Rugd1022 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 NSU Ro80 that's been off the road since '79 on ebay... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/classic-cars/332488281319?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%3Dcb9df12dbd5e4f4082933ad731877648%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D8%26rkt%3D30%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D253303293061&_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 NSU Ro80 that's been off the road since '79 on ebay... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/classic-cars/332488281319?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150313114020%26meid%3Dcb9df12dbd5e4f4082933ad731877648%26pid%3D100338%26rk%3D8%26rkt%3D30%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D253303293061&_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726 Ro80 #1.jpg Have bookmarked it, but lack of headrests is a bit of a killer. 1971 models did have headrests as an option. Potentially VED-exempt if can be got running. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 To be honest I prefer the pictures of the more mundane above to the supercars but each to their own. Apart from the E type I can say I have driven all of the above at some point over the years/ Learnt in an Imp. Difference between an E type Jag and an Aston Martin was that the Aston could stop but the E type couldn't ! The late Collin Massingham of MTK and El Crappo Kits once took me out in his E Type and wrote it off on the Denham roundabout. "Was always expecting something like this" he explained as a tow truck towed away what was left of it "The damn thing would never stop when you wanted it to " 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted December 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2017 Yeah - my friend Marty's E Type (the blue one here - spot the consecutive reg's!) has updated brakes, IIRC from an XJ12. It helps! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 i know its not an old car but the new defender breaks cover thoughts ? https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25443283_10212563053063949_6091126799096901767_n.jpg?oh=2352f9d035fdb6033b0f2e371500f2b2&oe=5AB8C723 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Well, I can certainly see some styling cues from the old Defender in the rear half of the car, whilst the front end is obviously based on that from the current Disco and the Range Rover. However the new shape will take some getting used to after nearly 70 years of variations on the old one - I've heard stories of soldiers etc marooned in inhospitable terrain who saw the familiar Landy front end coming towards them and knew they would soon be home, with a confidence they would not have had had they seen a Land Cruiser or any of the Landy's other rivals. Is it me though, or does there appear to be less ground clearance (especially assuming the vehicle is probably lightly loaded?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted December 22, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2017 Is it me though, or does there appear to be less ground clearance (especially assuming the vehicle is probably lightly loaded?). If it is like many 4 x 4 's then it won't need a lot of clearance for the car park in Waitrose or on the footpath outside the school. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Rather too much automotive plastic for my liking. Ground clearance isn't absolutely essential these days, it appears...due to the electronic management of what the wheels do. {Take away any driver input, and it won't get stuck?}...and the performance of the tyres? Oh well...... Points I note....try standing on the bonnet without risking damage? How easy is it to effect bodywork repairs when out in the boonies? [things will get bent...or is that no longer allowed in this modern world we live in?] Is it possible to totally ignore the appearance of the vehicle in usage? Could a spare wheel be successfully bolted to the bonnet? How easy will it be to 'bush-mechanic' to keep it going? [My turn of phrase....aka bodge?} Can one stand on the bumpers to get a better view? Will it matter if the colour of each panel doesn't match its neighbour? If driven through a hawthorn hedge, will any damage [ie, changes from when it left the showroom]....be ignorable? How easy to change a lightbulb? Is it totally uncomfortable to drive if over 6 foot 2 inches tall [the driver , that is?] Methinks the plot is lost here....especially as it will probably be sold via a posh, clean, smelly-laden showroom....rather than a shed? I'll stick with thinking of owning a UMM Alter, thank you. That is, when my Daihatsu [never knowingly washed!].....eventually crumbles..which is unlikely due to the thickness of steel I've welded in... I did notice clean bit down its side yesterday........seems these Tesco parking spaces aren't wide enough, after all.....so when someone parks next to me, not dead central to their bay....anyone passing down the side will wipe the muck off my Dai, and take it somewhere else. cheaper than a car wash? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I think the Citroën may have better ground clearance than that when set to "very high".... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Ground clearance isn't absolutely essential these days, it appears...due to the electronic management of what the wheels do. {Take away any driver input, and it won't get stuck?} Have you watched any of the videos on youtube pitting these new fangled electronic 4 wheel drives against a 'proper' 4x4 - no contest! As to the new Defender, like the new Rangie & Disco - horrible. No character, no presence....and for some reason it reminds me of a Lada Niva.... I think, like you with your Dai, I'll keep my Grand Vitara (son borrowed it in the recent snow to get to work in Sennybridge. 3-4 inches of snow on local lanes, decent tyres but not specific winter or off road. Didn't even need to put it into low range) Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 ...As to the new Defender, like the new Rangie & Disco - horrible. No character, no presence....and for some reason it reminds me of a Lada Niva.... Apparently retro design seems to sell well. I'm looking forward to a 21st century Hillman Imp or Singer Stiletto. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Apparently retro design seems to sell well. I'm looking forward to a 21st century Hillman Imp or Singer Stiletto. I wouldn't say no to one! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2017 The Lada Niva is in fact a very competent 4X4. In fact its still in production but not sold in western Europe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Rather too much automotive plastic for my liking. Ground clearance isn't absolutely essential these days, it appears...due to the electronic management of what the wheels do. {Take away any driver input, and it won't get stuck?