HMC WBOD news

[Hertz]

Admit it, you have only bought this to try and get into Claire84's knickers.

 

[dozeydustman]

[phil_lihp]

That is a lovely looking car, the colour really suits it.  Top BL tat purchasing - needs to meet mine when we're allowed to do such things again!

[greengartside]

5 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

There really ought to be some sort of warning before you drop content like that.  Even the IRA had the courtesy to "phone ahead".

Comment of the day, love it!

 

[Broadsword]

Brilliant looking Allegro. Looks exceedingly clean and in a nice colour!

[HMC]

16 hours ago, 83C said:

Step this way sir....

@HMC, was that the only BL tat for sale from wherever you obtained it from? I only ask because someone I know in North Devon has only today bought a very minty looking Maxi.

He is a serial allegro collector, I’ll ask him if he was hoarding other BL stuff

[wuvvum]

10 hours ago, Asimo said:

I have always wantd a go in an AP automatic. 

I have met a few people who wanted a go in an AP automatic.  I have yet to meet anyone who wanted a second go in an AP automatic.

[Six-cylinder]

59 minutes ago, HMC said:

He is a serial allegro collector, I’ll ask him if he was hoarding other BL stuff

It was him who under took the work on our VP, he sold us parts, everything Allegro is his bag.

Guilty, ours came with the Autobox broken and I found fixing it was a major challenge because of lack of parts. I took the opportunity to convert it to manual because of my experience driving AP box Minis and an 1100.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I have met a few people who wanted a go in an AP automatic.  I have yet to meet anyone who wanted a second go in an AP automatic.

Is that different from a Minimatic?

[somewhatfoolish]

Are they really that terrible?

[brownnova]

Ooof that’s lovely! 

[Floatylight]

Ooof that’s lovely! 

Give it 20 years and I can see you and@Mrsbrownnova having a collection to rival @Six-cylinder and@Mrs6C 's..

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[brownnova]

55 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Give it 20 years and I can see you and@Mrsbrownnova having a collection to rival @Six-cylinder and@Mrs6C 's..

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If I could buy the field next door to our house I think this would be a reality!!

[Mrs6C]

Jolly well done!

What a lovely car and you bought it from a decent bloke too. The owners' club is very friendly, too.

[trigger]

That's lovely! The colour really suits it too. I'm quite envious! 

[inconsistant]

[LightBulbFun]

what a Lovely buy! 

 

 

I would love to have a proper go in any variant!

or anything from/originating from the 1970s or earlier really! (preferably manual)

[HMC]

All cleaned up by the vendor and ready for the transport guy. Collection this pm and delivery to HMC towers tomorrow. Better get a trilby?

 

[BorniteIdentity]

That’s fantastic. I’m very very jealous. 

[RayMK]

Beautiful colour as well.  Nice one!

[HMC]

I seem to have a relatively tech savvy vendor and subsequently the shiply transport person who are both fond of sending me photos. It must be the knockout styling that’s encouraging it.

[HMC]

I’ve spent a long time looking and that grille and I’m just not quite sure what went on there.

Quaaludes? It was the 70s after all.

[tooSavvy]

Lady Penelopes Rolls......

[somewhatfoolish]

Bob No.1 "We've got all these spare VdP 1100 grilles and pickernick tables left over; What shall we do with them boss?"

Basil Exposition "Which do they fit the least badly; the Marina or the Allegro?"

Bob No.1 "errr..."

[HMC]

The fact they tooled up for a new bonnet panel though.

Quaaludes.

[SiC]

My father-in-law loves these and really wants one.

I've always thought they look a bit tragic. 

Top chodding! 

[BorniteIdentity]

I do too. Quintessential Autoshite. I think my fondness of them comes from the fact they tried to make it better, and just ended up making the whole situation 10x worse. A parable that eloquently sums up my entire life.

Want. 

[HMC]

As alluded to on news 24 I have also had a crisis over another car. One which the esteemed LJK Setright had to say this of in 1980....

“That appallingly unlovely and deservedly unlamented little saloon”

Soz Len

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jumpingjehovahs]

It's quite the fleet you're pulling together, that A30 is an absolutely lovely little thing. 

[SiC]

Neat. Always fancied a go in one of them. 

They now sell for a bit too much for impulse buy for me though.