J W Pepper Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rusty Pelican said: BR have a full database , just put the number in and up it pops , go to quick search for any you see and the histories thereĀ https://www.brdatabase.info/locomotives.php?loconum=44689 Thanks, interesting to know Rusty Pelican 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 hours ago, lesapandre said: Every car should have a built in public address system... Love the revolving number plate for when you need to be incognito... Love the fluffed lines... But it does have a reversing camera. That's F. A. B. ETCHY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 hours ago, lesapandre said: Every car should have a built in public address system... Love the revolving number plate for when you need to be incognito... Love the fluffed lines... But it does have a reversing camera. That's F. A. B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 hours ago, lesapandre said: Every car should have a built in public address system... Love the revolving number plate for when you need to be incognito... Love the fluffed lines... But it does have a reversing camera. That's F. A. B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 RayMK, J W Pepper, bogeyhead and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Manchester Central Public Library was officially opened on the 17th of July 1934, by King George V. Dyslexic Viking, J W Pepper, RayMK and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 5/17/2022 at 10:48 PM, High Jetter said: That's F. A. B. Eh,what could you repeat that? Remspoor and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Fully Advised and Briefed. Didn't you watch it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 On 5/15/2022 at 7:31 PM, martc said: Mr Wardell, who ran 'Wardell's', a haberdashery shop, in Cottingham had one of these, in maroon, when I was a wee lad. I saw it daily and, even though I realised it was a bit special even as a youngster, it became just another car due to its constant presence in my life. No idea how a haberdasher in an East Yorkshire village could afford one. Ā On 5/15/2022 at 8:11 PM, georgeinabz said: Jim Shaw, (the JS) of JS Allan menswears in Rosemount had one around that time Bill Allan had a lovely red XJC coupe Sent from my SM-P610 using Tapatalk Ā Clearly being in the rag trade was as lucrative as being a heavyweight boxer.Ā š martc and lesapandre 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 bogeyhead, lesapandre, DSdriver and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lesapandre Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 5/19/2022 at 7:16 PM, Remspoor said: SL 90 was 54 bhp...not 90! But these Vivas were hugelyĀ popular - sold in big numbers - 309,000 in three years. Spawned HA van made up to 1982. Viva was averaging 100,000 sales a year. By comparison the A40 Farina took nine years to sell 342,000. Though the most marketĀ damage must have been to the Rootes Imp which sold 120,000 in three years and was probably a lot less profitable per-unit. I have never driven one - neat little things but there must be a handful left. Dyslexic Viking and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 hours ago, lesapandre said: SL 90 was 54 bhp...not 90! But these Vivas were hugelyĀ popular - sold in big numbers - 309,000 in three years. Spawned HA van made up to 1982. Viva was averaging 100,000 sales a year. By comparison the A40 Farina took nine years to sell 342,000. Though the most marketĀ damage must have been to the Rootes Imp which sold 120,000 in three years and was probably a lot less profitable per-unit. I have never driven one - neat little things but there must be a handful left. I think that the lack of success of the A40 Farina, such an innovative car, is a whole other story.Ā There are a few HA Viva cars left: I believe that they and most of the HBs were surprisingly well made as Vauxhall were trying to shed their reputation for rusty cars that dated perhaps to their first unitary cars and most of the stuff they made in the 50s.Ā Standards slipped though and most of the later HA vans certainly could rust.Ā I don't think anyone knows what the '90' meant - how about VX4/90 which was applied to at least four completely different ranges of car! lesapandre and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Most of the ha cars did bad for front wings & gearbox mount routing out of chassis rails & subsequent gearbox/propshaft ejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 HA 90 could do 90mph? 4/90 had a significance but can't recall it due to the black stuff atm. A40 was ahead of it's time, with the opening rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I had a Viva HA as a first car (well it was my second car as the first one I was too young to drive it on a public highway). So back to the Viva. It was a nice light car to drive. Great turning circle, a boot larger than the Mk1 Cortina. All syncro gearbox, with a very short stubby gear knob. All 4 gears could be found in a 4 inch square. There were some cheap design features. Like the welds at the rear were covered over with metal trims. These rotted out very quickly. The front spring was just that a traverse spring.Ā Publicity said that this was for better road holding. The rear was certainly aĀ more advanced design.IMHO it was a better car that the (comparable in size) Anglia or the A35. I had a deluxe with the optional servo and front disc brakes. The stopping power on that was great. I feel that these went rusty at the same rate of it's competitors. I would agree with Lisbon-road the 90 was a marketing badge. The HA 90 had a sightly improved BHP and torque figs over the other versions. Not all A40s had a opening boot and glass area. That was an expensive option called the Countryman. Plus all versions still had cable operated rear brakes because it was based on the A30/35. Plus only syncro on the top 3 gears too. It was not that magical. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, Remspoor said: Ā Not all A40s had a opening boot and glass area. That was an expensive option called the Countryman. Plus all versions still had cable operated rear brakes because it was based on the A30/35. Plus only syncro on the top 3 gears too. It was not that magical. The Countryman was only about 3% more expensive than the saloon: (October 1966 prices in Ā£ s d, right column is total price including tax) lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 I was nearly 6 then, they looked so modern compared to older stuff around. Next door had a Herald though, loved the shape of the rear. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 We had HA vans at work until they were replaced by Marina and Metro vans in about 1983. They were quite spritely and easy to drive, certainly better than their replacements. Remspoor and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 11 hours ago, adw1977 said: The Countryman was only about 3% more expensive than the saloon: (October 1966 prices in Ā£ s d, right column is total price including tax) By 1966 the A40 was way out of date. And that increase was a fair bit of of a persons wage. The price of the car in relation to wages should be factored in too. The Viva was cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Remspoor said: By 1966 the A40 was way out of date. And that increase was a fair bit of of a persons wage. The price of the car in relation to wages should be factored in too. The Viva was cheaper too. Ā£15 was about average weekly wage for a man then , two weeks for a woman. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew353w Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Remspoor said: By 1966 the A40 was way out of date. And that increase was a fair bit of of a persons wage. The price of the car in relation to wages should be factored in too. The Viva was cheaper too. It always amazed me that the British ar industry made a heater an "extra". I've never seen this on any foreign price lists, although I may, of course be wrong. DidĀ anyoneĀ in reality order a carĀ withoutĀ a heater? lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Andrew353w said: DidĀ anyoneĀ in reality order a carĀ withoutĀ a heater? Yes.Ā I have had a few British classics (for want of a better word) which were clearly supplied without heaters and had aftermarket fitments, and you can find the heater blanking plates in the old parts books.Ā My father was in Nigeria in the 1950s which was then a British colony.Ā British cars were unpopular because they often had no heaters, but competing EuropeanĀ and American ones did.Ā And yes, you do need a heater out there because it gets very cold at night.Ā Ā British motor industry all over. Ā lesapandre and hennabm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Never seen one but MK1 escorts &Ā MK3 cortinas where avl sans heaters in Africa &Ā Australia too I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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