Post 449602 by T5frankie on 2012-01-15 17:02:56
£500? bargain looks very clean
Post 449606 by Niles on 2012-01-15 17:05:20
looks great Jim. An old friend of mine had a Black orion Ghia. Nice little car. Yours looks in good condition. Sure you'll enjoy the trip to work and back. And...as a bonus, the orions were quite nippy. however, when you jump back into your S70 you'll really realise how much faster it is.
Post 449609 by Jim S70R on 2012-01-15 17:09:54
[quote=t5frankie;449602]£500? bargain looks very clean[/quote]
Yep £500 quid 8months mot and 5months tax, had the car on a ramp at work and the floor etc is mint, never been welded and does'nt need to be for a while.
Post 449611 by Jim S70R on 2012-01-15 17:11:11
[quote=Niles;449606]looks great Jim. An old friend of mine had a Black orion Ghia. Nice little car. Yours looks in good condition. Sure you'll enjoy the trip to work and back. And...as a bonus, the orions were quite nippy. however, when you jump back into your S70 you'll really realise how much faster it is.[/quote]
Tell me about it......got a shock from the S70 at the Essex meet last weekend.
Post 449671 by foammanmark on 2012-01-15 18:15:46
Looks good and takes me back in time..........
Not wanting to give my age away, but I served petrol at a garage in 85 before self service, and it was just under £2 a gallon. We only used the diesel pump for HGV and very, very rarely for a car. Memories...................
Post 449681 by merc85 on 2012-01-15 18:26:59
Looks a Very clean car Buddy, Good find
Post 449689 by martybelfastt5 on 2012-01-15 18:34:20
mate that looks mint for the money,,,,,love it
Post 449701 by Jim S70R on 2012-01-15 18:44:14
[quote=martybelfastt5;449689]mate that looks mint for the money,,,,,love it[/quote]
It's far from mint but it's pretty dam tidy for the age and being a Ford.
Post 449709 by Kingsford G on 2012-01-15 18:52:41
[quote=Jim S70R;449601]Hi guys & girls
What with the forever rising fuel prices and the fact that I hate using my car for driving back and forward to work, I though I would join the crowd and get myself a second car (run a round)
The car has covered a massive 47,000 miles from new hence why it's still on the road and not dust in a scrap yard somewhere. Since buying the car I have given it a good clean/tidy up and a major service and general going over
(with a BIG thanks to Andy and Merc for helping me along the way)[/quote]
Looking proper clean,as fords just rust away this one been well looked after.Can`t believe the mileage,its just nothing.
Post 449715 by jayeastanglia on 2012-01-15 18:59:44
looks nice and dont look like its had to many mods either.. I had a red orion once before but mine had a rs turbo engine in it and was well lowered..
Post 449719 by Jim S70R on 2012-01-15 19:04:03
[quote=jayeastanglia;449715]looks nice and dont look like its had to many mods either.. I had a red orion once before but mine had a rs turbo engine in it and was well lowered..[/quote]
Cool you got any pictures of said beast?? I used to have an Orion before I brought the S70, did me well for 7 years though it was more of a show car ;)
Post 449758 by Volvostorm on 2012-01-15 20:22:53
Its quite rare to see an Orion (unless at show) let alone a mk1 1.6i
Looks very sweet :)
Post 449772 by bigrotch on 2012-01-15 20:36:54
NICE!!!!! dont know why but that reminded me of my nova sr with twin choke webbers hogh lift cams etcetc B reg man that was funny lil car shame i havent got any photos and the lad i sold it 2 bent it to the extent it poped the sunroof out and the rear seats was touching the fronts shame was nice little car oh and RED
Post 449816 by Jim S70R on 2012-01-15 21:05:10
[quote=t5_monkey;449782]How is it to drive ? :)[/quote]
Drives fine, no power steering or abs but I'm uesd to that from my old one I had. You can tell that its a light car and does give that go kart type feeling when cornering ;)
I'm looking to freshen up the suspension and change all the bushes with poly bushes as they are rather old and need it, it will also make the car more fun!! ;)
Post 449829 by Jim S70R on 2012-01-15 21:11:13
[quote=bigrotch;449772]NICE!!!!! dont know why but that reminded me of my nova sr with twin choke webbers hogh lift cams etcetc B reg man that was funny lil car shame i havent got any photos and the lad i sold it 2 bent it to the extent it poped the sunroof out and the rear seats was touching the fronts shame was nice little car oh and RED[/quote]
Did you wicked, did it have the half grey/black colouring to the lower half of the car?? My old Orion used to have a high lift cam and four branch manifold with a good rolling road setup to match, went pretty well for what it was :)
Post 449841 by AndysR on 2012-01-15 21:18:05
I like it, driving it reminds me of my old one. Does make you appreciate the Volvo but it's still a great little car in its own right and sounds superb after its coming together with a drill :)
Post 449874 by rikcougar on 2012-01-15 21:40:33
Brings back memories, mate had Orion Ghia, I had an RS2000. Happy days
Post 449881 by bigrotch on 2012-01-15 21:43:46
[quote=Jim S70R;449829]Did you wicked, did it have the half grey/black colouring to the lower half of the car?? My old Orion used to have a high lift cam and four branch manifold with a good rolling road setup to match, went pretty well for what it was :)[/quote]
yes mate red top half and black/grey bottom 3rd felt fast as back then but i was scrapping me butt on the ground how low it was lol
The car has covered a massive 47,000 miles from new hence why it's still on the road and not dust in a scrap yard somewhere. Since buying the car I have given it a good clean/tidy up and a major service and general going over
(with a BIG thanks to Andy and Merc for helping me along the way)