New Posts For Thread: Most oddball car you ever owned?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-ownedI had one of these beuties back in 88 I did want a Robin Reliant but was told in no uncertain terms by my then girlfriend that if I got one it was overhttps://www.google.com/search?q=citroen+visa&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALeKk016wbwEGHC3aWlFfyjJw_O-6My first boss was a car fanatic lady fav. He bought a new Escort Mexico, and paid a lot for having it in black with gold leaf lines on the panels (JPS springs to mind), it was a good car. He then bought an old merc 280SL and had it renovated to 'as nhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559327661#559327661My first boss was a car fanatic lady fav. He bought a new Escort Mexico, and paid a lot for having it in black with gold leaf lines on the panels (JPS springs to mind), it was a good car. He then bought an old merc 280SL and had it renovated to 'as nSun, 17 May 2020 05:59:32 -0500Second'oddball' car was a custom built 'Viva GT' for the 'Dealer Team Vauxhall' racing team driver, Gerry Marshall....It was finished in an American 'Day-Glo' orange, with dark thick & thins on the waistline, and a black, lift off fibreglass bonnet.Shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559327637#559327637Second'oddball' car was a custom built 'Viva GT' for the 'Dealer Team Vauxhall' racing team driver, Gerry Marshall....It was finished in an American 'Day-Glo' orange, with dark thick & thins on the waistline, and a black, lift off fibreglass bonnet.SSun, 17 May 2020 05:48:29 -0500I had a rusty red fiat panda as my first car. The doors, wings and bonnet were on their last legs but somehow it had passed an mot valid for a year. I think I paid about £200 for it, the exhaust fell off driving it home. Next day, down to the scrapphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559327527#559327527I had a rusty red fiat panda as my first car. The doors, wings and bonnet were on their last legs but somehow it had passed an mot valid for a year. I think I paid about £200 for it, the exhaust fell off driving it home. Next day, down to the scrappSun, 17 May 2020 04:55:58 -0500I had a Chrysler Crossfire.Now pick a decent one up for around £3k.Good performance 150mph.Mainly Mercedes parts under the bonnet.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559327513#559327513I had a Chrysler Crossfire.Now pick a decent one up for around £3k.Good performance 150mph.Mainly Mercedes parts under the bonnet.Sun, 17 May 2020 04:45:14 -0500took me a month to find a tapping I was getting from under the drivers door when i went over bumps which turned out to be an empty paint rattle can that had been used as an inner sill complete with the rattlehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559326739#559326739took me a month to find a tapping I was getting from under the drivers door when i went over bumps which turned out to be an empty paint rattle can that had been used as an inner sill complete with the rattleSat, 16 May 2020 17:48:36 -0500my first car at 18 was a 3.1 capri, originally green it had been hand painted in what looked like bronze hammeritehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559326707#559326707my first car at 18 was a 3.1 capri, originally green it had been hand painted in what looked like bronze hammeriteSat, 16 May 2020 17:43:17 -0500Mk1 Mexico RS1600 Etc going for £25000 plus Mk1 1100 going for between 5 and 15 grand obviously in good condition but even scrap escoerts and 1 and 2 cortinas making good money wish I still had minehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559326585#559326585Mk1 Mexico RS1600 Etc going for £25000 plus Mk1 1100 going for between 5 and 15 grand obviously in good condition but even scrap escoerts and 1 and 2 cortinas making good money wish I still had mineSat, 16 May 2020 17:16:37 -05001300!! Remember someone cut the fuelpipe to steal half a tank of petrol in Hillingdon.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559326431#5593264311300!! Remember someone cut the fuelpipe to steal half a tank of petrol in Hillingdon.Sat, 16 May 2020 16:50:59 -0500Macarony I bought Escort in ‘87 but it was old then. Maroon too, if that adds to its cachet.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559326421#559326421Macarony I bought Escort in ‘87 but it was old then. Maroon too, if that adds to its cachet.Sat, 16 May 2020 16:48:15 -0500Had a Ford Escort after the Herald.What year was the escort because you really don't want to know what they are worth today even the little 1100https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31646765/most-oddball-car-you-ever-owned?post_id=559326323#559326323Had a Ford Escort after the Herald.What year was the escort because you really don't want to know what they are worth today even the little 1100Sat, 16 May 2020 16:26:15 -0500