Oh, hahaha, that'll be a sight: Ford Fiesta in full Dukes of H coating. Maybe you can find one of them riffleracks and an NRA bumpersticker to make a real statement. ;-)
No, it was back during my XR3i and then XRi tenure. No racks: poor aerodynamics.
Recently, sombody has been parking a Mustang - circa '56? - near where I go for lunch. It is painted black (Stones fan?) but a black that resembles the rubber underseal paint that you could buy in the '50s to paint onto the bottom of your cars, cars that often left the factory with no undersealing at all. My '59 Ford Popular was one such. Maybe that's why the metal was thicker than in today's vehicles?
My considered theory is that the owner found it, covered it in this waterproof gunge in the hope that it will hold back any new rust, and that when he wins the lottery he will be able to afford to get it properly restored. It is proud holder of its valid ITV certificate, so it works!
Rob
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Loved Pirelli P6 rubber.
P.P.S.
The same US plate on the current Fiesta, but it's been removed. After driving all over the continent wearing this plate, with different versions of copy, followed by police, guardia civil, the army and God knows who else, a couple of years ago a local cop on a
scooter pulled me over and told me it was illegal, and could be mistaken for a number plate. I pointed out the obvious, that is was a website, but by then the harm was done: he felt an idiot and couldn't back off. So yeah, if you want macho cops not bothered with inconsequentials, give them Harleys.