For those interested in old cars.

[Kickstart]

1 hour ago, Rugd1022 said:

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting that your power steering fluid reservoir has the small brass valve on the top. Most don't seem to have it, although out 222 does. The 222 has vents on the bonnet above it, and I wonder if this is allowing water to be sucked into the reservoir (as occasionally the power steering fluid turns to strawberry instant whip!)

 

All the best

 

Katy

[pH]

I finally got round to downloading pictures I took on September 4. That's the last holiday of summer here - Labour Day. A local car club was having a display in the parking lot of  a local outlet of a coffee shop chain (Timmy's, if you know it).

 

I didn't take notes of the cars I was photographing, so there are likely to be errors in some captions.

 

First - three T-Birds (note the A&W bear inspecting the engine of the second one):

 

 

 

 

Then a lineup of Barracuda - Chevelle - Barracuda - Chevelle:

 

 

And one of a Barracuda alone:

 

 

3 Nova SSs:

 

 

 

A GTO:

 

 

And a Shelby Cobra (the registration doesn't show clearly, but it's HSSSSS!):

 

 

Two Chevys (sorry, I don't know the models):

 

 

 

A Dodge Custom Royal:

 

 

Meteor Rideau 500 (Meteor was a Ford make, used only in Canada):

 

 

A selection of older vehicles:

 

 

 

 

 

 

A couple of 'oddities'.

 

A Bricklin:

 

 

and an El Camino:

 

 

And finally - A Triumph I saw earlier in the day in the parking lot of a DIY store:

 

Edited 16 hours ago by pH

[monkeysarefun]

47 minutes ago, pH said:

Two Chevys (sorry, I don't know the models):

 

 

 The pale one looks like a 1955 210, the orange one is a Bel Air,  probably also

1955.

 

I'd love a Thunderbird, either a 1963 one or a 1966 one aka Thelma and Louise.  But local examples are very expensive due to laws here that require all imported cars  to have zero asbestos present, so  fewer are now coming in, and importing one is a very expensive process due to testing and rectification  requirements.

 

One importer  brought in a Ford Mustang anda  Shelby GT 350 to Australia, he faced costs of $15,000 for extensive asbestos testing of both vehicles, and then faced a further bill of $12,00 to repair damage caused during the inspection.

 

Parts of the cars found to contain asbestos included brake pads, brake shoes, and gaskets, meaning they had to be replaced and the damage rectified. Other collectors have reported that asbestos tests have almost added up to the value of the car that they’ve imported, effectively wiping out any profit they might make.

 

These costs can also include the cost of hiring a specialist classic or European car mechanic. 

 

Edited 16 hours ago by monkeysarefun