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- Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Thoughts on old cars with new engines
- Replies: 41
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Re: Thoughts on old cars with new engines
I feel that the engine is part of the character of a car. Especially on older cars where not only did cars look different, they generally sounded different. For example, imho, a Maxi with a Zetec engine would just be wrong and would ruin the character of the car!! Personally I like to keep things or...
- Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: How many left?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4839
Re: How many left?
Don't forget those numbers reflect the number of vehicles taxed/SORN. Projects get started/completed all the time, which skews the data. There are some strange stats though. Apparently people have imported 14 x Renault 14L's since the nineties. A trim level which was never available in this country...
- Wed May 04, 2011 10:34 pm
- Forum: Members Cars & Projects
- Topic: Renault 14
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3369
Re: Renault 14
Thanks all. As far as I no it is the only one on the road currently in the UK, I think I know where there are another five! According to the DVLA there were about 32 in around 2008, would be interesting to know where they are. There was a white one driven by an old bloke in Stourbridge until around ...
- Wed May 04, 2011 9:21 pm
- Forum: Members Cars & Projects
- Topic: Renault 14
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3369
Renault 14
Hi, I am mainly interested in cars from the 1970's. My favourite two being the Austin Maxi and the Renault 14, both cars I remember from my childhood. I realised that owning a Maxi would be easy (as there are plenty around for sale), I never thought I would own a Renault 14. I bought a Green Maxi 17...