Guest Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 12 hours ago, Hobby said: Or cars which are now considered classics but back then were just run of the mill! I saw something somewhere where someone was lamenting how modern cars are soulless compared to old cars. The old car in this case was a Ford Fiesta Mk2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium zarniwhoop Posted May 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4 On 28/04/2024 at 13:43, Metr0Land said: She must drive non-stop and not below 40mph for 20 days. I assume not for 24 hours per day - I think that after a few days without sleep nobody would be in a fit state to drive ? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4 12 minutes ago, zarniwhoop said: I assume not for 24 hours per day - I think that after a few days without sleep nobody would be in a fit state to drive ? There is a film somewhere where a car was driven none stop for either 24 hours or several days. This was achieved with the use of a 'mobile pit stop', a special wide trailer* which the car was slotted into and the drivers could be changed, the car was also refuelled all while the car was moving. I think the car may have been a Jaguar but I can't be certain. I haven't been able to locate the film which would be from the 1950's or early 60's. *The trailer was U shaped with a platform that enclosed the front and sides of the car. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 A quickie from Brooklands, two cuties from Turin... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted May 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4 Was this you? Eastbourne today. More to follow 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Another one from Brooklands... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted May 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4 (edited) Second of many - but not all today! 1938 Lagonda 4.5L. Edited May 4 by phil_sutters 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted May 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4 Nos. 3 & 4 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted May 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4 (edited) 14 hours ago, Hobby said: Or cars which are now considered classics but back then were just run of the mill! 1 hour ago, 30801 said: I saw something somewhere where someone was lamenting how modern cars are soulless compared to old cars. The old car in this case was a Ford Fiesta Mk2. I had a low mileage, one owner 1.1 Mk2 Fiesta, for a couple of years, and it would have needed to be an awful lot better to qualify as either run of the mill or soulless.... I really don't remember it having any redeeming features whatever. I had to put bigger tyres on it just to make it feel safe. Several cars earlier and almost two decades older, I had a Renault 10 (also 1.1) that would have run rings round it in economy, performance, space, comfort, handling; you name it. How many other small family saloons had discs all round and seats that could double as overnight accommodation in the 1960s? The latter were as or more comfortable than any other car and most beds I've experienced before or since. John Edited May 4 by Dunsignalling 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4 1 hour ago, Rugd1022 said: A quickie from Brooklands, two cuties from Turin... I went to look at one of these for sale over 40 years ago. I quite liked it but for the lack of head room. Sat in the drivers seat my head was pressed up into the headlining. 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted May 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4 (edited) 4 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: I went to look at one of these for sale over 40 years ago. I quite liked it but for the lack of head room. Sat in the drivers seat my head was pressed up into the headlining. That might have been the mattress... Maybe you should have put the roof up! 😉 Edited May 4 by Dunsignalling 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted May 5 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5 A couple more from Eastbourne yesterday 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 5 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5 2 hours ago, phil_sutters said: A couple more from Eastbourne yesterday Flaminia Coupé, I think. 4 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: Flaminia Coupé, I think. Spot on Ian - there was another at Brooklands yesterday... And in a Maserati 3500GT from the same period, RHD too which is very rare... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Some more photos from yesterday's Italiana-fest at Brooklands... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted May 5 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5 17 hours ago, zarniwhoop said: I assume not for 24 hours per day - I think that after a few days without sleep nobody would be in a fit state to drive ? From the film, the car was driven 24hrs per day but it was actually a team of lady drivers working shifts 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 A few of the 700 entries (not all cars!) in todays Ipswich-Felixstowe run...... 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted May 5 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 5 4 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: Some more photos from yesterday's Italiana-fest at Brooklands... Many thanks, all my yesterdays in one way or another. The "Abarth" 500 though is the star. I had a brand new White Autobianchi 500 Giardiniera back in 1968 in which my brother and myself + two mates used to visit Brands and Silverstone for the British GP. We were all 6ft + (but a bit thinner) so how we fitted in and, more importantly, made 60+ mph at times I shall never know. The canvas sunroof was a joy. I have had many Italian cars (still have a 1996 Alfa GTV that I bought new) and when we ran 3/4 cars a few years ago I could not resist a new 595 Abarth in red with the canvas roof. It truly was fun and brought back many memories, mostly good ones... Kind regards, 30368 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted May 5 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5 Another batch from Eastbourne yesterday 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted May 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6 Here's one caught out of captivity. I don't think I have uploaded it here previously. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted May 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6 I like the carrying handles on the Isetta.... 😀 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 8 minutes ago, Hroth said: I like the carrying handles on the Isetta.... Yes agreed I also like the registration Gigi could be very naughty... Kind regards, 30368 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 27 minutes ago, 30368 said: Yes agreed I also like the registration Gigi could be very naughty... Kind regards, 30368 But not a valid plate . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 04/05/2024 at 20:56, Dunsignalling said: I had a low mileage, one owner 1.1 Mk2 Fiesta, for a couple of years, and it would have needed to be an awful lot better to qualify as either run of the mill or soulless.... I really don't remember it having any redeeming features whatever. I had to put bigger tyres on it just to make it feel safe. Several cars earlier and almost two decades older, I had a Renault 10 (also 1.1) that would have run rings round it in economy, performance, space, comfort, handling; you name it. How many other small family saloons had discs all round and seats that could double as overnight accommodation in the 1960s? The latter were as or more comfortable than any other car and most beds I've experienced before or since. John Must be that the original is always best. I have fond memories of a pair of mk 1festas back in the 80s that were "poverty" transport sandwiched between an RS200 and a pair of XR3s. A smaller steering wheel transformed them into little go karts although the tiny discs on the 1.1 were prone to brake fade. My wife had a mk2 in the early naughties but swapped it for a polo which became elder daughter's first car. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, Hroth said: I like the carrying handles on the Isetta.... 😀 Thats so you can pick it up and use it as a wheelbarrow. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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