lesapandre Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Commie Jeep in the parts section The ad for this is very strange. I'd say proceed with caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, captain_70s said: Cool, but expensive for a fairly undesirable car that looks dog rough. Yes the majority of these were scrapped by about 1966...we used to play in a derelict one as kids. Totally undesirable family cars once the era of the 2nd hand Cortina etc arrived. Bodywork by Raymond Loewy's studio - very up to date on its 1948 introduction but hampered by antedeluvian mechanics. Not for nothing were these known as the Lumber Hawk. I like them - but I also like garden fetes and Miss Marple. anonymous user and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 24 minutes ago, lesapandre said: Not for nothing were these known as the Lumber Hawk. I like them - but I also like garden fetes and Miss Marple. Oh, I want it badly. I've a hankering for some proper post-war porridge. It just looks like the sort of car thats had a "wee tidy up" with 20 tins of Isopon... adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 It's no Sheerline....... lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Yes. Had some under-bonnet work by the looks of it. Makes me think it may have been a blow-over for film or TV. It's lost its original number by the looks of it too - may have been removed or lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, tooSavvy said: It's no Sheerline....... Very underpowered- 55bhp and 0-60 in about 25 seconds & top speed probably 70-ish flat out. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275033622584?hash=item4009480838:g:2rIAAOSw~6phl5sC GT! MorrisItalSLX and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 25 minutes ago, D.E said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275033622584?hash=item4009480838:g:2rIAAOSw~6phl5sC GT! Hot damn!! Another refugee from London too. I thought these came standard with the same steels wheels as the XS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, KitKat said: Hot damn!! Another refugee from London too. I thought these came standard with the same steels wheels as the XS. These wheels can be seen on some period press photos as well, so I guess they're original (but perhaps optional?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, D.E said: These wheels can be seen on some period press photos as well, so I guess they're original (but perhaps optional?). Yep, they were an option on the GT I think. I much prefer the XS steels. That one does look pretty great although it seems like a lot of money to me. Here's another nice 205. This is exactly what I want to do with my one - XS wheels, body-coloured high-spec valances etc. Looks like a really neat little thing It's a phase 1 so you get the nice early dashboard etc, too Admittedly it's the 1124cc motor so all show and no go, but I still really like it. A reasonable £1500 to looks like the coolest kid in school. https://www.facebook.com/groups/peugeot205.owners/permalink/4779719022085236/?sale_post_id=4779719022085236 neil1971, willswitchengage, richardmorris and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 2 hours ago, lesapandre said: very up to date on its 1948 introduction but hampered by antedeluvian mechanics. That was a recurring theme with British stuff in the late '40s though - Morrises Minor and Oxford and Hillman Minx were similarly afflicted. At least Vauxhall and Austin had overhead valve engines, but about the only mechanically "modern" car was the Jowett Javelin. lesapandre and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 What's in tomorrow Manor Park Classics auction? Drive like you're the AS admin: https://auctions.manorparkclassics.com/auction/lot/lot-5---1989-maserati-228-bi-turbo/?lot=504&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=11&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=1&g=1 Reasonable value Estelle or whatever these were called, better than ebay prices and in better nick. https://auctions.manorparkclassics.com/auction/lot/lot-68---1989-skoda-120-l/?lot=444&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=11&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=2&g=1 Try convincing a divorce court that the reason behind your separation was that you splurged the kids' nest egg on a 3000 mile Astra E estate. https://auctions.manorparkclassics.com/auction/lot/lot-77---1987-vauxhall-astra-13-merit-estate/?lot=517&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=11&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=2&g=1 adw1977, MorrisItalSLX, richardmorris and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruttyFrutty Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 A 1959 Micra anyone?? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1712867302399388 willswitchengage and Fumbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 15 minutes ago, FruttyFrutty said: A 1959 Micra anyone?? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1712867302399388 Just in case anybody needs any more information, here's the second photo. richardmorris, grogee, FruttyFrutty and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 4 hours ago, lesapandre said: The ad for this is very strange. I'd say proceed with caution. I'd imagine that given that the bloke's username is his mobile number he's expecting people to call him if they're interested. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 The 3.5 Seven Series is my favourite BMW model. The big straight six, quad round headlights, perfect proportions. This is a Japanese export, so parking wand and CLOTH. In a seven series! No airbags, may even be ABS free! I think I want it just for the door cards. £10k is a lot of money for one of these, but it is tempting. