Show us all your old real cars and vans..

[starni999]

Hi all,
Here's my old Ford Pop (Anglia) racing at the Hot Rod drags about '90, still with it's original owner then, it was Black n Flames when I had it.........



Here's my current project a '75 Pacer X, as far as we know it's the last RHD Pacer remaining anywhere....







Also the other 'arfs daily, a '94 Cherokee XJ 4.0L HO.......



Chris Warr,

[nickjones]

Hi Chris,
Isn't it the Pacer that has a long passenger door and shorter drivers door ?.

[motorman]

Short Drivers door? That would suit you and me Nick given our lack of height!!

[nickjones]

Short Drivers door? That would suit you and me Nick given our lack of height!!

I have trouble getting out of the beemer even though it is a two door, I have the seat so far forwards in order to reach the pedals I often have to slide the seat back when getting out.
I have owned over a hundred different cars but looking back over the years the one I would like to own today would be my 1965 Thames 15 cwt panel van (70a), It was my first roadworthy and legal vehicle, I should have kept it and saved myself a fortune.
I have a mate that still owns and drives a Thames which he bought in the early 70's.

[motorman]

Looks like your mate Gary's chopped the roof on his, if i am not mistaken. It looks very cool!

[nickjones]

Gary's Thames was chopped and the roof guttering was removed, Last time I heard it was powered by a 318 dodge, It has a custom built chassis built by Gary Layton and a narrowed rear axle.
He originally had a standard Thames van powered by a 4.2 Jaguar engine, he once told me that it did 0-60 in 5 seconds, had a top speed of 140 but at 140 it needed 2 miles to come to a complete stop!.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Agree, they are two totally cool ways to hall your arse around in front of the ladies

Ghosty.

[starni999]

Hi Chris,
Isn't it the Pacer that has a long passenger door and shorter drivers door ?.

Hi Nick,
Yes that's right, a long passenger door so you can get out of the back safely onto the pavement, in LHD, only problem with mine is it's now the driver's door!
Just one more silly thing that makes me love it.
I remember Gary's Thames, it's beautifully done, good to see there are a few old Rodders still about!
Chris Warr.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Here is the Corgi Toys version, (they also did a 'Junior' version) in around 1/36th scale, from the mid to late 70's.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[familybucket43]

A couple of the junior sized pacers.......