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On the subject of BX base models, this one might still be around, and it's only 15 odd miles from me:
 
1988 CITROEN BX14 1.4 LEADER HATCHBACK by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
 
Off the road since 1997 mind you. Maybe worth a knock? Or a note? I'll be in said town in just over a week...

Couple I have seen
1975 Ford Fairmont Falcon XB. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1971 Ford Fairmont 4.9 V8 Station Wagon. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1971 Ford Fairmont 4.9 V8 Station Wagon. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1972 Ford Fairmont 4.9 V8 Saloon. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
 
1961 Holden EK. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1973/74 Holden Kingswood. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1993 Mitsubishi Magna 2.6 GLX Estate. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1996 Ford Falcon Longreach GLi. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
2004 Ford AU Falcon Utility. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
Seen a few of those pickups about, most recently near Buckingham around Christmas time, I think they were imported for a very short period.
2003 Coleman Milne Fairline. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
One of the batch of converted Fairmonts for funeral use, these were marketed as funeral transport I think. I have seen one or two for sale, one not being very much. Saw another about a week ago. 
 

This website is utterly superb (albeit a real throwback) and I could spend hours on it, but here is a highlight:
http://www.auto-pub.net/ASL/page_Talbot_Horizon_Sherlock.htm
Horizon Sherlock which had loads of cheap wood fittings and tweed seats, as well as Sherlock decals in the rear quarter. Mental. 

Sorry to barrage you lot with photos of LDVs YET AGAIN but here is some I missed:
 
1997 LDV Convoy 3.5 V8 ex-Ambulance. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
V8 ex-Ambulance seen in London a few years back.
 
Numbered days? by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
I think this one might have fallen out of use...
 
2005 LDV Pilot Diesel. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
I saw this down in Brighton in 2015. Now scrapped sadly.
 
But....
 
2002 LDV Convoy LWB Diesel. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
I saw this in 2014. It's still taxed. And still marked as one owner. Only 46k on the clock according to the DVLA. Surely, the only Convoy still with RM if all of that is accurate?

I have seen some QUALITY Sherpa action over the years:
 
1993 Leyland Daf 400 Series Luton. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1990 Leyland Daf 200. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1993 Leyland Daf 200 Series. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1994 Daf 400. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
Spanish DAF only edition. Leyland was added for the UK only.
1995 LDV 400 Series. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1975 Leyland Sherpa Deluxe. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1986 Freight Rover Sherpa 250. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1985 Freight Rover Sherpa. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1977 Leyland AM Sherpa. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
This was down some grotty road in Tottenham. Very out of place.
 
1977 Leyland Sherpa 2.0 Diesel 'Himalayan' Campervan. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1993 Leyland Daf 400 Series City. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1985 Freight Rover Sherpa 1.8 Diesel Van. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
This one looked really great in its West London surroundings. Sadly scrapped a while back, although LEZ would no doubt have done it in anyway.
 
but the best:
 
Immortal Sherpa. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
This almighty scrap wagon was one of my favourite spots ever. Some ancient old bloke used it to carry all sorts of crud about, I remember once seeing it completely overloaded with old radiators.
Sadly it disappeared after the owner died. 

Ah so it was you who messaged me on Flickr about this car. I spotted it in London with the former owner just before you got it. 
 
Lovely thing by the way. 

My favourite (of two) was this one. 323CI manual, bought off of here. Sadly it was a bit thirsty for my drive to work, and in an arguable moment of madness I sold it. The new owner crashed it the same day they bought it, without insurance and licence. 

 
My friend has an M3, and I've driven it a couple of times. Not bad, not my thing as it needs to be driven in furious anger constantly, but sounds good. 

Couple I have seen
1975 Ford Fairmont Falcon XB. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1971 Ford Fairmont 4.9 V8 Station Wagon. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1971 Ford Fairmont 4.9 V8 Station Wagon. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1972 Ford Fairmont 4.9 V8 Saloon. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
 
1961 Holden EK. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1973/74 Holden Kingswood. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
1993 Mitsubishi Magna 2.6 GLX Estate. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
1996 Ford Falcon Longreach GLi. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
2004 Ford AU Falcon Utility. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
 
Seen a few of those pickups about, most recently near Buckingham around Christmas time, I think they were imported for a very short period.
2003 Coleman Milne Fairline. by Sam Osbon, on Flickr
One of the batch of converted Fairmonts for funeral use, these were marketed as funeral transport I think. I have seen one or two for sale, one not being very much. Saw another about a week ago. 
 

