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[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, MrDuke said:

Meh - if the engine is totally goosed, that's just an excuse to drop a 1.8VVC in there instead. WCPGW???

2.5 KV6 surely?  Poor man's ZS190.

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, brownnova said:

After yesterdays epic journey I decided to stay local-ish today. Having lived in this area for 15 years or so I can’t believe I’ve never been to Wirral Transport museum before! 
 

A few buses and trams. Even short tram rides through Birkenhead! 
 

 

Oh wait

[MrDuke]

55 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

2.5 KV6 surely?  Poor man's ZS190.

Oh, I'd love to do that. Unfortunately my (non-)skills only extend as far as the existing engine mounts will allow.

[Ghosty]

On 6/4/2022 at 11:26 AM, grogee said:

Drove past a convoy of miserable 3-wheelers; the lead BMW/Messerschmitt had broken down and blocked the road. Standard. I'm sure they'll tell you it was fun.

(Excuse my grump. I'm balls deep in a village fete and surrounded by clucking women trying to 'organise')

Front one is a Heinkel Trojan, behind it is an Autobianchi Bianchina - lovely things are those. The rest are Bonds. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

9 hours ago, wesacosa said:

I stopped in at the Reliant National Rally on Saturday. 

 

Ant! There are the mortal remains of one in a hedge a couple of miles from here. Never seen a complete one before though!

[paulplom]

At another car show yesterday at Backworth golf course organised by the North East MG club. A decent turn out and a fiver for charity to get in.

[paulplom]

I picked this brochure up while I was there.

Anyone want it?

[brownnova]

41 minutes ago, paulplom said:

 

 

Wow that looks almost identical to the one my parents had in the late 90s! Beige Corduroy interior and everything! 

[dome]

@brownnova has Birkenhead still got the chopped up German U-boat on display somewhere? Saw it years ago, was pretty impressive

[Lord Sterling]

Just tried to swap my Peugeot against a BMW 520d up for £1395. I was offered £800 for the Peugeot to which I then offered Peugeot + £300 for the 520d given the BMW had 205k compared to the 134k mine has. Offer wasn't excepted.

Ah well, still plenty out there to check.

[paulplom]

2 hours ago, brownnova said:

Wow that looks almost identical to the one my parents had in the late 90s! Beige Corduroy interior and everything! 

It was totally immaculate.

[Split_Pin]

I went out for an illicit run in the Cav at lunchtime there (still on SORN), it drives perfectly and is surprisingly torque for a 1.6.  No suspension knocks or anything, gears and brakes bang on. The only hiccup was when I was testing the heaters were hot and wasn't heating much air out the central vents. I blasted it up to setting 4 and was showered with what felt like a ton of dried up foam crumbs, and over the freshly hoovered interior. The directional flap seals have likely disintegrated over time, a bit like the Audi. Outer vents work fine and the heaters are roasting so it's all good! 

I'm reet pleased with this car like. Time to get a timing belt kit ordered.

[juular]

Wasn't previously the keenest bus enthusiast, but I enjoyed a trip to the Bridgeton garage in Glasgow for their open day yesterday. I took the 240, which got a fair bit of of attention as I got the last parking spot outside the entrance.

I mostly went to travel on the free shuttles to the city centre every 30 mins, operated by a pair of Leyland Titans.

It's good to get a run on some vintage buses, it's a completely different level from just looking around static exhibits. Might go along for the West End Festival later this month.

[Merryck]

Last year we went to a transport show at the Detling showground near Maidstone. They had a number of buses driving round the event stopping at each stop so you could jump on and off. Never been much of a bus enthusiast, but that was fun.

We got chatting to a couple who had a nice old double decker. It blows my mind that someone is able to not only keep one of those running, but to actually restore it back to good condition. I can barely keep a Land Rover on the road, and these guys are re-upholstering 50 odd fucking seats in material that has the original pattern on it! 

Another great place if you're in the Peak District is the Crich Tramway Village, near Matlock. Not a large place, but some great trams going up and down you can ride on.

[Dyslexic Viking]

Took today and got a Yaris started that has been in the woods here for 2 years without having been started or used. And not surprisingly for these it started right away and the engine ran perfectly even on 2 year old petrol. Is really a shame that previous owners did not bother to rust protect this from new as it would have been on the road still i they did but 20 years and 330,000 km in use without ever refusing to start or breaking down is pretty good. The next thing that awaits this is the baler.

[Rust Collector]

31 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Took today and got a Yaris started that has been in the woods here for 2 years without having been started or used. And not surprisingly for these it started right away and the engine ran perfectly even on 2 year old petrol. Is really a shame that previous owners did not bother to rust protect this from new as it would have been on the road still i they did but 20 years and 330,000 km in use without ever refusing to start or breaking down is pretty good. The next thing that awaits this is the baler.

Liked for the fact it fired up with no problems, shame it's off to become a washing machine but 330,000kms is a good innings I reckon.

[tom13]

18 hours ago, wesacosa said:

I stopped in at the Reliant National Rally on Saturday.  It seemed like a bit of a poor turn out but I think perhaps the weather put people off.  There was pretty much one of each model though aside from a Scimitar (Princess Anne edition!)

Got to see a Bond Bug close up which was nice.  I also saw a blue Kitten which was for sale in my home town last year which I was tempted to look at but never did. Looked nicer than it did in the for sale pictures so maybe I should have had a look but would prefer one in a more zingy colour if I was to have one

Where was this? See that Fox about round me quite often, I love it.

