One For Classic Car Fans.....

[tyred]

Spotted a Dutch registered Volvo PV444(?) today on my travels. I had seen them in classic car mags but never in real life. Don't think they were built in RHD. Pity that modern thing was parked there to ruin my photo

 

[tyred]

Spotted a Rover P6 today too.

 

[Ian H]

Spotted a Dutch registered Volvo PV444(?) today on my travels. I had seen them in classic car mags but never in real life. Don't think they were built in RHD. Pity that modern thing was parked there to ruin my photo

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Remember that, back in the day, the Swedes drove on the left.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Quite a nice Rolls-Royce in Cardiff today, I think it's the "Chinese" model of the 1960s Silver Cloud but I only saw it from the back. It looked in lovely condition and the Rolls V8 burble was clearly a far more sophisticated and classy sound the the rough seeming Yank cars of days gone by

Given that it’d be a Yank V8 in it, probably GM, of one source or another, it’ll be down to exhaust systems, & R-R wanting to be understated?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

All of these looked quite roadworthy.
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I like the ERF ‘LV’ cab

 

[Profpointy]

Given that it’d be a Yank V8 in it, probably GM, of one source or another, it’ll be down to exhaust systems, & R-R wanting to be understated?

I believe not. The V8 of the 50s and up until the BMW era and adoption of the beemer V12 was RR designed and built in Crewe. They did buy in, and doubtless pimp up, the GM auto gearbox i believe

 

[Bonefish Blues]

How about this:

https://www.google.com/maps/@57.767...4!1sMaZmkmV4VAIxm4kdDRtthg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

 

[Jameshow]

Spotted a Rover P6 today too.

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Nice my parents had one a 3.5l was my favourite childhood car!

Funny it only produces a simalar power output to a typical exec diesel today!

But oh so much more enjoyable!!

 

[Jameshow]

How about this:

https://www.google.com/maps/@57.767...4!1sMaZmkmV4VAIxm4kdDRtthg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

I see no classics!

 

[Jody]

Honda Insight?

 

[Jameshow]

Given that it’d be a Yank V8 in it, probably GM, of one source or another, it’ll be down to exhaust systems, & R-R wanting to be understated?

Rover V8 was a yank V8

RR 6.7 V8 was in house.

Probably by ex Merlin engineers!!

 

[Jameshow]

Honda Insight?

Is it a classic?!!

 

[Jody]

Is it a classic?!!

Nearly. It's only 3 years away (by definition) although I'm not sure late a 2000MY car is a classic just yet.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Is it a classic?!!

Should the question be will it ever be a classic, probably not, more a quirk

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I see no classics!

In the eye of the beholder.