lesapandre Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 France: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Fat_Pirate, Dick Longbridge, RayMK and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 6 hours ago, lesapandre said: No idea what this car is. Reg number no longer seems in use. Car would be pre-1914 at a guess. I'll start the guessing game - the radiator has the look of a Standard to it. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Ooops. Amishtat, adw1977, stonedagain and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Two door Austin 1300 I would guess. In the wacky world of BMC and BLMC they made the four door, two door estate and two door saloon - all required significant different body pressings (and cost) but no hatchback. I think the two doors were pretty rare - I don't recall seeing many at the time. But that was the era of long waiting lists for cars so people took what was available. If you want to see a hatchback - look no further than this lash-up by Crayford. One mis-step with those old-fashioned ratchet supports and that rear glass would have flexed and shattered surely. But great idea with a little more work...I think at least one survives. JeeExEll, Eddie Honda and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Or the Creech Mystique - from zat zare Zomerzet...none thought to survive. Used the MGBGT tailgate. Very neat. BLMC why oh why did you not attempt this... Amishtat and JeeExEll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 7 hours ago, lesapandre said: France: Is that not a pissoir, or a (male) public toilet (which would explain the bloke on the right 'playing' with is trousers! chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 1 minute ago, busmansholiday said: Is that not a pissoir, or a (male) public toilet (which would explain the bloke on the right 'playing' with is trousers! Indeed. Outdoor pissing is still a national sport in France. 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 1 minute ago, lesapandre said: Or the Creech Mystique - from zat zare Zomerzet...none thought to survive. Used the MGBGT tailgate. All you need is somebody on here with an 1100 that needs welding and an MGB GT. Tadhg Tiogar, NorfolkNWeigh, chaseracer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 none of this van based rubbish thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 13 October 2019 at 7:15 PM, lesapandre said: Or the Creech Mystique - from zat zare Zomerzet...none thought to survive. Used the MGBGT tailgate. Very neat. BLMC why oh why did you not attempt this... Because they didn't need to. They could sell every ADO16 they managed to produce, which is why it was Britain's best selling car for most of its life. For the last 3 or 4 years of production they had a purpose built hatchback selling in the next market segment up against what was to become the new British bestseller- the Cortina, perhaps people didn't want hatchbacks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 You are absolutely right. Wishful thinking on my part. When I win the lottery I will build an ADO hatchback and a V8 Austin 3.litre. What BLMC missed was the rise of the small hatchback until it was too late especially to export in the late 60's. Simca 1100 appeared in 1967 and sold 2-million...Renault had the 4 since 1961. It was the cultural change, the rise of DIY, garden centres and more leisure time which drove this to a degree. We bought an 1100 in 1972 new - but after that it was all Citroen hatchbacks out of sheer practicality for the stuff my family liked. The days of the BMC family were over...they did not make a small hatch. Remspoor, JeeExEll and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Look at all your cases falling out onto the road every time you turn a corner! Also completely exposed to rain. Should have paid the extra for a Riley Elf. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Delft. JeeExEll, somewhatfoolish and adw1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 10 hours ago, lesapandre said: Delft. I’ve no idea where this is, but is the car a ‘55 Chevy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/13/2019 at 7:18 PM, busmansholiday said: All you need is somebody on here with an 1100 that needs welding and an MGB GT. It'd just get flogged off as an unfinished project... busmansholiday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 20 hours ago, bigstraight6 said: I’ve no idea where this is, but is the car a ‘55 Chevy? Delft Holland. The rail line on the right has now gone replaced by a canal in a major bit of urban regeneration. The car is possibly a Simca Vedette Versailles. Bfg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeinabz Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 none of this van based rubbish thank you very much!Still get them , I’ve hired this one in PeterheadSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Dick Longbridge, adw1977 and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, georgeinabz said: Still get them , I’ve hired this one in Peterhead Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk is it to save the nice old T12 fluorescent fixture above it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 The white one has outriggers and is therefore everso slightly a little more safe than the earlier incarnation. Hell's bells, that would have been a wild ride if you got it wrong. LightBulbFun, georgeinabz and DSdriver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Fiat factory roof. Bfg, adw1977, Dick Longbridge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 E B Christian launch the new 'tina Nov '66 Remspoor, Amishtat, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Above. It looks like a silverfox painted car. Now they had lacquer paint peel. Momentary Lapse Of Reason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vicar Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 This is a favourite of mine. Anyone recognise the dapper gent? Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 . ^ Looked like Bobby Charlton to my old eyes ..but as you left the link - I'd have to say Stirling Moss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I can remember this slowly scuttling about Douglas. JeeExEll, adw1977, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momentary Lapse Of Reason Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Remspoor, RayMK, Fat_Pirate and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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