Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2

[Dapster]

lukeharding said:

That looks like it has half a million miles still left in it!

[john2443]

bongtom said:

I have a question about Saabs, in Sweden in particular.
In 67 Sweden switched from driving on the left to the right but before then (and after) all the cars are LHD.
Does that mean they drove LHD cars on the "proper side" left?

I assume they started with RHD then sold LHD a long time in advance (which meant people driving LHD on the left for a while) but there would still be RHD driving on the right after the switch.
There isn't an easy way to do it. Buses would have been worse, passengers getting out into the traffic!

[Yertis]

52classic said:

Speed 3 said:

Standard Vanguard Phase III Sportsman.

I'd never noticed that model before but a few clicks of the mouse later I'm exploring 2.5PI conversions.


Some ideas are best left as just that.

[Stevepolly]

Yertis said:

I'd never noticed that model before but a few clicks of the mouse later I'm exploring 2.5PI conversions.


Some ideas are best left as just that.

Not a sportsman though.
This is.

[Fane]

soxboy said:

I was at uni in Sheffield in 1992, the main Ford dealer was (and may still be) TC Harrison.

Founded by F1 racer and British Trials champion Cuth Harrison

TC Harrison is still going, but no longer has a dealership in Sheffield.

[LotusOmega375D]

His sons must have done all right out of it. His and His GTOs. TCH100 and TCH101. The B reg one was was Jack Sears’. Photographed in the rain behind the Paddock at Norwich Union Classic Silverstone ca. 1990.

[uk66fastback]

Late ‘50s Chevy Apache Stepside …

[V41LEY]

All the missing bits are with the car.

Edited by V41LEY on Friday 5th August 14:13

[V41LEY]

[bristolbaron]

I spotted this gem this afternoon whilst out on a stroll:

[Speed 3]

V41LEY said:

All the missing bits are with the car.

Edited by V41LEY on Friday 5th August 14:13

I was at 6th form at a pretty low level Comp in Lancashire in the early 80's and one of my mates got one as his first car. Quite bizarre and none of us were particularly wowed by it. The 3-abreast was a novelty and I don't remember it being quick compared to an MG Metro or 1275 Mini. The wow was a guy with a salmon pink Manta.

[texaxile]

Speed 3 said:

I was at 6th form at a pretty low level Comp in Lancashire in the early 80's and one of my mates got one as his first car. Quite bizarre and none of us were particularly wowed by it. The 3-abreast was a novelty and I don't remember it being quick compared to an MG Metro or 1275 Mini. The wow was a guy with a salmon pink Manta.

I had one for a while, the bagheera had twin downdraft Delloto's, possibly 38's so the carburation alone gave it a bit of performance, it kept pace with XR3i;s etc. It wasn't too bad for what it was, a fairly heavy chassis but the electrics were a nightmare.

[Mikebentley]

uk66fastback said:

Late ‘50s Chevy Apache Stepside …

Isn’t that an F100 step side

[uk66fastback]

Not sure … But then I don’t think it’s an Apache either!

Edit: it’s a ‘59 Mercury! So yes, a Ford technically!

Edit again: seems to be more F100 than Mercury although seen both mentioned - good spot.

Edited by uk66fastback on Saturday 6th August 01:51

[Pistom]

Speed 3 said:

V41LEY said:

All the missing bits are with the car.

Edited by V41LEY on Friday 5th August 14:13

I was at 6th form at a pretty low level Comp in Lancashire in the early 80's and one of my mates got one as his first car. Quite bizarre and none of us were particularly wowed by it. The 3-abreast was a novelty and I don't remember it being quick compared to an MG Metro or 1275 Mini. The wow was a guy with a salmon pink Manta.

If you weren't wowed by one of these in the 80s, you must have been hard to impress. The one thing I remember about them is the amazing combination of a very compliant ride and high cornering ability. They didn't feel quick, mainly because they weren't but they made the FWD cars of the day seem pretty lame on country roads as they had such amazing go-cart like handling.

The biggest issue was rust - so much so that the car that replaced it was galvanised but still clothed in GRP.

These cars were using a much more advanced process for GRP than others who were still hand laying.

[rolando]

V41LEY said:

All the missing bits are with the car.

Edited by V41LEY on Friday 5th August 14:13

If all the missing bits are with the car, how on earth can you imply that they are absent? </pedant>

[Speed 3]

Pistom said:

If you weren't wowed by one of these in the 80s, you must have been hard to impress.

I really don't know why we weren't, this was like a spaceship in E. Lancs at the time. Can't remember what colour it was, possibly brown with an orange-ish interior. I had a Mini Clubman, rest of our gang had assorted crap such as Allegro Estate & Vauxhall Viva. We should have been in awe of it.

Edited by Speed 3 on Saturday 6th August 12:49

[MuscleSedan]

[Its Just Adz]

The Metro has been there a while I think

[finlo]

The ERF is more interesting than the Metro!