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MattSnap's 1954 Lincoln Capri 1954 Lincoln Capri 2 door hardtop coupe. Found in 1995 by a pal, Pete Barwick- stand up & take a bow- in Pheonix Arizona. The car had belonged to a Mr Thomas Eugene Day (I had the original title before re registering it in my name in AZ), & was...
redranch's 1950 Mercury Coupe (1949-56) This 1950 Ford Mercury Coupe was bought on ebay, from a guy just outside Detroit, in late November 2006. It has had a very mild custom done sometimes in the early 80's which including ripping out the old powerplant and installing a 351 Windsor engine, the door handles have been...
Seth's 1970 Morris Oxford VI Bought as a replacemnt for my first car (an A35) when I was 19 I have done around 95,000 miles in this Oxford over the years. It was standard when bought but was soon lowered and the flames added a while later. It was off the road for three and...
BrianDamaged's 1971 Morris Oxford VI One previous owner from new in 1971 until I bought it in May 2007. Only covered 500 miles in the last 12 years, so being gently coaxed back into regular use, which seems to be highlighting all sorts of niggly hassles. Never mind, it's getting there!!!!
Delmastiff's 1974 Toyota Celica 1074 Toyota Celica TA22. This one though is fitted with a Rover V8 so it sounds fantastic!
Delmastiff's 1983 Vauxhall Astra Mk1 My highly modified 1983 Mk1 Astra GTE. Running a modified C20LET engine from the Calibra Turbo. mine is running nearly 300BHP through a 6 speed gearbox, F28 also taken from the Calibra Turbo. This car has been magazine and TV featured and is a well known car in VX circles....
Saabsled's 1954 Ford Popular Ford 300E van, roof chopped 7", Rover V8 engine, narrowed Capri 3L rear axle, Capri 3L frony suspension and steering. Owned by me '97-2000.
Saabsled's 1972 Saab 96 1972 Saab 96, 1500 V4, lowered suspension with modified hubs to fit Ford Mondeo wheels, metalic blue with a silver roof, metalflake interior.
fronzo's Chevrolet S10 Blazer 1993 Chevrolet Blazer, Lowered 4x4, GM C6 Corvette Wheels, Perelli P-Zero Nero Tires, Flowmaster Exhaust, Intake Chip, soon to have 3.73 gearing front and rear, much more too list....
Valve Bounce's 1963 Triumph TR4
fst70vdub's 1970 Volkswagen Beetle custom vw bug with custom suspension motor interior and pretty much everything that can be replaced was replaced
stingrayv8's 1972 Opel Manta 1972 Manta A. Originally a 1600 S model, now fitted with 3.6 litre Rover V8. Current modifications are Edelbrock 4 barrel carb, wilwood 4 pot calipers/vented discs, Manta B rear wheel cylinders(these are about twice the diameter of A series items), dual exhaust system and a Volvo 340 anti-roll bar!
mikeyb0013's 1959 Studebaker Hawk I found the car in the Autotrader. It had been in Alberta since new and was rebuilt around 1999. When I bought her she was being rodded out. I've taken the exterior and interior back to almost stock. The power plant is a 350/350 with a Ford 9 inch rearend.
Tez's 1988 BMW 3 Series 1989 E30 323i, Momo interior, 17" wheels, Koni shocks/King springs

Running report entries

At last, the Amazon gets a bit of attention Finally got round to calling Lance at Romance of Rust, must be about 6 months after Jules gave me his number. Given it was Friday afternoon (and a hot 28 degrees in London) and neither of us were that busy, he suggested I popped over to talk through what I...
Details, details, details Got a call from Lance on Tuesday asking how I wanted the rear light fared in. We talked through the various options -- using a different light assembly, using the existing light assembly and placing it flush with the body, or using the existing light assembly and having it sit...
Update: more details, most rust The first bright day in ages gave us a chance to properly check out the midnight blue. And very nice it looked too, rich and bright at the same time, yet almost black in a low light. First the sexy stuff: Lance has remade the rear upper trim-line. It was...
Boot nearly done, more decisions needing to be made Turned up yesterday to Romance of Rust to find Mark has nearly finished the boot, and with it the rear half. Some nice fabrication there, and some real strength too. We all had a 10-minute discussion on where to position the petrol tank filler neck, before opting for simplicity (pretty...
Countdown to painting Went to Romance of Rust yesterday for my usual weekly visit, and found that Paint Day is approaching fast. Lance reckons there's a chance the Amazon might even be ready to go off for to the paint shop at the end of next week. Personally, I think that's a tad...
Engine problems And it was all going so well(ish). First the good news. Quite a bit of progress in the past few days. After a final going over by Mark, the rear is all done, except for fitting the petrol tank and the clearancing. The lower of the two flutes on the...
Reshaping the front bumper As Volvo Amazon aficionados will know, the Amazon front bumper is a three piece affair, with a pair of overriders covering up the join. The plan, was to forget the overriders (mine had handily lost them some time ago), and one-piece the bumper. Couple of problems with this. The first...
Resto-roundup: Wheel-centres One of the last remaining outstanding issues was wheel centres for the Amazon -- because I've gone for painted steels, I've dispensed with the stock hubcaps. However, finding suitable wheel-centres turned out to be a nigh-on impossible task as I struck out with one supplier after another. I didn't want...
Replacement Amazon dashtop -- a solution AS anyone with a Volvo Amazon knows, the padded dashtop (a radical innovation in its day) is somewhat problematic. Original or good second-hand ones are pretty much non-existent and a fortune, remanufactured ones are only available for left-hand-drive cars, or in the 123GT style (with integral parcel shelf -- IMHO...

Photos

Rear of customized Rover 100 (check out the size of those rear tyres), photographed at Wheels Day, Aldershot, UK, April 2007

Custom VW Type 2 bus, photographed at Wheels Day, Aldershot, UK, April 2007

Ad for "Duplicolor" paint featuring Mk1 Ford Escort. From Custom Car magazine August 72

Rear of custom 1959 VW Beetle 1200 Deluxe, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007. Engine was built by John Maner Racing (90.5x78mm; 2007cc. Full-flow AS91 case with secondary mocal oil cooler. Engie 125 cam. Twin Webers. Compufire Ignition module. 153bhp @ 5300rpm). Gearbox...

Engine of custom 1959 VW Beetle 1200 Deluxe, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007. Engine was built by John Maner Racing (90.5x78mm; 2007cc. Full-flow AS91 case with secondary mocal oil cooler. Engie 125 cam. Twin Webers. Compufire Ignition module. 153bhp @ 5300rpm). Gearbox...

Front view of custom 1959 VW Beetle 1200 Deluxe, photographed at Father's Day Cars in The Park, Knebworth Park, UK, June 2007. Engine was built by John Maner Racing (90.5x78mm; 2007cc. Full-flow AS91 case with secondary mocal oil cooler. Engie 125 cam. Twin Webers. Compufire Ignition module. 153bhp @ 5300rpm)....