Orange Is The New Black

[The Transplanter]

On 01/10/2021 at 03:57, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Capri Spree

I could enjoy owning that, minus the sunroof.

[Rally Pack 2000]

Big wheels no bumpers, black door handles?

[BaileyMex]

Quite like that 

[DT36]

12 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Big wheels no bumpers, black door handles?

I think that's possibly an RSR shell on a Sonny Howard frame/chassis.  Could be wrong though. 

Either way, it's nice 😁

 

[Rally Pack 2000]

I think Mk2s look better than Mk1s from behind ........

Ok so I maybe cheated a little bit 🤫

[katana]

F**k - there are enough ripples in that mk1 that a blind person could try reading it! 

[Rally Pack 2000]

[Rally Pack 2000]

I want his mirrors

[katana]

2 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

I want his mirrors

Why, that style mirror is easy enough to pick up in the UK? Shame he couldn't afford the NS windscreen wiper . . . . . . . maybe the mirror broke the bank!

[Rally Pack 2000]

14 minutes ago, katana said:

Why, that style mirror is easy enough to pick up in the UK? Shame he couldn't afford the NS windscreen wiper . . . . . . . maybe the mirror broke the bank!

They are based around the bullet style mirrors but they are a unique colour specific  factory mirror that has a base / neck only used on Capri GTs and Mk1 Escort Twincams only built in 1970. Last one I saw for sale new cost a thousand of your quid. So your right he probably cant afford two wipers. One of mine was cracked off by the mower man not looking where he was going.

[DT36]

Not my own words with regards to mirrors... 

 

The following applies to vehicles first used after 1/6/1978.

Mirror requirements
The tables below summarise the number, type and standard of mirror required to be fitted to various types of vehicle. In addition, the following requirements should also be met:

i) each mirror must be fixed to the vehicle in such a way that it remains steady under normal driving conditions;

ii) each exterior mirror on a vehicle fitted with windows and a windscreen shall be visible to the driver, when in his driving position, through a side window or through the portion of the windscreen which is swept by the windscreen wiper;

iii) where the bottom edge of an exterior mirror is less than 2m above the road surface when the vehicle is laden, that mirror shall not project more than 20cm beyond the overall width of the vehicle or, if the vehicle is drawing a trailer which is wider than drawing vehicle, more than 20cm beyond the overall width of the trailer;

iv) each interior mirror shall be capable of being adjusted by the driver when in his driving position;

v) except in the case of a mirror which, if knocked out of its alignment can be returned to its former position without needing to be adjusted, each exterior mirror on the driver?s side of the vehicle shall be capable of being adjusted by the driver when in his driving position. This requirement does not prevent such a mirror from being locked into position from the outside of the vehicle.

[katana]

11 hours ago, DT36 said:

Not my own words with regards to mirrors... 

 

The following applies to vehicles first used after 1/6/1978.

Mirror requirements
The tables below summarise the number, type and standard of mirror required to be fitted to various types of vehicle. In addition, the following requirements should also be met:

i) each mirror must be fixed to the vehicle in such a way that it remains steady under normal driving conditions;

ii) each exterior mirror on a vehicle fitted with windows and a windscreen shall be visible to the driver, when in his driving position, through a side window or through the portion of the windscreen which is swept by the windscreen wiper;

iii) where the bottom edge of an exterior mirror is less than 2m above the road surface when the vehicle is laden, that mirror shall not project more than 20cm beyond the overall width of the vehicle or, if the vehicle is drawing a trailer which is wider than drawing vehicle, more than 20cm beyond the overall width of the trailer;

iv) each interior mirror shall be capable of being adjusted by the driver when in his driving position;

v) except in the case of a mirror which, if knocked out of its alignment can be returned to its former position without needing to be adjusted, each exterior mirror on the driver?s side of the vehicle shall be capable of being adjusted by the driver when in his driving position. This requirement does not prevent such a mirror from being locked into position from the outside of the vehicle.

Useful but why?

[Rally Pack 2000]

[Vista]

#OutInTheFields  love that song! 🎶🎸

 

[Rally Pack 2000]

[Brenda1978]

4 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Fiesta RS in the making

[Rally Pack 2000]

6 hours ago, Brenda1978 said:

Fiesta RS in the making

I have never seen one with GT badges before is this a unique model?

[katana]

I know these mk1's were 'near' 40 years ago but can't remember the front end / bonnet / grille / lights looking like that - it looks more mk1 Golf to me! But it is VERY bright!

[Rally Pack 2000]

Aussie Orange

[accord83]

Did they run out of paint on the Mk1?😁

[Miniliteman]

2 hours ago, accord83 said:

Did they run out of paint on the Mk1?😁

The man who sprayed the cars was a short guy 😁

[Rally Pack 2000]

13 hours ago, accord83 said:

Did they run out of paint on the Mk1?😁

 

10 hours ago, Miniliteman said:

The man who sprayed the cars was a short guy 😁

Different roof colours is not a common thing I have ever seen on Escorts here but that one was an exception. Im not sure why.

Ive seen a LHD Spanish Twincam do worse though.

[Rally Pack 2000]

2 or 4 Door?

[accord83]

Four door for me, although it would only have a hairs breadth in it, swap the wheels and ride height on to the coupe’ and you'd have a dead heat.

[BaileyMex]

5 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

2 or 4 Door?

Out of these specific 2, the 4 door.