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dinkel said:
Re: Citroen-ish cars.
What was the last one then? The AX? The Visa? I love the 1st model C5.
Last Citroën-ish car was the BX I think... Though they do a good job with the C6, that stands out of the crowd.What was the last one then? The AX? The Visa? I love the 1st model C5.
I think the C5 is a bit boring... I like the 4 door C4 though...
You know... I actually miss my BX sometimes!
The Ace has such a top atmosphere, folks are great.
Little cute Sprite, light is getting low, switched to 400 ASA.
Up for grabs these days, we bumped into Alex Euroboy here.
Now this particular 308GT4 didn't sound too healthy . . . running on 5 pots something . . .
There's a topic running wondering which carbrand consistantly made / makes the most beautifull cars: Lancia for me.
Flavia! T-shirt material.
The tatty Spitfire hid a hopped TR6 2.5
THE DB for me.
Best sounding 80s V6 hands down.
Try to do a crappy shot of an E just won't work.
B'lieu treated us on a customized car 'n bike show:
More . . .
That's why I love Great Britain: they're car nutters! Try to organise a regular meeting like that over here... Good luck! :roll:
(Once a year works fine though > Klassiekerrally Winterswijk
)
I'd love to go to GB again. Last time was a gazillion years ago.
We really should do something about the exchange rate though (€ / £). It's rather expensive for us...
(Once a year works fine though > Klassiekerrally Winterswijk
)I'd love to go to GB again. Last time was a gazillion years ago.
We really should do something about the exchange rate though (€ / £). It's rather expensive for us...
More B'lieu:
Lot's of old skool motoring.
Like this gorgeous early Bugatti. Lots of oldtimers driving / strolling around the place, midweek and all . . .
Handy watertemp gauge comes in . . .
. . . . since there's ample space for it inside.
Love those details . . . headup display anyone?
Micro cars, the red one brings back memories of one particular funny TG episode.
Claxon running up and down the Beebs office . . .
Classy big Roller.
Tasty huge Yank tank.
There's much more . . .
Lot's of old skool motoring.
Like this gorgeous early Bugatti. Lots of oldtimers driving / strolling around the place, midweek and all . . .
Handy watertemp gauge comes in . . .
. . . . since there's ample space for it inside.
Love those details . . . headup display anyone?
Micro cars, the red one brings back memories of one particular funny TG episode.
Claxon running up and down the Beebs office . . .
Classy big Roller.
Tasty huge Yank tank.
There's much more . . .
Big tasty Merc.
Caddy powered 50s dragster.
Gotta love the overdone Matchbox-styling.
The record breakers:
All skinny tires . . .
. . . and NO brakes.
Veyron power to get to 200.
Way better styling though
A W-engine on this '29 baby: Seagrave's 231 mph Golden Arrow.
To sit there . . .
. . . and watch the toy GA dissapear in your rearview mirror.
Campbells turbo-propped Bluebird CN7 with a 4,250 horse power Bristol Siddeley Proteus 755 got to 403 mph in '64.
The Bluebird's cockpit instrumentation was reflected onto the windscreen and focused onto the horizon ahead so that Campbell could see the course and his instrument readings simultaneously. Smart or what!
More coming up.
Some cool cars at Beaulieu! Well worth a visit mid-week - just a few kids and some old duffers trying desperately to reverse down memory lane
Loved the Peel P50 thingy and recognised it instantly thanks to TG. And what about those temperature gauges actually mounted on the radiator? How smooth would the road have to be before you could read the dial? Certainly no good on Belgian motorways
I like the design of the big Yank tank - without the front mudguards it reminds me of the old streamliner locomotives, what with all the vanes:
Would be interesting to put some of the record breakers in a windtunnel and see how aerodynamically efficient they actually were. Probably on a par with my car now I think about it
Loved the Peel P50 thingy and recognised it instantly thanks to TG. And what about those temperature gauges actually mounted on the radiator? How smooth would the road have to be before you could read the dial? Certainly no good on Belgian motorways
I like the design of the big Yank tank - without the front mudguards it reminds me of the old streamliner locomotives, what with all the vanes:
Would be interesting to put some of the record breakers in a windtunnel and see how aerodynamically efficient they actually were. Probably on a par with my car now I think about it
While Albert prepares his next batch of pics here are a couple of dodgy mobile phone snaps...
So shiny it almost broke my lens
Another of the custom machines on display that day - nice. Can't think why Albert didn't take a photo of this one
Naked lady with wings - how cool is that? But at what point did RR look at the naked woman on the bonnet and say "No, I think we need something 4.3% more exciting. I've got it - we'll add wings!"
Disc brakes are for girls! Real men use drum brakes when attempting a land speed record... I think it was this one they had to stop by driving into the sea after one attempt?
Supercharged but only making 17 horsepower. Probably.
The cars are quite tightly packed in the museum so it's tricky to take a decent shot but this car was just about my favourite
Look at the classic cigar shape...
When Albert and I went outside again (for lunch I think) we spotted some Citroens parked up, resting after completing a rally of some sort. One of the drivers started speaking Dutch so I'm going to have to be a big man and admit that Albert might have a better understanding of what the cars were for
The Dutch person's car...
The funky dashboard - presumably on a stair somewhere in a windmill there is a mouse asking "Where the f**k have my clogs gone?"
