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Welcome to the CLUB126UK Forum => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: darrel on September 29, 2006, 02:27:14 PM

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: darrel on September 29, 2006, 02:27:14 PM

Hi All. Im from sunny Eastbourne. I currently own 5 Skoda's of varying ages (1970s S110R's to Highly modified Estelles and Rapids), but have been looking for another 126 as I owned one years ago. Anyway one has just come up. 24k miles, It hasnt been used since 2004 as it keeps flooding but for £100 sounds a bargain. Anyway If its ok ill be having it, if not I will be on the lookout still. Im not going to be a newbie and ask loads of questions about it yet. I think I will have a good go through the forum and see what I can find :shock:
Anyway hopefully speak to you soon Darrel

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: fiatfsm on September 29, 2006, 04:05:03 PM

hello, am liking the sound of your skoda collection, they were so much nicer before VW put there oar in em!

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: Tomasz on September 29, 2006, 07:55:47 PM

Welcome.  I am at uni in Brighton but my 126 is back in Norwich :sad: Maybe i will bring it after christmas.

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: Chris Lakin on September 29, 2006, 09:07:15 PM

welcome to the forum mate! Skodas won a hell of alot of rallys i think people forget that.

regards

Chris

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: darrel on October 02, 2006, 11:50:04 AM

Thanks for the welcome.
Picking up the 126 Wednesday (Cant wait :lol: )
here are a few pics of my current Rapids/Estelles. All rear engined and rear wheel drive :D


(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/darrelpatterson/skoda/mattblack1-1.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/darrelpatterson/skodabeachyhead2.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/darrelpatterson/skoda111.jpg)

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: darrel on October 02, 2006, 11:51:00 AM

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/darrelpatterson/skoda/Estelle.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/darrelpatterson/skoda/rapside.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/darrelpatterson/skoda/white2.jpg)

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: paul harbinson. on October 04, 2006, 07:41:25 AM

Fab collection of skodas mate.Extremely hard to find any left over here.If I remember right the last of the old rapides were injected wern't they?

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: darrel on October 04, 2006, 10:32:58 AM

The last ones you basically had a choice. They stopped making them in 1990, but bearing in mind the FWD cars didnt really take off they were still being sold in larg numbers over here in 1992. It was all old stock sitting in fields from CZ.   Those ones rusted more than the earlier cars.
As for cars in Ireland a couple of friends have got them. I think there are only 8 left over there.

Picking the car up tonight. Really looking forward to starting on it. I will post some pics up at the weekend :D

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: paul harbinson. on October 05, 2006, 07:48:59 AM

There is a black rapide that squirts round Belfast.I think it sits on superlites and goes like stink,it's a minter too

Title: Hi all from Eastbourne
Post by: darrel on January 14, 2007, 10:16:52 PM

I Havent gone anywhere, Im Still about. The Aircooled was rotten, however im getting there. Its going to not have any rear seats and im mounting the front seats further back so I can fit in it better than I did the BIS. Ive had all the welding work and engine work done, now all ive got to do is refurb the brakes and wait for the summer for a respray and finish the interior off. Im currently running about in a 899cc Cinquecento however the gearbox on that has started to make some orrible noises and the they are like hens teeth down here :sad: . Anyway Speak to you all soon Darrel