Pintoman

Collectible original edition not a copy. Well used so a bit grubby but complete and in one piece. Might sell depending on offers or will just save for the future

I sympathise with everyone living in the london area., you can only wring so much money out of people. Sooner or later things will backfire on Livingstone but by then no doubt he will have decided to retire just in time to let someone else carry the can. I used to do a lot of business with companies in London but in protest to the congestion charges I stopped dealing with them - it's not their fault but as a matter of principal I refuse to pay the congestion charge necessary to visit them. Who loses out, - not me! It's the London economy as there's plenty of companies elsewhere eager to have the business. I remember a tv interview with a yank when he was asked what he thought of the incredible petrol price rises in the UK, caused by government tax. He said they only get away with it because the British just lie down and let it happen. He said that it will never happen in the US because the people wouldn't let it and politicians would back down rather than face the consequences and he's right. What would happen if traffic driving into London from all directions suddenly stopped and blocked all movement in and out of the capital? London can't survive without a working road network. That would get the point across to Livingstone, the government and the country. Just a thought...

Thanks Tim. Sad news but at least I know now. Nice car you have and a very similar reg and in the same colour too.

I can see by your photo that you have a passion for 'white goods' so I guess you have a fridge collection already (somewhere to keep your escort fridge magnets maybe?). If you want it you can find it on e-bay under the classification CLASSIC BRITISH LEYLAND CARS!

I'd be really interested to know if anyone knows the whereabouts, or what happened to, my old Mk1 Mexico. The registration number was SBF 118M and it was diamond white with red pinstripes. It was road rally prepared and still virtually immaculate when I sold it to a restaurant manager in Cardiff. It turned into a three piece suite and a fridge freezer when I got married years ago. I tried tracing it through the DVLA recently with a view to trying to buy it back for old time sake but they were about as much use as a traffic cone (no offence intended to traffic cones)! All they would say is it's not currently registered on the road. Come on now... I know one of you have got it hidden away somewhere halfway through a rebuild.

Someone did a head-on into my car and I finished up having to get a body repair guy to come around my garage every night for 2 weeks to replace /repair the bonnet, wings, crossmember front panel etc etc. I sprayed everything forward of the windscreen myself and got a cracking finish. When I took it out for the first time in daylight I found that the rest of the car had faded slightly and was shown up by the front half. Yup... back into the bloody garage and I had to spray the back end to match. Now THAT's a patch that got bigger!!! Four weeks later a pick-up truck reversed into it when it was parked. and took out the back wing and door. It usually takes a lot to upset me but...

Hi all. I'm new to the website, only found it yesterday and it looks a cracking place to discuss and aire problems. I'm building a big wing 1970 Mk1 Escort rally car. It's tango orange, that colour when I bought it as a shell. Currently running a 2.1 on 45's. I've just finished the interior and a rewire and so it's brakes next and then off to the MOT man to see what's still to do. I used to rally a Mk1 Mexico years ago but couldn't get it out of my system so here we go again!