RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2017 HO people in OO cars... steve Quite common actually as 00 figures are often to big. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Saw a 1972 (K reg) Citroen saloon today, it certainly stood out among the 2000's clones 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) Saw a 1972 (K reg) Citroen saloon today, it certainly stood out among the 2000's clones DS or GS? Edited October 5, 2017 by Horsetan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 DS or GS? DS (I think) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 1979 Fiat 127 seen on A406 Eastbound after Hanger Lane just now. Haven't seen a 127 in years! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted October 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2017 My Land Rover last 27 years on the original chassis, the 13 year old chassis it is on now is better than some 5 year old Defenders thanks to being Galvanised: a17.JPG Don't like post 2007 Defenders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Silver Sidelines Posted October 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) Seemingly this MGB GT V8 did not make its reserve. Perhaps a sign of the times. Veteran motorists interested in shelling out humongous sums of money for old cars are perhaps a dying breed? I guess the same could be said of Model Rail enthusiasts and the financial plight of Hornby? Ray PS I would willingly swap my BGT for a V8 but not at the quoted prices. Edited October 5, 2017 by Silver Sidelines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Seemingly this MGB GT V8 did not make its reserve. Perhaps a sign of the times. Veteran motorists interested in shelling out humongous sums of money for old cars are perhaps a dying breed? .... One of the classic car weekly newspapers has mentioned this week that the expertise to repair and maintain old cars is also dying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Silver Sidelines Posted October 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2017 Indeed ...... the expertise to repair and maintain old cars is also dying. The garage (in the south of England) that sold me my MGB, questioned last year how to maintain the expertise to balance carburettors. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Seemingly this MGB GT V8 did not make its reserve. Perhaps a sign of the times. Veteran motorists interested in shelling out humongous sums of money for old cars are perhaps a dying breed? I guess the same could be said of Model Rail enthusiasts and the financial plight of Hornby? Ray PS I would willingly swap my BGT for a V8 but not at the quoted prices. Consensus amongst some in classic car circles is that the market has been slowing down slightly in recent months, although some of the more exotic 'high end' stuff is finding new owners. Having said that, I've noticed that a fair number of cars like E-Types, Ferraris and Rolls Royces are still being advertised in the various magazines a year or more after first appearing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Consensus amongst some in classic car circles is that the market has been slowing down slightly in recent months, although some of the more exotic 'high end' stuff is finding new owners. Having said that, I've noticed that a fair number of cars like E-Types, Ferraris and Rolls Royces are still being advertised in the various magazines a year or more after first appearing. I thought that European buyers were keener to buy here because of the weakness of sterling against the Euro, but maybe that's died off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I thought the same, but I've noticed a lot of LHD classics coming on to the UK market of late, such as Mk1 Escorts, Porsche 911s (mostly '70s and '80s) E-Types and early Minis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 ....I've noticed a lot of LHD classics coming on to the UK market of late, such as Mk1 Escorts, Porsche 911s (mostly '70s and '80s) E-Types and early Minis. Possibly because RHD ones are not easily obtained. The Citroen DS industry has had quite a large number of LHD DSs come to Britain over the years, probably because there aren't that many RHD survivors to go round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Talking of ace old Citroens, the latest posh smellies / perfume televisual advertisement from Jean Paul Gautier features a rather spiffing SM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) DS (I think) Followed a K reg DS along the A31 from Farnham to Alton last weekend in my daughter's Audi Q3. It's not a slow car & she's not a slow driver, but the old Citroen did a great job of staying in front of us, really different from the way most classics are driven! It looked lovely too, dark red with a black roof...(and that has nothing to do with the fact it's the same colours as our Mini!) Keith Edited October 5, 2017 by keefr2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Talking of ace old Citroens, the latest posh smellies / perfume televisual advertisement from Jean Paul Gautier features a rather spiffing SM. My CX smells of aged interior. I'm hoping to blend in some horse over the following months.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 My CX smells of aged interior. I'm hoping to blend in some horse over the following months.... Will he sit in the front or the back? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I was leaving the local shops the other day and, while I was waiting to turn at the lights, a bright red XK150 convertible sailed past down the main road. Nice. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Still in everyday use: 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Will he sit in the front or the back? The back looks wide enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 6, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2017 Last Sunday near Wickford I spotted a 1957 Chevy. It must have broken down as it was being winched onto an AA beavertail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Still in everyday use: IMG_1682.JPG That reminds me of this photograph which I took in St Andrews back in 2003. Obviously in daily use then but, as I am now on the other side of the world, I have no idea if it still is. I also have a photo I took of a Trabant in the High Street in Montrose, but I might save that for another day.... SaveSave 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 That reminds me of this photograph which I took in St Andrews back in 2003. Obviously in daily use then but, as I am now on the other side of the world, I have no idea if it still is. I also have a photo I took of a Trabant in the High Street in Montrose, but I might save that for another day.... 3-29-2017_047.JPG SaveSave Showing as notified off road and last MOT expired in 2013, so not in use at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Plenty of old cars in this photo, taken by my father in 1959, not long after we arrived in Australia. It was taken during a day trip down the Illawarra coast with some people we met on the boat on the way out. None of us are in the photo, but they are all lined up next to our Hillman Minx. No, we didn't fit seven people in the Minx, they had their own car, a Ford Prefect E93A, on the trip, but it's out of the photo (parked in front maybe?). I'm not sure of the exact location, but I'm pretty sure it's Austinmer. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I love these guess-it photos. The light-coloured car opposite, for me, is an Australian-made GM-Holden Wyvern...and a quickie-wiki confirms it for me..also, it has the 'English' saloon body. [L Series]. This car looks to be about 8 or 9 years old at the time, at least? There is a VW beetle in front of it, with its hood up...? Is that an Austin A55 CAmbridge under the LH tall tree? Again, made in Australia. {2 tone green] There the back end of a VW bus too, in the middle-right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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