Retro Classic Bangers
 

Passed these two on their way to their final resting place today...

The Ital/Marina I could forgive
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...SC01147mod.jpg

But the thing on the flatbed....:confused:...Is a Mk1 Cortina... And that's a shame...
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...SC01148mod.jpg

looks like a mk1 cortina and a hillman avenger :cool: looks like striped out for banger racing. the first car i ever owned many years ago same colour and year as this

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...phen_rowan.jpg

funny putting the petrol in the rear of the car

Its a Hillman Avenger. Fantastic cars. My Dad had a gold one back in the day.......

Sad to see the old girls end up like this. If i had my way i would own a farm of massive proportions and store all these old cars........

hooly fok:yikes::yikes:

my Dad had one of those when I was a toddler:ihih:

there is an absolute minter of an Avenger us that I see on a regular basis. Absolute head turner :rock:

typical Royal Mail van trying to squeeze his way in!!!!

I cant believe they are destined for the yard!!!:yikes:
Both 2 door and both worth a few bob as they are I reckon as donors.

My mate had a Tiger when we were running Mk1 Escorts, it was just as quick and a lot cheaper than our Fords to buy. I just couldnt be seen in it then,,,it was a Hillman and the enemy!...Different story now though!!:nod:

And heres the one on the front.......perfection!!

yes love the tiger
love the cortina and lotus :tup:

My first drive when I was 17, all those years ago (1984), was an AUDI 80GTE. What a car!!! Went like stink. The only reason I mention it was that the floor pan rusted through about 5 years later, ended up in the scrapyard, only to be user in banger racing!!! Every body has a regret in life when they look back, and I think my love affair with 100 Coupé S must be a guilt thing...

Those arnt bangers, theyre classic stock cars,

http://www.historicstockcars.co.uk/race_dates.htm

http://www.historicstockcars.co.uk/images/100_1923.jpg

It still means the ultimate "death" of the car, but they are usually built from rotten wrecks and can last a fair few seasons before theyre written off. No worse than rallying in that sense.

These are classic bangers!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/...c9a35a62_o.jpg

When I was a kid my dad rescued an Avenger estate from the local scrap yard for me to learn to drive in the huge stubble field next to our house then. It was brilliant and I got several years of great fun and tought me how to go on! Rear wheel drive in a muddy field with nothing to hit. Every one should learn to drive before they get near a road.
I got through 5 or 6 scrappers before mum n dad split when I was 14. Best one by far was a MK2 Escort estate in very Royal Blue. That one had a radio in it!!! 2 door estate, they should make them now!!!!

Ahhh, great memeories!