Comments by "g simpson" (@GSimpsonOAM) on "ThamesTv" channel.

  1. My Dad bought one identical to the one in the video when he retired in the mid 90's. We fitted a fast road FAZA cam and carb off 1600 Lancia. He sold it to my sister who still enjoys taking it out.
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  2.  King Brilliant  The 2.0l ford pinto engine only put out 99hp on carb so 160bhp good for the day
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  3. These cars are a practical classic. Parts are cheap and readily available, Any problems fix it right and it will be reliable.
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  4. Everything rusted in that period, British, Italian, Japanese. If you wanted to save your new car the first thing you did was rust proof it yourself.
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  5. Range rover if you want to be a bit posher ;)
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  6. A heavy Lotus? Try 1.2 tonne
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  7. The later HPEs were galvanised which helped the rust issue which was exaggerated a bit by the press. All cars in those days suffered rust until the protection methods improved. I had a supercharged model and had it for 13 years. Solid reliable car. When I sold it, it was 25 years old and had done 320,000km. Was still going strong.
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