RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 I decided against the CX because it was much to big for what I wanted. Coupled with the petrol engine it would have cost far too much to run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 About twenty five years ago I helped a friend of mine rebuild an accident damaged BX estate. We pretty much replaced the entire drivers side of the body. Although to my eyes it was clearly designed using Lego compared to the classic Citroen's and the interior was the post 1980 standard sea of depressing grey plastic, I enjoyed sorting out the brakes and suspension and found that the construction was really very simple and logical and it took very little effort to conduct a major repair. Once painted and reassembled it was great to drive, provided that you didn't catch your reflection in shop windows. One company that I worked for when I was in my 20s had XM Citroen's as fleet cars as replacement for Montego Clubman estates. They looked more like a "proper" Citroen and were wonderful to drive. They seemed to be dogged with problems unfortunately, but even so it was sad day when they were replaced with wide mouth frog Granada's, which were just awful. The only vaguely stylish touch was the knock off Lincoln Continental full width tail light which seemed wasted on them. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43179 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: I meant to ask earlier Jon - are the earlier Spider wheels which will take the hub caps easy to find....? The John Tipler book is on its way, along with a couple of others on the Spiders I had to hunt for a set of used ones but it wasn't that difficult, they'll be more commonly listed/ described as 1750 or Bertone saloon wheels.- there was a run of modern production ones about 10 years ago, but I was told the machinery/tooling for them broke I got my set refurbished by Lepsons and they make them look better than new. The hub caps themselves are still produced 'new' sporadically and are quite reasonably priced. Jon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I've found a few more pictures that may be of interest, especially as there's been a few posts on Soviet era cars. In 2019 I visited a vehicle museum in Vladivostok and here are a couple of pictures. I haven't a clue what they are but have got many more if anyone wants them posting. Robert 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Top is a GAZ M21, c1960 bottom is a ZIS-110, c1945, favoured transport for Stalin. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2021 4 hours ago, MrWolf said: Top is a GAZ M21, c1960 bottom is a ZIS-110, c1945, favoured transport for Stalin. Zil, Zis and Zim, always good cars to know about when playing car alphabets at junior school! Mike. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Enterprisingwestern said: Zil, Zis and Zim, always good cars to know about when playing car alphabets at junior school! Mike. If you ever get chance to play again, you can throw in Zastava and Zaporozhyets. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted January 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2021 The "UNLOVED SOVIET SOCIALIST REGISTER" are the Car Club to be in. Some of the weird and wonderful vehicles their members have acquired between them - and saved from obscurity, certainly in Western Europe - is impressive. 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Southern Steve said: I assure you it was CX estate, Did loads of work on it about 2 years ago, including fitting A/C, fancy sound system, top of the range remote start alarm etc. Sorry, fat brain syndrome.......give away for the CX is the automatic position lamps in a row low down in the IP......lovely Citroen eccentricity. Edited January 10, 2021 by boxbrownie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: If you ever get chance to play again, you can throw in Zastava and Zaporozhyets. Life's too short to type them! Mike. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 14 hours ago, 43179 said: I had to hunt for a set of used ones but it wasn't that difficult, they'll be more commonly listed/ described as 1750 or Bertone saloon wheels.- there was a run of modern production ones about 10 years ago, but I was told the machinery/tooling for them broke I got my set refurbished by Lepsons and they make them look better than new. The hub caps themselves are still produced 'new' sporadically and are quite reasonably priced. Jon Thanks Jon. I've been looking at Alfaholics Spider parts, most of the smaller items seem quite reasonably priced and not that much more expensive than the equivalent Mini items. One of the Series 2 Spiders I've got my eye on could do with some new interior and exterior shiny bits, so it's nice to know a lot of it is still available. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Northmoor said: The "UNLOVED SOVIET SOCIALIST REGISTER" are the Car Club to be in. Some of the weird and wonderful vehicles their members have acquired between them - and saved from obscurity, certainly in Western Europe - is impressive. I looked the register up. Its a shame that the Tatra was only available in LHD and conversion to RHD* made them too expensive. * Ironic as Hitler forced a change in the rule of the road they would have been RHD. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43179 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Northmoor said: The "UNLOVED SOVIET SOCIALIST REGISTER" are the Car Club to be in. Some of the weird and wonderful vehicles their members have acquired between them - and saved from obscurity, certainly in Western Europe - is impressive. On a similar sort of vein I came across this at the bottom of a YouTube rabbit-hole Wonderfully evil looking old thing , along the same lines as the old Gaz Chaika. Love it. jon 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted January 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, 43179 said: Wonderfully evil looking old thing , along the same lines as the old Gaz Chaika. Love it. The front 6" of that is nicked off a Mark 1 Cortina. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Here's a couple more, including Noddy's car? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 9 hours ago, Northmoor said: The "UNLOVED SOVIET SOCIALIST REGISTER" are the Car Club to be in. Some of the weird and wonderful vehicles their members have acquired between them - and saved from obscurity, certainly in Western Europe - is impressive. I was a member when I had my FSO. Even contributed to the mag. steve 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Good news on the Mini front, my Mini 30 now has a fresh MOT and only failed on the emissions and screen washer. It's provisionally sold so the new owner will be pleased, but he can't come and collect it until the lockdown ends, he wanted to come over at the weekend but apparently the local rozzers have been stopping people in his area (Ipswich). Very relieved that the Mini passed the test, I was expecting a large bill! Edited January 12, 2021 by Rugd1022 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Rugd1022 said: Good news on the Mini front, my Mini 30 now has a fresh MOT and only failed on the emissions and screen washer. It's provisionally sold so the new owner will be pleased, but he can't come and collect it until the lockdown ends, he wanted to come over at the weekend but apparently the local rozzers have been stopping people in his area (Ipswich). Very relieved that the Mini passed the test, I was expecting a large bill! How did it get through with failed emissions test? Or more likely what was the fix? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Very relieved that the Mini passed the test, I was expecting a large bill! You would struggle getting a flamingo in a mini! Mike. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, boxbrownie said: How did it get through with failed emissions test? Or more likely what was the fix? I should have said it failed on the emissions and was then fixed, sorry! Not sure what he actually did to fix it, he may have threatened it with a Mr.Bean style lime green respray or something equally vile....! I'm just glad it got through with no adviseries, as is the buyer 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: I should have said it failed on the emissions and was then fixed, sorry! Not sure what he actually did to fix it, he may have threatened it with a Mr.Bean style lime green respray or something equally vile....! I'm just glad it got through with no adviseries, as is the buyer Probably just revved the gonads out of it for a few minutes..... 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2021 5 hours ago, boxbrownie said: Probably just revved the gonads out of it for a few minutes..... Italian tune-up... 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Talking of Italians..... another Alfa Romeo book has mysteriously appeared as if from nowhere, a late arrival Christmas present I wasn't aware of! It's a collection of Alfa Spider brochure reprints from 1955 to 1986 in a mix of English, Italian and German, full of joyous Euro chic so it is.... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Beautiful, a reminder of when car bodies were designed by artists instead of dweebs. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2021 2 hours ago, MrWolf said: Beautiful, a reminder of when car bodies were designed by artists instead of dweebs. Err, we preferred to call them the fairies from the colouring in department 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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