Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Volvo 265 v Mercedes 200TE!

[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Morris 1300.

Plate & badge don't look original (it's late tho  .)

[Six-cylinder]

16 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Plate & badge don't look original (it's late tho  .)

I am surprised you say that, it has always seemed a very original car to me.

It is an early ish 1968 MK2.

I bought it from @RobT of this parish nearly 2 years ago and am really enjoying it.

I love the strip Speedo.

[High Jetter]

I love the strip too, remember a landcrab Dad had with one. I meant it was late for me, not the car, and that it would originally not have a yellow background rear plate

[Six-cylinder]

26 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

I love the strip too, remember a landcrab Dad had with one. I meant it was late for me, not the car, and that it would originally not have a yellow background rear plate

Yellow-white plates were introduced in 1967 as a safety aid and by 1968 nearly everybody wanted them to show that their new car was the latest and greatest.

Me I had to be different, in 1980 I was running this 1969 Triumph Vitesse 2.0 MK2 saloon and replaced the yellow-white plates with black perspex with silver line letters, well I did sell them in the motor parts store I managed. 

[Six-cylinder]

On 14/11/2025 at 15:42, Six-cylinder said:

A bit disappointed with the Mazda 323 GLX 1.5 today as I filled it with petrol and checked the fuel consumption for the first time.  33.1 mpg, I was hoping for 35-40 mpg.

I topped the Mazda fuel up today and over the last 200 miles it has given me 34.9 mpg, a slight improvement. Nearly meeting my expectation now.

[Six-cylinder]

I missed out on the FREE Hubnut Saab convertible by being at the Supply and Industry Café a week early!

[Six-cylinder]

Prize winning Mazda!

Today was a local meeting for the Loose Alliance Group at the Dukes, Heath and Reach. I had planned to take my Morris 1300, but it was pouring with rain and I nearly took the Range Rover. In the end I settled on the Mazda 323 and glad I did as it won "Car of the Day" that gives me a free breakfast next time! Seems it was the oldest classic out today and others bought a modern classic or daily car.

[Mrs6C]

12 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

that gives me a free breakfast next time

My Mazda, my free breakfast... 🙂

[Six-cylinder]

24 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

My Mazda, my free breakfast... 🙂

You need to wash and vac YOUR car then!

[Six-cylinder]

There has not been any car activity this week so here is a little quiz I made 5 years ago of the dashboards of our cars. We still have 9 of the 10 cars pictured?

q1

 

q2

 

q3

 

q4

 

q5

 

q6

 

q7

 

q8

 

q9

 

q10

 

 

[hairnet]

9. pos

2nd one is yank?

not sure the last one - what kinda milk float or mover about 60s/70s do you have

[High Jetter]

Many shitetroens, and an Italian fancy?

[AnthonyG]

1. Early Citroen Visa (the white two pot one?)

2. Chrysler Sebring

3. Citroen CX

4. Lancia Trevi

5. Maserati BiTurbo 

6. Citroen GS

7. Lancia Gamma

8. Oltcit?

9. Lightbulbfun mobile/plastic piglet

10. That very dead Welsh milk float, with the most valuable* component of said vehicle being the Mk3 Escort door mirror, sprayed in gold no less. 

Due to the 6 cylinder’s combined generosity, I think I’ve driven 6 of these. 

[Six-cylinder]

Minis are frightened of rain!

This morning it was the Milton Keynes Mini's breakfast meeting. Wet and miserable, only 8 people turned out and only 2 Minis came.  Sorry to say I did not fancy getting mine out from it covered parking, but as my Morris 1300 was already out in the rain I did use that.

The Beetle substituted for Colin's BMW Mini that had a 17 psi tyre when he went to leave home this morning.

Wet and soggy farm animals were not happy.

[hairnet]

squash beetle golf in a dress

[Six-cylinder]

Look what happened to us today!

Back in 2020 I became aware of a 1976 Opel Manta 1.9 Auto coupe who's owner was not very well. Both Mrs6C and I liked the car and we made enquires, but unfortunately the owner was to ill too deal with them. Eventually the owner passed away and his sister inherited the collection of 9 cars including the Manta Coupe we liked. We made enquires of the sister and were told the cars were not a priority. Time went on and through a contact I made an offer for the 8 remaining cars including the Manta Coupe we liked so much and it was accepted. We took delivery of our prized Manta on 5th August 2021.

In April 2023 some friends from the Triumph Club freed off the brakes and it was transported to my favourite garage. While not a wreck it had been off the road for a long time and needed a bit of welding, a mechanical inspection and generally some love.

Back in the summer I was informed it was ready for collection, but I delayed as it was being stored under cover. Eventually I was given the Christmas 2025 deadline and today he took the view he knew where I lived and dropped it on my drive using his own transporter! He has been so good to us and wouldn't even take any fuel money.

I had to go out this afternoon and it was dark when I got home so this week before we put it away for winter I will give it a drive.  

@sutty2006

[Mr Livered]

5 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I made an offer for the 8 remaining cars including the Manta Coupe we liked so much and it was accepted. We took delivery of our prized Manta on 5th August 2021.

So... forgive me but it's not clear whether you have adopted all eight or just the Manta?

[Mrs6C]

1 minute ago, Mr Livered said:

So... forgive me but it's not clear whether you have adopted all eight or just the Manta?

All eight... and we still have four of them...

Also, there was another one which we still have.

[Mr Livered]

Gotcha, thank you, I'm not very good at following people's stories without gaps and I miss bits.

[High Jetter]

Mazda feels neglected, tho..

[Six-cylinder]

10 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Mazda feels neglected, tho..

The Mazda went to the ball Saturday, I just never reported it.

[Floatylight]

4 hours ago, Mrs6C said:

All eight... and we still have four of them...

Also, there was another one which we still have.

Am i right in thinking

Still got

Manta

Carlton Estate

Carlton Saloon

Bedford transporter?

Moved on

Mk1 Cavalier

Other Manta

Royale

???

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Am i right in thinking

Still got

Manta

Carlton Estate

Carlton Saloon

Bedford transporter?

Moved on

Mk1 Cavalier

Other Manta

Royale

???

We still have:

Opel Manta 1.9 Auto Coupe

Vauxhall Carlton2.0i Estate

Vauxhall Carlton 1.8 undernourished Saloon with DIY gearbox

Vauxhall Royal Saloon 2.5 six cylinder Auto

Bedford CF Transporter,

We have sold:

Opel Manta 1.8 Sportshatch

Opel Manta coupe stripped out grass track car

Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6GL MK1 Brown

Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6GL MK1 Custard

The reason there are 9 cars is the Carlton Estate was at the house and not with the collection and needed to be shifted from outside the house so I had been granted permission to buy that as a priority well before the other cars were even discussed.

[Eyersey1234]

How many cars do you and @Mrs6C own between you now @Six-cylinder?

[hairnet]

6 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said:

How many cars do you and @Mrs6C own between you now @Six-cylinder?

4,384,424

and some in bits

all gm oof - please sort them quickly

[Mrs6C]

9 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said:

How many cars do you and @Mrs6C own between you now @Six-cylinder?

Quite a few...

[Six-cylinder]

The other bit of news from yesterday I left off because I was so excited by the return of the Manta is afterwards was the return of the Citroen ZX Estate. Unfortunately this year it had to have some welding for the MOT. All fixed now.

 

[hairnet]

bl tat in the background 0

the others 1

 

[Six-cylinder]

40 minutes ago, hairnet said:

bl tat in the background 0

the others 1

 

Leave my lovely Morris along! 

[hairnet]

range rover obvs