egg Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1500 Spitfire fitted. https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1528724 meggersdog, Matty, Cavcraft and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaGTE85 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 hours ago, grogee said: That's what I thought. Yet this is a 1.3L with digital dash. Which would be unremarkable except I'm struggling to work out how it was integrated onto a 1.3 A-series, if the only factory options were 1.6 or 2.0. The underbonnet shot doesn't seem to show any fudged wiring (admittedly hard to tell among the BL Spaghetti). Is it a Bitsa car? Bitsa this, bitsa that? Either way it's BIN at £750, a steal* for 80s digital CoMpUtErIzEd space age. Not obvious from the eBay pics whether it's got the talking module, which sits to the left of the instruments - I thought digital = talking, but maybe not in this case. Curiouser and curiouser. A-Plus, well done!!! What was the difference between the original A Series and the newer A+ Series? Does A+ make it some kind of lean-burn unit like some later CVH's were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204229049146?hash=item2f8cfffb3a:g:Me0AAOSwkBhj2CEd Kringle, Cavcraft, RoverFolkUs and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWhite Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 'There ain't no way somebody's getting there before me, not in a base' https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301303758659?model=Cavalier&include-delivery-option=on&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=m342dz&sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Vauxhall&radius=1501&page=1 grogee, garethj, Cavcraft and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 50 minutes ago, egg said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/547759850647779 Currently on Ebay at £4000 with no reserve. Usual messing about. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Cavcraft said: motorcycles scooters | eBay 'never race..not done 1 lap' Given that the front brake line seems to be some garden hose held on with a cable tie, it's probs just as well, M8. More to the point, what was the point of installing the digital dash, then sticking a bloody great brake fluid reservoir right in front of it? Cavcraft and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 37 minutes ago, egg said: 1500 Spitfire fitted. https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1528724 I was looking at that for ages the other day, I really like it. Looks amazing on the white steels, just needs the eyelids binning and I'd be very happy to drive around in that. Bet that 1500 + overdrive is pretty useful. Too rich for me, luckily. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Hertz said: £675 https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1545184 That looks helluva good value! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Garythesnail said: That is stangely alluring...... only 80k miles too. A lot of these had the rear propshaft removed due to the viscous coupling in the rear differential seizing up and causing issues, as far as I’m aware you can’t get replacement viscous couplings anymore Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 41 minutes ago, KWhite said: 'There ain't no way somebody's getting there before me, not in a base' https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301303758659?model=Cavalier&include-delivery-option=on&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=m342dz&sort=relevance&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Vauxhall&radius=1501&page=1 There can't be many F plate mk3s left. KWhite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin-Rover Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 6 hours ago, grogee said: That's what I thought. Yet this is a 1.3L with digital dash. Which would be unremarkable except I'm struggling to work out how it was integrated onto a 1.3 A-series, if the only factory options were 1.6 or 2.0. The underbonnet shot doesn't seem to show any fudged wiring (admittedly hard to tell among the BL Spaghetti). Is it a Bitsa car? Bitsa this, bitsa that? Either way it's BIN at £750, a steal* for 80s digital CoMpUtErIzEd space age. Not obvious from the eBay pics whether it's got the talking module, which sits to the left of the instruments - I thought digital = talking, but maybe not in this case. Curiouser and curiouser. It's dead easy to fit a digidash to other models. For the most part it's plug-and-play. As long as you've got the speed transducer for the gearbox, you're good to go. The instrument cluster works independently of the rest, so if you're happy to have a 'mute' Maestro you can still have the digital speedo, fuel, temp and tachometer. The one in the eBay ad is missing the fuel flow unit from the bulkhead by the coil, which means even if it had the 'computery' part, it would be unable to supply the random numbers that were supposedly your statistics on fuel used, instantaneous consumption and MPG. As mentioned already it was standard fit to the Vanden Plas and MG, and optional equipment on the HLS in the original launch line up. Although you'd have never ever received your HLS with digidash as Smiths Instruments struggled to fulfill the requirements for working systems for the models that should have had it, let alone the optional ones. Thankfully the HLS came with its own unique instrument pack - very stylish it was too. grogee, High Jetter and BeEP 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 11 hours ago, MantaGTE85 said: A-Plus, well done!!! What was the difference between the original A Series and the newer A+ Series? Does A+ make it some kind of lean-burn unit like some later CVH's were? Funnily enough I was reading up on this last night. The answer is: not much in hardware terms, but £30m development spend for ARG: A-Plus versions[edit] British Leyland was keen to update the old A-series design in the 1970s. However, attempts at replacement, including an aborted early-70s British Leyland 'K engine' (unrelated to the later Rover K series) and an OHC version of the A series, ended in failure. During the development of what was to become the Austin Metro, engineers tested the A series against its more modern rivals and found that it still offered competitive (or even class-leading) fuel economy and torque for its size. While in the 1970s the A series had begun to seem dated against a new generation of high-revving overhead cam engines, by the end of the decade a new emphasis on good economy and high torque outputs at low speeds meant that the A series's inherent design was still well up to market demands. Given this, and the