One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Drago]

God, for a heartbeat I thought that was my old Rover. Mine was identical colour and roof, but mine was not the S so had the auto box and different wheel covers. But otherwise, absolutely spot on. The colour is Rover Almond. Mine was DTB937J, and I think is still on the road.

 

[wheresthetorch]

God, for a heartbeat I thought that was my old Rover. Mine was identical colour and roof, but mine was not the S so had the auto box and different wheel covers. But otherwise, absolutely spot on. The colour is Rover Almond. Mine was DTB937J, and I think is still on the road.

It is, although apparently now white

 

[Drago]

It's original colour was dark green, but it had all the welding done and been repainted just before I acquired it.

 

[mistyoptic]

That Almond one is wrong though. My dad had the S. You could have a choice of black or brown vinyl roof but the C pillars should be the same (I love my anorak). Lovely engine, cr*p manual box

 

[booze and cake]

Almond, wow someone got paid to come up with that . Good knowledge on the Rover roof @mistyoptic

And I saw another two British classics today. This first one I didn't see the owner, but for some reason this car conjures up images of sovereign rings, unbuttoned shirts, eye watering aftershave and the strong smell of tobacco. Lock up your daughters, would you trust a man driving a Triumph Stag?

And passing through north London today, at the famous Abbey Rd studio I came across the 50th anniversary of the taking of this famous photo.

And there was a special guest there, now a museum piece and arguably one of the most famous and instantly recognisable cars in the world, John Lennon's Rolls Royce Phantom V.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...tory-of-the-psychedelic-beatle-mobile-253088/

 

[gbb]

Not many of these left in the UK I suspect...this one is an Opel Calibra in Gran Canaria.
I remember when they were new, a supplier we used to use had one...bugger just goes he said, heck of a job to keep to the speed limits if you didn't concentrate on doing so.

 

[Drago]

There's a Caliba in our village. The turbo was a flying machine, but fragile. The early V6 was nearly as powerful and quite tough, bit later ones were dropped to 170ish BHP.

 

[raleighnut]

Almond, wow someone got paid to come up with that . Good knowledge on the Rover roof @mistyoptic

And I saw another two British classics today. This first one I didn't see the owner, but for some reason this car conjures up images of sovereign rings, unbuttoned shirts, eye watering aftershave and the strong smell of tobacco. Lock up your daughters, would you trust a man driving a Triumph Stag?
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And passing through north London today, at the famous Abbey Rd studio I came across the 50th anniversary of the taking of this famous photo.
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And there was a special guest there, now a museum piece and arguably one of the most famous and instantly recognisable cars in the world, John Lennon's Rolls Royce Phantom V.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...tory-of-the-psychedelic-beatle-mobile-253088/
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Ah the Triumph Stag, possibly the most unreliable V8 ever built, You were lucky to get to the end of the road before they overheated and blew the head gasket. There was a whole industry devoted to engine swaps, from Ford V6s to Rover and Chevy V8s.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Ah the Triumph Stag, possibly the most unreliable V8 ever built

Actually no, the engine was sound it was the cooling system that was inadequate, done properly they are reliable.

 

[Drago]

I have found memories of my mates Stag in the Army. Took 7 of us home from the pub, including one in the boot.

 

[swee'pea99]

This took me back:

Had the Storm version. Went like the proverbial. Loved it, but I didn't have it very long...the engine seized up. In truth I probably hadn't looked after it as well as I might have...

*sigh*

 

[Grant Fondo]

I parked up next an MG T Type at my local co-op this evening. An extremely rare occurance in north of England. There were loads when I lived near Woodstock in Oxfordshire ( and Bristols, Jensens, Lotus Europas, etc).
Nothing defines the north-south divide more than hobby cars.

 

[Drago]

This took me back:

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Had the Storm version. Went like the proverbial. Loved it, but I didn't have it very long...the engine seized up. In truth I probably hadn't looked after it as well as I might have...

*sigh*

The 1.8 engine had an bizarre oil pressure issue. Under hard motoring too much would get pumped up top, depriving the bottom end. Enough hard use and they went kerblammo!

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I parked up next an MG T Type at my local co-op this evening. An extremely rare occurance in north of England. There were loads when I lived near Woodstock in Oxfordshire ( and Bristols, Jensens, Lotus Europas, etc).
Nothing defines the north-south divide more than hobby cars.

That's yer actual Woodstock though - exerts a strange gravitational pull on them. I was almost run off the road by a fleet/squadron/toad of Blower Bentleys the other day.

 

[tyred]

Been to another vintage rally today.








And my Fordson Dexta, my transport for today.