Here’s a familar sight to anyone who remembers driving on a UK motorway in the 1980s — a mirror full of Ford Granada that’s WAY closer than you’d like.

BARN FIND. I trailered up the Granada the other day in readiness for literally sending it to Coventry. It’ll be heading there soon to have a replacement Cologne V6 2.8 fitted, and hopefully I can then put it back on the road.

WANT

The only car to be named after two Pet Shop Boys albums.

Ruin a band by changing one letter: Pink Flood Dire Strains The Damped Badsinger

I bought a really, really dull car. However, it is now a surpringly rare dull car. Kia's 1st MPV, the Sedona, but a pre-facelift (99-01) with an old school tractor engine, zero tech, and little in the way of luxury. I'm sure these were dead common a few years ago, but now seem to be nearly extinct.

Autodoc: Remembering that time I paid ~£150 for a Bosch high pressure fuel pump and they sent a £19 Chinese knockoff. When I complained they demanded I email a photograph of: - My credit card - My passport - The back of the card with the CVV # So a complete ID fraud kit. NEVER BUY FROM AUTODOC

If you wanted to know the panels we rattle-canned: Bonnet, passenger side front wing and back door. Also driver front door bottom and rear arch dogleg.

A follow-up: the channel owner clarified that his beef is with crappy ‘professional’ painters/restorers on YT, not hobbyists. Understandable. If you’re doing a proper job and others are undercutting you with shoddy work, while pretending they aren’t, that must grate a lot.

I just watched a depressing YT video by a classic car paint shop about how it’s bad that “people in sheds” post restoration videos on YouTube because we’re normalising terrible work. I’m paraphrasing, and it made some fair points along the way, but…thoughts?

Evening #weirdcarbs, got a request from a photography student friend of mine. He is looking for a studio that can accommodate one or more cars for a photo shoot, ideally between Oxford and Brum. Does anyone know of anywhere that might suit? Cheers all

Beginning to suspect someone did an ocean voyage in my Rancho. Would explain a lot.

Mrs Thrift-Auto is currently visiting her sister in Germany, and happily she knows exactly what sort of holiday snaps to send me.

Make a Bond movie casual: Cluedo Royale The Living Moodlights Specsavre

When your brain is too full of car content

This put a smile on my face. Happy Christmas.

If they launched the Avenger Tiger today it would only be available in a metallic grey which they’d presumably call Poledance.

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This is fascinating — Matt has a really interesting angle on the #VanityFair / Susie Wiles ‘hit piece’ story.

petrolblog.com/articles/10-... My dear editor Gavin has put together this piece of observational research, as usual, I find myself struggling to disagree with his findings

Jaguar/Land Rover expert help required please: What’s the official way to say ‘Ingenium’? Is it a short E like ingenuous, or a long E like ingenious? (And no smart answers like ‘it rhymes with norseshit’ pls. You know who you are.)

But is that ‘historic’ as in a working ambulance in 1965, or ‘historic’ as in home to 6 Aussies while parked on bricks in Shepherd’s Bush in 1979?

I get accused of many failings but this is a new one, especially from someone who literally has ‘Hun’ in his username. Turns out I said something about racism being prevalent in the 1970s. It seems some people still think that was a good thing. Wow.

Oh I wish it could be CH15MAZ every day (Actually wait, no I don’t. I really don’t.)

Me too.

Tonight’s dessert, because #papaya rules.

Anyone using their classic all year round? Fancy talking to me about it for Classics World?

Hey, that’s my car. I’d agree with CAR’s verdict on the mk1 Espace except they’re no longer pricey.

Can’t believe I’m only finding out about this now.

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Be like @popup-breakdown.bsky.social

In London today for a meeting. Mayfair spot, complete with fixed penalty notice.

Liking this. There’s some quality background photobomb tat, too.

I drive a Studebaker President! youtu.be/PDX6bliPhA4?...

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Caption this photo! 😂 My brother and his wife live on a farm, and he sent this a few minutes ago.

Posting this photo I took in 2021, just because it popped up on my phone and I like it.

This is HOT. Seems like a very doable project. Disclaimer: I have a fever.

You know you’ve wasted your time when YouTube sends you a message that ’this video is appealing to a smaller audience than usual’ …and it’s covering the UK’s biggest car show

Can confirm that this car is fantastic.

Fun fact: it’s actually a contraction. In full, it should be Llanfair*Y*pwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantisiliogogogoch. That first y has been dropped for convenience. (I’m not making this up)

There are so many great orange cars at the #NECClassic that I think they could have their own show.

Swansea Bay was turning on the charm this evening.

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Large job lot of English-language Volvo brochures for sale in PBO: £100. Mostly 300- and 400-series but there's also a couple of 66 and 740 catalogues (with one 240 brochure). Lots of 340 limited edition material. Can take to NEC Classic Motor Show on Friday 7 November. Sorry, no post (1/2).

I’m trying to test out some new server software but email verification isn’t working. Raising a support ticket requires…email verification. The testing isn’t going well for them so far.

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I don’t have any footage of my first car and nobody sells a 3D model of a facelift Metro. So now I’ve fallen down a mahoosive rabbithole. It’s been good to think about something else for a couple of days though. It’s like doing jigsaws. Soothing. Still a work in progress, obvs.

www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/vol... I wrote an article for Hagerty on this very subject: