HMC

Presumably there’s a short story worthy of publication regarding the first owners driving habits in the description.

16 minutes ago, Timewaster said:

He is worth following, occasionally pops up with an anecdote, like someone getting pissed at a car launch free bar and spewing up in a press Alfa or something.

Brilliant! Probably unfair but The amount of inches George Bishop devoted to to food and drink at junkets immediately makes me think of him.

Wow! Epic ! Love that original radio, I wonder if the wood is aftermarket (there used to be ads for veneer kits for all Sorts of cars)

Regardless of the wood status; WOULD!

Did a quick fleet shot yesterday….

And had a bit more of a look around the p4…

It sounds like an open cockpit Morgan 3 wheeler flipped and carried on down the track, presumably on its roll bar and the drivers helmet. Sounds nasty, in period Brian Redman had that happen in a formula 5000 race in the 70s, and was seriously hurt, and in the 50s Jean Behra had that happen (in a gordini iirc) he ended up with a prosthetic ear that the used to unnerve team mates that room shared with by detaching it prior to sleep and putting it on his bedside table.

51 minutes ago, DVee8 said:

The 6am news mentioned that the latest series of Top Gear has been cancelled, due to Flintoff's accident  last year.

Saw that, also that the production team felt they couldn’t carry on “without him” 

It never stopped them when the old threesome left, nor when Hammond had his crash.

I wonder if this will create friction between the “entertainment” aspect of the show and health and safety considerations? The risk and the jeopardy (real or manufactured) are ingredients of the show. 

Fleet shot… (minus mk2 focus)

1 minute ago, SiC said:

I bought a key for the glove box as none of the keys I had moved the lock. Handily (but insecurely) Rover put the key numbers on a plaque on the A post. The key I had for the boot lock is one number out from that.

Anyway good news! It turns the lock!


Bad news! It still doesn't open.

I think I'll need to find a way to break in. I really want to know what's inside. Probably nothing after all this.

I asked the vendor about the history, he said he was hoping it was in the locked glove box, will be interesting to see it’s secrets!

I’m gonna say leave it, embrace the look. 

On the school run…..

Sticking out in the works car park…..

And suitably  shonky accessory just fitted….

Do you think you will go for cross ply or radials? I think longstone have some options but some are £££££. Currently mine has cheap brand modern radials.

Its just occurred to me that “radio on” is a 1970s British art house film what I’ve got a copy of. The protagonist drives a knackered p4 from London to Bristol. Might watch it again soon.

I did the school run this am in the p4.  I got to it a bit earlier than necessary as I was unsure if the car would turn over and start. It did perfectly.  I have low expectation, at least at first when it’s called upon to be AN CAR rather than an exhibit.
 

It had rained quite heavily overnight and a the front mats were quite wet, looked like the door seals were to blame.  My eldest (aged 9) was much taken with the radio that needed to be tuned manually. Totally alien to him, and a source of amusement. I did test it out but although it had power, it just made cracking noises. He suggested we look for an antenna (which we found mounted on the roof) and when we extended it the radio worked! Think it was bbc world service that we picked up on LW?

OOH a ghia, lovely. Especially so as it’s the plush cloth not leather. The leather on these just looks and feels like plastic, the cloth is so much nicer IMO.

9 minutes ago, Surface Rust said:

I think the P4 is becoming the Southern AS version of the Ssangyong Rexton.

There must be a collective term for them.

An armada?

A pillage?

Back home after a bit of a Dartmoor potter about

This has got tonnes of history- it was on the road till about 1968 and then was left untill returning to the road in 1991. All the docs and history suggest it’s done 31k from new. It certainly drives more lightly and crisply than the other ones I’ve had.  The photos are from 1988/89.
 

2 minutes ago, SiC said:

I bidded on that to £1950 but it didn't hit reserve. It was on the P4 drivers guild website at over £5k and I assumed the reserve was a lot higher. Anyway I decided to buy the one I have. 

When the auction ended, the chap offered it for my bid price. I was very tempted but I turned him down as I'd rather have the 6cyl, even if scruffier than this 4cyl when given a choice. 

Likewise I offered on yours via Facebook, and the vendor was going to get back to me, if it wasn’t collected; which it was. I’ve had a 100 and a 110 and a dead 80 (which I never actually drove) and wanted to try a less nose heavy one for local pottering.

Blown away by the history 

Pez shot, obvz 

LIVE collection- coffee done, and the vendor is actually picking me up.