Chav cars

[Morris]

Reminds me of Al's Gasser during the mid to late seventies and early eighties at the Pod

It was inspired by and based on the Gleadow brothers Motor Psycho which became Al's Gasser when Al bought it.

 

[Nick DV]

It was inspired by and based on the Gleadow brothers Motor Psycho which became Al's Gasser when Al bought it.

I'm sure that they ran an altered with the same name some years later

 

[octo0072000]

Is this chavvy enough, a still from my dashcam this morning

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Katie prices old motor AKA Jorden

 

[Morrisman]

Never got the poorly modified scene. Had bikes and a defender 90 instead. The bikes would wipe the floor with anything and the Landy made sure that when all the lads and their mrs were getting moved on from car parks and gateways, I was left in peace down the beach.....

Local chavs organised a “cruise” (I thought that’s what George Michael got in trouble for?) years ago and the usual array of tatty Saxos and 106s were in attendance. An older bloke pulled in with a mk3 cortina loping it’s brains out on tickover. Cue the local know it all’s telling him all about how he needed to tune it innit. When he left the police were marshalling the exit and making sure no one did owt daft. Copper must have been a petrol head because he had a quiet word through the window of the cortina and then stood back grinning as it went sideways out of the gate with the dirty great v8 under the bonnet on full song. Lot of red faces left in the car park

I went to a car meet somewhere in Wolverhampton years ago, in my Morris and when I left on the A5 I came to a junction, 2 lanes, straight on, and turn right. A 'hot hatch' Clio thing pulled up in the right lane, and I knew he was going to blow me off and shoot ahead into my lane.

But it didn't happen.

I had a 3.5 Rover motor, headers, intake, but weighed just 800kg

 

[jerrytug]

Controversial opinion: Hot rods and Yank tanks are equal to lowered, souped-up Nissan Micras, but for old men

 

[bricol]

Controversial opinion: Hot rods and Yank tanks are equal to lowered, souped-up Nissan Micras, but for old men

Nope - simple truth

 

[Bobupndown]

I mean the sort of Victoria Beckham one - maybe I've used the wrong model name.
Is it the Evoque or something?

Evoque, yes in some respects a style conscious purchase, but look under the bling styling and you'll find the same mechanicals as the Freelander 2, it's still a proper 4x4 with the abilities that Landrover are famous for. There are however purely 2 wheel drive versions which provide the looks without the abilities and which do fall into the Hairdresser/ Chelsea school tractor camp.

 

[Nick DV]

Controversial opinion: Hot rods and Yank tanks are equal to lowered, souped-up Nissan Micras, but for old men

Errrrrrrrr, Yep I can live with that

 

[Ubique]

Controversial opinion: Hot rods and Yank tanks are equal to lowered, souped-up Nissan Micras, but for old men

And rag-tops are a sign the owner is having some sort of mid-life crisis....

 

[Nick DV]

And rag-tops are a sign the owner is having some sort of mid-life crisis....

.................. or is a hair dresser!

 

[Morris]

I'm sure that they ran an altered with the same name some years later

Information here https://www.theaccelerationarchive.co.uk/mike_lintern/motor_psycho.html

 

[bricol]

And rag-tops are a sign the owner is having some sort of mid-life crisis....

Sure the same could be said of anything with a big V8 in . . . like my Dodge

 

[redlig]

I was young once....I can remember being young.

Likewise . I think I can remember being young but I may be thinking of someone else who's name has slipped my mind but I.m sure i knew him well. Maybe!

 

[GavJ]

A money pit I had a long long time ago

 

[redlig]

That's it really isn't it - old age and forgetfulness causing grumpy OAP-itus.

Stupid speeding, noise, traffic cutting up, deafening the neighbourhood etc always been stupid, but other than that . . . enjoy life.

Sure there's more one then one neighbour of people on here that can't understand the preoccupation to spend time in shut up garages, sheds, workshops, grinding, hammering, milling and machining, never mind welding, when all they want to do is enjoy their peaceful back garden in the sun.

Katie prices old motor AKA Jorden

That says it all. N.T.B.N. Need to be notied.

 

[JMS1972]

I'm as big a petrol (or diesel) head as most but some things I don't understand.
My total pet hate, its normally but not limited to mk4 Vw Golf's and Boras, Seat Leon's etc, expertly piloted by local bell ends with their seats so reclined they are almost horizontal, but they have to be to see out below the 2 foot deep sticker at the top of their windscreens. Bouncing along the road in their 'slammed innit' scuzmobile, bodywork being ripped to shreds by their 20" rims everytime they drive over anything bigger than a piece of gravel or a speed ramp, or have to go round one of those 'corners'. With their whistling dump valves announcing another deluge of unburnt diesel smoke obscuring their car and about 2 lanes of traffic behind them, adding to the carefully unwashed back end covered in soot. (The rest of the car probably gleaming) Naturally for a hatchback, the thoughtfully designed and provided useful rear wiper will have been removed preventing the much admired sheet of coal dust being inadvertently removed.
WTF is this about?

It's a hobby? Remember them?

They aren't beating up grannies for kicks and it's something they have some pride in.

The fact that old farts don't get it is surely a bonus.

 

[8ob]

A money pit I had a long long time ago View attachment 337990

I had a 1558 Lotus Escort mk1 with all the tricks, it was the best fun I have ever had with my clothes on.

Bob

 

[Joe 90]

No poke without smoke, is the diesel motto.

They don't like when you say all smoke and no poke.

 

[selectedgrub]

Wow hate threads get a lot of replies.

 

[Morrisman]

Controversial opinion: Hot rods and Yank tanks are equal to lowered, souped-up Nissan Micras, but for old men

Old men, who had them when they were young men. You can grow old, but you don't have to grow up.

How many hot hatch drivers will still be driving a dropped and noise puking Clio in their 60's?