HMC architecte britannique

[Bmwdumptruck]

On 26/08/2024 at 18:24, HMC said:

Ive just noticed the upcurve of the rear tailgate glass into the roof. Also when the taligate lifts up, the centre section of the bumper is brought with it. 

Didn’t they carry the same idea over to the BX estates? My dad has still got his C plate BX19D estate bought new, the first the dealer in Honiton got in. He’s also bought a late 17TZD one but can’t find an abs sensor to get it mot’d. At 91 I doubt he’ll be driving much longer, although his wife sent us a pic of him under his XM estate fixing something with the aid of a step grandchild.  Shame we don’t speak any more, but then he’s always been a cantankerous old fecker….

I see this ones a Cmatic too.  One of dads CX Safaris was Cmatic, brilliant to drive.

[High Jetter]

5 minutes ago, Bmwdumptruck said:

Didn’t they carry the same idea over to the BX estates? My dad has still got his C plate BX19D estate bought new, the first the dealer in Honiton got in. He’s also bought a late 17TZD one but can’t find an abs sensor to get it mot’d. At 91 I doubt he’ll be driving much longer, although his wife sent us a pic of him under his XM estate fixing something with the aid of a step grandchild.  Shame we don’t speak any more, but then he’s always been a cantankerous old fecker….

I see this ones a Cmatic too.  One of dads CX Safaris was Cmatic, brilliant to drive.

Sounds complicated, save what you can

[HMC]

Fleet news:

Gs - ive now got hold of a 42mm socket to allow the engine fan to be removed to then remove more bits and bobs to then replace a small rubber component thats split.

Samara-

rear inner and outer sills now welded 🇷🇺 👍

 

And i might be having a look at some prime shite tonight with a view to doing a buy. But isnt 4 cars too many ?  (even if one is in bits)

[grogee]

51 minutes ago, HMC said:

isnt 4 cars too many

No, it's too few. Especially for a man of your calibre. Great work with both the heaps, I imagine there were some raised eyebrows about welding a Lada. I'm really glad it's had its life prolonged. 

[HMC]

Enter a cheap Opaline green Acclaim CD….

[wuvvum]

Ooh, electric windows!  Very posh.

[captain_70s]

CD.

Weighed down with superfluous stuff like headlamp washers and remote fuel filler cap release. The L is the patrician's choice...

[Christine]

Like ... Dig .. etc

[HMC]

[Carl1981]

Love the colour on the Acclaim, Dad had a similar colour on a Maestro when I was young.

not jealous at all!

[HMC]

Quite a lot of history….

e bay 2005

Lets say it must have rained a lot since 😂

Actually its not in bad shape but its nothing like the e bay ad anymore (had quite a bit of welding in 2021 looking at the invoices)

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Class! Would be good to hear a 'giving it beans' video for this one - my bosses old one which I borrowed a few times in the early 90s had a right bark to it. 

Here it is 16 years ago, apparently. 

[HMC]

[500tops]

Oversized rear plate FTW 😻 

[timolloyd]

54 minutes ago, HMC said:

“That” “is” “a” “helpful” “letter”.

 

Well bought though! I never knew there was a posh model of these.

[wesacosa]

nice. I think I saw that advertised recently as recognised the Hull registration plate.  well bought 

[GingerNuttz]

My condolences to you and your family.

[Morris 63]

That's a flash Acclaim! Many years ago I had an HL in the same colour as a stop gap after my MG metro needed too much work.

I seem to recall doing a premium * repair to the nearside inner sill using a length of dexion to tie the B post back to the sill!

In fact, now I think of it, I fixed the rorty exhaust note too by welding a Nescafe catering tin round the backbox. A mate who worked in Highways took pity and appeared at my door one day with a complete Unipart exhaust system he took off a scrapper in Cheltenham; still had the paper parts labels on it.

Well bought. 😁

[J-T]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

Enter a cheap Opaline green Acclaim CD….

Phwoaar. In 1995ish, my mum found her Mk1 Fez Sandpiper had been nicked and procured an Acclaim CD as its velour clad, 4 x electric window’d (all of which needed manual assistance to close) 5 speeded replacement, in metallic red. By 1998 it had been welded up at each MOT, had rear arches formed entirely of wob and covered in red lead and was put out of its misery when a shogun backed into the front corner, taking out wing, bonnet, bumper and headlight. Thinking on, it would have been 12 years old at the time and yours looks a damn sight better, so it’s doing pretty well!

[grogee]

I too had a CD Acclaim in 1995 and the streets of Tavistock shook as I rumbled through flexing the 1335cc. Mine was Oporto Red. 

Well bought, I wonder if you'll conclude (as I did) that it's 7/8ths the size of a 'normal' car. 

My electric windows all worked... Slowly. 

@Dick Longbridge they do sound good flat out, twin carbs pointing towards the dash for maximum induction babble. 

[captain_70s]

50 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said:

My condolences to you and your family.

Dunno what you're talking about. I love mine.

[RoadworkUK]

YESS! I knew you'd have one sooner or later.

Every time I saw a CD, I'd peer in to see if it had the optional air conditioning. Never found one that did.

Also I never really understood the idea of the CD's plastic wheeltrims, which were to all intents and purposes the same as the basic steel wheel design.

Mine was my first car (ELR90Y) and I bloody loved it (because of course I did). Great fun in 2nd and 3rd on my local back roads. 

[High Jetter]

5 hours ago, HMC said:

And i might be having a look at some prime shite tonight with a view to doing a buy. But isnt 4 cars too many ?  (even if one is in bits)

Only buying 4? 🤣

[HMC]

Some details….

Tax discs!

Original dealer holder from 1983

 

[AnthonyG]

I suspect the tax disk holder was old even in 1983, not sure when Leyland dumped the Redline and Blueline labels for their trucks but probably around 1980. Also I think the tractors had long gone by then. 

[HMC]

This looks to be a period photo. Not great quality but an Ital, Marina, mini and an Acclaim are all on the forecourt…

[AnthonyG]

Wow, I expect that was quite the palace when opened in, I’m guessing, the early 1950s. 

[Rustybullethole]

Had a few Acclaims one brown and one beige. Brown one was clean as a whistle, the beige one not so much. Great cars the pair of them, surprisingly sprightly too. 

Enjoy. 

[HMC]

10 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:

Wow, I expect that was quite the palace when opened in, I’m guessing, the early 1950s. 

Yes, even has a picture from when it was new on the RIBA website

https://www.ribapix.com/cornelius-parish-limited-service-station-and-garage-hull_riba56112

[wesacosa]

42 minutes ago, HMC said:

Some details….

Tax discs!

Original dealer holder from 1983

 

Kirk Ella, very posh.