raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
One For Classic Car Fans.....
- Thread starter Alex H
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ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
My best friend's first wedding car was his father-in-laws red convertible Aston Martin
they also had a Morgan
quite well off family - their house actually had turrets and the lintel in one of the lounges was from Nelson's flagship (not Victory)
nice people actually - mode their money from pool tables and slot machines
The number plate on the A-M was personalised - but was only rude it said with a Liverpool accent - wish I could remember it!!
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Three today including one from TreVoR
BMW 1602/2002
Reliant Robin /Rialto
BMW 1602/2002
Reliant Robin /Rialto
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I always fancied a Robin or Regal to play with.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I'd love a 2cv.
A superb design - a simple and clear design brief and some stunningly clever engineering decisions made in pursuit of the objective.
In terms of achieving the goal of being a car for the impoverished every'man' it's a far greater success than the abortion that became the Morris Minor or the hideously unsophisticated design of the Beetle. Even the Mini, as clever as it was in some ways, was a hopeless piece of design in others, and it was only quite by accident that it turned out to be quite good at something that was never envisaged for it (sporty driving and motorsport.)
Nope, pass the 2CV. Ahhhh, that's better.
A superb design - a simple and clear design brief and some stunningly clever engineering decisions made in pursuit of the objective.
In terms of achieving the goal of being a car for the impoverished every'man' it's a far greater success than the abortion that became the Morris Minor or the hideously unsophisticated design of the Beetle. Even the Mini, as clever as it was in some ways, was a hopeless piece of design in others, and it was only quite by accident that it turned out to be quite good at something that was never envisaged for it (sporty driving and motorsport.)
Nope, pass the 2CV. Ahhhh, that's better.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
2cv's are great and heaps of fun.
The world needs more of them and I would certainly have one
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
When I was a teenager and I had just passed my test I persuaded my Mum to buy one
I loved it - drove it more than Mum or Dad
Dad thought it was unsafe and exchanged it for a Datsun SUnny
no idea what he was going on about
when you pressed the brake pedal the car stopped nearly every single time
and on the times when you just got a grinding sound - if you lifted your foot and pressed it down again then it always stopped the second time
(oh - except once when it needed a third go - but I "forgot" to mention that one)
honestly - parents are SO over protective sometimes!!!!
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
When I were a lad, my brother would take me to watch the bike races at Knockhill and sometimes there’d be a 2CV race. They were brilliant!
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
A Cerbera, available in 4.2, or 4.5 versions (of their own design; the AJP8)
Something 'Eastern Block' behind the Rialto?
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
I don't know what it is, had a Land rover type grill
wiggydiggy
Legendary Member
My dad had one of those when I was little, I remember if you put the wipers on the radio would pick up the sound of the motors and stop working lol.
I remember having to fit suppressors to a couple of cars for that very reason.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Nice humber spotted today. Don't see many these days but they were a reasonable alternative to a Rover as a carriage for bank managers and such back in the day