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202110188606114 tooSavvy, mk2_craig, MorrisItalSLX and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Not car related, but keeps coming up on my Faceache. Signed by Kenny Morgan and Albert Scanlon, apparently, who survived the crash. Imagine having the pure brass balls to ask those two men to sign the print of the crash they survived but lost their friends in, and then selling it for £45. Wibble, timolloyd and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 25 minutes ago, Asimo said: The 3.5 Seven Series is my favourite BMW model. The big straight six, quad round headlights, perfect proportions. This is a Japanese export, so parking wand and CLOTH. In a seven series! No airbags, may even be ABS free! I think I want it just for the door cards. £10k is a lot of money for one of these, but it is tempting. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202110188606114 I agree. A high point in BMW design. Pretty much all downhill from there Wibble and Mad Cyril 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Did any car, ever, need wanker-doors less than a Prowler*? https://www.autoscout24.com/offers/plymouth-prowler-gasoline-red-83e4c4c8-b789-4477-e053-0100007f8918?source=list_searchresults&cldtidx=4&sort=standard&lastSeenGuidPresent=true&cldtsrc=listPage **I would like a Prowler. Just because… Gompo, Jim Bell and garethj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 49 minutes ago, St.Jude said: Not car related, but keeps coming up on my Faceache. Signed by Kenny Morgan and Albert Scanlon, apparently, who survived the crash. Imagine having the pure brass balls to ask those two men to sign the print of the crash they survived but lost their friends in, and then selling it for £45. at least he hasn't gone to Dudley Cemetary for a pic with Duncan Edwards grave!! or is that further down in the ad? St.Jude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Had this one yet? https://www.gumtree.com/p/rover/rover-2000-sc-auto-1972-1978-cc-/1419236286 1974 Rover P6 2000 SC - £2,500 'needs work'. I did ping the seller but she said she wasn't sure what needed done as she's not a car person but welcome to come and look. Unfortunately Mrs Welded here said 'Non'. So I never asked any further.... So if anybody down near Brecon???? LightBulbFun, Inspiral_Mondays and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 2 hours ago, willswitchengage said: Just in case anybody needs any more information, here's the second photo. It's marked Sold already - amazing value for Tax & MoT free vehicle FruttyFrutty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 2 hours ago, FruttyFrutty said: A 1959 Micra anyone?? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1712867302399388 Mmmmmmm... a prefacelift in silver, just like mine. FruttyFrutty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265413235110?hash=item3dcbdc91a6:g:QOoAAOSwVcphl907 HGF M8. That, and the usual 480 issues (rusty wheel arches, discoloured rear lights)... MisterH, Remspoor and MorrisItalSLX 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Mitsuoka Ray. This looks like the terrible offspring of a Micra, Wolseley and a Bini. Gopping. 1997 Mitsuoka Ray 650cc Auto - Rare Import JDM KEI car Mazda based - Long MOT (ebay.co.uk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, spike60 said: Mitsuoka Ray. This looks like the terrible offspring of a Micra, Wolseley and a Bini. Gopping. 1997 Mitsuoka Ray 650cc Auto - Rare Import JDM KEI car Mazda based - Long MOT (ebay.co.uk) I'm 90% sure that was for sale a month or two ago, for around £1800 - £2k (Just listed badly) with a short MOT and needing good clean. I really like this, but not £3250 amount of like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 34 minutes ago, D.E said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265413235110?hash=item3dcbdc91a6:g:QOoAAOSwVcphl907 HGF M8. That, and the usual 480 issues (rusty wheel arches, discoloured rear lights)... On the plus side, it still looks like one of the baddies' spaceships from Battlestar Galactica. Definitely* has a spot in my dream (deranged) fantasy 20 car garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, 17-Coffees said: I'm 90% sure that was for sale a month or two ago, for around £1800 - £2k (Just listed badly) with a short MOT and needing good clean. I really like this, but not £3250 amount of like! These have a little oval badge that lights up and says.. GRISLEY LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, grogee said: On the plus side, it still looks like one of the baddies' spaceships from Battlestar Galactica. Definitely* has a spot in my dream (deranged) fantasy 20 car garage. Can confirm a 480 can be lovely car to own! Just a. don't expect it to be a sports car, and b. some specific parts are rather expensive/hard to find. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Opel Ponzi, auction starts at £1k but might reach 5 figures at a guess. Digital dash probably doubles the price. It does have a very comprehensive description but I don't think much of this: "it does look sound underneath too, floorpan etc - we have had it on a ramp, just didn't have a phone to take pics" EDIT: Forgot link. Curiously the start price is now £500,000. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Opel-Monza-GSE-V-Low-Mileage-60-622-Genuine-Miles-Not-Barn-Find-More-Project-/125007777441?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 MorrisItalSLX and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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