invacar LightBulbFun's Invacar & general ramble thread, index on page 1, survivors lists on Pages 24/134 & AdgeCutler's Invacar Mk12 Restoration from Page 186 onwards, still harping on...

[Cavcraft]

This will be the fella...

My Life & Cars – Richard Usher, CEO, Great British Car Journey | evo

[lesapandre]

I think this is on this badge too - though blurred.

 

[adw1977]

Programme link

Only available for 24 hours, though!

They also have a rather nice Sierra Sapphire which they compare to a modern blob.

Here's a slightly better screengrab:

[D.E]

Parked Invacar at 3:32?

Also, AC Frua driving toward the camera at 6:17, and stuck behind a Taunus 17M at 6:29!

[uk_senator]

On 25/12/2024 at 17:33, LightBulbFun said:

 

I`ve got some similar to that in the loft! I`ve got no housings for them, or connectors, I cant even remember where they came from now! 

I`ve not been on for quite a while, so I missed all of this, including the resurrection of REV! Congrats! I hope to spot him randomly chugging around that there London at some point! 😁

[LightBulbFun]

8 hours ago, D.E said:

Parked Invacar at 3:32?

Also, AC Frua driving toward the camera at 6:17, and stuck behind a Taunus 17M at 6:29!

indeed Invacar Mk12D or Mk12E  

[LightBulbFun]

14 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

This will be the fella...

My Life & Cars – Richard Usher, CEO, Great British Car Journey | evo

 

10 hours ago, adw1977 said:

Programme link

Only available for 24 hours, though!

They also have a rather nice Sierra Sapphire which they compare to a modern blob.

Here's a slightly better screengrab:

Mmmm all the more intriguing that will be YVX281L then, which is that Model 70 that keeps popping up on eBay where no one can message the seller!

[LightBulbFun]

7 hours ago, uk_senator said:

I`ve got some similar to that in the loft! I`ve got no housings for them, or connectors, I cant even remember where they came from now! 

I`ve not been on for quite a while, so I missed all of this, including the resurrection of REV! Congrats! I hope to spot him randomly chugging around that there London at some point! 😁

Thanks  if you can get pictures of those similar lightbulbs in the loft, then REV might come chugging right to your front door

[lesapandre]

32 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

 

Mmmm all the more intriguing that will be YVX281L then, which is that Model 70 that keeps popping up on eBay where no one can message the seller!

Probably a fake ad based on pirated photos. Someone trying to rip people off.

[Mrs6C]

11 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

 

Mmmm all the more intriguing that will be YVX281L then, which is that Model 70 that keeps popping up on eBay where no one can message the seller!

Here's a thought... now you know the name of the CEO of the 'Great British Car Journey', you could write to him (or email) and say you saw him on TV, noticed the Model 70 and Larmer car in the background and would like to find out more about them and their history, as you are an enthusiast and historian of invalid carriages and like to research and make a record of all those you find etc.

I bet you he would be more than happy to help you out with information. Any details you could fill in about their history for him might be welcomed too, as it's more info. the GBCJ can add for those vehicles, which in turn helps them to promote their business.

I have just been making enquiries about some NG railway coaches I acquired last year, contacting owners of sibling vehicles to try to piece together their collective history. They have all been very helpful with info. and photos and are keen themselves to know more about their own, as well as help me find out about mine.

Ask and you may receive!

[LightBulbFun]

5 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Here's a thought... now you know the name of the CEO of the 'Great British Car Journey', you could write to him (or email) and say you saw him on TV, noticed the Model 70 and Larmer car in the background and would like to find out more about them and their history, as you are an enthusiast and historian of invalid carriages and like to research and make a record of all those you find etc.

I bet you he would be more than happy to help you out with information. Any details you could fill in about their history for him might be welcomed too, as it's more info. the GBCJ can add for those vehicles, which in turn helps them to promote their business.

I have just been making enquiries about some NG railway coaches I acquired last year, contacting owners of sibling vehicles to try to piece together their collective history. They have all been very helpful with info. and photos and are keen themselves to know more about their own, as well as help me find out about mine.

Ask and you may receive!

I did ping them an email a while back but they never responded sadly

On 11/02/2024 at 16:56, LightBulbFun said:

On 11/02/2024 at 16:48, quicksilver said:

Bringing things back to Invacar chat, Steph idriveaclassic's latest video contains something of interest.

The Great British Car Journey have just acquired this Model 70 that isn't yet on display. No plates unfortunately but it's a handlebar-control Invacar. Any ideas which one it might be?

indeed that one be YVX281L  

I did ping them an email offering my services if they need any help with it, applying for its logbook, and help getting it back on the road etc but sadly they never did respond to my email.

and before anyone suggests it, I did ask @dollywobbler if he has any contacts over there, but sadly he does not

 

[Mrs6C]

3 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

I did ping them an email a while back but they never responded sadly

That's OK. You can still send another and/or use 'Reply to all' on the original email and ask something along the lines of 'Have you had the opportunity to consider my enquiry below?' then add the bit about the TV, cars in background etc.

I had to send two or three to the Science Museum at Wroughton before anyone replied re. the Harper. We got there in the end.

 

[lesapandre]

1 hour ago, Mrs6C said:

That's OK. You can still send another and/or use 'Reply to all' on the original email and ask something along the lines of 'Have you had the opportunity to consider my enquiry below?' then add the bit about the TV, cars in background etc.

I had to send two or three to the Science Museum at Wroughton before anyone replied re. the Harper. We got there in the end.

 

I always think it's better to write.

Emails are a very degraded form of communication.

Type and print a nice letter with some choice photos of Rev and offer to do a full write-up on their cars?

I think this museum is the one where you get to drive cars. That being the case they may well be intending to get their Invacar going soon and might welcome some technical and parts assistance too?

I'm sure the museum is run by nice folk.

Their own Invacar is shown here at 2:50 on.

Like any smallish organisation they'll get inundated with informal enquiries and emails they don't get time to answer - so better to do something better in a letter 😄

Or even set up a visit to see Rev-2 sometime? Looks like it's in their reserve collection store at the moment.

[andy18s]

[LightBulbFun]

16 minutes ago, andy18s said:

seen that do the rounds a few times on social media  , had to double take the first time I saw it as I thought it was an estate near here, but I dont think it is, but is of an estate elsewhere in London, that must of been part of the same project (same design of buildings/general layout) 3 wheeler there is a Reliant Regal tho, no Invacars sadly

[lesapandre]

They are London County Council public housing estates  - they all follow a common template and style - dotted all over the LCC area. Mostly built in the 1930's - though some are late 40's too. Well built and most still in use. Some similar ones also built by the individual London Boroughs.

The LCC went on to become the Greater London Council after local government reorganisation. 

Disbanded by Thatcher and reinstated now as the Greater London Authority.