Why are interesting cars never local?

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:29 pm

RobCallow wrote:That one has 12,933cc so it says in the ad!!

so what you thinking then a engine out of a oil ship:driving:

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:46 pm

Thanks Gents, I'd not seen the Surrey GLS, nor the Blue Ghia with Recaro's.......

I've looked at this one
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... &logcode=p

And this one (A bit Old Skool even for me)
http://carandclassic.co.uk/car/C93690/

Both are Pinto's which is what the local engine builder/tuner has recommended, but I know learned colleagues recommend the I4 DOHC....................

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:20 pm

Both of those are very nice indeed and being ghias well equipped.

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:58 pm

Wow! take a few days out and come back on here to sierra take over!:) I do hold pablo and bart responsible for all this!

I`ve had dirty sierra thoughts too.

If i was seriously looking, i`d be trying to find a carb`ed 2.0 pinto (so simple to play with) But whatever..........Go for it Rob!:thumbs:

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 9:17 pm

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:35 pm

Whats your intended use for a sierra then Rob? Are you looking for a track toy or just a winter play thing?

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:50 pm

Russ, just by way of a change, I'm not as well funded as I'd like!
Whatever car I'll end up with must be a "do it all" car, hence nothing to radical.
A mate of mine runs a blue RS2000 (you might have seen it a previous Snetterton day) with a tuned Pinto, and he and another mate rave about them for being cheap bullet proof lumps.
Thats the only reason I'm shy of getting a DOHC Sierra, which would be sooooooooooo much easier. i have nt ruled one out mind, just would prefer a Pinto.

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:19 pm

Rob i so agree! A nicely sorted 2.0 8v can be so much fun and so cheep to do! Ive had a couple of both twin cam and 8v, and as ive said before its old "sandy" the 8v that i miss. I think (from the little that ive seen) its going to be finding one, (as you`ve said) more than the costs that are going to be hard part! Good luck! i look forward to seeing what you find.

Tk · Post by Tk » Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:02 pm

how about a punt on this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ford-capri-mkll-t ... 25580e170a

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:09 pm

I Love it, my wife would kill me!!