dangerousdave

if we are going to mention long redundant building kits, i guess no one else on here remembers Bayko?

it was an architectural building kit from the 1950's.

the only reason i know about it is cos me mam had some, which we played with when we were younger. so much so, it has passed on to me.

I remember bako my gran and granddad had some which I always played with when we went over there as a kid loved it

Maybe I should put the WINDSLAMMER at the back of my roof?  Surprised nobody* has suggested that yet.

I'm going to be honest it may be advisable to remove it as it was designed to be used when towing a caravan so could have an adverse effect

I had a "Headbanging James Hetfield" on the back shelf of my 3i. Worked in the same way as a nodding dog.

 

Wind deflectors, hardly ever see 'em now, even on taxis.

where did you get it from need one for mine (big metallica fan)

I remember once having some builders who were working on house across road come knocking on door because my range rover was parked there asking if I could move my jeep I just said I don't own a jeep

ive had the Cortina called a capri and once someone called it a corvette or the "my mate had a 3.0 ghia one" bearing in mind mine is a mk3

I remember one story a mate once told me a mate of his came round and said " ive got a corvette" my mate says really he says " yeah ive got a corvette" he goes outside to have a look and goes "no that's a chevette"

OK, so as promised, here's a backlogged series of photos from an even I witnessed a couple of years ago, whilst my parents were out visiting. The Beach Hop is an annual event at one of the north island's Kiwi holiday hotspots, Whangamata (pron. wong-a-mat-tar, or make the 'w' sound a 'ph' sound if you want to pronounce with a Maori inflection). It's primarily a 50's event, attracting those people who like to dress up in stuff they imagine to be from the era and also drive cars from the time too - with an American influence of course, as is always the case. If you're attending to witness historical accuracy, you'll be disappointed by the lack of stout practical clothing and pre-war Hillmans. Still pleasant enough though and it doesn't coat anything to tag along.

 

 

Like I say, a primarily 50's event but anything old and American or full sized Australian is absolutely fine. I think I started off on a personal high with this gorgeous HQ Belmont on colour coded widened steels. Doesn't get much better than this for me, tbh.

 

 

 

No, honestly, there were 50's cars there, I promise. Included for overall good condition.

 

 

 

No, honestly.....etc. Included as an example of naff stick on Yank tat, which was quite surprisingly absent.

 

 

 

OK, I give up. There's probably a 50's car somewhere but just look at this thing, very much all the better for its original trims. Apologies for red Mustang creeping in the back of shot - surely the MGB of the NZ classic car scene.

 

 

 

Nope, still no 50's. Nice, though.

 

 

 

Not quite to my tastes but just look at all the work that went into this, made from scratch and mounted on a new modern Hilux chassis. Registered as brand new I think, so had to comply to safety standards by having boring modern interior door handles, etc. 

 

 

 

LOW 60. Very nearly 1959.

 

 

 

If you have to ask why this is included, you probably just don't get it. Rather have cool black plates though but akin to dismissing a nice lady for her poor choice of belt or something.

 

 

 

Mk4 Zephyrs are great but ask yourself if you'd prefer one of these instead, made at the same time by Ford. Delightfully not restored.

 

 

Not quite so keen on the back, though.

 

 

 

I walked past this spot again and it was still there, so deal with it.

 

 

 

LOL at wheels but everything else was very acceptable on this.

 

 

 

Dressed up Mahindras get the ladies.

 

 

 

Resale red doesn't apply to these, IMO. Must-have Mustard is more my bag.

 

 

 

LOOK, A 50'S CAR!!! Suicide door 500 may also be one, too.

 

 

 

Another shot of the fulth.

 

 

 

Creatively duo-brown CF and what appears to be a Morris Cowley ute. Yes, 50's UK porridge!

 

 

 

 

 

Another XY Falcon, captured from its best* angle.

 

 

 

Included only because I've never seen a Z3 on E30 bottle tops. Works quite well, I think.

 

 

 

I've been reliably informed by an esteemed member of this forum that this car is actually a very accurate portrayal of a custom scene which I can't remember the name of now and not at all to be categorised with PT Cruiser line dance editions. I must admit it's a well done job and a dichotomy of outrageous yet reserved. Thought I'd do a bit of South Bank Show type of comment to highbrow the place up a bit.

 

 

 

Old Ford scene.

 

 

 

Seen old Ford.

 

 

 

Scene'd old Ford.

 

 

 

Nice try but turn round, take the first exit of the roundabout and go see that other HQ to see how it's done properly.

