The last 200 coupe made.

VVC-Geeza · 30th June 2020, 18:44

kelvo · 30th June 2020, 19:32

Lovely colour is that Amaranth, it is one of those colours that looks much better in real life, reckon it would have looked good on the ZT.

I had a 99 218VVC on a T plate so that must have been a late one as well. Mine had the full leather interior though.

I loved the coupes, I had 2 - the other was a 216. They were always quite rare even when current but not seen one for a while now.

Ravinder · 30th June 2020, 23:27

I vaguely remember the last coupe being silver and it had a hand written note found behind one of the interior trim panels.

All coupes are nice, though.

WillyHeckaslike · 1st July 2020, 00:45

Very rare indeed with apparently only 131 (miles?) on the clock. However if that is so this bit of the listing does worry me:

In her lifetime she has had thousands spent on her, just to name some of the things:

Head skimmed/rebuilt/upgraded head/gasket/new head bolts
Clutch
Gearbox stripped and rebuilt
Alternator
Brake calipers
Cam seals
Crank seals
Cambelt
Entire clutch system
Catalytic converters
Fuel pump replaced with brand new unit and rewired/adapted to prevent corrosion.

VVC-Geeza · 1st July 2020, 09:34

They can go wrong standing in the garage Steve.
Mine has had half of those issues and it's only done 66 miles

victorgte · 1st July 2020, 10:24

As much as I want this car, it’s a museum piece or show days only. Not everyone will agree and indeed I believe cars should be used. It is however a piece of history and when it is 50 years old may just attract Ford cars status. In other words bonkers money. Hope I’m around to see these cars emerge from storage.

COLVERT · 1st July 2020, 22:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by WillyHeckaslike

Very rare indeed with apparently only 131 (miles?) on the clock. However if that is so this bit of the listing does worry me:

In her lifetime she has had thousands spent on her, just to name some of the things:

Head skimmed/rebuilt/upgraded head/gasket/new head bolts
Clutch
Gearbox stripped and rebuilt
Alternator
Brake calipers
Cam seals
Crank seals
Cambelt
Entire clutch system
Catalytic converters
Fuel pump replaced with brand new unit and rewired/adapted to prevent corrosion.

Treated with loving care.---

Then another post added 3 more noughts to the mileage.--

Even then though it still means it was thrashed rather than loved.---

---Basil Faulty comes to mind.

30th June 2020, 18:44	#1
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1st July 2020, 00:45	#4
WillyHeckaslike This is my second home Rovers 75 & 25 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wearside Posts: 4,522 Thanks: 543 Thanked 709 Times in 511 Posts	Very rare indeed with apparently only 131 (miles?) on the clock. However if that is so this bit of the listing does worry me: In her lifetime she has had thousands spent on her, just to name some of the things: Head skimmed/rebuilt/upgraded head/gasket/new head bolts Clutch Gearbox stripped and rebuilt Alternator Brake calipers Cam seals Crank seals Cambelt Entire clutch system Catalytic converters Fuel pump replaced with brand new unit and rewired/adapted to prevent corrosion.

1st July 2020, 09:34	#5
VVC-Geeza This is my second home 2005 Connoisseur SE 1.8 Turbo,2004 45 1.8 Connoisseur and my beloved 1998 VVC Coupe. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Derby. Posts: 8,758 Thanks: 2,022 Thanked 1,016 Times in 739 Posts	They can go wrong standing in the garage Steve. Mine has had half of those issues and it's only done 66 miles __________________

1st July 2020, 10:24	#6
victorgte I really should get out more....... MGTF, MGZT, Range Rover Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 2,803 Thanks: 395 Thanked 633 Times in 446 Posts	As much as I want this car, it’s a museum piece or show days only. Not everyone will agree and indeed I believe cars should be used. It is however a piece of history and when it is 50 years old may just attract Ford cars status. In other words bonkers money. Hope I’m around to see these cars emerge from storage. __________________ MG TF 135, MG ZT, Range Rover P38

30th June 2020, 19:32	#2
kelvo Gets stuck in MG ZT 190 SE Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Chatham, Kent Posts: 569 Thanks: 22 Thanked 163 Times in 135 Posts	Lovely colour is that Amaranth, it is one of those colours that looks much better in real life, reckon it would have looked good on the ZT. I had a 99 218VVC on a T plate so that must have been a late one as well. Mine had the full leather interior though. I loved the coupes, I had 2 - the other was a 216. They were always quite rare even when current but not seen one for a while now.