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Dare say it'll need to be restricted for insurance purposes, will be on the ECU now I dare say on the new ones.

 

@D16PJM
Took a bit of finding in the photo albums, my white 74 and my mates red 78, scanned from photos, this would have been around 1979-80 I guess

 

I used to own a mk1 Astra get, fiesta super sport and mk1 xr2

 

Had 3 Mk2 XR2s, Great cars, now got their latest incarnation, Mk8 ST3

 

Lovely that.

 

i wonder if either are still on the road

 

Don't look like it, my ones road tax was last due 1985 and my mates 1994, so reckon the tin worm got them like most others suffered.

12-15 years was about the limit for a lot of cars in those days rust wise.

 

Agree. Britain has lost a lot of good cars to the breakers because of rust. There were a hep of 'minor' manufacturers who released limited models that would be revered by many now. One I recently learnt of was by Reliant, more famed for its 3-wheeled 'Robin'. But Reliant had a real gem (in my opinion) with its 'Sabre'. Reckon I'd sell a Blade for one of those.

PS. But not the 2018.

https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/reviews/reliant/sabre/

 

I had a scimitar 3ltr V6, wasn't a bad car but the build quality wasn't up to much, nice to drive, if my laptop had not died I may of had a picture or two

 

Ah, so the laptop was made by Reliant also?