@Craig the Princess
 
http://www.baldifrog.com/

I think the saloons look far better than the hatchbacks. 
Top save etc. 
Amazing how well it's coped with a few years off of the road. 

This website is utterly superb (albeit a real throwback) and I could spend hours on it, but here is a highlight:
http://www.auto-pub.net/ASL/page_Talbot_Horizon_Sherlock.htm
Horizon Sherlock which had loads of cheap wood fittings and tweed seats, as well as Sherlock decals in the rear quarter. Mental. 

Saw this today:
 

Registered July 23rd so originally on a K. 
 
Last MOT recorded 249k!

What's that about never owning a car for the second time?

Yeah yeah all part of Citroen ownership isn't it? 
Pretty steady dripping, I'm assuming a poor repair on the old leak has given up. 

Hardly worthy of its own thread (boring journey to collect unremarkable car), but as I see it's now too old for the moderns section allow me to present an car:

Actually I'm really starting to like it. 

@holbeck
Your wish is my command. 


Fairly late 110 Exclusive. It's been welded in the one place it needed it since I had it, and the small LHM leak also cured. 
It's a bit dirty though, but I'll eventually clean the outside. Wiping the front seats and dashboard today helped no end. I can't stand dirty dashboards. 
I also gave it a work out yesterday which seems to have improved the normal ride height and driving feel. Steering still feels a bit off at low speed but nothing terrible. I increased the tyre pressures to factory as the steering was beyond heavy!
Will I keep it? Probably not. But it's nice to drive about in. It would be perfect with cruise as the throttle pedal is not ideally positioned for hours of driving. 
There's also a duff engine mount and on the high side clutch, but the latter is nothing worrying.
Funnily enough I found a train ticket inside dated April 2019, which my ever tidy other half left in there the first time I owned it. 

@holbeck
Your wish is my command. 


Fairly late 110 Exclusive. It's been welded in the one place it needed it since I had it, and the small LHM leak also cured. 
It's a bit dirty though, but I'll eventually clean the outside. Wiping the front seats and dashboard today helped no end. I can't stand dirty dashboards. 
I also gave it a work out yesterday which seems to have improved the normal ride height and driving feel. Steering still feels a bit off at low speed but nothing terrible. I increased the tyre pressures to factory as the steering was beyond heavy!
Will I keep it? Probably not. But it's nice to drive about in. It would be perfect with cruise as the throttle pedal is not ideally positioned for hours of driving. 
There's also a duff engine mount and on the high side clutch, but the latter is nothing worrying.
Funnily enough I found a train ticket inside dated April 2019, which my ever tidy other half left in there the first time I owned it. 

@holbeck
Your wish is my command. 


Fairly late 110 Exclusive. It's been welded in the one place it needed it since I had it, and the small LHM leak also cured. 
It's a bit dirty though, but I'll eventually clean the outside. Wiping the front seats and dashboard today helped no end. I can't stand dirty dashboards. 
I also gave it a work out yesterday which seems to have improved the normal ride height and driving feel. Steering still feels a bit off at low speed but nothing terrible. I increased the tyre pressures to factory as the steering was beyond heavy!
Will I keep it? Probably not. But it's nice to drive about in. It would be perfect with cruise as the throttle pedal is not ideally positioned for hours of driving. 
There's also a duff engine mount and on the high side clutch, but the latter is nothing worrying.
Funnily enough I found a train ticket inside dated April 2019, which my ever tidy other half left in there the first time I owned it. 

@holbeck
Your wish is my command. 


Fairly late 110 Exclusive. It's been welded in the one place it needed it since I had it, and the small LHM leak also cured. 
It's a bit dirty though, but I'll eventually clean the outside. Wiping the front seats and dashboard today helped no end. I can't stand dirty dashboards. 
I also gave it a work out yesterday which seems to have improved the normal ride height and driving feel. Steering still feels a bit off at low speed but nothing terrible. I increased the tyre pressures to factory as the steering was beyond heavy!
Will I keep it? Probably not. But it's nice to drive about in. It would be perfect with cruise as the throttle pedal is not ideally positioned for hours of driving. 
There's also a duff engine mount and on the high side clutch, but the latter is nothing worrying.
Funnily enough I found a train ticket inside dated April 2019, which my ever tidy other half left in there the first time I owned it. 