Some badges. Top speed unaffected apparently
Yes, they were keen on badges...
More of those badges...
And some more badges...
So shiny it almost broke my lens
Another of the custom machines on display that day - nice. Can't think why Albert didn't take a photo of this one
Naked lady with wings - how cool is that? But at what point did RR look at the naked woman on the bonnet and say "No, I think we need something 4.3% more exciting. I've got it - we'll add wings!"
Disc brakes are for girls! Real men use drum brakes when attempting a land speed record... I think it was this one they had to stop by driving into the sea after one attempt?
Supercharged but only making 17 horsepower. Probably.
The cars are quite tightly packed in the museum so it's tricky to take a decent shot but this car was just about my favourite
Look at the classic cigar shape...
When Albert and I went outside again (for lunch I think) we spotted some Citroens parked up, resting after completing a rally of some sort. One of the drivers started speaking Dutch so I'm going to have to be a big man and admit that Albert might have a better understanding of what the cars were for
The Dutch person's car...
The funky dashboard - presumably on a stair somewhere in a windmill there is a mouse asking "Where the f**k have my clogs gone?"
Some badges. Top speed unaffected apparently
Yes, they were keen on badges...
More of those badges...
And some more badges...
And a couple more mobile phone pics I dug up from the Classic Night at the Ace...
As Albert said, it started out pretty quiet in terms of classics.....
But the Alfa was unbelievably tidy with loads of funky detailing you only really see on cars like Spykers nowadays
Sparkly!
Cool number plate
Even the paintwork was shiny!
If you look past the reflection you'll see a neat little three-in-one dial with gauges for oil temp, water temp and fuel
That little Alfa seemed to shine in the sun like a jewel
That concours condition Jensen Interceptor had an engine bay only slightly cleaner than mine
Another detail shot - can't for the life of me remember which Jensen this was. Still pretty cool though
And I guess this must have been the cockpit. You got your money's worth in switches and dials in them days
My favourite Jensen - the 541R - turned up from Denmark of all places. It looked like it had been well used but cherished all the same
Under the hood
Impressively clean given the number of miles it had covered!
And this must be one of the knock-off spinners because there's a 2CV wheel behind my phone in the reflection
Yes, it was parked next to.....
Not quite so impressive under the hood
Inside that whisper quiet Bentley. Shagpile-tastic! Walnut overload!
The flying B
That little red beemer - very funny to watch everyone flock to it
Another three Alfas.....
Lilliputian day out
Albert perving the Ginetta (and who can blame him?)
I just think these Healeys are to die for - such a fantastic shape.....
Sprite parked over the other side of the road. By this time the place was standing room only. Owner told me this wasn't really the model he had been after - it's a nice start though
Battle-scarred badge
Back in the days when hub caps didn't aspire to be alloys
As Albert said, it started out pretty quiet in terms of classics.....
But the Alfa was unbelievably tidy with loads of funky detailing you only really see on cars like Spykers nowadays
Sparkly!
Cool number plate
Even the paintwork was shiny!
If you look past the reflection you'll see a neat little three-in-one dial with gauges for oil temp, water temp and fuel
That little Alfa seemed to shine in the sun like a jewel
That concours condition Jensen Interceptor had an engine bay only slightly cleaner than mine
Another detail shot - can't for the life of me remember which Jensen this was. Still pretty cool though
And I guess this must have been the cockpit. You got your money's worth in switches and dials in them days
My favourite Jensen - the 541R - turned up from Denmark of all places. It looked like it had been well used but cherished all the same
Under the hood
Impressively clean given the number of miles it had covered!
And this must be one of the knock-off spinners because there's a 2CV wheel behind my phone in the reflection
Yes, it was parked next to.....
Not quite so impressive under the hood
Inside that whisper quiet Bentley. Shagpile-tastic! Walnut overload!
The flying B
That little red beemer - very funny to watch everyone flock to it
Another three Alfas.....
Lilliputian day out
Albert perving the Ginetta (and who can blame him?)
I just think these Healeys are to die for - such a fantastic shape.....
Sprite parked over the other side of the road. By this time the place was standing room only. Owner told me this wasn't really the model he had been after - it's a nice start though
Battle-scarred badge
Back in the days when hub caps didn't aspire to be alloys
bosscerbera said:
I think that's a Phantom.
And that one is from 1925. The brown one is a Phantom 6.Great shots Andy: that Jensen:
You'll remember that one. We bumped into ChevyStu there.
A day later in B'lieu:
Sign says: The GT40 was designed specially to win the Le Mans 24 hours race. The Mk2 proved successful with 1-2-3 victories at Le Mans and Daytona in 1966. And the GT40 continued to win LM for the next three years.
38 de-tuned versions, of which this is one, were produced for road use. The number 40 in the cars name refers to . . . we know that!
V8, 289, 160, 480, price new: 6.647 . . . when the BP had some value.
Famous Lotus, Chapman and Graham Hill. Great engine I hope to enjoy again at this years Spa6.
Cars are placed in a messy way, almost impossible to make a decent snap.
Original Cob, hope this one gets out every now and then.
Love the wheels on this one.
Big FIAT, the snap behind it reminds me of my fav Jochen Rindt snap:
I say: ban GF!
The elegance
OMG: the BRM.
The sound of the thing:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fZMPDCNyQxE
I'm still not finished, love to take it easy . . .
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