Windy37

Not really owned many bad cars , maybe boring , or " just a car " as I like to describe something that gets you from A to B and nothing else. Two of my favourites have been F882XWX , a white Vauxhall Nova GTE and a red Peugeot 205 Turbo D . The Nova was from the early 90s , my boy racer era . I would do a front pair of Yokohama A509 tyres in 6 months and when it got to 80,000 miles ( nothing in today's terms ) I reached under the dashboard and removed the speedo cable until MOT time ... A pair of Cibies on it and I thought I was Dave Metcalfe ( if you know , you know 😉 ) . The 205 was basically a GTi with a 1.8 turbo diesel engine and was probably as quick as a GTi . God it would pull !! Unfortunately it rattled and squeaked and blew bulbs and leaked like French cars do but I was gutted after I got rear ended one Sunday night coming home from a BTCC meeting at Donington on the M1 . I'd had it 18 months and the flimsy shell was nipped so it was a write off . The worst I / we have owned was a Mini R56 1.4 One . Bought as a second car it must have been built as a tribute to BL in the 70s as , with only 51,000 miles on it needed , over 3 years , a passenger seat airbag , radiator and 2 x coil springs . It never run right ( the EGR was always blamed but never cured ) and drank engine oil ( I was told " that's what that engine does ! " ) . We moved it on after 3 years ( the air con wouldn't hold gas by then ) for a 15 plate Fiesta with the tiny 1.0 litre 3 cylinder engine which is an amazing car which I love to drive as much as my Golf GTD daily . Gary .

Another excellent build . I think that colour really suits the big Lambo . Gary

There were quite a few Focus ST's on show , mk2 and 3 . The classic Ford scene is very buoyant indeed. Gary .

Thanks Keith. The 309 was always a rather dowdy car , until it got the GTi treatment and it suddenly became a different thing altogether ! The Escort Cosworth was a really outstanding example 👏 Gary .

I’ve been to a Ford meet at Leyburn , North Yorkshire today . Lots of Escorts but there was some others . Here’s a selection I know , not a Ford but attracting more attention than the Ferrari parked next to it , a Peugeot 309GTi . Thanks for looking Gary .

Genius ! Gary .

@Pete in Lincs that's good to know about the classic meets . There isn't enough near us in Northern Lincolnshire . The nearest regular meets is the Humber Bridge car park on the Hull side on Friday nights . I have some mates with classics so I'll spread the word . Gary.

I agree with that . They were a pre cleaner bowl to trap larger bits of dust / chaff before it reached the air filter . In summer they needed emptying during pre start checks . @Toftdale the bottom picture is a Ford 9700 , the top of Ford's tractor range for a range for a while . A beast of a machine !! Gary .

That's a good article . It mentions Roadless tractors , who also converted Ford tractors to 4wd . Then of course there was the Doe Triple D - two Ford 5000's joined together with their front axles removed . Again , tractor collectors pay big money for them . The Ford Tax strikes again ..... Gary .

Not a kit as such , but a transkit from Renaissance to convert Tamiya’s Impreza into a gravel car . Great detailing in these parts and it was ordered from Spotmodels on Sunday evening and arrived , by Royal Mail , today . Great service by all concerned ! Gary .

@Spiny don't know the exact story , but in the 70s and 80s before Ford offered 4 wheel drive tractors from the factory , County added their own 4 wd conversions , and like this one their own cabs , to create something Ford didn't offer . Look up the equal sized wheeled tractors they built - you will be impressed !! Gary.

Some nice old things there. The first one looks like a County - basically a Ford with County's own design powered front axle and County's own cab . Worth a fair bit of money even in this condition . Gary .

Red Metro 1.0 City in February 1987 . Passed first time , but struggled with the clutch bite point and lack of power as I used to L drive my dad's diesel Ford Orion that just set off without revs ! Gary.

@Toftdale I always find it easier to paint on sprue . It's just a case of touching up once removed or put in place . Personally I find it easier. Gary.

@galaxyg as usual underside photos from period are non existent so i don't know how different the rally car suspension is to the road car . @Spiny without looking i think there is a fuel filler hole , something that wouldn't have been on the road versions . I must say this is a really well detailed kit and , although fiddly , the suspension has gone together well . Maybe Hasegawa has raised their game a bit 🤔 Gary .