There are people who think the SM is pretty. I'm not one of them. It takes all sorts. Apart from the weird front end the Scorpio was a really good car.
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There are people who think the SM is pretty. I'm not one of them. It takes all sorts. Apart from the weird front end the Scorpio was a really good car.
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Last time I was up at my local French car specialist, they had an SM there. I think I posted a pic of Sam next to it on the other place... I think they look ill-proportioned, the front end is a thing of horror and the rear looks like an airfix afterthought! The CX is a thing of beauty though..
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No arguments about the CX being a thing of beauty Mike 

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I quite liked them as well, mine was a manual Ultima estate that would have been a keeper if it weren't for the fact that for some strange reason, the original buyer specced this top-of-the-line load-lugger with the 2.0 engine...



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Ford have always been good at that in the past.. The Capri could be specified with a 1300cc Kent and indeed the Cortina too...
For those who wanted a the swank of a sports car (Capri) or a luxury barge but couldn't really afford it... All looks and no substance...

Then they went really silly and put the same engine in the Ka... A tiny, light car and possibly ridiculously over-engined! Makes it go well and makes it a lot of fun though!
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Imagine a Ka with a 1.8 Zetec, now that'd be interesting! 

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There are a couple of c2's out there with ESJ9's in them. Am interested to see one and what that's like. (I do think it may well be a case of too big and heavy an engine for the car though, tbh)
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Ignoring reliability, the 200hp Prince engine as fitted to the 207 GTI would be a much better candidate for transplant into a small car.
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Re: new Big C on the way?
As the Ford Puma is quite a hoot I would imagine the Ford Cosworth Puma is huge fun!
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It would be


I believe the Puma engine has been put in a Ka...Not hard allegedly as they are built on the same Fiesta-based platform...
Never realised the SportKa was a 1.6... I thought it was all looks and no substance... Now that sounds like a fun car to aspire to... I may look out for one if/when Jodie ends up BER...