Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - An open air picnic in mid September!

[hairnet]

i think hes found his nerd

fumbler dont encourage him fuxake

 

[High Jetter]

Quebec frenchy speak tho?

(I found part of the dictionary )

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, AnthonyG said:

I strongly suspect the car was first sold in France and then made its way to North America as a personal import (presumably before emissions regs etc made doing that really hard). 

I very much doubt Peugeot went to the trouble of fitting a French language instrument pack to the cars destined for dealers in Quebec! 

I am wondering, do we know for sure the car was ever in the US at all, whats our possible proof/evidence for that ?

 we know it previously came from the Netherlands, we have concrete proof that through its documents/and its dutch age related plate DM-11-31 and its dutch "DVLA" vehicle record which tell us it was imported into the Netherlands 1996, but I have to wonder if it was just imported from France into the Netherlands directly?

 

as a side note @Six-cylinder while quickly researching the matter again, I came across this video of the car from a few years ago, 

forgive me if its something you have seen before already,  and it aint much but thought id share it still  

[Six-cylinder]

8 hours ago, Fumbler said:

What year is the car again? Canada didn't go metric until 1975.

1963

[Six-cylinder]

8 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

I am wondering, do we know for sure the car was ever in the US at all, whats our possible proof/evidence for that ?

 we know it previously came from the Netherlands, we have concrete proof that through its documents/and its dutch age related plate DM-11-31 and its dutch "DVLA" vehicle record which tell us it was imported into the Netherlands 1996, but I have to wonder if it was just imported from France into the Netherlands directly?

 

as a side note @Six-cylinder while quickly researching the matter again, I came across this video of the car from a few years ago, 

forgive me if its something you have seen before already,  and it aint much but thought id share it still  

Thanks, I hadn't seen the video, just photos with the car looking like that. 

[Fumbler]

50 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

1963

Ahhhhh ok. I think it must've been imported rather young.

[Six-cylinder]

The start of the Manta’s journey to a working car!

This morning I had the Manta collected and taken to my favourite garage who are going to do the welding and make it road worthy.

One hiccup is I told my garage it started and drove just fine, this morning it would not start. Having it delivered non-running I am keeping a low profile because I don’t like bad language!

[hairnet]

Nice

[Zelandeth]

54 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

The start of the Manta’s journey to a working car!

This morning I had the Manta collected and taken to my favourite garage who are going to do the welding and make it road worthy.

One hiccup is I told my garage it started and drove just fine, this morning it would not start. Having it delivered non-running I am keeping a low profile because I don’t like bad language!

Bet it's the sodding points again...

[Six-cylinder]

19 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Bet it's the sodding points again...

Annoying as it was running 2 days ago.

New points were sent with the car!

[hairnet]

hes waterlogged it by dribbling on it

@Mrs6C can you keep him in line please

 

[Zelandeth]

23 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

The start of the Manta’s journey to a working car!

This morning I had the Manta collected and taken to my favourite garage who are going to do the welding and make it road worthy.

One hiccup is I told my garage it started and drove just fine, this morning it would not start. Having it delivered non-running I am keeping a low profile because I don’t like bad language!

Very like the Cavalier then!  It would be running absolutely perfect one minute, then you'd switch it off and sixty seconds later would have absolutely zero spark.  Take the cap off, poke the points a couple of times and it would be back as though nothing had happened every time.

Can't remember if I ever got as far as actually changing them now.

[Bear]

That was a knackered coil on one of my CXs. Drove me nuts until I replaced it in desperation.

[Six-cylinder]

14 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Very like the Cavalier then!  It would be running absolutely perfect one minute, then you'd switch it off and sixty seconds later would have absolutely zero spark.  Take the cap off, poke the points a couple of times and it would be back as though nothing had happened every time.

Can't remember if I ever got as far as actually changing them now.

My garage say they have got it running again now. 

 

[Six-cylinder]

MK Modern Classics gathering tonight. A bit of a damp night with 20 cars, shame as the pub had laid on extra catering  expecting more.

I gave the BX a run out.

 

 

[Mrs6C]

Just now, Six-cylinder said:

shame as the pub had laid on extra catering  expecting more.

Presumably you did the honourable thing and had double rations?

[Six-cylinder]

My favorite garage asked if I wanted to buy an old tatty trailer from another customer. 14 foot long deck enclosed with a low roof that had been used to store a MGB. I was told it worked ok but was a bit custy.  It did not excite me very much, but I made an offer anyway. A couple of weeks later I was told my offer was accepted and today I collected it.

It is spot on  Autoshite/Six-cylinder condition!

[LightBulbFun]

14 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

My favorite garage asked if I wanted to buy an old tatty trailer from another customer. 14 foot long deck enclosed with a low roof that had been used to store a MGB. I was told it worked ok but was a bit custy.  It did not excite me very much, but I made an offer anyway. A couple of weeks later I was told my offer was accepted and today I collected it.

It is spot on  Autoshite/Six-cylinder condition!

Oh Awesome  I bet that will come in very handy! espically one you have it hooked up to the Bedford CF and then you can start bringing them home in pairs! 

 its even got a centre section! dont think I need to elaborate on the importance of that! (or why @Mrs6C is currently wrestling a 9 inch angle grinder out of @Six-cylinder's hands)

[richardmorris]

Like the posh gates

[hairnet]

Ceri very jealous now?

[Bear]

On 3/12/2023 at 2:55 PM, hairnet said:

you need one of them incognito phones and a soundproof room

 

See trailer above?

[richardmorris]

[richardmorris]

[LightBulbFun]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

@richardmorris you look a lot different to when I saw you last! and I never realised you had a Bentley that you were selling to @Six-cylinder!

 

[catsinthewelder]

@LightBulbFun That's not a Bentley!

[LightBulbFun]

5 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

@LightBulbFun That's not a Bentley!

well then what is it! because my first thought on seeing a winged badge was obviously

next thought was "ok its something posh and fancy" and I know Bentley also have a winged badge

other then that I have got no clue  

[Christine]

Clue is on the engine 

[LightBulbFun]

31 minutes ago, Christine said:

Clue is on the engine 

someone could have put that engine in anything! 

(well thats my excuse for completely not noticing it *goes to the back*)

[richardmorris]

17 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

someone could have put that engine in anything! 

(well thats my excuse for completely not noticing it *goes to the back*)

Aston Martin lagonda, phase 4. 

[hairnet]

chris stoppit you already have a flash car