}...and the performance of the tyres? Oh well...... Points I note....try standing on the bonnet without risking damage? How easy is it to effect bodywork repairs when out in the boonies? [things will get bent...or is that no longer allowed in this modern world we live in?] Is it possible to totally ignore the appearance of the vehicle in usage? Could a spare wheel be successfully bolted to the bonnet? How easy will it be to 'bush-mechanic' to keep it going? [My turn of phrase....aka bodge?} Can one stand on the bumpers to get a better view? Will it matter if the colour of each panel doesn't match its neighbour? If driven through a hawthorn hedge, will any damage [ie, changes from when it left the showroom]....be ignorable? How easy to change a lightbulb? Is it totally uncomfortable to drive if over 6 foot 2 inches tall [the driver , that is?] Methinks the plot is lost here....especially as it will probably be sold via a posh, clean, smelly-laden showroom....rather than a shed? I'll stick with thinking of owning a UMM Alter, thank you. That is, when my Daihatsu [never knowingly washed!].....eventually crumbles..which is unlikely due to the thickness of steel I've welded in... I did notice clean bit down its side yesterday........seems these Tesco parking spaces aren't wide enough, after all.....so when someone parks next to me, not dead central to their bay....anyone passing down the side will wipe the muck off my Dai, and take it somewhere else. cheaper than a car wash? expected to sell 100,000 units in the usa alone apparently know one of the engineers who has worked on the driveline of this reckons its just as competent as his old defender just not much room for sheep ! tho a pickup and lwb station waggon are in the pipeline Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 expected to sell 100,000 units in the usa alone apparently know one of the engineers who has worked on the driveline of this reckons its just as competent as his old defender just not much room for sheep ! tho a pickup and lwb station waggon are in the pipeline Can we expect to see the new generation chugging about in various states of disrepair like the originals? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Have you watched any of the videos on youtube pitting these new fangled electronic 4 wheel drives against a 'proper' 4x4 - no contest! As to the new Defender, like the new Rangie & Disco - horrible. No character, no presence....and for some reason it reminds me of a Lada Niva.... I think, like you with your Dai, I'll keep my Grand Vitara (son borrowed it in the recent snow to get to work in Sennybridge. 3-4 inches of snow on local lanes, decent tyres but not specific winter or off road. Didn't even need to put it into low range) Keith I did mean to imply, the electronics do better than an average driver.....not a skilled one! Please, off-road, the Niva is streets ahead of the other two......[whilst I wouldn't thank you for the other two...except to ask, how much would I get for it/them, to sell straight away....I'd dearly like to have a decent Niva....]....I, too, have a ''Grand'' Vitara....I'm not sure about it really.....bit like a lorry in sheep's clothing? Not as solid to drive as the Daihatsu [it gave me a sense of 'wobbliness'?].....and that fuse box???? ........plus, the spares & service items are a lot more costly, than the Dai's? Still, when I get a round tuitt, I'll mott it and flog it, I suppose? [it was purchoiced to do one job....but became redundant when I found I had finished the fresh-air welding on the Dai much more quickly than I anticipated....joys of being retired? It's a petrol too, so doesn't offend the easily offended. Can I suggest some new air freshener scents for the new Discoveries? Starting with ''Wet Sheep?'' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Can we expect to see the new generation chugging about in various states of disrepair like the originals? Bet they won't chug anywhere once a minor sensory fault develops? Wonder if there's a warning light on the dash....to warn the driver the car has got dirty? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted December 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2017 Whilst quite a nice interlude could we please get back onto classic cars and not the monstrosity above,? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) ..... could we please get back onto classic cars.... The CX went out for the Saturday run earlier. The main courtesy light and rear "spot" reading lights are all working, but I think the spots would be a better bet with LEDs: Mobile phones don't do a good job of night shots, and the bloody camera shakes every time I press the shutter: You can just about see the demister switch in the roof above. I've no idea what the illuminated "Auto" bit of it does. ...and I discovered on the back shelf that the car is equipped with roller sunblinds, so there was no need to have that Ford Capri-tastic louvre thing on the rear windscreen. When I get round to booking it into Brodie's for its first annual service, I'll ask if they can carefully remove the louvre panel. Edited December 23, 2017 by Horsetan 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 .bit like a lorry in sheep's clothing? Oh, I don't know, I find it quite driveable for what it is - I really enjoy leaving BMW & Audi 'drivers' for dead on roundabouts, after they insist on snuggling up to the towbar on the straight bit leading up to them...! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT3 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Finally after 2 years with no Triumphs a new arrival, 1978 2500S, number 30 something for me as there is something good and familiar about the big saloons. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Now that is a beauty. Wouldn't mind an Estate version myself. steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT3 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Now that is a beauty. Wouldn't mind an Estate version myself. steve Now thats the one version I have not had, hard to find here as they didn't import or assemble them. I did manage to get a couple of other private imports, 1200 Herald estate and Triumph 1300 FWD so an import big saloon estate is needed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 The Lada Niva is in fact a very competent 4X4. In fact its still in production but not sold in western Europe. When I used to do offroading in the early 2000, I met a couple of guys who had them who said they were great. As cheap as a Suzuki SJ, but as capable as a Series Land Rover but distinctly warmer and more usable on a daily basis 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Weren't Rivas LHD only? steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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