PatB Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 13 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Sussex Gardens, Paddington, 1966... Goodness me, an FB Victor Estate. Well spotted . 4 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2019 3 hours ago, PatB said: Goodness me, an FB Victor Estate. Well spotted . In my last couple of years at skool, I had a Sunday job - in Summer! - selling ice-creams from a roadside perch. An insulated box, an umbrella, a bin. The proprietor took me to various Surrey beauty spots and left me there for the afternoon. He had an FB estate. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Sadly, I have had to sell my old (Australian) Ford Falcon recently. I am getting too arthritic to look after it and do the minor repair jobs it needs. The car was/is a 1973 XB model hardtop (i.e. 2-door coupe) which has been appreciating in value in recent years. I have had it for longer than I have been married - over 34 years - and it was already 12 years old when I bought it. It was still fully registered, mechanically sound, and roadworthy (just! There were a few minor issues such as a corroded rear light fitting.) when I sold it. Anyway, it has gone to a good home with a friend who will spend the money needed to bring it back to a really presentable condition. P_20190806_165635_vHDR_On-Obscured by Jeffrey Lynn, on Flickr P_20190806_165658_vHDR_On-Obscured by Jeffrey Lynn, on Flickr 9 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) Driving back home to Sydney from Canberra this afternoon along the Hume Motorway, near the Illawarra highway turnoff, I passed, of all things, a Lancia Aprilia. I thought it was a Jowett Javelin at first, when I saw it from a distance, but, when I was closer, I realised what it was. It's been a long time since I've seen one of them...... Edited October 27, 2019 by Wolseley 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 4 hours ago, Oldddudders said: In my last couple of years at skool, I had a Sunday job - in Summer! - selling ice-creams from a roadside perch. An insulated box, an umbrella, a bin. The proprietor took me to various Surrey beauty spots and left me there for the afternoon. He had an FB estate. I bet you feasted well on ice cream when he'd gone... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Wolseley said: Driving back home to Sydney from Canberra this afternoon along the Hume Motorway, near the Illawarra highway turnoff, I passed, of all things, a Lancia Aprilia. I thought it was a Jowett Javelin at first, when I saw it from a distance, but, when I was closer, I realised what it was. It's been a long time since I've seen one of them...... When I lived in Burnham-on-Crouch I used to see a late 40's Lancia Aprilla used as a daily driver. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Until today, this example, sighted in Paddington in, I think, 2012, was the oldest Lancia I had seen this century: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Also in 2012, here's another Lancia in Surry Hills unsuccessfully trying to hide behind a tree: 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 A couple more antipodean Lancias. One spotted in Stanmore: And another one in Surry Hills: 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 saw these two parked up just around the corner from Newton station .sorry for the poor quality 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 A quick burst of Italianate nostalgia... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 may interest some here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1756160961181321/ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 hour ago, peanuts said: may interest some here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1756160961181321/ If the description is to be believed, that’s a nice looking buy for somebody......needs a respray, if only just for the colour 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 hour ago, peanuts said: may interest some here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1756160961181321/ A bit lot beyond my wallet but I took a look at what else was on offer. One item caught my eye was an ex-BR goods van sans running gear and buffers etc. nicely converted to a den/man cave advertised as free! (Whether it is or not is another matter.) It is based at Colchester. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 What's the Italian with flip lights in the last frame please? Some sort of Lamborghini? steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 45 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: If the description is to be believed, that’s a nice looking buy for somebody......needs a respray, if only just for the colour 34 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: A bit lot beyond my wallet but I took a look at what else was on offer. One item caught my eye was an ex-BR goods van sans running gear and buffers etc. nicely converted to a den/man cave advertised as free! (Whether it is or not is another matter.) It is based at Colchester. get your lottery on tonight eh 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, steve1 said: What's the Italian with flip lights in the last frame please? Some sort of Lamborghini? steve It's an Iso Lele Coupe Steve, styling by Bertone with a lumping great American V8 under the bonnet - the styling has touches of the Lamborghini Espada and Jarama in places . Edited November 2, 2019 by Rugd1022 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I've just started rewatching 'The Protectors' again, with the lovely Nyree Dawn Porter wafting about in her Citroen SM... not surprisingly it's still about... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Local garage this morning. steve 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, steve1 said: Local garage this morning. steve Ghia were very good at designing the soft top, but Geoff (the liaison design engineer at Ford) had a few issues with them after, trying to get the hood to stop leaking......apparently they don’t have so much rain in Italy as Essex Edited November 2, 2019 by boxbrownie 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted November 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: Ghia were very good at designing the soft top, but Geoff (the liaison design engineer at Ford) had a few issues with them after, trying to get the hood to stop leaking......apparently they don’t have so much rain in Italy as Essex Is there any truth in rumours of the time that hood is an adapted golf one? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, russ p said: Is there any truth in rumours of the time that hood is an adapted golf one? None what so ever.......but it was designed by the same team at Ghia, so it has obvious similarities. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 A few examples from collection of musty motoring memorabilia. steve 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 3, 2019 John Dodds Merlin engined RR I believe on the cover of CC........brrmm brrmm ROAAAARRR 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, boxbrownie said: John Dodds Merlin engined RR I believe on the cover of CC........brrmm brrmm ROAAAARRR Yup. steve 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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