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Title: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: Jim on 12, July, 2011 - 14:53:30
I arrived home the other day to find a google camera car in my road.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?rlz=1T4GPEA_enGB294GB295&tbib=2&q=po76xu&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl
If you follow the link and keep clicking zoom down to streetview it takes you to a great pic of the c5! Also up the drive is my less cool quite retro, recently restored 1988 xr4x4.
Title: Re: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: minidaz on 12, July, 2011 - 15:43:38
So as well as having mini in your username, you've got a C5 and an Xr4x4 ..... sounds familiar  ;D

Daz
Title: Re: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: marra on 12, July, 2011 - 16:16:34
I had one of those xr's, on an 88 (2.8 collogne ) . Later then bought a 91 model 2.9 efi . 3 years in restoration with a little tweak and got it to 236 bhp ( wasnt cheap ! ). 18mpg  :( , But I get smiles per gallon instead  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Am on the old side now but still have me fun at light in it.

This is one of my toys, probably spent more time playing on my C5 though.

(http://i892.photobucket.com/albums/ac121/marramarra/xrfront.jpg)
Title: Re: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: minidaz on 12, July, 2011 - 17:44:54
I've got a 1987 Mk1 Xr4x4 ( 2.8 ) in white.
A bit tatty around the edges, but the aim is to do bits as and when the pennies allow.

And as those that went on the Royal run know, if you put the back seat down, you can fit a C5 in the back  ;D

Daz
Title: Re: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: Karl on 12, July, 2011 - 18:01:38
very cool , having owned 3 Sierras over the years I still have a soft spot for them  :)
Title: Re: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: PLOD11 on 12, July, 2011 - 19:05:42
I bet there isn't any other C5s on street view !!  Well done mate !!  8)

Right time right place !! ;D
Title: Re: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: toastie on 12, July, 2011 - 22:00:03
that's proper cool :) good work
Title: Re: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: Retro Andy on 13, July, 2011 - 06:46:49
Very, very cool !  ;)

Retro Andy.
Title: Re: Coolest thing ever seen on streetview
Post by: Jim on 19, July, 2011 - 21:11:47
I did wait around a bit to make sure I was on camera, and I'm in about 3 different pics as you zoom around my road! I thought some of you may be intersted in my other 80's icon, glad its not just me that loves sierras :)
The link is to my Sierra restoration pics if anyone interested. I'm reasonably experienced at it having done this one, now working on a turbo technics project.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tricornjim/sets/72157626793747810/