BABY MOPAR

Philth · Post by **Philth** » Thu Nov 25, 10 7:02 pm

I like that Budge! It is the one with the curious L shaped rear lights, right?

I'd still have your Lotus Cortina though....

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Thu Nov 25, 10 8:55 pm

Takes me way back to my apprenticeship at my then local Rootes garage
where I started at a tender fifteen n half years of age

I told meself then "one day I'm havin one of them"

Ahhhh takes me back, great times, brings a tear to old Budgies eye

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Thu Nov 25, 10 8:58 pm

MattH wrote:Absolutely fabulous, love that to bits.

PX on a 2009 Fiat 500?

SHE'S A KEEPER MATT

HOW MUCH YOU WANNA GIVE ME.................

RoelB · Post by **RoelB** » Thu Nov 25, 10 9:08 pm

We had 2 door Avenger's in South Africa, they were mean and very special cars.
I remember my woodwork teacher at high school had a light blue one and we use to drool over this car!! It even had black stripes on the hood!!!

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Thu Nov 25, 10 9:10 pm

Cannonball wrote:they really are a crackin lookin car,
and so under valued compared with the escort etc, its weird that they were built on a 4 door shell or were no 2 door avengers built,

DEFFO DID A 2 DOOR, I HAD A COUPLE

STILL RELATIVELY UNDERVALUED YES ( MAINLY BECAUSE OF THERE VERY LOW NUMBERS/IGNORANCE BY THE YOUTH ) BUT THE WORDS OUT AND NOW STARTING TO ROCKET IN PRICE

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Thu Nov 25, 10 9:12 pm

RoelB wrote:We had 2 door Avenger's in South Africa, they were mean and very special cars.
I remember my woodwork teacher at high school had a light blue one and we use to drool over this car!! It even had black stripes on the hood!!!

Roel, do you mean 2 door TIGERS

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Thu Nov 25, 10 9:15 pm

Philth wrote:I like that Budge! It is the one with the curious L shaped rear lights, right?

I'd still have your Lotus Cortina though....

Yes Phill, "Boomerang" back lights .....

Agreed son .................MK1 LOTUS CORTINA = # 1

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Nov 26, 10 9:32 am

Before I built my tuned 1600 crossflow Mk2Escort I had a rotten 1250cc Avenger with no brakes. It had a rev counter in the dash that, if it was correct, was telling me this little engine was revving freely to 7500rpm.

It was a very nippy car for such a small engine. Great fun to drive. Just embarrasing when bits fell off.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Fri Nov 26, 10 12:21 pm

From the Rootes Chrysler website;

The Mark 2 versions were based around the Avenger GL and had four round headlights and a fully equipped dashboard with round instruments. The bonnet bulge and four Lucas lamps were gone but in their place was a matt black bonnet.

Much cheaper Exacton alloy wheels replaced the magnesium Minilite wheels. Wardance Red was an option to Sundance Yellow. The Tiger returned 19mpg but could reach 105mph. When the model was dropped in late 1973, 200 Mark 1s and 450 Mark 2s had been built. It is thought just 20 survive today.

Nice car!

Scooby · Post by **Scooby** » Fri Nov 26, 10 12:51 pm

Wow how rare is that, brings back memory's...took my driving test in an avenger....

Post by **MattH** » Fri Nov 26, 10 1:06 pm

Tough choice between this and Dunc's H120 Rapier. Any pics of that Dunc, only seen the back view behind the Bentley.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Nov 26, 10 4:45 pm

MattH wrote:Tough choice between this and Dunc's H120 Rapier. Any pics of that Dunc, only seen the back view behind the Bentley.

will atempt to get some matt,
the h120 is the nicer model of car i think but needs a flash color like the budge masters to wake it up

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Fri Nov 26, 10 5:15 pm

A Rapier and a Bentley, you got cool wheels

show us!
One of our customers has a silver and black Rapier with 17" on it its lovely

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Nov 26, 10 5:56 pm

I was never into cars at the time but thought the Rapier was a cool and individual looking car.
Back then all cars looked like square boxes, compared to all looking like lozenge-shaped boxes now.....

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Fri Nov 26, 10 6:19 pm

Adrian Worman wrote:A Rapier and a Bentley, you got cool wheels show us!

Now you've done it

you will find that Dunc has a soft spot for a flying B,

Really nice looking Tiger Malc

I didnt realise there were so few left, rather wish I had kept hold of mine, mind you it was 1984 and I was offered a Lotus Sunbeam for it........Wish I had kept that as well

if only we knew then what we know now.