And many many knock-offs of sundry Volvos/ Mercs/ MANs.
I did exactly the same, Ramone 
! Sad isnât it 
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@les_sylphides think of the knowledge and entertainment weâd have missed out on, if it wasnât so.
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Similarly harsh yet stunning landscapes?
I donât understand the 25km-long queue of trucks with no cars and only one motorbike rider.
I havenât watched the video yet, but have seen a few others about China and driving. It is very difficult for foreigners to get Chinese driving permits. No other types are recognised. And also very difficult to temporarily import a motor vehicle.
IDPs etc are not recognised by China.
Very few European trucks ever made it through, and then usually to the nearest depot for trans-shipping - I believe Ralph Davies did it once. Normal practice was to trans-ship at the border. Somewhere on here there is an excellent thread that covers all this. It might be the Khazakhstan thread or the Europe & Beyond thread. Furthest I ever got in that direction was Baku.
I did actually go to the border at the Khunjerab Pass at the top of the Karakoram Highway in northern Pakistan once. We were hugged by the Chinese border guards and exchanged cigarettes for hooch in tetrapacks - but I was a tourist, so not with a lorry. There were Chinese lorries a-go-go though-though!
Itâs no use me me saying that âI donât want to get into the politicsâ because all borders are, by definition, political (and usually arbitrary): nonetheless, I have no personal grudge with Russia or China (thatâll me make unpopular in certain circles), itâs the landscapes and the languages that fascinate me. One of these days, given a following windâŚ
Yes, the sun in your face and the wind in your back. Wanderlust never leaves you until you slake it.
I partly blame the film âLawrence of Arabiaâ and B&W photos of my Dadâs from his time in Egypt and Palestine.
Hiya âramoneâ with regard to Capris Fords started using the 2:8 injection engine in both the Capri and Granadas and we ran both. My Wife Anne had a 2:8 Capri in around 83/84 she also ran an Escort XR3 for a little while but unfortunately it didnât have power steering so she used struggle a bit parking etc.I havenât any shots of either of these cars but hereâs one of the 2:8 Granada I ran for a while. And the second shot is the last 3:0 Granada that I paid a knock down price of ÂŁ9000 for which replaced Annes XR3.
The shots have come up the wrong way round as the Silver one is the 2:8 Injection and the other one is the 3:0 engine !
I always liked the Granadas specially the 2.8 Ghia X even though i never owned one , you know what these hauliers are like with wages i could never afford anything for more than a ÂŁ1000.My partnerâs bought a Ford Puma Vignale last summer and for a 1.0 litre itâs suprisingly nippy.Back to the Granadas though and i think what came after the last version of the Granada never looked as executive.Were they called Scorpios or something similar?
Iâve got a 2020 XC90 T8 Inscription Pro for sale if anyones interested
Will you deliver?
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Thatâs a shot of my Scorpio and also the back end of a Granada Coupe I ran for a while !
Yeah for a price.Remember , the steering wheels on the right side.Might be a bit too powerful for you at just under 390 bhp
DES 54, where are you?
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390 hp? Is it electric? Just because itâs there doesnât mean you have to use it all. As Iâm sure you know, any idiot can push all the way to the floor the skill is in knowing when to stop pushing.
I didnât only run poxy Fords back in the day âramoneâ this 1980 Merc was a right beast it could spin the back wheels at 100mph ! It was an import direct from Germany but conformed to UK C & U. It was an entirely different spec to the ones that were sold through UK Dealers and it was a much better spec. This was the only Merc that needed a warranty job as within one month of getting it the water pump bearing needed replacing and I got a right interrogation off the Boss man at the dealer as to where I had got this car from as it wasnât a UK Spec ! He was real pissed off but i told him to mind his own business and i wouldnât divulge the channel I got it through !