COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[GT6 Jonsey]

[Faust66]

Been meaning to post these for ages... walking back from the pub on Christmas day and spotted a couple of nice cars in Beeston, near Nottingham:

Series 2 Land Rover (I think). It had V8 badges and a load of hot rod accessories inside (skull gear knob etc.)



Triumph dolomite (not a sprint):

[finlo]

Faust66 said:

Been meaning to post these for ages... walking back from the pub on Christmas day and spotted a couple of nice cars in Beeston, near Nottingham:

Series 2 Land Rover (I think). It had V8 badges and a load of hot rod accessories inside (skull gear knob etc.)



Triumph dolomite (not a sprint):

That's not a dolly;)

[Faust66]

finlo said:

That's not a dolly;)

Thought that myself - but the MOT checker says 'Triumph Dolomite'

Also says that the Landie hasn't been MOT'd for 2 years... which is a bit naughty.

[RATATTAK]

finlo said:

That's not a dolly;)

What makes you think that ?

[finlo]

RATATTAK said:

What makes you think that ?

It's a front wheel drive 1500, identifiable by the bulbous hubcaps.

[Pericoloso]

RATATTAK said:

finlo said:

That's not a dolly;)

What makes you think that ?

It's a 1500 with FWD,no name on these till Toledo and Dolomite arrived later.

My sister got my Grandad one of these when he died ,she spent about 50p on maintenance and it kept going for years.

[Faust66]

finlo said:

RATATTAK said:

What makes you think that ?

It's a front wheel drive 1500, identifiable by the bulbous hubcaps.

Every day is a school day... didn't know that!

[RATATTAK]

Pericoloso said:

RATATTAK said:

finlo said:

That's not a dolly;)

What makes you think that ?

It's a 1500 with FWD,no name on these till Toledo and Dolomite arrived later.

My sister got my Grandad one of these when he died ,she spent about 50p on maintenance and it kept going for years.

OK thanks

[TR4man]

finlo said:

Faust66 said:

Been meaning to post these for ages... walking back from the pub on Christmas day and spotted a couple of nice cars in Beeston, near Nottingham:

Series 2 Land Rover (I think). It had V8 badges and a load of hot rod accessories inside (skull gear knob etc.)



Triumph dolomite (not a sprint):

That's not a dolly;)

A 1500?

[Pericoloso]

TR4man said:

A 1500?

Keep up at the back ,answer ^^^^^...

[Dapster]

finlo said:

It's a front wheel drive 1500, identifiable by the bulbous hubcaps.

And blue Triumph badge on the hubcaps. They were black on the rwd 1500TC.

[CanAm]

Pericoloso said:

RATATTAK said:

finlo said:

That's not a dolly;)

What makes you think that ?

It's a 1500 with FWD,no name on these till Toledo and Dolomite arrived later.

My sister got my Grandad one of these when he died ,she spent about 50p on maintenance and it kept going for years.

A rare car in that it was made in otherwise (almost) identical FWD (1300/1500) and RWD (Toledo/Dolomite) forms.

[TR4man]

Pericoloso said:

TR4man said:

A 1500?

Keep up at the back ,answer ^^^^^...

Sorry, will try to pay more attention in future.

[generationx]

Pericoloso said:

My sister got my Grandad one of these when he died ,she spent about 50p on maintenance and it kept going for years.

I can't imagine he used it much then.

[Johnspex]

generationx said:

Pericoloso said:

My sister got my Grandad one of these when he died ,she spent about 50p on maintenance and it kept going for years.

I can't imagine he used it much then.

I have a feeling that 's is missing from that post.

[Yertis]

CanAm said:

A rare car in that it was made in otherwise (almost) identical FWD (1300/1500) and RWD (Toledo/Dolomite) forms.

A factor in Triumph’s remarkable commercial success.

[Doofus]

Johnspex said:

generationx said:

Pericoloso said:

My sister got my Grandad one of these when he died ,she spent about 50p on maintenance and it kept going for years.

I can't imagine he used it much then.

I have a feeling that 's is missing from that post.

The plural of sister doesn't have an apostrophe.

[mehere]

CanAm said:

A rare car in that it was made in otherwise (almost) identical FWD (1300/1500) and RWD (Toledo/Dolomite) forms.

? did they not, also, "add" the two together and build a prototype 4x4? I vaguely recall they made a couple and tried them on Rallycross. I also seem to remember reading somewhere that a 4x4 was intended from early on... 'had it gone into production:- it would have beaten those German chaps by some years.

[aeropilot]

mehere said:

CanAm said:

A rare car in that it was made in otherwise (almost) identical FWD (1300/1500) and RWD (Toledo/Dolomite) forms.

? did they not, also, "add" the two together and build a prototype 4x4? I vaguely recall they made a couple and tried them on Rallycross.

Well remembered

BL works comp department took a fwd 1300 with a 100+hp tuned engine, and fitted the gearbox, rear axle and suspension from a Triumph 2000 which works driver Brian Culcheth drove in a few of the very early televised rallycross events at Lydden Hill around 68/69.
I have no recollection or knowledge of how they mated the fwd transverse drivetrain to the inline rwd drivetrain though....!!