RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted September 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 12, 2020 Exhibition coming up in Luton, of the vehicles built there: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-53916943 Timed entry Thursdays to Sundays. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 23 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Emptying the ash tray maybe....? I saw an Allegro last week, bonnet up by the side of the road on the A45 near the Baginton diveunder, a white one on an 'S' plate, I hope he managed to get going again. Clearly completely original or a very authentic restoration . 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 13 hours ago, jcredfer said: Probably, just too early in the morning and the car alarm had failed to go off..... Julian Nope. She'd already been out in it earlier. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted September 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 12, 2020 2 hours ago, PatB said: Clearly completely original or a very authentic restoration . Last one i saw the same, by side of road. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 No worse than more modern BMWs for automatically raising their bonnets when parked at the side of the road? Some years ago, I ended up negotiating the North York Moors during what turned out to be a very wintry blizzardly storm at night. From Grosmont, via all the normal routes to get back to Driffield. ended up using the coastal road in the Scarborough direction, then across to Pickering & Malton, as everything else was blocked [by stuck motorcars].. Son&Heir, in the back, took to counting all the broken down cars, by make...and all the ditch-bottom or hedge-bottom cars by make. Discovered that, without exception, all the bonnet-up-by-side-of-road cars were made by BMW. All the ditch/hedge-bottom cars were made by Audi. No other makes got a look-in, for either criteria. Bet the North York Moors looked very pretty from space that night..all those red lights blinking away, all those Germanic hazard lights flickering...many a Germanic headlight gazing skywards... My car at the time? A rather old Volvo 740 estate.....with a working heater. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Aspern aerodrome, Vienna, October '68.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 12/09/2020 at 20:10, alastairq said: No worse than more modern BMWs for automatically raising their bonnets when parked at the side of the road? Some years ago, I ended up negotiating the North York Moors during what turned out to be a very wintry blizzardly storm at night. From Grosmont, via all the normal routes to get back to Driffield. ended up using the coastal road in the Scarborough direction, then across to Pickering & Malton, as everything else was blocked [by stuck motorcars].. Son&Heir, in the back, took to counting all the broken down cars, by make...and all the ditch-bottom or hedge-bottom cars by make. Discovered that, without exception, all the bonnet-up-by-side-of-road cars were made by BMW. All the ditch/hedge-bottom cars were made by Audi. No other makes got a look-in, for either criteria. Bet the North York Moors looked very pretty from space that night..all those red lights blinking away, all those Germanic hazard lights flickering...many a Germanic headlight gazing skywards... My car at the time? A rather old Volvo 740 estate.....with a working heater. Speaking of one-make disasters, I'm reminded of one of my father's tales from when he was navigating in club rallies in the early 1950s. At one particular event, shortly after the first Triumph TR2s became available, all the affluent flash gits with the necessary money and contacts turned up in one. Dad and his mate were, as usual, in said mate's uncle's upright sidevalve Ford. As the event progressed, it seemed that every ditch, hedge, wall or patch of roadside undergrowth in northern England became temporary home to a gently steaming TR2. Only one of the TRs finished, the crew having been so unnerved by the minor carnage that they'd given up all pretence at timekeeping and tiptoed around the route at a relative snails pace. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 5 hours ago, PatB said: Speaking of one-make disasters, I'm reminded of one of my father's tales from when he was navigating in club rallies in the early 1950s. At one particular event, shortly after the first Triumph TR2s became available, all the affluent flash gits with the necessary money and contacts turned up in one. Dad and his mate were, as usual, in said mate's uncle's upright sidevalve Ford. As the event progressed, it seemed that every ditch, hedge, wall or patch of roadside undergrowth in northern England became temporary home to a gently steaming TR2. Only one of the TRs finished, the crew having been so unnerved by the minor carnage that they'd given up all pretence at timekeeping and tiptoed around the route at a relative snails pace. Not for nothing were the TR2/3/3As known as Wasp Tail, a description which matched the shape of the rear and the behaviour of the rear end, when cornering under power. Julian 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2020 12 hours ago, jcredfer said: Not for nothing were the TR2/3/3As known as Wasp Tail, a description which matched the shape of the rear and the behaviour of the rear end, when cornering under power. Julian I thought the 3A was better with the newer rear suspension? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 12/09/2020 at 10:57, Killybegs said: Nope. She'd already been out in it earlier. Update. It wouldn't start again yesterday when she was down South. Diagnosed as battery. She's off to get a new one this morning. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Killybegs said: Update. She's off to get a new one this morning. What about a new battery for the car... steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 It's not the battery after all. It's probably what I thought which is the ignition switch. Waiting to hear. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Not mine, but a pic I came across recently, a nice LP cover from the genius who gave us the 'Get Carter' soundtrack amongst others.... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said: Not mine, but a pic I came across recently, a nice LP cover from the genius who gave us the 'Get Carter' soundtrack amongst others.... I liked his theme for "Mr Rose". 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Rugd1022 said: Not mine, but a pic I came across recently, a nice LP cover from the genius who gave us the 'Get Carter' soundtrack amongst others.... The 'Get Carter theme', just brilliant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMhcf8eyiA 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 12 hours ago, boxbrownie said: I thought the 3A was better with the newer rear suspension? I believe that's quite correct..... it's also quicker, too. Which rather begs the question as to which Wasp to be stung by...... Despite my comment, I still rate any of them as wonderful fun sports cars, which very few have beaten for enjoyment. Julian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted September 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2020 6 hours ago, rocor said: The 'Get Carter theme', just brilliant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMhcf8eyiA The Greatest Opening Credits to ANY film ever made. No arguments. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BernardTPM Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I assume 'UK cars' refers to registration. I don't think Dagenham ever turned out Mustangs (for example). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2020 Most of the registrations appear to be Scottish. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 One of the Imps was a '73 model. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Nice Series 3 Sunbeam Rapiers, as per the Airfix kit of yore. One of my favourite cars of the era. Closest I got to owning one was building several of the kits! steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglian Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 10/09/2020 at 20:17, steve1 said: Is her Elan still extant? The DVLA site has gone bosoms up at the moment. Thanks steve I understand that the silvery blue elan does still exist and am fairly sure it changed hands at auction some years ago. Equally I recall reading that the whereabouts of the white car remains unknown. The Elan, in Sprint form, would be near the top of my list of favourites to buy, if I ever had the money. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted September 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 20, 2020 There's a short documentary on Talking Pictures 6:30pm Mon 21Sep - Around the world in 21 days. It says it's a 1950's film using an Austin A40 but isn't specific about the date so it could be the Somerset/Devon type or the late 50's model. We shall see. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Recently got to do a photoshoot with the lovely Lauren and her self restored mini "sonny" turned out rather nice . standard 998 with vp interior on 10"cosmics a very well presented car 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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