Vista Estate

I think it is Dave, but I know @Vista is really busy and stock could be limited. Visit the shop in your log in area. 😊

Looks like an SA interior to me. Not sure brown and black look good together. 🤔

The decimal point was put in the wrong place by the same person running the Swedish Lottery 🤣

I heard Iron Maiden had gone Woke and renamed themselves Iron People. 🤣🤣

Thanks @Ray. For everyone that has just tuned in and watching in black and white. The pink ball is behind the blue 🤣. Seriously, if you have missed the previous posts this year's line up looks like this: More details to follow on each car and its owner. If you are not already following RetroFord Magazine on Retards Club please do so. There will be posts leading up to the show and if you get the magazine a full show write up. Come a join us and show the other clubs how to support their members. @Rally Pack 2000 we can always accommodate you!

We need to do a race Dave , or should I call you Iceman 🤣

What a great venue for a car show today at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York. We helped this local charity attraction hold a very special event for Father's Day. Over 1200 people came through the gate, making it the most successful event this year. Loads to see and do for all the family with many cold war era cars on show alongside planes, linked displays, restorations, amazing model plane aeronautical displays, motorbikes, music and much more. Not forgetting the ice-cream 👌 Vista Estate had her moment doing the top gun race against a fighter jet. The Ford 1.6 Crossflow can really push the speed limit. Sound barrier broken (well the Ashley Exhaust did sound good and the second choke gave you a kick in the pants) 🤣. Look put for this event next year and get booked in. Exhibiting is free 👍

Hi Chris @cr1, you've come to the right place, we all are a bit rough around the edges 🤣. Welcome on board.

For all OSF, please give @Ian Mclaughlin a big welcome. More details of his car are on his intro.

Welcome Ian, great to have you on board. @Raylikes a good 1300E, but I have to say your Alan Mann replica is magic.

Well gang, you know what they say "if you snooze you lose". We have our 5th car from another OSF newbie (his post in introduction will follow). Welcome Ian with your Alan Mann replica 👍 Not sure about that black nag in the photo but the Ford is magic. Look out for more news to follow and don't forget to link up with RetroFord Magazine on Retards Club or buy the magazine and follow the journey of OSF cars and @Ray and his 1300E Owners Club cars!

Update gang, the spots at this year's NEC 2025 are almost full. @Paul Nicholes has kindly agreed to show his stunning Cortina GLX recreation. (See newbie post). We have one spot left. Do we have any Anglia Owners that want to step forward. We haven't had an Anglia on stand since @colr6 brought his many moons back. Come on guys this could be our last year!

Thank you Paul for inducing your stunning car. Thank you aswell for agreeing to join us on the OSF stand at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2025. You have really got the OSF spirit in this car 👍

You could always join him at the NEC and see the car in the flesh 😊

Update on yesterday's post! Well gang the newbies are showing the older members how to do it 🤣 Line up at this year's NEC is filling up. To join me we now have: @Karlsupersport amazing rare black Fiesta Mk1 Supersport ( see Karls introduction) and Neil Kirkham is kindly allowing us to display the restored Malcolm Wilsons iconic 70s mk1 Escort BRM. Read all about the car & Neils journey in RetroFord Magazine. The car is a legend in its own right, a living piece of motoring history from the legend Malcolm Wilson who owns MSport. Thank you so much Neil. Come on gang who's going to stick their hand up. Spaces are filling up fast. Stop press - we may have a stunning Cortina GLX as well. PM me as quick as possible don't miss this opportunity!

Done it Dave although I'm struggling to link you in. Must be an age thing 🤣🤣

Hi all, Has anyone got a set of Sport clocks, or Ghia, think they are the same, knocking about and gathering dust they don’t want. cheers PM @daveknight or drop summat on here. Ta

Welcome to @Karlsupersport to OSF. When you get a minute please post a picture for the club members to see this rare beast. Karl is going to be joining us at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2025 for the first time!