[wesacosa]

27 minutes ago, tom13 said:

Where was this? See that Fox about round me quite often, I love it.

Alcester Rugby club, just South of Birmingham 

[artdjones]

On 6/5/2022 at 3:07 PM, junkyarddog said:

Spotted this giffer spec MGB at a show today,it's for sale if anyone is interested....

Engine is Claterted with paint,I particularly like the screw in the radiator, a nice touch I think.

He was a nice old lad,but The giffer repairs and improvements was too good not to share.

I thought you meant a show up your end of the country. I went to Innishannon today and spied it in the distance.

[Dyslexic Viking]

1 hour ago, Rust Collector said:

Liked for the fact it fired up with no problems, shame it's off to become a washing machine but 330,000kms is a good innings I reckon.

I agree and I hate scrapping cars even on something like a Yaris but it needs a lot of welding so it's done.

[RayMK]

18 hours ago, wesacosa said:

I stopped in at the Reliant National Rally on Saturday.  It seemed like a bit of a poor turn out but I think perhaps the weather put people off.  There was pretty much one of each model though aside from a Scimitar (Princess Anne edition!)

Got to see a Bond Bug close up which was nice.  I also saw a blue Kitten which was for sale in my home town last year which I was tempted to look at but never did. Looked nicer than it did in the for sale pictures so maybe I should have had a look but would prefer one in a more zingy colour if I was to have one

I'm still a member of the Reliant Owners Club and attended  National Rallies from 2005 until 2013.  The turnout that you photographed (thanks!) doesn't look too bad, given the mediocre weather.  Inevitably,  Regals of the side valve variety like mine are scarce and more of a challenge to drive to rallies, particularly if the elderly owners are also subject to questionable reliability.  I think the last time I saw a significant number of sv Reliants in attendance at a National was around 2010 at Stoke Prior when mine was one of three MKVI Regals there, plus a MKV and a girder fork van.  I'm likely to sell mine this year after I've fitted an ethanol compatible fuel pump diaphragm, a simple job which will take me weeks to get around to because my Reliant is blocked in my garage by my son's motorbike and car.   

[brownnova]

6 hours ago, dome said:

@brownnova has Birkenhead still got the chopped up German U-boat on display somewhere? Saw it years ago, was pretty impressive

Not sure… last I heard it was closed for refurbishment 

[ianjobber87]

21 hours ago, stuboy said:

Misses stuboy went to Laughton fair near lewes.. and sent me these pics..

 

I cant believe it - that lotus cortina is my dads old car! small world. 

 

[junkyarddog]

2 hours ago, artdjones said:

I thought you meant a show up your end of the country. I went to Innishannon today and spied it in the distance.

Best way to view it.

Was there yesterday,was a quagmire.

[artdjones]

1 minute ago, junkyarddog said:

Best way to view it.

Was there yesterday,was a quagmire.

It had dried to the consistency of thick chocolate mousse today.

My car of the show. There was also this Tercel that I see in Dunmanway sometimes, with totally homemade wheelarches.

[RoverFolkUs]

4 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Took today and got a Yaris started that has been in the woods here for 2 years without having been started or used. And not surprisingly for these it started right away and the engine ran perfectly even on 2 year old petrol. Is really a shame that previous owners did not bother to rust protect this from new as it would have been on the road still i they did but 20 years and 330,000 km in use without ever refusing to start or breaking down is pretty good. The next thing that awaits this is the baler.

Perfectly capable engines in these things, I've just put a set of tyres on a 2001 Yaris Verso (so the bloated brother, but still the same 1.3 engine) and it had just over 280,000 miles on it! So just under 450,000 km. It wasn't very rusty so you're exactly right, if the bodywork is looked after then they would last a very long time

[Dyslexic Viking]

12 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Perfectly capable engines in these things, I've just put a set of tyres on a 2001 Yaris Verso (so the bloated brother, but still the same 1.3 engine) and it had just over 280,000 miles on it! So just under 450,000 km. It wasn't very rusty so you're exactly right, if the bodywork is looked after then they would last a very long time

Yes they are extremely good cars. I have seen a Yaris Verso 1.3 with 650,000 km on it and there was recently a regular 1 liter Yaris of this generation with 450,000 km for sale here both were still on the original driveline. My biggest problem with these is that Toyota could have made them so much better when it comes to comfort and being a nice place to be. My 2nd generation Hyundai i10 feels like an expensive luxury car in comparison.

[RoverFolkUs]

9 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Yes they are extremely good cars. I have seen a Yaris Verso 1.3 with 650,000 km on it and there was recently a regular 1 liter Yaris of this generation with 450,000 km for sale here both were still on the original driveline. My biggest problem with these is that Toyota could have made them so much better when it comes to comfort and being a nice place to be. My 2nd generation Hyundai i10 feels like an expensive luxury car in comparison.

Yes they are pretty basic, not really a fan myself but I do commend them for their excellent reliability. Never really see engine or gearbox issues from them. It's usually rust that kills them, as per what happened with the one you posted about

[stuboy]

14 hours ago, ianjobber87 said:

 

was it ur old cortina?

[ianjobber87]

Just now, stuboy said:

was it ur old cortina?

it was my dads. he sold it in the early 80's and last we heard it was smashed into a lampost about 2 weeks later! I guess it sat somewhere for quite a while until it was worth repairing. looks great there though