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I've been doing some thinking over the last couple of days, re: the 1969 Cortina I plan to buy off my friend (no money has exchanged hands yet, but it is being held on a verbal promise).
My friend also has a 1962 Vauxhall Victor wagon that he would sell me (I've known about this car for a few years).
I'm in no financial position to put down a deposit/payment on any second collector vehicle right now, but have been thinking of passing up on the Cortina and jumping straight to the Victor wagon and saving up over the winter... He would sell the Victor for close to the same amount as the Cortina
Option #1 - 1969 Ford Cortina Deluxe - 1600cc Ford Kent engine, automatic, decent shape, 71 bhp, very tuneable
Option #2 - 1962 Vauxhall Victor wagon - 1508 or 1594cc engine, all of a whopping 61 bhp!, but... can be easily increased (there's a guy here in Calgary who knows tons about that and has the parts), overall less sporty than a Cortina though, this car is also in pretty decent shape but needs some fine tuning (picture enclosed, #1 is the actual car from the back, #2 is a period picture to show the front end), and I do run a Vauxhall Registry for over here... maybe I should actually get one! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
And for those who know me better... I know I should get a sports car but I really don't feel like it, I like my orphans
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My friend also has a 1962 Vauxhall Victor wagon that he would sell me (I've known about this car for a few years).
I'm in no financial position to put down a deposit/payment on any second collector vehicle right now, but have been thinking of passing up on the Cortina and jumping straight to the Victor wagon and saving up over the winter... He would sell the Victor for close to the same amount as the Cortina
Option #1 - 1969 Ford Cortina Deluxe - 1600cc Ford Kent engine, automatic, decent shape, 71 bhp, very tuneable
Option #2 - 1962 Vauxhall Victor wagon - 1508 or 1594cc engine, all of a whopping 61 bhp!, but... can be easily increased (there's a guy here in Calgary who knows tons about that and has the parts), overall less sporty than a Cortina though, this car is also in pretty decent shape but needs some fine tuning (picture enclosed, #1 is the actual car from the back, #2 is a period picture to show the front end), and I do run a Vauxhall Registry for over here... maybe I should actually get one! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
And for those who know me better... I know I should get a sports car but I really don't feel like it, I like my orphans
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