That was close...ho ho ho

[Jonb]

Spent the day messing about in the garage, flushed the cooling system, changed the crankshaft oil seal, hit myself with hammers, checked bolts etc etc - like you do

 

Went for a quick run out to check everything and on the way back a bloke was looking so hard at the car that he stepped out behind me without taking his eyes off my car - good job the chap behind had quick reactions, missed him by about an inch and a half

 

I used to drive all sorts of flash motors at work, and nothing gets the looks that an old ford does

[Posse]

Don't you just love them

[BaileyMex]

Nice one mate

[NeilT]

[rob-85]

LOL.... Everybody loves an old Ford....

[DanV]

I remember my mate had a 2.1 MK1 Cortina (lotus rep) as his first motor. We were doing twat laps of the high street thinking we were the boys with the windows down, Ice Cube swearing his tits off at peak volume, exhaust burbling away and the twin carbs barking at every available oppotunity.

Anyway we were in traffic outside Woolworths (remember them!?) and two ladies who must have been 60-70 who had seen us pass several times came over and one gestured for me to turn the music down. I thought fair enough, it is a bit obscene for a saturday afternoon, and awaited a talking to. She came out with "excuse me boys, is this a genuine lotus? My dad used to take me to watch these racing, its lovely"

No doubt i think if we had been in a corsa or summin she'd have thought we were scum.

[pedrokoi]

even on the way to work early in the morning and only 3 miles away from home every time i take the escort to work i get one or more people giving the thumbs up, flash, or beep , your right everybody loves an old ford.

[YOUNGY]

on my way 2 the essex meet on the A12 some bloke on a motor bike slowed all the traffic down in the fast lane looking at my tina nodded and then sped off