Lamberts cars 1976 - 2009

[sierra1off]

1976 - 1978

 

First car after a couple of years evolving from 1200 to 1500 to GT to V6,

 

This was my daily driver, commuting from essex into London every day.

 

Mk 1 Cortina V6 chromed jag rear end,

 

They were the days !!!!!!! cars had names back then

 

Original Chelsea Cruiser 1976 ish

 

 

 

 

 

Things got better though

[bortaf]

Cool i have some other shots of that and a bad mag artical copy, aint managed to find a propper copy to scan yet

[lotusless]

i remember that car very well up the bridge + in the mags

[over_head_cam]

That's a proper blast from the past Nice one m8

[sierra1off]

STREET MACHINE June 1979

 

[RossMK2]

[mk3tina]

i wish we still had cars like that prowling the streets. im naming my car but i really dont know what to call it, its the same sort of style as that one being jacked up at the back with big tyres. im liking the spanner on it.

[DAZZA]

I remember this from another picture in street machine, I think you were busting the flares and might have even had a tie on?????

[mk3tina]

i dont suppose that there is any law or rules and regs against chopping off most of the rear valance to show off your diff is there?

[sierra1off]

Crikey, forgot about that picture

 

[DAZZA]

Ha, ... thats the one!

 

This was the first car mag I bought when I was about 7, so its contents are etched into my head!!!!

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1979 - 1984

 

Here is my second car.

 

 

Thats me on the right fending off a space ship????

[YOUNGY]

nice motor,i think that was the one that was for sale up here in clacton painted red

[sierra1off]

your righy Youngy

I sold it in 1983, never saw it again till last year when the guy in Clacton rang my son and said he thought he had my pick up

Went to see it in Clacton.

 

Looked very sad.

A few mates urged me to buy it back , but i'm wrapped up in a project at the minute.

Would be nice to see it in its old guise again

[bortaf]

I have a couple of that one

i think i got em off of you elsewhere ?

wicked motor

 

 

[JAY PS]

Saw it on ebay recently ,looked very sad ,shame it cant be put back to the 70s look ,it was stunning in its day ,never saw it in the flesh but in sm and other mags of the time

 

If i didnt have too many cars i may have been tempted ,i love the old stuff but it needed lots of work

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Thanks Jay

 

Like you say a lot of work, but the basics are there and it was solid.

 

The other day i found a folder with pictures of the build up,

 

[bortaf]

Sweet got anymore

i collect this sort of stuff on old well known cortinas

[JAY PS]

Looked a bit bowed in that last photo,or it just me

[sierra1off]

nah wasnt bowed, i'd cut the lower part of the rear quarter panels away, and the whole rear panel to make the full width sequential lights

 

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1984 - 1985

 

Next project was a Cobra

 

Built, driven and sold within 12 months ( before kids )

 

Mustang 5.7L twin turbo

Manual

S Type jag front and rear suspension

Home made chassis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loved that car !!!

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1985 - 1990

 

With wifey expecting, the Cobra had to go to make way for a family car

 

Mk 4 2.3 ghia, was my runabout till no 6 piston ran lean and melted a bit.

 

Was cheaper to fit a mustang 351 cleveland and C4 auto box than it was to recondition the 2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultimate sleeper, driveable , reliable, fast 11.91 @ 116 mph. tow car and best of all discreet.

 

Loved that car !!!!

[over_head_cam]

That works

[sierra1off]

1990 - today

 

The cortina was getting old hat so built a 3 door sierra sleeper using the engine and gearbox from the cortina.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cosworth back axle, front brakes and bumper 8x15 rears 6 x 15 fronts.

2 1/2 adjustable front springs Nitrous Oxide Injection, twin exhausts.

All standard 1600 interior

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1994 - present

 

Missed not having a topless car. so thought i'd make the s i e r r a

convertable.

 

Before i cut the V8 about i did a dummy run on a damaged 1.6 3 door, which turned out not bad so kept it as well as the V8

 

 

 

At the time i was running another blue three door, with a 2L pinto for work, so had three ( plus the missus had a red XR4i)

Hence the nickname S i e r r a