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Title: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: 131Steve on February 06, 2014, 10:32:18 PM My 6th 131 ;)
This was a great car, central locking, power assisted steering and electric windows :) Which worked fine once I'd cleaned the washing powder out of the switches - long story.... Almost all known history too. A friend of a friend's family bought the Super from new. A friend bought it when it was about 8 years old. After a while they sold it to my sister who ran it for a couple of years then bought a low mileage 1600 TC Lancia Prisma Symbol and sold the super to another friend who ran it between Hatfield (Herts), Reading and Prestatyn regularly. Reverse gear failed and another gearbox was fitted by "others" .......which didn't have the "high" 5th :( Eventually the price came down low enough for me to buy the super (broke student). Some welding and the brake master cylinder off my (retired) 131 Sport and the super was back in action :) I lived in Hatfield at the time and the super went from Hatfield to East Anglia regularly. Never missed a beat ;) Title: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: 131Steve on February 06, 2014, 10:41:31 PM The super did it's duty well, including towing my 131 Sport back to East Anglia;
http://www.131mirafiori.com/smf/index.php?topic=6591.0 After that it deserved a holiday so it was off to Ireland for two weeks; Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: 131Steve on February 06, 2014, 10:55:57 PM This is Sneem on the ring of Kerry. My Mate Seosamh and I gave a lift to hitch hiker who explained that her parents had a bar in Sneem and that she was sure that they would have B&B rooms....
Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: 131Steve on February 06, 2014, 11:04:07 PM The super went on...and on.....
Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: 131Steve on February 06, 2014, 11:09:16 PM and on......
Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: kev131 on February 07, 2014, 07:29:46 AM Just the one frontal pic Steve!!! :)
Great stories. I don't see how you can't come to M2M13140 seeing as how you have such history of 131s in Ireland!!! ;) Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: sid131 on February 07, 2014, 08:35:13 AM Nice shots Steve ;)
would be nice to see your silver racing in Ireland ;D Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: Heini131 on February 07, 2014, 12:17:23 PM Thank you Steve, for sharing these nice vintage pics :)
Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: bellamacchina on February 07, 2014, 09:42:31 PM Nice pictures Steve and of course we hope to meet in Ireland to hear the story about the hitch hiker ;)
Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: c.a.c131 on February 07, 2014, 09:52:23 PM Would be nice to have you & your Racing in Ireland for the run :)
Title: Re: FAR970Y my last 131........until the 131 Racing :-) Post by: 131Steve on February 11, 2014, 11:33:20 AM Hi Guys, glad you like the pics ;D
M2M13140 sound very tempting ;) |