RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 20, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20, 2018 Wasn't the Isuzu piazza also a T car relative? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Wasn't the Isuzu piazza also a T car relative? It was, although very little of the Chevette remained in production cars. Giugiaro was commissioned to style the car and Isuzu gave the studio the Chevette as a base platform to work on. The resultant car was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show and rave press approvals ensured it made it to production. The production car had little in common with the Chevette, the drivetrains were pure Isuzu, although one thing which did remain was a live back axle, the source of much criticism of the handling of the early vehicles (they were almost death traps, 150bhp and the road manners of a camel!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Wasn't the Isuzu piazza also a T car relative? Then there was the now almost extinct Holden Piazza. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) Not quite cars but you might find this interesting. Wearing my day job hat I came across this photo of a "new" fire engine for the Mount Isa (Queensland) Fire Brigade, c 1970. It looks like it's a conversion of a Bedford VAM! https://www.flickr.com/photos/queenslandstatearchives/42930223651/ EDIT: Via another forum the chassis is probably a Ford, but the front looks very Bedford. Cheers David Edited June 21, 2018 by DavidB-AU 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 The Holden Gemini does have the distinction of being one of the very few diesel passenger cars you could buy in Australia up until relatively recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted June 21, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2018 Bit late (I have been meaning to post about this for weeks) but this evening there is a vintage car gathering at Motcombe (Gillingham & Shaftesbury Showground, Turnpike). Starts at 4 and goes on until 10. A good selection of vehicles last year. It was, although very little of the Chevette remained in production cars. Giugiaro was commissioned to style the car and Isuzu gave the studio the Chevette as a base platform to work on. The resultant car was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show and rave press approvals ensured it made it to production. The production car had little in common with the Chevette, the drivetrains were pure Isuzu, although one thing which did remain was a live back axle, the source of much criticism of the handling of the early vehicles (they were almost death traps, 150bhp and the road manners of a camel!). Sounds like fun! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Another example of a Jensen wearing non-Jensen alloys, looks very different doesn't it... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Not quite cars but you might find this interesting. Wearing my day job hat I came across this photo of a "new" fire engine for the Mount Isa (Queensland) Fire Brigade, c 1970. It looks like it's a conversion of a Bedford VAM!https://www.flickr.com/photos/queenslandstatearchives/42930223651/EDIT: Via another forum the chassis is probably a Ford, but the front looks very Bedford.CheersDavid Judging by the front hubs, it’s more Ford than Bedford, from the layout, most likely a shortened Ford R192 or R1014 bus chassis. Tricentrol offered such a conversion for 8.5m coaches in the UK but that was much later, about 1979. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) The front looks a bit like a contempory Willowbook bus body Edited June 21, 2018 by laurenceb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 21, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2018 Not quite cars but you might find this interesting. Wearing my day job hat I came across this photo of a "new" fire engine for the Mount Isa (Queensland) Fire Brigade, c 1970. It looks like it's a conversion of a Bedford VAM! https://www.flickr.com/photos/queenslandstatearchives/42930223651/ EDIT: Via another forum the chassis is probably a Ford, but the front looks very Bedford. Cheers David Judging by the front hubs, it’s more Ford than Bedford, from the layout, most likely a shortened Ford R192 or R1014 bus chassis. Tricentrol offered such a conversion for 8.5m coaches in the UK but that was much later, about 1979. Quite a few fire engines were built on bus/coach chassis, the Bedford SB and AEC Regent in particular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Saw this outside my local garage. John from the garage said it had been in store for 7 years and "needed a bit of work". steve 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Saw this outside my local garage. John from the garage said it had been in store for 7 years and "needed a bit of work". IMG_1530.JPG IMG_1531.JPG steve What is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jol Wilkinson Posted June 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24, 2018 What is it? Chevrolet Camaro (Generation 3, 1982 - 1992) or possibly its sister car, a Pontiac Firebird.. None of the later Camaros/Firebirds had (in my view) the attraction of the 2nd generation version. I feel the same about Mustangs. Somehow the US designers seem to have rather lost their way at the end of the 70's, although vehicle safety legislation may have been partially responsible for the rather more bland designs that started to appear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 People out here (or at least in Melbourne) have gone crazy for the latest Mustangs. I don't think there is a day that goes by without seeing at least one. I saw 7 driving in a convoy down the East Link a couple of weeks ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Chevy Camaro. Has Z28 badges steve PS iPad wanted to call it a Cameron... People out here (or at least in Melbourne) have gone crazy for the latest Mustangs. I don't think there is a day that goes by without seeing at least one. I saw 7 driving in a convoy down the East Link a couple of weeks ago. They are getting common here too.. steve 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 A burst of motoring based nostalgia while the Sunday roast is on the go... The '70s may have turned out very differently for Porsche if they'd have followed up on this 'Tapero' concept... Early attempt at a hatchback mod on the venerable BMC 1300... Longbridge, earliest date is October '69 which is when the Mk3 Mini range with internal door hinges and wind up windows was launched... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Neat hatchback conversion on that 1300, using the MGB GT rear door. Of course, there was an in-house hatchback variant made in Australia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Two of Steed's six Bentleys used in 'The Avengers'... all looks very English and ticketyboo doesn't it... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Makes you wonder why BL didn't pursue the hatchback idea on the 1100/1300 range. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Makes you wonder why BL didn't pursue the hatchback idea on the 1100/1300 range. steve They'd trialled the idea with the A40 Farina Mk2 'Countryman'. This had a 2-piece back door, the bottom half being the bottom-hinged boot door. The arrangements of the overlap between the two parts, and the lack of seals, meant the boot-lid rusted through. We had one for a couple of years in the 1980s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 A burst of motoring based nostalgia while the Sunday roast is on the go... 22 1980s 2a5d1a.jpg I suppose the above is a '70's version of today's folk texting their mates who are sat 10 feet away? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Two of Steed's six Bentleys used in 'The Avengers'... all looks very English and ticketyboo doesn't it... 16195948_457115818011532_6234895596596536780_n.jpg 16388182_457115878011526_6006394697976118142_n.jpg 16508456_467878743601906_430897435030326715_n.jpg 'Cept...aren't the top two piccies of a Rolls-Ryce? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 So they are, oops! I really ought to know better... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 The late and much missed Roger Moore with one of the two P1800s used in The Saint, one of which was Roger's own car for a while... When I looked at one of these up close at the NEC a while back it looked quite a large car with a surprising amount of cabin space, yet out on the road they're dwarfed by modern machinery. Still very stylish though, oozing '60s charm. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 For the past eleven years, the village of Haynes in Bedfordshire has organised the "Haynes Village 100" classic vehicle show in aid of village hall funds. So this afternoon while everyone else was watching some football game in Russia, I took a short trip up the A6 to one of Bedfordshire's prettiest areas. It's a well supported show and different in that it allows entries from more modern classics too, the newest vehicle on display being a 2016 Ford Mustang. With glorious weather, a flypast from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the English countryside, it was much more pleasant (and cheaper) than an afternoon glued to the TV. Here's a selection. Apologies if the images aren't up to my previous standard. The battery in my camera died, so the iPhone was pressed into service. Ford V8 Pilot This Cavalier is the oldest Mk.1 known in existence in this country. It was used by Vauxhall for the dealer launch, Earls Court Motor Show and in press and publicity material before being sold on. MG A beautifully presented engine on this RS2000 1960 Vauxhall Velox Friary Estate conversion This Mk.1 Cavalier is a barn find, unrestored and if the speedo is to be believed, has covered just over 15k miles. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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