Porkscratching Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Drive it like you stole it... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 28, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2019 7 hours ago, peanuts said: morris minor giving a modern traffic car a bit of a work out Might not be a bog standard Moggie, Minilites and bright red paint? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 28, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2019 24 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Might not be a bog standard Moggie, Minilites and bright red paint? I don’t think the Rats were really trying that hard. Probably waiting for it to break down 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted September 28, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 28, 2019 Me and my old Maserati 4.2 Coupe. Bought it new in 2007, my grandson's thought it was wonderful but then they didn't have to pay for its annual service! Left me a couple of years ago, but I still have my GTV which I have owned from new. It still looks very good and runs very well. Kind regards, Richard B 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Steve Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 On 26/09/2019 at 11:38, Hobby said: The car was launched as the Austin Healey Sprite (of frogeye/bugeye fame) and then metamorphosed (complete change of body) into the Mk2 A-H Sprite/MG Midget and then via Mks 3 & 4 into the Austin Healey Sprite (Healey name dropped 1971) and MG Midget before finally becoming just an MG Midget. The Sprite and Midget of the 60s/70s were the same car, good old BMC badge engineering! (I had already said that the Midget name was a re-use of a previous name!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin-Healey_Sprite Riley certainly had a car called a Sprite in the mid 30s, so as they were owned by BMC they'd have had use of the name, though whether they were named after that car or just thought that it was a suitable name for the new car is anyone's guess! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_Sprite Not really a "complete change of body", most of the original inner body pressings lived on after the Frogeye, The BMC engineers came up with bolt on wings and front panel, plus restyled rear wings allowing a separate boot lid to be offered. Subsequent upgrades were proper wind up windows, an improved dash layout and a fixed softop, but the overall concept remained the same until production finished in 1979. A very successful range of cars for BMC/BL selling about 350,000 uits. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Ok change of body shape then.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Just found these from a show in Leven some years ago. Any one guess the yellow coupe? steve 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hujie Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Is it a Glas??? 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2019 Its a Glas 1700. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 7 hours ago, PhilJ W said: Its a Glas 1700. I cheated, and looked it up on DVLA! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2019 8 hours ago, PhilJ W said: Its a Glas 1700. 38 minutes ago, alastairq said: I cheated, and looked it up on DVLA! Fair does, I looked it up on Wiki. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Tootling down Chip Pan Alley in Skegness this morning, must be something about the place, I put up a picture a few weeks ago of a mini pickup nearby 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted October 3, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, great central said: Tootling down Chip Pan Alley in Skegness this morning, must be something about the place, I put up a picture a few weeks ago of a mini pickup nearby A mere 55 years old. And looks completely original rather than restored in any way. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 ''Left-a hand-a down-a bit-a Giampaulo...'' ''I would-a if-a only-a Mario would-a get off-a my left-a foooooot-a...'' 3 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted October 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2019 19 hours ago, great central said: Tootling down Chip Pan Alley in Skegness this morning, must be something about the place, I put up a picture a few weeks ago of a mini pickup nearby Learned to drive in one in 1970. Wife's son in law has one and is putting a Subaru Impreza engine in it. He is a very good spanner monkey and I have little doubt the end result will be quite special.. Wouldn't want to learn to drive in it though! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 4, 2019 20 hours ago, great central said: Tootling down Chip Pan Alley in Skegness this morning, must be something about the place, I put up a picture a few weeks ago of a mini pickup nearby And four of us went to Dubrovnik and back in one of that vintage in 1966. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: ''Left-a hand-a down-a bit-a Giampaulo...'' ''I would-a if-a only-a Mario would-a get off-a my left-a foooooot-a...'' Alfa Romeo GTZ? steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) I reckon....early 1960's Abarth 1000 coupe? Something like this? Edited October 4, 2019 by alastairq found a piccxy 7 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2019 4 hours ago, chriswright03 said: Learned to drive in one in 1970. Wife's son in law has one and is putting a Subaru Impreza engine in it. He is a very good spanner monkey and I have little doubt the end result will be quite special.. Wouldn't want to learn to drive in it though! In a Mini or in an Imp? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 3 hours ago, alastairq said: I reckon....early 1960's Abarth 1000 coupe? Something like this? Spot on Alastair 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted October 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2019 On 04/10/2019 at 12:26, PhilJ W said: In a Mini or in an Imp? I appreciate I removed the picture from the quote and it did mention a mini pick up but the original picture was of an Imp and it was an Imp I was talking about. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2019 Saw this today. One of two in the village. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: Saw this today. One of two in the village. The AA badge really sets it off. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted October 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: The AA badge really sets it off. I think you'll find it's the starter motor that sets it off... 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted October 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2019 46 minutes ago, Stubby47 said: I think you'll find it's the starter motor that sets it off... More likely the two blokes pushing from behind 1 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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