) disco, aswell as stuff like The Doors, Nirvana, Velvet Underground, Camera Obscura, and a bit of Simon and Garfunkel. Plus plenty more stuff!

There's many an arrogant bigot in the public eye, running a large corporation, country etc. but there ain't many what makes me proper belly laugh like Jezza the hapless idiot when he's with the other two. Now that's a skill! Yep, really you should dislike him, and by the sounds of it some of those who've met him personally do. But I find him and Top Gear funny. Yes it's staged and scripted, but it wouldn't be half as funny otherwise same as all tv shows especially comedy, Have I Got News For You, Russell Howard, QI, all comedy panel shows etc etc. By the way, I do not condone punching. Unless maybe it was Mike Brewer on the receiving end. I think we could let that one slide

Enjoying the build thread. I always think of cape town as full of super heros. You know a town of capes and that!

Yeah nice motor

As bad as not indicating is people who indicate too much! Like indicating right when going straight on at a roundabout, or indicate when going round a sharp corner. And when joining the motorway, even though generally those already on the motorway will move over to let someone on, if you can't some people just expect you to jump on the anchors if they continue to pull onto the motorway! It's a dotted line for give way ffs!

Sounds like germolene! Ha ha Red cars always go faster.