@holbeck
Your wish is my command. 


Fairly late 110 Exclusive. It's been welded in the one place it needed it since I had it, and the small LHM leak also cured. 
It's a bit dirty though, but I'll eventually clean the outside. Wiping the front seats and dashboard today helped no end. I can't stand dirty dashboards. 
I also gave it a work out yesterday which seems to have improved the normal ride height and driving feel. Steering still feels a bit off at low speed but nothing terrible. I increased the tyre pressures to factory as the steering was beyond heavy!
Will I keep it? Probably not. But it's nice to drive about in. It would be perfect with cruise as the throttle pedal is not ideally positioned for hours of driving. 
There's also a duff engine mount and on the high side clutch, but the latter is nothing worrying.
Funnily enough I found a train ticket inside dated April 2019, which my ever tidy other half left in there the first time I owned it. 

@holbeck
Your wish is my command. 


Fairly late 110 Exclusive. It's been welded in the one place it needed it since I had it, and the small LHM leak also cured. 
It's a bit dirty though, but I'll eventually clean the outside. Wiping the front seats and dashboard today helped no end. I can't stand dirty dashboards. 
I also gave it a work out yesterday which seems to have improved the normal ride height and driving feel. Steering still feels a bit off at low speed but nothing terrible. I increased the tyre pressures to factory as the steering was beyond heavy!
Will I keep it? Probably not. But it's nice to drive about in. It would be perfect with cruise as the throttle pedal is not ideally positioned for hours of driving. 
There's also a duff engine mount and on the high side clutch, but the latter is nothing worrying.
Funnily enough I found a train ticket inside dated April 2019, which my ever tidy other half left in there the first time I owned it. 

@holbeck
Your wish is my command. 


Fairly late 110 Exclusive. It's been welded in the one place it needed it since I had it, and the small LHM leak also cured. 
It's a bit dirty though, but I'll eventually clean the outside. Wiping the front seats and dashboard today helped no end. I can't stand dirty dashboards. 
I also gave it a work out yesterday which seems to have improved the normal ride height and driving feel. Steering still feels a bit off at low speed but nothing terrible. I increased the tyre pressures to factory as the steering was beyond heavy!
Will I keep it? Probably not. But it's nice to drive about in. It would be perfect with cruise as the throttle pedal is not ideally positioned for hours of driving. 
There's also a duff engine mount and on the high side clutch, but the latter is nothing worrying.
Funnily enough I found a train ticket inside dated April 2019, which my ever tidy other half left in there the first time I owned it. 

Okay so nearly a fortnight ago I offered my services to help collect a car from Tiverton for a friend, and his way of showing thanks was giving me this:



Thank god it's velour as I must be in the minority to absolutely detest Alfa leather. 

Yeah eat my ECOTY mofos. 
So what is it? It's a 147 2.0 T Spark in decedent Lusso trim, with working cruise control. 
The clutch seems a touch low but it works fine, and the gearstick is a bit flappy so third sometimes disappears. To be honest though it drives pretty damn good and it was more or less free so I'm not moaning. 
Interestingly underneath looks incredibly solid. 
If I keep it until MOT time it will definitely need a bit of front suspension work, as per Alfa. 
Unfortunately it will also need a windscreen as some bellend in a Transit had loose rocks or something in their flatbed and this happened:

I was watching it over bumps and wondering if it was growing or not, and then suddenly it grew three inches in the blink of an eye. Good!
 
Also I definitely hate the A3. It rides like utter shit. And hurts! Anyone want it?! 

Took the E36 out for a drive today. It hadn't been driven for 5 months so I was expecting all sorts wrong, dodgy or sticking brakes and just some calamity. 
It drove spot on. Exhaust still terrible but brakes fine, temperature fine, nothing wayward at all. 
It feels like a good one. No knocks or bangs at all. And I won at least one traffic light GP...

This website is utterly superb (albeit a real throwback) and I could spend hours on it, but here is a highlight:
http://www.auto-pub.net/ASL/page_Talbot_Horizon_Sherlock.htm
Horizon Sherlock which had loads of cheap wood fittings and tweed seats, as well as Sherlock decals in the rear quarter. Mental. 

When Fiat dropped the 900, they brought out a tiny SWB Ducato called the Talento, which is what that is based on.
 
Still a few about in Italy, they all look quite hilarious.