HMC BIOHAZARD B5 passat

[HMC]

43 minutes ago, Hertz said:

How fast does it go Mister?

Happy at 30-40 , over 40 the bonnet sides start to lift up 💩 , but its incredibly torquey from tickover, i believe max power is at 2,000rpm 

[Matty]

I know it's always ask this but full driving impressions please when you get chance. Absolutely lovely 😍 

[HMC]

Made it home!

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, Hertz said:

How fast does it go Mister?

Not many miles per day, at this rate! 🤣

[mat777]

That really is very lovely indeed! 

[dollywobbler]

A Gumdrop! Having driven a couple of these, they certainly make you think about driving. Lovely.

[wesacosa]

Bloody brilliant. love it

I seem to remember Gumdrop being called an Austin 12 Heavy Clifton in the books.  Was the Clifton a body style or are they all Cliftons

[dollywobbler]

24 minutes ago, wesacosa said:

Bloody brilliant. love it

I seem to remember Gumdrop being called an Austin 12 Heavy Clifton in the books.  Was the Clifton a body style or are they all Cliftons

Yes, Clifton is the tourer, Ascot the saloon. Technically Austin 12/4 Heavy Clifton.

[hairnet]

how many shillings was the explosive essence?

[mat777]

37 minutes ago, hairnet said:

how many shillings was the explosive essence?

[purplebargeken]

What an ace thing.

[brownnova]

An absolutely cracking looking car! I too have fond memories of the gumdrop series of books, so this is a very nostalgic thing! 

[Pieman]

What a truly beautiful car, I am very impressed and very jealous.

Gumdrop was the first thing I thought of too, I loved those books when I was a kid.  I didn't know until much later in life, however, that Gumdrop was actually a real car owned by the author of the books, Val Biro.  He is a 1926 model, and I think still exists today.

Looking forward to following the adventures of your own Austin 12!

[wesacosa]

8 hours ago, Pieman said:

What a truly beautiful car, I am very impressed and very jealous.

Gumdrop was the first thing I thought of too, I loved those books when I was a kid.  I didn't know until much later in life, however, that Gumdrop was actually a real car owned by the author of the books, Val Biro.  He is a 1926 model, and I think still exists today.

Looking forward to following the adventures of your own Austin 12!

it definitely still exists today but I'm not sure who has it since Val Biro died.

[HMC]

14 hours ago, wesacosa said:

Bloody brilliant. love it

I seem to remember Gumdrop being called an Austin 12 Heavy Clifton in the books.  Was the Clifton a body style or are they all Cliftons

There were quite an array of bodies fitted to them (and indeed, no body) this one is a “burnham”

 

[HMC]

further to above- some description of the body types….

[HMC]

Dont think i posted an interior pic

 

upper steering boss lever = hand throttle

lower steering boss lever = advance / retard ignition timing 

[HMC]

So be careful where you rest your hand whilst driving 😂

[HMC]

Maserati/ Austin face off

[lesapandre]

4 minutes ago, HMC said:

So be careful where you rest your hand whilst driving 😂

And where you hang your handbag.😂

[lesapandre]

3 minutes ago, HMC said:

Maserati/ Austin face off

Hmmmm - I wonder which of those will be on the road in 2030? 🤔

[Matty]

59 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

And where you hang your handbag.😂

Choke obvs 😄

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

Maserati/ Austin face off

Do you know if I had the choice- I'd go for the Austin over the white outsize running shoe.

[somewhatfoolish]

Have you hand started it yet?

[HMC]

3 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Have you hand started it yet?

Ive done that with my old austin 7, this one not yet

[wuvvum]

16 hours ago, HMC said:

lower steering boss lever = advance / retard

I believe these days it's known as "advance / SEN".

[HMC]

First ftp- started jammed on the flywheel- hammering (in the literal sense) the starter didnt help, so instead i dragged the 12 behind the 75 on a tow rope and it nudged free. No pics of that polova, so have one of the drive before hand

[lesapandre]

An AA or whoever call out would be interesting.

"What marque?"

"An Austin"

"A what?"

"Austin"

"What model?"

"A Burnham"

"It's burning!"

"No"

What year?

1930

Long silence...

Old cars are fantastic. No one believes that anything before 2010 is a car...

If it plays up it should start "on the handle". They usually come with some massive iron starting handle.

You need to get a deerstalker hat to drive this - perhaps a huge stick-on beard too.

[HMC]

75? Yes the fiat 500 twin air engine went pop so - what to do? buy an even older car. In mitigation its a cheapy diesel auto so technically the least likely to go wrong of all 75s. We will see.. The tow bar has already been useful 😂

currently the only pic..

[2flags]

Good buy on the Rover. Diesel automatic, with reasonable maintenance should last a long, long time. Good engines, good gearboxes, rust can be a problem on the sills and the rear suspension, but other that that, a very nice and pleasant place to sit. Being the tourer is a useful thing too.