One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Richard A Thackeray]

Taken during an essential trip, this morning

VW 'Crew-Cab'

'Busy Bees Cafe'
BondGate (A645 'Knottingley Road')
Pontefract

This (branch of the) café used to be an antique shop
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/429612


The other branch is on the A1, just south of Darrington, & was the Gate-Lodge to Stapleton Park



https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5285033

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

That Jag is a beauty, eclipses the 3mpg stuck in slow moving traffic I had from my XJ-S V12 too!

Is the XKR the one that shared a body shell with the DB7?

Sorry, only just seen

Another couple for you

On the (partly) 1300s Wakefield Bridge, & the equally dated, Chantry Chapei (St Marys on the Bridge)

Essentially yes, it does
Jaguar went its own way with the engine though, using the V8 that was in the XJ8/KXR

I bought one of the Brookland Books as we took delivery, just to see what others thought, & it was mainly positive

The performance of the 'R' was well-received

One test included this
Quote
Step on the throttle & the big cat will leap to 60MPH in 5.4 seconds, onto 100MPH in 13.3 seconds
Top out at 157MPH (electronically limited 1)
In-gear acceleration is equally addictive - activate kickdown (in 'Sport' mode) & it will dash from 30-70MPH in 4.6 seconds (2)
Unquote

That kickdown meant far less time on the wrong side of the road
Even less, if the gearbox was held down manually (& didn't need to kickdown), ours had the 'J' selector, not 'flappy-paddles'

The 'R' had more torque by 1600RPM, than the naturally aspirated engine (the '8') produced at its peak!

Not long before we p/x-d it, I was curious, & tried a full-bore dash out of a junction (no other traffic in sight), T/C off, & in 'sport-mode'
Clouds of hazy blue smoke ensued, & until the day that road was resurfaced, it bore black lines almost 15 yards long


1. After the initial couple of main-dealer services, we were told about a local independant specialist, who had worked at the main-dealer
(& coincidentally, had worked with a friend of my parents, who verified his craftsmanship)
He told us (although we only have his word) that during the testing of the XKR, unrestricted development cars were worrying Porches at 170+MPH on the autobahns......

2. It certainly felt a lot faster!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Daughters b/f has got a new car...
Well. not new, it's a lot older than he is!!
An odd car, in a way, for a 20 year old......

In fact, twice his age, as it's a late 1978 registration

Adaptors (or replacement hubs). as MGs of that age were on alloys
It's been re-trimmed, as it's got black leather (or leather-cloth) not the stripy velour
Apparantly, it's been resprayed too, as it was orange

Sorry, not the best of images

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Whoops!
Apparantly, he was almost side-swiped yesterday at a roundabout, & a mixture of greasy surface (rain after a long dry spell) & trying to correct, caused him to strike the 'central island' at his exit from the r/bout

Ebay, etc..... here we come!!

 

[Drago]

Holy Mary !other of Boris!

 

[Cavalol]

That's a pisser but as long as he is ok, that's the main thing.

Today on my travels I cam across this...

Owner was a great bloke who owned/raced/restored these Rochdales.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ebay, etc..... here we come!!

Missed a set of 5 wires (& tyres) yesterday, they went for less than £110
Plus, they were only at Selby

 

[Gunk]

I used to have a set of centre lock Minilites on my B, they’re much easier to live with than wires.

 

[biggs682]

Must admit a set of Rostyles or minilites would be my choice if used day to day

Like these
View: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1304207266625233/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I used to have a set of centre lock Minilites on my B, they’re much easier to live with than wires.

Must admit a set of Rostyles or minilites would be my choice if used day to day

Like these
View: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1304207266625233/

I'll agree with you both
Minilites!!

 

[Reynard]

+1 for Minilites

 

[Drago]

Only genuine minilites. The modern copies never look quite right.

 

[Cavalol]

Each to their own, but Minilites (real or replicas) are like chrome headlight brows. Not nice to look at.

 

[Gunk]

Each to their own, but Minilites (real or replicas) are like chrome headlight brows. Not nice to look at.

 

[MarkF]

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Looks like it has nicked the wheels of far smaller car.

I think the Rochdale in an earlier post was a terrrible colour & the pic from an awkward angle, I've seen just the one and it looked ace.

 

[Illaveago]

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The green stripe looks like the wrong shade to me !