HMC- Return of the Cheeky 500

[sdkrc]

A church or a park

[HMC]

LIVE collection- coffee done, and the vendor is actually picking me up.

 

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Pez shot, obvz 

 

[HMC]

Currently driving back over Dartmoor….

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Oh, that's a stunner. What's the story (ᵐᵒʳⁿⁱⁿᵍ ᵍˡᵒʳʸ)?

[Zelandeth]

Very nice. Yes, I'm more than a little jealous.

 

[Soundwave]

Lovely!

You wait ages for a P4 on AS, then two come along at once...

[High Jetter]

Very nice!

[HMC]

Blown away by the history 

 

 

[barrett]

Blimey, another one!

[Tubbo]

It’s a real shame to burn all that history!

[Stanky]

2 minutes ago, Tubbo said:

It’s a real shame to burn all that history!

GDPR innit?

[SiC]

I bidded on that to £1950 but it didn't hit reserve. It was on the P4 drivers guild website at over £5k and I assumed the reserve was a lot higher. Anyway I decided to buy the one I have. 

When the auction ended, the chap offered it for my bid price. I was very tempted but I turned him down as I'd rather have the 6cyl, even if scruffier than this 4cyl when given a choice. 

[HMC]

2 minutes ago, SiC said:

I bidded on that to £1950 but it didn't hit reserve. It was on the P4 drivers guild website at over £5k and I assumed the reserve was a lot higher. Anyway I decided to buy the one I have. 

When the auction ended, the chap offered it for my bid price. I was very tempted but I turned him down as I'd rather have the 6cyl, even if scruffier than this 4cyl when given a choice. 

Likewise I offered on yours via Facebook, and the vendor was going to get back to me, if it wasn’t collected; which it was. I’ve had a 100 and a 110 and a dead 80 (which I never actually drove) and wanted to try a less nose heavy one for local pottering.

[HMC]

Back home after a bit of a Dartmoor potter about

 

This has got tonnes of history- it was on the road till about 1968 and then was left untill returning to the road in 1991. All the docs and history suggest it’s done 31k from new. It certainly drives more lightly and crisply than the other ones I’ve had.  The photos are from 1988/89.
 

[Dyslexic Viking]

I'm surprised it has disc brakes at the front I had thought they had drums.

[Surface Rust]

I think the P4 is becoming the Southern AS version of the Ssangyong Rexton.

[HMC]

9 minutes ago, Surface Rust said:

I think the P4 is becoming the Southern AS version of the Ssangyong Rexton.

There must be a collective term for them.

An armada?

A pillage?

[Surface Rust]

A pillage sounds apt!

How do you find the 4 cyl compared to the 6?  I love the sound of the 6 and think I'd miss the torque, but lighter parking also sounds appealing!

[hairnet]

5 hours ago, SiC said:

 the 6cyl, even if scruffier than this 4cyl when given a choice. 

 

and the man answers my question without asking

also @Six-cylinder are you scruffier cos youve got more pots

 

[hairnet]

4 hours ago, HMC said:

There must be a collective term for them.

An armada?

A pillage?

a flash git (in period)

 

[HMC]

I did the school run this am in the p4.  I got to it a bit earlier than necessary as I was unsure if the car would turn over and start. It did perfectly.  I have low expectation, at least at first when it’s called upon to be AN CAR rather than an exhibit.
 

It had rained quite heavily overnight and a the front mats were quite wet, looked like the door seals were to blame.  My eldest (aged 9) was much taken with the radio that needed to be tuned manually. Totally alien to him, and a source of amusement. I did test it out but although it had power, it just made cracking noises. He suggested we look for an antenna (which we found mounted on the roof) and when we extended it the radio worked! Think it was bbc world service that we picked up on LW?

[HMC]

Its just occurred to me that “radio on” is a 1970s British art house film what I’ve got a copy of. The protagonist drives a knackered p4 from London to Bristol. Might watch it again soon.

[vulgalour]

On 3/21/2023 at 5:54 PM, HMC said:

There must be a collective term for them.

An armada?

A pillage?

A Trudge

It is peculiar how low the values (outside of The Guild) have remained on even quite nice examples of these.  You can pick up a reasonable P4 for the same sort of money as a Morris Minor which makes you wonder why you'd pick up a Morris Minor.  Suppose you could just have both.

[Marm Toastsmith]

2 hours ago, HMC said:

Its just occurred to me that “radio on” is a 1970s British art house film what I’ve got a copy of. The protagonist drives a knackered p4 from London to Bristol. Might watch it again soon.

Not seen it. Sounds great. 

[High Jetter]

Surely a Sisterhood of Aunties?

[somewhatfoolish]

On 3/21/2023 at 4:43 PM, HMC said:

Likewise I offered on yours via Facebook, and the vendor was going to get back to me, if it wasn’t collected; which it was. I’ve had a 100 and a 110 and a dead 80 (which I never actually drove) and wanted to try a less nose heavy one for local pottering.

C&SC reviewed a 60 and reckoned the lighter IOE 4 was a better steer than the 80; both run rings around the 6s.