quicksilver Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 The latest update should appeal to our resident bus and coach pervs: not one but two posts reviewing the infamously chaotic Showbus rally held this year at Woburn Abbey. Part 1 (the chaos): http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/shambolic-showbus.html Part 2 (the exhibits): http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/showbus-part-2.html Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 The latest update should appeal to our resident bus and coach pervs: not one but two posts reviewing the infamously chaotic Showbus rally held this year at Woburn Abbey. Part 1 (the chaos): http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/shambolic-showbus.html Part 2 (the exhibits): http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/showbus-part-2.html Enjoyed those. Thanks. What a fiasco it sounds though! As was said, you'd think experience would count for something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 It's been a while since a car-related post but after discovering the fascinating Healey Fiesta yesterday I decided to write about it: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/the-last-healey.html catsinthewelder, mercrocker, Jim Bergerac and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Good write-up, I had a vague memory of such a thing but even seeing the pictures on the Stony threads I still didn't click what it was...Makes a nice change to learn something interesting on t'internet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I wondered what that Fiesta was when I saw the photos. Nice write up of a very interesting, and unique car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 It's now been a year since I started the blog and I've celebrated by writing about everyone's favourite veteran car, the infamous Horsey Horseless. I honestly thought this had been made up by a shiter so I was quite surprised when I googled it and actually got some results. Incidentally, there are no fewer than 153 results for "Horsey Horseless" when searching this site! Horselessness here: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/putting-car-before-horse.html Jim Bergerac, 320touring, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It's now been a year since I started the blog and I've celebrated by writing about everyone's favourite veteran car, the infamous Horsey Horseless. I honestly thought this had been made up by a shiter so I was quite surprised when I googled it and actually got some results. Incidentally, there are no fewer than 153 results for "Horsey Horseless" when searching this site! Horselessness here: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/putting-car-before-horse.htmlEnjoyed reading that, an interesting article. I've always wondered if it was a real car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I'd love a go in an Invacar. Can only imagine that they're absolutely terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Something completely different from the Horsey Horseless this time but no less rubbish. The sad tale of Life, the shitest of all F1 teams: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/the-worst-f1-car-ever-thats-life.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 I've neglected the blog for too long but here's something new at last, the tale of the obscure automatic diesel Montego: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/a-perkins-peculiarity-automatic-diesel.html privatewire, saucedoctor, andrew e and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Interesting story! Apart from Mercedes, Citroen were offering diesel autos on the CX and BX. Always seemed a sensible arrangement to me, especially when matched to turbo diesels with their ample torque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djimbob Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Lots of Japanese import autos in the early nineties with diesel motors, like Liteace, Hiace, Townace amongst others, but them oriental chappies were always up to something interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 That car is the ultimate in shite. Must have grail like status Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Interesting car, I'd like to have a go in it. Article is ok but the facts vs. flam ratio is a bit unfavourable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselnutjob Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 It wasn't only Mercedes selling diesel autos then. Many of the 604 turbo diesels on the continent and USA were automatics, and the 505 diesel auto was common even in the UK in the late 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Volvo diesel cars were available with automatic gearboxes from the early-mid 1980s but it was an unusual combination in cheaper cars.Interesting to hear more about it, I always thought Rover missed a trick not offering their diesels with automatic transmissions, especially with their aged target market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I think the Peugeot 505 turbo diesel estate was automatic only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 birmingham airport ran automatic di transhits on car park shuttle duty in the 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 I know a previous owner of this car. He made the mistake of taking it to the BMC BL rally, where everyone told him it couldn't possibly be what he said it was. He rather lost faith with the crowd after that. Lacquer Peel and alcyonecorporation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solid61 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Back in 1996/7 I owned an ex gas board astramax van fitted with a 1600 non turbo diesel and a 3 speed auto box,drove ok if a bit slow,never saw any more autos but im sure it wasn't the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 Something new today, the ultimate in coach shite. You may never have heard of Quest 80 but they had it all: dubious mechanical design, hideous unappealing bodywork, chronic reliability issues, a tendency to go up in flames and an enigma of some extra chassis that appeared out of nowhere. Read all about them here: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/a-futile-quest.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 As it's been over a year since the Stondon museum closed and some more of the former exhibits have started to come out of the woodwork, I thought it was a good time to look at what became of them: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/stondon-year-on.html mercrocker, Six-cylinder, Vantman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 That's a nice read, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Been writing about the changes at Gaydon: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/all-change-at-gaydon.html By popular demand I will do a proper photo thread a bit later but that should give you an idea of what the place is like now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 More new stuff today, remembering the weird moment when Genesis collaborated with Volkswagen: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/genesis-play-polo.html Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 Two new entries while the forum was down, following the amazing spectacle that was Shitefest. Shitefest shenanigans: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/shitefest-shenanigans.html The holy grey grille: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/the-holy-grey-grille.html greengartside, Richard, Angrydicky and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 I don't normally do topical but with Chris Evans's resignation big news at the moment I decided to summarise my thoughts on him and Top Gear: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/chris-evans-and-new-top-gear.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Two new entries while the forum was down, following the amazing spectacle that was Shitefest. Shitefest shenanigans: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/shitefest-shenanigans.html The holy grey grille: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/the-holy-grey-grille.htmlLovely write up there. I will honestly never ever forget driving that car out of London. I was partly terrified and partly guilty for removing part of London's fabric. It IS in good hands, and I have no doubt that it'll be around for a very very long time yet. Angrydicky and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 I've just been outside tinkering with it! Such a brilliantly simple car to work on, I've become quite attached to it and will be sad when it moves on to its next custodian. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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