Hi all, Once again OSF has been asked to have a show stand at the NEC this November. This will be our 16th time. I, along with @Ray and @stephens_xpack will be doing all the organisation this year as per last years successful anniversary show. (Take a look at the NEC2024 posts). This post is a call out to members who would like to show there car. We are looking for a good spread of cars and newbies too. To be eligible you will need to be a paid member of OSF for insurance purposes. Basic details first, the show runs from the 7th to the 9th of November, the set up day is Thursday 6th November. I will be up there on the 6th, as usual, but we can drop stuff and cars off on the afternoon of the 5th as well. Once your car is in the hall on either the 5th or the 6th, then you won't be allowed to take it out until the evening of the 9th when the NEC have let all the public traffic clear the roads, access for trailers is then via a north car park that you have to queue at, I recommend going up on Wednesday the 5th of you are planning to trailer your car as the outside traffic trying to get in can be a nightmare, but that's just my preference, and I don't have working commitments, but from where you are that may also mean extra hotel accommodation. There is provision for you to park a trailer in a north car park for the show duration, but if you do, make sure you have good security measures, on the wednesday afternoon, trailering the car into the hall shouldnt be an issue, but it will be on the thursday, and I'll give better instructions for what to do rather than take the trailer into the hall. Unfortunately all costs involved with you doing the show are your responsibility, as we are a non funded club, depending on how you go about that is up to you and will be reflected in your costs, Hotels, especially close ones are very expensive and fill quick, some people use Air BNB and get some good deals, train station is on site as well. I along with @Ray usually set up a WhatsApp group to fill all exhibitors in with the information required as we go, so that'll need a WhatsApp no if you use it. Your car does not have to be concourse to exhibit. We look to reflect the spirit of OSF. In the last few years, people seem to have dumped and run, which has left just a few to set up and run the stands, so this year we are insisting on set up help, and a system where there's fair share of the time on the stand allowing the others a break during the show - please. On set up day, you're required to wear steel toe caps and hi vis vest, this is the same on Sunday breakdown as well, however I've never seen the shoes enforced, you will be given entry instructions closer the time, No children or young adults under 16 are allowed on the premises during set up or breakdown. We have some spare hi vis if you need one. On the 3 show days, you will have free entry to the show via a wrist band, one colour for each day, these will be issued on the Thursday set up day, where I have to go and collect them from the office. The std allocation is 2 bands per show car, ie a max of 2 people free per car per day, however I do pool the bands as some only need the one, others may want an additional, and if we can be fair its better, but extra free tickets are limited, and the NEC want full entry fee for more, however we can earn more if we sell enough tickets via our special purchase code (so tell your friends!😊). Ray and I will run a spread keeping an eye on what everyone wants, and hopefully no one gets disappointed, there are also a small limited amount of free parking tickets for the clubs on the show days, I will explain that one later. Your car is secure in the NEc with overnight security too. We have a barrier system to prevent people going round cars uninvited. Any questions please ask. I do need to know fairly soon, and if you say yes, I do need you to keep that commitment, because it can be very hard to replace someone near the time of the show, and also I have to declare how many cars within the next month or so, thats one of the ways they sort part of the ticket allocation. If you've not exhibited at the show before, its a fantastic experience, and once again Retro Ford magazine will follow our journey. We had anazing coverage in 2024. Thank you RetroFord Magazine 👏 We have space for up to 5 cars in Hall 8 next to the 1300E Owners Club along one wall. A great spot. 👍 I will be taking Vista Estate and we have provisional mk1 fiesta supersport. So that means 3 spots are free for now. So please get in touch with me ASAP by private message. There is no guarantee we will have an opportunity next year so don't put it off. Yes it's quite a commitment but life is too 🤣. I look forward to hearing from you. YKT🤟

Not had that issue recently, as my car went through its Mot only a month ago. It was a good job as one of the rear cylinders was on its way out and let go on the test. Best place rather than on the road. I'm running a 32/36 dgv and don't get anywhere near a fail. If your car had failed before and you had resolved it and it then passed how can the MOT station not then do a new test 1 year later? As @Vistasaid, I think it's time to find a new testing station. 😊

Hi Mike, It's a long story and one featured in both Classic Ford and RetroFord Magazine. In a nutshell yes Ford did indeed create a 1600GT estate (or Mexico). They were based on heavy duty export shells that are not unlike type 49 shells according to AVO. Two mexicos in primrose yellow and one RS 2000 in white estates are in the UK. My own car has a very interesting history and one that I have done a lot of research on. It is an heavy duty export shell and has all the same elements as the other three cars. Sadly my car is missing tge second identifier plate and was the subject of export in RHD and then finished in Portugal as LHD. It was reinported in 2016 and converted back. Its original paint code on the ID tag is primer, interestingly. It had been sat on a 'shelf' for sometime. At the end of the day it is what it is as I have done some of my own period mods. If you want to know more then please feel free to message me.

Looks like a normal type 2. Any thoughts @colr6?

I saw loads at shows last year that boasted not doing an MOT and frankly they knew nothing about cars and there were a few shady aspects on their motor, not to mention tyres that had extra treadlines between the tread if you get my drift. It's their choice but I would not want to be in the car with them. On the other hand I saw others that were well maintained. Responsibility comes in all shapes and sizes 😊

@BaileyMexI'm not sure why doing an MOT is such a chore. I have mine done every year and I'm pretty good as a mechanic but brakes are hard to test yourself. Failing cylinders and weeping joints are not uncommon in cars that are not used every day. It's true insurers or brokers are not asking the question when the policy is taken out but I have yet to see a test case of an accident involving a self certified car. Personally, whilst I know the MOT is only good at the time done, I see it as part of my annual maintenance bill and just do it. I have piece of mind for me and my wife when using the car and can sleep knowing I do the best I can. Given what we spend on our cars £40 is nothing. On another note I read that the rules are set to change and the manufacturer standard is even more blurred. Does fitting a K&N filter or a custom exhaust give insurers a get out clause? I know there is talk of pattern parts disqualification. If I were you I would speak to someone like Stuart at Abbeyfields before deciding not to MOT or just carry on. I will just carry on. Now if you have a trailer queen or stock car that does 100miles per year that could be a different matter

Thank you for all your help gang especially @Miniliteman. My friend has managed to find a NOS pump now. 👍