Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[richardmorris]

  On 14/04/2023 at 17:56, Six-cylinder said:

I have a replacement wing in the correct colour.

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Looks like a bolt on job.

[Six-cylinder]

  On 14/04/2023 at 19:21, richardmorris said:

Looks like a bolt on job.

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I think you are right. 

I am trying to put several cars back on the road at the moment including the Saab 95, Opel Manta, Range Rover Classic and Peugeot 404 so it is a bit down the todo list as the car functions just great as it is. If anybody feels the need and wants to lead the job then it could move up the list.

[Six-cylinder]

I collected our BX today with a fresh MOT, 303 miles in the year!

[hairnet]

loves driving

hates garages

ooft

[AnthonyG]

Re the 404, has it got French language instruments? - when I was sitting in it in November doing my best French cabbie impressions I have a funny feeling it had ‘huile’, ‘essence’ written etc on the little gauges.  Or maybe I just dreamed this🤔?

If it has French language instruments it’s likely a French market car that made its way to the US somehow. Original US market cars would have had English on the instruments. 

[hairnet]

  On 18/04/2023 at 20:57, AnthonyG said:

Re the 404, has it got French language instruments? - when I was sitting in it in November doing my best French cabbie impressions I have a funny feeling it had ‘huile’, ‘essence’ written etc on the little gauges.  Or maybe I just dreamed this🤔?

If it has French language instruments it’s likely a French market car that made its way to the US somehow. Original US market cars would have had English on the instruments. 

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when italian stuff that came here had olio benzina etc

when german stuff (porsches) had druck and ol

has your nerd ran away or summat

 

 

 

[Six-cylinder]

  On 18/04/2023 at 20:57, AnthonyG said:

Re the 404, has it got French language instruments? - when I was sitting in it in November doing my best French cabbie impressions I have a funny feeling it had ‘huile’, ‘essence’ written etc on the little gauges.  Or maybe I just dreamed this🤔?

If it has French language instruments it’s likely a French market car that made its way to the US somehow. Original US market cars would have had English on the instruments. 

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There was talk it may have started life in Canada so some French speaking parts. Then it could started life in France and been exported as a young car.

[AnthonyG]

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! 

[Fumbler]

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

[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]

  On 18/04/2023 at 21:44, 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! 

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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]

  On 18/04/2023 at 21:56, Fumbler said:

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

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1963

[Six-cylinder]

  On 18/04/2023 at 22:47, 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  

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

[Fumbler]

  On 19/04/2023 at 06:55, Six-cylinder said:

1963

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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]

  On 19/04/2023 at 16:55, 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!

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Bet it's the sodding points again...

[Six-cylinder]

  On 19/04/2023 at 17:50, Zelandeth said:

Bet it's the sodding points again...

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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]

  On 19/04/2023 at 16:55, 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!

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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]

  On 20/04/2023 at 16:25, 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.

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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]

  On 20/04/2023 at 21:24, Six-cylinder said:

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

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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]

  On 22/04/2023 at 18:15, 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!

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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 12/03/2023 at 14:55, hairnet said:

you need one of them incognito phones and a soundproof room

 

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See trailer above?