Rugd1022 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Hobby said: Italian sports cars in general in fact! Or even a thread for sports cars would work. It does seem an obsession for some people! Ok I'll bite - why exactly? The thread title is 'old cars', not 'just old British cars'. I know some of the European / exotic stuff isn't everyone's cup of tea or some feel that they 'can't relate to them', but they're all just old cars when it comes down to it, whatever their country of origin or perceived value is. I sometimes get bored of looking at old Austins, Morrises, Fords, Landrovers or Vauxhalls but I don't complain about it, I just scroll down and carry on! Edited January 17, 2021 by Rugd1022 3 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, MJI said: The TD5 is an excellent engine. One of the D2s best points Which is one of the reasons the D2 is sought after.......a reliable old Land Rover......well they had to make at least one 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted January 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2021 4 hours ago, boxbrownie said: Which is one of the reasons the D2 is sought after.......a reliable old Land Rover......well they had to make at least one But they are also now getting scrapped for spares, reengining classic Range Rovers and post 2007 Defenders. I have driven a late Defender, so TD5 is an upgrade. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Ok I'll bite - why exactly? Don't know about the "bite" remark, I was simply suggesting that in view of the the amount of interest from some people it would justify a thread of it's own... Edited January 18, 2021 by Hobby 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Not a Ferrari or a Land Rover. Good off road Excellent towing capabilities Easy to park Foreign exotica Genuinely vintage Simple and rugged mechanicals Road rage proof Guaranteed to turn heads / scare the sh17 out of people You can literally do a "drive through" at McDonald's... 7 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2021 Many years ago (1960's) there was a chap who drove around Romford in a Dingo scout car. 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: Many years ago (1960's) there was a chap who drove around Romford in a Dingo scout car. There was someone in Maidenhead in the 1980s who had a Ferret Scout Car. steve Edited January 18, 2021 by steve1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 31 minutes ago, steve1 said: There was someone in Maidenhead in the 1980s who had a Ferret Scout Car. steve At the same time a chap at Barrow On Soar had a couple of GMC DUKWs, handy because that part of the world is a bit of a swamp half of the year. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted January 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2021 I saw a TV programme recently about a chap who drove to France in a Scorpion including some motorway work. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 A friend of my son's has just 'part exchanged' some sort of military lorry for a six wheel scout car, no idea what it is but my son was there when it was being unloaded. The fellas a bit keen on such things apparently, 74 years old and working three jobs to pay for the stuff No doubt it's scheduled to appear at various car shows over the summer including one in the field at the bottom of our lane. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 2 hours ago, MJI said: I saw a TV programme recently about a chap who drove to France in a Scorpion including some motorway work. The Scorpion will cruise all day at 50 on road pads or more if you are brave enough. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Friend of mine was in the Headquarter's Section (boss's section ?) & they drove what they described as supped up versions - 50 was very conservative. The one thing they were apparently not allowed to do was turn the turret on the motorway to disuade tailgaiters. Not that anyone in their right minds would do so, as a scorpion's stopping distance is a lot less than a car's. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted January 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2021 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: Not a Ferrari or a Land Rover. Good off road Excellent towing capabilities Easy to park Foreign exotica Genuinely vintage Simple and rugged mechanicals Road rage proof Guaranteed to turn heads / scare the sh17 out of people You can literally do a "drive through" at McDonald's... A few years ago, someone at work was looking for suggestions for a new vehicle. From the requirements list, a couple of us concluded that what he needed was a Land Rover 101 FC. IIRC he ended up with a mundeo estate. Adrian 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 The 101 was a big improvement on the original FC, which according to those who make new galv chassis, no two are alike. I remember someone selling one on which all the welding had been done... I only needed to see the photos.... Done indeed, done to death, done with a £20 stick welder, done with bits of old fridge. Definitely more interesting than a Mondeo though if I were in the market for such a thing I would go for a 1970s Steyr Pinzgauer, if only for the not so rust prone chassis. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2021 13 hours ago, duncan said: Friend of mine was in the Headquarter's Section (boss's section ?) & they drove what they described as supped up versions - 50 was very conservative. The one thing they were apparently not allowed to do was turn the turret on the motorway to disuade tailgaiters. Not that anyone in their right minds would do so, as a scorpion's stopping distance is a lot less than a car's. Plus you never have to worry about where to park... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 13 hours ago, duncan said: Friend of mine was in the Headquarter's Section (boss's section ?) & they drove what they described as supped up versions - 50 was very conservative. The one thing they were apparently not allowed to do was turn the turret on the motorway to disuade tailgaiters. Not that anyone in their right minds would do so, as a scorpion's stopping distance is a lot less than a car's. Tell me about it! Seventy was generally the quoted figure, but nobody who hasn't seen it for themselves ever believes me! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Nick C said: Plus you never have to worry about where to park... And on that note, when my daughter pops down to her local takeaway with an order for fish and chips for the graders she never has an issue parking in this, she says if there are outsiders in the shop she gets some very odd looks when a skinny little girl gets out..... Edited January 19, 2021 by boxbrownie 5 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Someone in East Acton, back in the late seventies, had a Saracen which he drove around in. Quite nearby another guy had a small tracked tank, which also got driven around. I can't recall the type of tank, but it was Scorpion sized. One way of negotiating London traffic back then, got a clear space all the way round. Julian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Nick C said: Plus you never have to worry about where to park... On top of another car? Preferably on someones manhood extension. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2021 Going back some 20 odd years, maybe a bit less, there was a guy who got on TV and in the papers for using an Abbott SP gun as a daily(ish) driver. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jol Wilkinson Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2021 Alvis used the B4453, off the A45 near Dunchurch in Warwickshire, know locally as The Straight Mile, for their acceleration and speed test runs in the 1950's. My Uncle lived close by and told me about it. There was a former airfield site nearby at Lawford Heath, used occasionally for sprint meetings around part of the perimeter road and along the runway, although in poor condition by the 60's. I only saw one event there, notable for a Jaguar D Type driven by an RAF officer. The track was so rough that his goggles ended under his chin after hitting one bump at speed. I had probably gone their in my MG VA. This is how it looked when I bought it in two tone green. After about a year it got a repaint. The number is now a vanity plate carried by a Bronze diesel Nissan Qashqai, the ignominy of it. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I can relate to that, last known whereabouts of very early 1958 Vauxhall Cresta TBC 666 was it's identity is on a Honda. They make generators for caravans don't they? 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 6 hours ago, MrWolf said: Tell me about it! Seventy was generally the quoted figure, but nobody who hasn't seen it for themselves ever believes me! Didn't these have a Jaguar engine? I can imagine fuel consumption was GPM rather than MPG. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2021 34 minutes ago, Fat Controller said: Didn't these have a Jaguar engine? I can imagine fuel consumption was GPM rather than MPG. Early on the Jag 4.2.......changed to a 6L Cummins diesel later. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted January 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2021 51 minutes ago, MrWolf said: I can relate to that, last known whereabouts of very early 1958 Vauxhall Cresta TBC 666 was it's identity is on a Honda. They make generators for caravans don't they? Yes, extremely good ones too.......from experience most likely the quietest and smoothest in the world. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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