The Thread perhaps should of been called Southend custom scene,wat the hell
Mopar did you go to all the shows at Southend
This MK 2 was all white once then white and red,first time i see it was in a gararge on the A13 Bread and Cheese Hill,think it was then called "white Lemon"??.The gararge used to have old 60s yanks round the back and over the fence.
Is that big rigs old truck the Hulk before it was painted whiteit could be but looks a little smaller
no definately not, could be this one though!!, shame it ended up in kirbys breakers!!Originally Posted by gtrjazz
is that big rigs old truck the hulk before it was painted white
i went to 79 (21-23 sept), 80 (30-31 aug), 81 (17-20 apr), i think i also went to one around 83 ish, love to get the exact date, i must have missed at least 1 as i dont recognise all those cars, i will have to sort out some of the programmes, pics etc, meantime heres some more cruise pics fom the 12th of july 86, enjoy.........the thread perhaps should of been called southend custom scene,wat the hell
mopar did you go to all the shows at southend
this mk 2 was all white once then white and red,first time i see it was in a gararge on the a13 bread and cheese hill,think it was then called "white lemon"??.the gararge used to have old 60s yanks round the back and over the fence.
Yes I remember seeing the Hulk truck and the old pier train at Kirbys side by side waiting for the smelting pot.
Thats it-Thorneycroft Anter,i was talking to a guy last year at a show not far from Colchester,he had one there,he seamed to think the "hulk" was sold from Kirbys and someone else broke it???.The one i see at Colchester had petrol engine done one to the gallon,and aparently you need to give somekind of prior warning that you are going to use it??? on the road because of the width of it.
The Hulk was featured in Custom car,theres a pic of it going down Rayliegh highstreet.
i dident realize they had that many.They must of had one after sep 82 because thats when i past me test and i remember parking in that Night club car park opesite the exit gate of where the show cars left.That was the best part seeing and hearing the cars leave!
I'm in the passenger seat of the chopped, white Mk2 Cortina [second from right, post 44], I owned it a couple of years ago, ET on here as it now. 1986 eh, ****, I'm old.
HERS ANOTHER ONE (& MORE) of the mk2, i saw this car at the arena essex swap meet, 2006 i think, it was for sale at £1.500, (again i think?)
mk 2
hi mopar thats my mk 2 consul got hit by a volvo at the zoo doo
and taking to bits for spares for other cars as i said early on this thread
wish i still had it great car
cheers mick
Strangely enough the first showing of American Graffiti, at a cinema in Chelmsford was an evening I mentioned in my intro (hi all!). There were rods and customs parked all over the streets around the Cinema. It was the koolest way to enjoy your first viewing of the film. A certain Model Y had snagged pride of place as I recall.
Hi ya Mick,good to here from ya.Dident realise you had that MK2,i seam to remember that one at the Weir many moons ago(or am i getting mixed up with another one?)It was round about the time the street racin was going on at the island,there were a few Mk2s that used to get there-Steve Dodds blue one,"ford Fever"(when the small block was in and the rear axle was wider and the car was higher out back-thats how a preferd it!)
no,i dont no why!Its so frustrating thinking about it now.
Ive got a few af the weir somewhere.
That truck pic further back may of been a MACK?
hers some more pics that i had on the old site
canvey racing
hi steve you ok m8
yeah it was my mk2 consul
they were great times meeting at the weir then going on the island
till late racing then to the blinking owl cafe
the chrome smoothies and the built v6 on the consul
came of bob nixons blue pop
have you still got your 32
mick
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yep still got it.
i went to the island strip many times but dident no they went to the Blinking Owl
Also went to Stock Road!
Mopar(Cruise pics) the Reliant 4 wheeler was Bob Mortons?had a 3-5 Rover and the wide rear archs came of a Land Rover.Bob had a white Morris Minor prior to that also Rover powered,and a stock width jag irs out back still in its cage.
hi steve yeah used to go to stock rd
rob had a opel manta as well didnt he
had a tyre place near the airport i think
was a long time ago
we used to meet wilf and his lot along the sea front
went down there last year for a look
all we see was a yellow model y
its the one that has a trailor with a pedel car on it
at the nats
mick
excellent but did no one have a camera with them!!, come on someone must have some pics, love to see them.
Heres some more piccys, these are from the 8th of november 86. The amc was stuart eckersleys, i used to knock about with him a bit, it always had a saxophone on the rear seat, it was apparently wrote off when a farmer in his tractor pulled out in front of him!, then we have wilf staceys zephyr before being written, then a ragtop pontiac (i think!) and a mk2 being 2 doored, what did that end up as?, more to come, oh by the way why do my pictures all come out little??
hi mopar the 2doored mk 2 is still about
it having a 460 ford put in guys name is paul
is one of the erics
mick
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