AnthonyG Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Apologies for the crap Italian in the Title!But anyone who has a soft spot for the dear old BMC 1100, as I do, may find this of interest - an actual surviving example of a Innocenti 1100 - go to www.austin-rover.co.uk and click on 'Car of the Month' on the list on the left.What do you think - I like it - but the extra chrome trimmings would just make it rust even faster (if that were possible) in the wet old UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 No - give me a home grown one any day, that front end just looks so Austin Cambridge to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Reminds me of the A40 Farina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 It reminds me of those Mini's that people used to stick stacklight Merc lights and grilles on.. cant find any pics of the net.. anyone have any??But the Italian 1100 has a certain style which I quite like.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 It reminds me of those Mini's that people used to stick stacklight Merc lights and grilles on.. cant find any pics of the net.. anyone have any??There's one on this page at austin-rover.co.uk. Headlamps only, but I do remember occasionally seeing them sporting the full treatment years ago.Whilst looking for a picture, I discovered that Radford were fitting Facel Vega headlamps. You learn something new every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Whilst looking for pics of those mini's I found this... I presume it's Photoshop.. Well I hope it is!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester drawers Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Excellent, Vanden Plas fitted an "S&M" switch to complement the leather seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Excellent, Vanden Plas fitted an "S&M" switch to complement the leather seats - It's actually Side & Head. A bit clearer on my latest aquisition. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester drawers Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 - It's actually Side & Head. A bit clearer on my latest aquisition. :- Disappointing - I was banking on side and main! The veneer’s looking much healthier in your example though. More pictures to follow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 More pictures to follow?If you like wood? :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester drawers Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Splendid! That looks like a very civilized place to be. I’m especially impressed by the huge pair of corduroy trousers pressed against the window glass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I’m especially impressed by the huge pair of corduroy trousers pressed against the window glass:LOL!It's actually a carpet hung on the wall.The lady who owns the garage used it to stop her scraping the door on the wall when she opened it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel H Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Most of those fittings were carried over to the Allegro too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Ha ha, I cannot believe all that old crud that the Major (from fawlty Towers) applied to your car Daniel H. Wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Most of those fittings were carried over to the Allegro too...But alas; no corduroy trousers :-(Although the door bell and green sticky tape is a great addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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