Is this Z1 a current members pride and joy ?

[ARoosterinaRoadster]

Hi all. I have been routing through some past images of visits to various Petrol-head gatherings and came up with this rather nice collection of Z1 images.
I rather remember it being a gathering at Tatton Park,Knutsford,Cheshire.
If my memory serves me correctly it would have been circa 1984.








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[Green Genie]

Hi ARoosterinaRoadster

Thanks for posting the images, I don't think I've seen that car, but I think you're wrong with circa.1984 as the car is on a "H" plate which would make it 1990/91.

Z1 cars weren't on sale till '89? I think...

Nice to see someone from the Z3 forum posting here

BTW: We've all at some time struggled with the photobucket thing, easy once you know how though

ETA: Good news it's still on the road https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/

[ARoosterinaRoadster]

Hi ARoosterinaRoadster

Thanks for posting the images, I don't think I've seen that car, but I think you're wrong with circa.1984 as the car is on a "H" plate which would make it 1990/91.

Z1 cars weren't on sale till '89? I think...

Nice to see someone from the Z3 forum posting here

BTW: We've all at some time struggled with the photobucket thing, easy once you know how though

ETA: Good news it's still on the road https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/

Hi Green Genie. Yes you are absolutely correct,I was getting confused with the Prefix and Suffix years from way back when. Thinking back to the event that I had gone to see it was when I had my 1983 Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia X Auto and just before I finally sold it with 240,000 miles on the clock.

Photobucket is not at-all an initial user friendly site and I found Flickr even worse and those blasted adverts.
Perhaps the owner of H305 VCW will be alerted by a trusted friend and come onto the forum and yes it is nice to know that it is still being used and flying the flag for Z'ds.

[Green Genie]

Thinking back to the event that I had gone to see it was when I had my 1983 Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia X Auto

Now your talking my language l had a Mk 2 Granada Ghia Auto on an "S" plate (1977? I think) back in the day until it was stolen from outside my house.

The car was used in a robbery and was found torched near a golf course... a total loss, the insurance company paid out what I considered a fair sum, but I'd lost a car I'd become quite attached too, to say I was gutted is putting it mildly!

I also had a MK 1 Granny prior to this, great cars, apart from the rust issues that plagued most Fords of that era. I've still got a soft spot for those cars, always makes me smile when I see them at car shows real comfy barges.

Anyway this is the Z1 forum and I've gone of topic, that's nostalgia for you.

[ARoosterinaRoadster]

Hi Green Genie and to Admin. I know what you mean it is so easy and especially after a long and very expensive love affair when enough is enough. I spent nearly £3,000.00 on mine to rebuild the front skeletal frame that carried the wings and bonnet supports.


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[sfh3l]

It is definitely early on in the car's life. Look at the chunky tread on the OE fit Pirellis and the lovely dark colour of the Nubuk - mine didn't even look like that after I had cleaned, de-greased and recoloured them!