Post a pic of your cat here

[366NBV]

God your cougar is mint underneath. Lots of work gone into that there. Slowly going through mine over the years with the ultimate goal of it looking something like yours but still a way to go yet, but I know the work involved. Every bolt snaps...
Do you still have the other cars photoed? I like the Probe and Mondeo

Thanks David, it’s been a labour of love, sweat, expense and tears! Had to take it back to bare metal and start from there, I’m sure I’m still coughing up bits of it now! If you do decide to go the same route with your car may I recommend products by a firm called Buzzweld, been very impressed with their stuff.
Yes still have all the cars pictured, despite the Probe being in very decent condition all round I plan on doing the same to it as I’ve done to the Cougar after the summer so it’s properly future proofed. Gluten for punishment!

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Absolutely fantastic collection. I love the Probe, it's great to see one in good condition, both the ones I had were barely hanging together!

Thanks! Yes it’s not in bad shape, just started to get some blistering on a rear arch so it’s going under the knife end of the summer to bring it up to the standard of the cougar…or at least that’s the plan

 

[David`]

Sounds good, I'll check that out, thanks. I've been using Bilt Hamber so far and I'm pretty pleased with it

 

[TopCat1127]

Saw your pics on FB, nice job

 

[366NBV]

Sounds good, I'll check that out, thanks. I've been using Bilt Hamber so far and I'm pretty pleased with it

Good stuff too but for a more long term solution it’s worth a look.

 

[Lucid]

Still drive a cat, even if it's the wrong breed.

 

[TopCat1127]

Ey up Jim that looks a bit tidy

 

[Taran]

past on by my dad, he's had it since it was released. He was a member of this club and took me to fast ford events when I was a kid at Silverstone

 

[Quicksilver]

Welcome to the forum, Taran.

Great to see Mani's pride and joy still looking so good after all this time and I hope he's still enjoying life.

You make an appearance in the linked thread; although your mode of transport at the time was a little less sophisticated.

https://www.ukcougar.club/threads/ford-fair-2013.24538/

(Apologies for the missing photos)

 

[366NBV]

woke it from its winter hibernation today…

 

[Big Paul.]

my JPS tribute.

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My cat,JJPS tribute.

 

[David`]

Another JN, there's a few around on that plate, looks good

 

[366NBV]

Car featured in this weeks Classic Car Weekly. They insisted I be in the picture…look a right tool!!! .

It’s supposed to be featured in Classic Ford magazine too but we’ve had to push back the photoshoot until it’s engine woes are sorted. Club got a mention too

 

[tiff]

Brilliant well done

 

[366NBV]

Brilliant well done

Thank you

 

[backseateducation]

Fantastic. Any publicity is good publicity!
Great to see

 

[366NBV]

Fantastic. Any publicity is good publicity!
Great to see

Agreed, might spark some interest in the model, never know

 

[Mako]

Loving this, Simon. Especially since it is very much a labour of love.

Another JN, there's a few around on that plate, looks good

I'm not sure if you know how to decode pre-2001 plates, but that was registered in either Southend or Chelmsford (which at the time, the DVLA considered satellite sites of Colchester), like AR and OO were.

And I never looked it up before, but was surprised to find that AV (as in, S###XAV) were registered in Peterborough.

 

[366NBV]

Loving this, Simon. Especially since it is very much a labour of love.




I'm not sure if you know how to decode pre-2001 plates, but that was registered in either Southend or Chelmsford (which at the time, the DVLA considered satellite sites of Colchester), like AR and OO were.

And I never looked it up before, but was surprised to find that AV (as in, S###XAV) were registered in Peterborough.

Scotland I think, some of its oldest invoices/paper work back when it was nearly new are from Scotland.

 

[Mako]

Scotland I think, some of its oldest invoices/paper work back when it was nearly new are from Scotland.

Ah, I was responding to David in that part of the reply, about a different car.

Yours was originally registered in Preston.