Eye-catching black and whites

[keef]

2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

How cool can you get. Does it survive ? 

No. Cubed, used as garden ornament then scrapped.

[Austat]

Autoshite campers Australia

[lesapandre]

[keef]

 

[keef]

 

[keef]

 

[Remspoor]

On 1/10/2020 at 7:19 AM, Remspoor said:

I have found this too.

Before the accident.

[lesapandre]

Webasto - presumably to be able to see Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

MK1 Audax Minx getting a look-in too...

Great pic. Hillman and Lennon in 1 shot. 

[keef]

52 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

I have found this too.

Before the accident.

Quite an upgrade from the mini they started off in.

Webasto sunroof as well.

[New POD]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

I have found this too.

Before the accident.

The first car available on PCP. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phencyclidine

 

[JeeExEll]

Rather intriguing pic around the 1969 launch of the Mk1 Capri at Halewood, Liverpool, with Corsairs in the background. Very early lhd Capris.

[martc]

On 1/8/2020 at 2:17 PM, lesapandre said:

Citroen's first attempt at testing their anti-corrosion system was not a great success. In fact they gave up on the whole idea of rust proofing...

[JeeExEll]

[lesapandre]

That is one of the BL safety vehicles - SRV3. Pedestrian frontal impact is now legislated in Europe - fascinating to see how advanced BL thinking  was at the time.  The low bonnet line was intended to sweep impacted pedestrians onto the bonnet as the vehicle slowed - rather than going underneath. And the smooth profile to minimise injury.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/bl-safety-research-vehicles/

Not a 'stying' exercise on the 1800 - this was research only - thought it did cross over into TR7 designs.

 

[Austat]

On the topic of the Landcrab... 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 1/12/2020 at 9:27 PM, lesapandre said:

That is one of the BL safety vehicles - SRV3. Pedestrian frontal impact is now legislated in Europe - fascinating to see how advanced BL thinking  was at the time.  The low bonnet line was intended to sweep impacted pedestrians onto the bonnet as the vehicle slowed - rather than going underneath. And the smooth profile to minimise injury.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts-and-prototypes/bl-safety-research-vehicles/

Not a 'stying' exercise on the 1800 - this was research only - thought it did cross over into TR7 designs.

 

It actually improves the look of the 1800, I think. 

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, Austat said:

On the topic of the Landcrab... 

Australian ad. All the comforts of a Jet...carpets, cigarette lighter, room and comfy seats...

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, lesapandre said:

.....All the comforts of a Jet...carpets, cigarette lighter, room and comfy seats...

Just not the performance of a jet....

[Bfg]

On 1/2/2020 at 8:09 PM, JeeExEll said:

Looks like a Bini.

^ what exactly is this./  I like it.

[lesapandre]

Imagine a car that big...with a boot so small. Issigonis was a great designer...but not all the time.

Those odd sills seemed a bit crap and made it to several production cars too.

[JeeExEll]

21 hours ago, Bfg said:

^ what exactly is this./  I like it.

It's a late 50s prototype Austin, the XC9000 (rwd), which was developed into the XC9001 (fwd).

Alternative pics and more info on here, another excellent page from Aronline.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/bmc/1800-2200/

[Austat]

Found this in a magazine I got recently.

[Austat]

  

Bold BL concept illustrations by Mark Stehrenberger. Would of been quite modern for the times, if only.

[adw1977]

The "F type" certainly has some XJ-S in it.

[Remspoor]

Mr Cholmondley-Warner wants his car park back

[JeeExEll]

Very basic spec 3000GT on plain steel wheels. No rear side-vent trims.

[keef]

3 minutes ago, JeeExEll said:

Very basic spec 3000GT on plain steel wheels. No rear side-vent trims.

Lasted till 1983. :-

 

 

APP 131K

✗ Untaxed

Tax due: 
1 November 1983

Incorrect tax status?

MOT

No results returned

Incorrect MOT status?

[sheffcortinacentre]

Think that one is in the public service vehicles brochure.

[JeeExEll]

[JeeExEll]

Fiat 124 Touring.