Missy Charm Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 12 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Indeed it is still alive - I snapped a few pics of it yesterday on the outskirts of Belfast: Looks very much cared for - and I hope to see more of it, if it's local! Out of interest, where did you find your pic of CBE? Online search result, or is it a 'known car' in shiter circles? I queried the registration plate with the term 'and Fiesta' on a search engine and found an image. I've certainly never heard of it before. Lovely looking car, though. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 20 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said: Where's that from? Anymore info? 20 hours ago, Wibble said: That looks great, if not photoshopped. 19 hours ago, Wibble said: Had a feeling it might be, shame. I did it yesterday as I had read this thread earlier. It took about 20 minutes to do. I found the picture on here. It was posted in the Ebay Tat thread I think. I shortened the front doors, added about 2" to the wheelbase, and then just stitched it together. If you look closely at the picture yu can probably see the joins and copy and paste bits. The most difficult part was trying to get the shut line around the arch to look OK. AnnoyingPentium and HillmanImp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: I did it yesterday as I had read this thread earlier. It took about 20 minutes to do. I found the picture on here. It was posted in the Ebay Tat thread I think. I shortened the front doors, added about 2" to the wheelbase, and then just stitched it together. If you look closely at the picture yu can probably see the joins and copy and paste bits. The most difficult part was trying to get the shut line around the arch to look OK. Nice work, looks really good! MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Toyota's FT-EV concept from 2011 could have have worked a treat and been ahead of the game with pocket-sized EVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine 1980 six wheeled hybrid EV. https://www.motor1.com/news/404696/briggs-stratton-six-wheel-hybrid/amp/ MiniMinorMk3, CreepingJesus and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Fiesta Breadvan anyone Three Speed, Dick Longbridge, Crackers and 7 others 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 R-R moving into the builders market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 19 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: R-R moving into the builders market Plastering has never been so well paid... MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT V8. Only two or three of these were built. They had the 2.6 V8 from the Montreal. Rightnider, Crackers, horriblemercedes and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 ALFA ROMEO ITALDESIGN CAPSULA "The real peculiarity of the #ItaldesignCapsula consists in the interchangeable base, made up of the transmission, the steering wheel, the tank, the spare wheel, the boot, the heating, the lights and the engine, which was the 1.5-litre 4-cylinder boxer (104 HP ) of #AlfaRomeo Alfasud. The bodywork could be easily removed and replaced with others of various types, intended for the transport of passengers, goods or even cars: among the suggested applications there was also that of a tow truck. The car body of the minivan was made up of five parts: the side ones, the front and rear ones (which fitted into the base) and a roof spar, designed to keep them all together." Via @autofdate Edit: It wouldn't have looked too bad if it didn't have the upstairs level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Matty, RayMK and M'coli 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 18/03/2023 at 13:46, MiniMinorMk3 said: Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT V8. Only two or three of these were built. They had the 2.6 V8 from the Montreal. Surely one of the best sounding engines of all time. I wish the Montreal had actually been a good car, so there'd be more of them around! MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted Friday at 09:02 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 09:02 PM sheffcortinacentre and MiniMinorMk3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted Friday at 09:41 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:41 PM Proposed MK2 Granada coupe ( very 6 series BMW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted Friday at 11:17 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 11:17 PM Now restored: MiniMinorMk3, Shite Ron and High Jetter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted Saturday at 12:01 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:01 AM Similar to a Scimiter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted Saturday at 04:08 AM Share Posted Saturday at 04:08 AM On 16/03/2023 at 08:20, Dick Longbridge said: Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine 1980 six wheeled hybrid EV. https://www.motor1.com/news/404696/briggs-stratton-six-wheel-hybrid/amp/ The way some engines are joined to produce a bigger one ( VAG W12 and BMW 0.5 “modules” for example), Briggs -Stratton could have made an epic air cooled 1.6 litre V 16 from their 100cc lawn mower engines. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted Saturday at 07:25 AM Share Posted Saturday at 07:25 AM On 08/11/2015 at 19:29, Dick Longbridge said: Stumpy Horizon predecessor I guess C2 short was a shortened and IIRC narrowed down Horizon which would have been the Samba, the contemporaneous Sunbeam just being a stopgap car for the city hatchback market. Can’t remember if they were developed at the same time or C2 short was a subsequent development. Canned when PSA bought Chrysler Europe and in 1981 the 3-door 104 was lengthened a touch and rebadged with the T in a circle we all know and love* Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted Saturday at 08:30 AM Share Posted Saturday at 08:30 AM 4 hours ago, Metal Guru said: Briggs -Stratton could have made an epic air cooled 1.6 litre V 16 from their 100cc lawn mower engines. Lacquer Peel and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted Monday at 03:21 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:21 PM Mini Gatto by Zagato. Only one made after initial projection that thirty would be built. Leyland Worldmaster and D.E 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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