Rusty Old Rubbish, a shite blog (11 Nov - put it in H!)

[Skizzer]

Great blog Hadn't read it before, but now added to my list.

[quicksilver]

Time for a long-overdue look at another unsung hero. Why the Austin Maxi is not as crap as its reputation would suggest: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/unsung-heroes-austin-maxi.html

 

And if you missed anything in the great forum upgrade-downgrade, here's the links to some other recent features:

Sao Penza: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/sao-what.html

The collectability paradox: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/the-collectability-paradox.html

Festival of the Unexceptional: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/an-even-more-unexceptional-day.html

[quicksilver]

After reading my piece on the Maxi, my dad got all nostalgic for his and decided he wanted another. We nearly bought one this morning in slightly odd circumstances but it didn't work out and here's why: rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/the-maxi-that-got-away.html

[quicksilver]

For all those who couldn't make it to the weekend's adventures chez Six-Cylinder, here's what you missed: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/shitefest-take-two.html

[HMC]

Great blog! Sounds like you had a very successful shitefest 2 !

[quicksilver]

Here's something that will probably be appreciated here more than anywhere else as I'm sure I can't be the only one with numberplate OCD who gets irrationally annoyed by classic cars wearing the wrong type of plates: rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/success-on-plate.html

[mercrocker]

Nice blog that, and you are correct in your assumption about it being appreciated more here than elsewhere.   Judging, that is, by the plethora of incorrectly plated cars at a show I recently attended.   All stuff tends to pick up unsuitably modern replacement plates as a matter of course but why do people get black plates made up for N reg. BL cars (for example) and THEN get that gibberish modern font on them?   WTAF? 

 

Rant over, yep, you are preaching to the converted, QS.

[quicksilver]

Having previously reported a failure to buy a Maxi it gives me great pleasure to write about the successful second attempt. I've already introduced the car here so you've probably all seen it by now but you might like to read it anyway: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/its-maxi-adventure.html

[quicksilver]

With so much Rancho love around here I decided it should be my next unsung hero: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/unsung-heroes-matra-rancho.html

[quicksilver]

Recent talk of the Road Rover made me think I may be wrong and the Rancho wasn't really the world's first crossover. What do you reckon? http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/road-roving.html

[quicksilver]

This month's unsung hero is the Triumph Acclaim, a car that did so much to save British Leyland in those difficult times of the early eighties and set the trend for Anglo-Japanese cooperation: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/unsung-heroes-triumph-acclaim.html

[D Spares & Tyres]

Ironically I have just come inside to remove rust from my eye and have a cup of tea whilst in the middle of changing the exhaust system on mine.

 

I have had a new exhaust in the barn before I had the car, it eventually came in use! NEVER THROW ANYTHING AWAY EVER

 

I have had two previous Acclaims years ago and banger raced them both. They made good non contact bangers as they were one of the quickest cars with that engine capacity at the time.

 

Had this one 5 years and although it doesn`t get used much these days it always starts first time and drives really well.

 

I ought to start a thread on it I suppose.....

[trigger]

That Acclaim exhaust is like the holy grail to Acclaim owners, you just can't get them anymore hence many owners changing over to stainless now.

[RoadworkUK]

Acclaims are for total winners. Hence I had one as my first car. Upgraded the stereo to a Wharfedale branded Dixons own-brand CD player, a pair of Wharfedale Valdus front speakers (when the genuine Wharfedale briefly marketed such things) and a pair of Argos Goodmans rear shelf speakers to finish the job off.

 

I know we all love our first cars, but the Acclaim truly was grossly underrated.

[quicksilver]

Not exactly car-related, but here's a piece on the Autoshiter's eating place of choice after I ended up eating at one of the few surviving Little Chefs and reading the sad story of their decline: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/the-decline-of-little-chef.html

[quicksilver]

November's unsung hero is a bit of an obscure choice, the Volkswagen K70: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/unsung-heroes-volkswagen-k70.html

[Asimo]

Always wanted to try these although when they were just banger money I never found one, didn't realise so few had ben sold here. The engine is a water cooled derivative of the ( transverse rear engined NSU) engine, and sits on top of the gearbox like a Triumph 1300, hence the high bonnetline. Inboard front brakes like the Ro80.

There is an immaculate looking one for sale here http://m.autoscout24.de/angebote/volkswagen-sonstige-k70-benzin-silber-299308925

But sadly it is silver. All of the K70s I remember were orange, gold, turquoise or green, proper loud 1970s colours!

 

edit - found a picture of the engine / 'box. Final drive is under the engine but gears sort of in line, but still ofset through a pair of drop gears, so not completely like a Triumph 1300. sorry.

[The Moog]

Great blog, really interesting. Never heard of the K70 before.

[M'coli]

There used to be a K70 in Easton's scrappy in Gartocharn in the early 90s - it just sat there, fairly complete, with saddos like me looking wistfully at the engine bay wondering where we could find another sidedraft Weber clone from, because twin 40s, y'know.

[barefoot]

Are you all aware that the K70 shares its doors with the R80?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Are you all aware that the K70 shares its doors with the R80?

Yeah, along with the piston rings and clutch pedal.

[Alusilber]

Allegedly, the Porsche 924's brakes came from the K70.

[quicksilver]

Something absolutely not shite today. You can keep your Ferraris and Rolls-Royces, my all-time favourite dream car is the Gordon-Keeble GK1. Here's why: http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/dream-cars-gordon-keeble-gk1.html

[hairnet]

you utter git

 

99 made

 

i couldny go to the 50th thing in southampton

 

have always wanted one and id be first on the list if someone was to sell one and i came into some money

[alcyonecorporation]

Solid blog. GR9, good read, etc.

[anonymous user]

I vaguely recall one for sale a few years back which was an updated car rebadged as a De Breune. Only slightly altered (not for the better).

 

 

edited to add it was on car and classic

[martc]

Are you all aware that the K70 shares its doors with the R80?

 

Door sharing not involving Landcrab? How can this be?

[garethj]

The Gordon Keeble came out of the doomed Peerless GT and Warwick GT projects.

[quicksilver]

I vaguely recall one for sale a few years back which was an updated car rebadged as a De Breune. Only slightly altered (not for the better).

 

 

edited to add it was on car and classic

Yep, the DeBruyne GT. A beautiful car ruined by an American. The story's there on the blog.

[The Moog]

That has made so want one. Great blog. Really interesting and a good blend of facts and opinion