 

 

 

Hopefully the owner's off to tell the owner of the black Camaro how to properly attire an old car with wheels.

 

 

 

Down at the beach, with a couple of people added for context.

 

 

 

No idea if this had any racing past or ability to live up to its decals.

 

 

 

Finally, heading home I had to stop and take a couple of photos of this gorgeous Holden van, as it's pretty much Mrs_Jon's idea of a dream camper, now that she's seen one. That, or a Commer PB or Bedford CF but practicalities aside, this'd win on looks alone, I think. 

 

 

Just about perfect but at £6k, waaay too much for our budget. Dreams are free, though.

that white charger mega drool worthy and looks to be a 770 from the vinyl side panel dad had a vh770 in oz when I was tiny I will have one one day

do you have any more info on the range rover please if they will be doing any other colours its nice to see one been done of a 4 door

murican tyres are made from a special harmonic rubber compound which makes a squeeling noise when cornering at more than 25.4 mph

yes and it also makes them squeal on gravel and grass

ive only got 2

ford Cortina 4 cylinder ohc inline rwd injection

range rover v8 ohv inline 4x4 injection

had fwds in the past wont again prefer rwd

all this 4g simcard and wifi built into cars gets me confused they seem more like mobile computers than cars these days or am I just showing my age lol

the junkman was by hb halicki iirc it was all about his life and iirc he was actually killed while making it

this reminds me of when I was at school there were always loads of national geographic magazines from the 50,s they used to let me cut the adverts out all 50,s American stuff

I remember my first car and first date in said car it was December so all windows frosty inside and out decided to use de icer on inside not a good idea second time I went to take same lady out big end went so had to walk

but now the ladies love the car (bronze mk3 Cortina ) but see me and run a mile lol

my favourite has already been mentioned the ford sports steel as fitted to higher spec mk3/4 and 5,s I also like the chrome hubcaps and discovered they make a good frying pan

Jaguar S type estate??

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Rover sd1 estate??

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Mini with a 1.4 K4 engine.

yes if the engine had been built better another one where rover missed a trick it could have been a highly revered engine but instead got labelled the hgf engine

My mistake - the later cars put on some serious bloat.

 

UK drivers might have enjoyed our Valiant Charger, though.

my dad had a valiant charger when I was tiny in aussie I would absolutely love one but more uk drivers may have had chance of one they did intend selling them in the uk but with the only engine option been the 318 v8 but they aimed it when we were in the middle of a fuel crisis not the best time to try and sell v8,s

id suggest footman james got both my cars with them (72 Cortina modified ) (90 range rover standard) not garaged used for commuting not a problem

Just needs a HUE 166 number plate.

just drooling over yellow car behind it valiant charger

ive got bf Goodrich touring on the Cortina £32 each theyre great really grippy in all conditions

I love all aussie cars I was born over there the first 3 years of my ife my dad had a proper aussie muscle car a Chrysler valiant charger with a 318 (5.2 ltr) v8

Capernwray 022 by Mark Edley, on Flickr

quick someone needs to retrieve it and get it on ebay "genuine sea find " get at least a grand as is lol

you can get a kit in America to put a v8 in a focus now that would be good a v8 focus

going back to the us spec vans I have seen on sme us tv shows sprinters badged as dodges

the biggest problem with these 4x4,s that never go off road is a) the drier who hasn't the first clue about their car so don't know what to select and is wide low profile sport road tyres my range rover classic with all terrains on is no problems in snow and going downhill I know to use engine braking because mine does go off roading as well but saying that my Cortina is great in snow the worst car I have ever driven in snow s my dads citroen c3 Picasso with low profile tyres literally no grip at all

talking of car ads the one for the Vauxhall mocca got me with the line "stand out from the crowd " but blend in with the 1000s of others that have been sold

the most infuriating ones are the ones on dave or radio for Halfords we fit like the radio one " don't lick the battery " whos got a tongue wide enough to lick both terminals on a car battery

my last one is when you put in a search on ebay for parts for a car and you see loads of pages but over half the pages are the same ad for brake pads really pisses me off

its unfair to single out fords as rot boxes all cars in the 70,s / 80,s could rot but the worst were the Japanese I remember a joke going round when I was at school "stick a penny banger in an old Datsun itll blow up " and through the mid 90,s a common sight was montegos with rotten arches I remember a friend of mine had a c plate metro he sat in it one day and ended up sat on the floor it had rotted through the seams on each side so the floor fell out