KruJoe

This one made it into the calendar, natch!

More from that exciting day here....
https://autoshite.com/topic/21257-rover-shennanigans-81115-lancia-loan/page/2/

I keep tripping over PW memories I thought I should share. In no particular order...










 


^^ Outside @John F's residence on returning from Shitefest Lincolnshire (2017?), and here featuring @gdhaydock and @Captain Flimble Where are you guys?


There are stories behind every picture of course. My albums are chaotic, so I'm sure I'll find more.

Sketchy AF. 

I keep tripping over PW memories I thought I should share. In no particular order...










 


^^ Outside @John F's residence on returning from Shitefest Lincolnshire (2017?), and here featuring @gdhaydock and @Captain Flimble Where are you guys?


There are stories behind every picture of course. My albums are chaotic, so I'm sure I'll find more.

Sadly this was the best tow vehicle we had at Castle_Cleland, it left only Pop's SX4 with a tow bar (no electrics - bike rack only!) And Will is away in his Rexton 290, so I couldn't get it back home up in The Dales. Much steep, much twisty. If our John Deere was here I might have rescued the PW in that, but that's away having work too. I'd have liked to have it in the field as a greenhouse / potting shed, ideal really, but my mother, who lives next door wouldn't approve.

It carked only 10 mins up the easy A-road from the scrappers, so it made sense to take it South, not North. The SX4 is no more than a jacked up Swift really, so the tail really was wagging the dog.

After I got the PW to a safe lay-by, I spent an hour faffing, I saved all the curtains and rails, mats, and a 2-in-1 seat from the middle row which rotates, lays flat, reverses, has seat belts, and four bolts onto any flat floor (ideal to go in the back of any van). Anyone need it, shout up. Also the huge interior light from above the sliding door. And Mrs_KJ's little crocodile. From the outside, tow ball, electrics, and tow bar extension, and the wiper arms with spray system as I mentioned.

Once at the yard, I grabbed the wheels (I have three sets, 15s, 16s and 17s, need owt?) and wheel nuts, the good battery, and the badges (saddo).
So some bits of it might live on. Home:

I'd consider another 4WD one, preferably with the "Joyful Canopy" high roof, diesel or pez, not bothered, if a non-knackered one exists in UK. There are still some in Japan, but spenny.
Like that.
I was just on the way to grab the stop-gap / rebound / temporary replacement when it quit:
The Estima? Great! Dependable (usually) and useful. Feels solid but heavy and a bit thirsty. Not for hooning but good at everything else.
Insurance? £101 fully comp for the year, classic policy with "Sterling".  
 
 

Thanks for the heads-up, you had me worried for a bit there... until I had time to lay down in the dust:










Sorry some of them are upside-down, they look fine on the laptop until they're uploaded.
Yes, there are some crusty bits, but I'm sure nothing my MOT man will knock me back for. I'll let him have an honest poke about before I get under there with a wire brush and the underseal. It's a shame some numpty has mashed the front of the sills jacking it up, but what can you do? 
The trailing arms, the weird Y-shaped rear subframe, and its brackets to the sills are all the wrong shade of brown, but still look solid.
Other than that, quite relieved really, and the back half of the exhaust looks recent. Which is nice.

Thanks for the heads-up, you had me worried for a bit there... until I had time to lay down in the dust:










Sorry some of them are upside-down, they look fine on the laptop until they're uploaded.
Yes, there are some crusty bits, but I'm sure nothing my MOT man will knock me back for. I'll let him have an honest poke about before I get under there with a wire brush and the underseal. It's a shame some numpty has mashed the front of the sills jacking it up, but what can you do? 
The trailing arms, the weird Y-shaped rear subframe, and its brackets to the sills are all the wrong shade of brown, but still look solid.
Other than that, quite relieved really, and the back half of the exhaust looks recent. Which is nice.

I keep tripping over PW memories I thought I should share. In no particular order...










 


^^ Outside @John F's residence on returning from Shitefest Lincolnshire (2017?), and here featuring @gdhaydock and @Captain Flimble Where are you guys?


There are stories behind every picture of course. My albums are chaotic, so I'm sure I'll find more.

That looks proper posh!
Well above our pay-grade.

very happy to see this at the local pub. I used to have one just like it except more silver.

I went to Rome on a press trip earlier in the week, and had enough time to go car spotting in the city!

No first generation Pandas with the off-set grille, I'm afraid - though this late 80s 1000 Super was incredibly stuff-free by Roman standards.

Good to know there are still plenty of Fiat 500s around the city. Is that an early Panda door mirror?

The modern day version of the 500 is undoubtedly the Ami. They are literally everywhere over the city with all manner of orange or green stickers on them, but I do like the boggo trim-less version.

Not so many French cars in Rome, but this early Twingo certainly caught my eye.

As did this Lancia Kappa, a car I don't think I've ever actually seen in the flesh before. 

But my favourite find of the day was probably this Alfa Romeo 75, a posh family saloon that still didn't come with a passenger door mirror!

I thought there was a thread for 'historic spottings' but I can't find it so I'll put these here



My local area in the late 80s, before they put a roundabout in to replace the staggered junction pictured. Some pretty hot chode in those pics! Is the pale green car in pic #2 an Alfa Arna, or a Nissan Cherry?
Interestingly* the roundabout has been remodelled again recently.

I was parked I hasten to add even though it doesn't look like it.

Currently on the upstairs of a bus (for the first time in 40 years) up in @Saabnut’s neck of the woods and spotted this glorious dealership!

Came out of Tesco on Saturday night to find the Police parked by me

Ah, does that have the Invader 2000 alarm system?
"GET BACK YE BASTARD! I'LL BREAK YER LEGS"

Had to stop the car this afternoon to get out and take photos of this. 

A first owner Corolla diesel!

Some low quality Fuengirola spots. I was quite drunk when I took these which might be readily apparent. What's the Bini ripoff thing?