One For Classic Car Fans.....

[biggs682]

Seller bought it at auction recently. Article with plenty of background info. here:

https://www.carthrottle.com/news/bu...tm_edition=202509120500&utm_source=newsletter

Very interesting reading and it must fly along, the interior looks amateurish but nothing a few hours wouldn't sort out.

Then fit a full roll cage and off you go oh and loose the rear wing

 

[Ian H]

Was that a Sebring kit car/replica?

HMC hmc-sportscars.com/hmc-models/

 

[diplodicus]

HMC hmc-sportscars.com/hmc-models/

Nice.
I'd not heard of them

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Saw one of these on our club ride today. Unfortunately didn't have time to get a photo

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When I was a teenager I worked on a farm for a few week - the farm belonged to my friend's brother-in-law and he had just got something like that
no idea of the exact make and model but he said it had the "biggest engine ever made by GM"

very smooth ride but it had the cornering and stopping characteristics of an ocean liner!!!

which was wonderful in the middle of an area filled with dirt/gravel roads!!

 

[Ian H]

A tidy little A35.

 

[Drago]

Those A35's are dirt cheap. I do rather like them.

 

[Evil_Breakfast]

Wandering round that there London yesterday and came across perhaps my favourite car (on the somewhat realistic shopping list at any rate)

A lovely TR3A albeit broken down

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TR3A

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And also a very nice Merc SL

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But a whilst later spotted this. A true bit of exotica, a Citroen SM, which is essentially a DS, itself a very interesting and impressive car but with a Maserati engine. I've only ever seen the one previously in the wild. It was the same colour but not the same one



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And further down the same street was an estate car version of the DS, evidently a daily user as it was full of junk for the dump but nevertheless in fine condition

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And to cap it all yet another Citroen, perhaps the coolest car ever
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Let's see what I spot today

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I do love a Citroën. Stems from the first new car 'we' ever had. Burgundy/Black Charleston 2CV. A130 SEU. Loved that car. Started a run of them : 2CV > Visa > BX.
Anyway, here's a snap of a DS that I took in Amsterdam last year (30/8/24)

 

[DRM]

Spotted this morning in Hull, not this one, as I was driving so couldn't get a picture, but identical to the above, a 1956 2 door Chevrolet Bel-Air

 

[Profpointy]

A tidy little A35.
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They are very appealing aren't they? A pal at uni had one and it was quite fun to ride in although I never drove it. The now quite rare van version would appeal even more. A lot going for it practicality wise too as you've got the A series engine so could easily up the power with a 1275cc plus twin carbs etc, and maybe there's an overdrive gearbox off an MG or Spitfire that might fit to make it a bit more suitable for the motorway.

I do remember driving my old mini metro, admittedly very much on its last legs by that point, going flat out up an A road incline at perhaps 60mph and an A35 just whizzed past doing maybe 80mph. Mmm, I don't think that's got the original 850 or whatever

 

[gbb]

The A35 (it could have been the 30) has a video on YT from a film they made about it and particually it's economy. Iirc it returned 50 mpg.
Another one here who always kinda had a soft spot for them. I suspect they're a fantastic starter for someone who wants an affordable classic

 

[DRM]

They are very appealing aren't they? A pal at uni had one and it was quite fun to ride in although I never drove it. The now quite rare van version would appeal even more. A lot going for it practicality wise too as you've got the A series engine so could easily up the power with a 1275cc plus twin carbs etc, and maybe there's an overdrive gearbox off an MG or Spitfire that might fit to make it a bit more suitable for the motorway.

I do remember driving my old mini metro, admittedly very much on its last legs by that point, going flat out up an A road incline at perhaps 60mph and an A35 just whizzed past doing maybe 80mph. Mmm, I don't think that's got the original 850 or whatever

there was an old on at my my grandads garage business, the 11 or 12 year old me did say that surely a Mini 1275 would fit in quite nicely, He did say it could but it'll have too much go, and not enough stop !!! plus iirc the door catches were like something from an internal house door

 

[Profpointy]

there was an old on at my my grandads garage business, the 11 or 12 year old me did say that surely a Mini 1275 would fit in quite nicely, He did say it could but it'll have too much go, and not enough stop !!! plus iirc the door catches were like something from an internal house door

To be fair you don't have to drive like a loon, and the ability to accelerate and / or cruise at (reasonable) motorway helps keep up with modern traffic. Even in my modern cars it's very rare indeed that I've needed to brake hard. but I can still make decent progress. In any case disc brakes are arguably more about cooling under heavy use than stopping the car any quicker. Properly set up drums should stop the car OK if you stomp on the pedal hard - and modern tyres help too.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

A pal of mine has just bought an A35, the first car he ever drove apparently. I'm not sure how he fits into it, he's about 6'3"

 

[gbb]

But were the A30/A35 transverse engined ? (Thinking about the comment re 1275 engines ?)

 

[Tail End Charlie]

But were the A30/A35 transverse engined ? (Thinking about the comment re 1275 engines ?)

Dunno, I'm going to have a look in a couple of days and I'll let you know!