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(Message started by: Daniel on Sep 28^th, 2012, 5:09pm)

Title: In car phone?
Post by Daniel on Sep 28^th, 2012, 5:09pm

Hi everyone i found this scorpio for sale on ebay. Is that a ford in car phone? would it be original or could it have been a police car?
Dan ;D

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by leewar on Sep 28^th, 2012, 7:12pm

Probably an after market addition Dan and an old phone at that ;D

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by lesterlad aka Rodders on Sep 28^th, 2012, 8:32pm

on 09/28/12 at 17:09:29, Daniel wrote:

Hi everyone i found this scorpio for sale on ebay. Is that a ford in car phone? would it be original or could it have been a police car?
Dan ;D

I very much doubt it would have been a police car Daniel.
When they sell a car they usually remove any ancillaries that had been fitted...... even the blues n two's ;D

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by Simmo on Sep 28^th, 2012, 9:02pm

on 09/28/12 at 17:09:29, Daniel wrote:

Hi everyone i found this scorpio for sale on ebay. Dan ;D

The question is what car and where is the link??.

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by adam on Sep 28^th, 2012, 10:30pm

Maybe this is the one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Scorpio-2-3-16v-auto-Ultima-/150912371529?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2323140b49&_uhb=1#ht_1137wt_984

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by Baz on Sep 29^th, 2012, 8:01am

If it is that car, the phone is a motorola or NEC car phone.

I had one in my MK3 Scorpio 4x4 back in 1990!!

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by gozz on Sep 29^th, 2012, 9:17am

It's your age Dan,all car phones were like that before the age of the miniature mobile,the bit you can see is the head unit,the actual guts of the system were quite substantial and were fitted remotely,sometimes even in the boot in the case of a limousine with a rear compartment phone.The first common personal mobile phone was a car phone mounted on the top of a large box containing the receiver and a big battery,you needed a shoulder bag which they supplied, to carry it around with you,it was a fairly common sight back then.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by Mike H on Sep 29^th, 2012, 11:06am

I presume we're talking about the one at top of rear window? (Can still only just about see it ;D )

Yeah I've got the same, would be a car 'phone then, mine was a fleet vehicle for Balfour Beatty.

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by Simmo on Sep 29^th, 2012, 11:12am

Mike. I'm not sure what your looking at but I think the 'device' on the passenger side of the centre consul is what everyone else is!. ::)

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by Daniel on Sep 29^th, 2012, 12:00pm

on 09/28/12 at 21:02:42, Simmo wrote:

The question is what car and where is the link??.

Haha sorry i forgot to paste the link :-[ but it is the one adam posted. ;D

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by leewar on Sep 29^th, 2012, 12:25pm

Yes it is Mike :)

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by Mike H on Sep 29^th, 2012, 12:36pm

Oh right, well, back view of car, just about see a little aerial sticking up from top edge of back window. Got a black plastic section about a 3rd of the way up, i.e. not just a metal rod. It's identical to mine.

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by lesterlad aka Rodders on Sep 30^th, 2012, 3:08pm

on 09/29/12 at 12:36:07, Mike H wrote:

That plastic bit is to filter and remove unsolicited calls and texts from PPI company's
;D

Just jokin.

Title: Re: In car phone?
Post by Mike H on Oct 2^nd, 2012, 3:08pm

As it's not connected to nuffink, that works really good ;D