lack of funds to develop an all-new power unit, it was decided to upgrade the A-series unit at a cost of £30 million. The result was the 'A-Plus' Series of engines. Available in 998 and 1,275 cc (60.9 and 77.8 cu in), the A-Plus had stronger engine blocks and cranks, lighter pistons and improved piston rings, Spring loaded tensioner units for the timing chain and other detail changes to increase the service interval of the engine (from 6,000 to 12,000 miles (9,700 to 19,300 km)). More modern SU Carburettors and revised manifold designs allowed for small improvements in power without any decrease in torque or fuel economy. Many of the improvements learnt from the Cooper-tuned units were also incorporated, with A-Plus engines having a generally higher standard of metallurgy on all units, where previously only the highest-tuned engines were upgraded in this way. This made the A-Plus engines generally longer-lived than the standard A series, which had a life between major rebuilds of around 80,000 to 100,000 miles (130,000 to 160,000 km) in normal service. Studies were made into upgrading the engine to use five main crankshaft bearings but the standard three-bearing crank had proven reliable even in high states of tune and at high engine speeds, so it was not deemed worth the extra funding. The new engines received distinctive 'A+' branding on their rocker covers and the blocks and heads were colour-coded for the different capacities: yellow for 998 cc (60.9 cu in) and red for 1,275 cc (77.8 cu in) engines. goosey, MantaGTE85 and Remspoor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Double Metro Misery https://www.gumtree.com/p/austin/two-mark-one-metros-for-sale/1448788126 Erebus, MorrisItalSLX, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 5:32 PM, camryv6 said: I have never understood the fascination with these, i drove one about 25 years ago and i can still remember the driving experience as if it was yesterday, and not in a good way ! Me either, although I did a back to back comparison with an Polski FIAT / FSO 125p device & that fucker was even worse. MiniMinorMk3 and camryv6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat777 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Spotted these earlier whilst hunting for something else - when did you last see a set?https://www.gumtree.com/p/wheel-rims-tyres/ford-sierra-gls-set-of-5-1-2-j-14-inch-steel-wheels-four-near-mint-white-trims/1424082382 500tops, egg and Tenmil Socket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Subaru GFT! https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1232427 BlankFrank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Have we had this yet? Lowered Stellar with an MX-5 engine. Wibble, EML, grogee and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 https://www.lesanciennes.com/annonce/honda-n360-1968-a549062?ftype=vo&fcat=autos 500tops and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 In the 16th Arondissment of Paris - a posh part - and supposedly sellers daily... https://www.lesanciennes.com/annonce/autobianchi-bianchina-eden-roc-1970-a553367?ftype=vo&fcat=autos MiniMinorMk3, richardmorris, wuvvum and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Claims a one owner car. https://www.lesanciennes.com/annonce/simca-1301-1967-a553342?ftype=vo&fcat=autos MiniMinorMk3 and Erebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 however, this 1301 is a 3rd of the price, but needs welding. https://www.lesanciennes.com/annonce/simca-1301-1969-a548138?q=SIMCA+1301&ftype=vo&fcat=autos&rt=o Remspoor, bunglebus, Erebus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Have we had the fluffy Street KaK yet? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211091530393?year-from=2004&model=Streetka&postcode=ec3m1aj&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&sort=relevance&make=Ford&include-delivery-option=on&year-to=2004&radius=1501&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1 Flat4 and RoverFolkUs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviemck2006 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 18 hours ago, morrisoxide said: I'd love take this to the coast and park next to some chump who just splashed 70k, on a crappy 4D number plated V Dud Caravelle. I'd do the NC500 in it, pissing off all the new shite up there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 18 hours ago, vulgalour said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144911975269 A rare Somerset van from new, or has someone smooshed a Devon van and a Somerset saloon together to get this? Bit of an odd ball. Looks like a Hereford Countryman that someone has put a van body on, but they did build Hereford pick-ups originally, but I can not find anything on Hereford vans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 £8k Prelude in Cov, with 4ws https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1990-honda-prelude-20-16v-2-door-auto-4ws/1450975479 Flat4, Wibble and Fat_Pirate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 LDV flatbed £1300 Nhants https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2007-ldv-flatbed/1450947647 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Rally prepared Puma... ...1.4 £auction at Stoneleigh 25th Feb https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1998-ford-puma-rally-car-hatchback-petrol-manual/1450906705 face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Have we had the fluffy Street KaK yet? https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211091530393?year-from=2004&model=Streetka&postcode=ec3m1aj&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&sort=relevance&make=Ford&include-delivery-option=on&year-to=2004&radius=1501&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1 Yes that appeared on year a few weeks ago. It disappeared. You has it you purchased it. ..........................................I hate fake news. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Or perhaps sir would rather handbrake turn in Tesco car park with a French racing car? £auction see above https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2000-renault-clio-i-172-phase-1-hatchback-petrol-manual/1449576652 face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Looks like an interesting project. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295490128728?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20220705100511%26meid%3D0565481242fa4a6c8f5e4aee04a2f30a%26pid%3D101524%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D295490128728%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2&_trksid=p2380057.c101524.m146925&_trkparms=pageci%3Aa6ca5c94-a187-11ed-88e6-a612b503a2df|parentrq%3A08be8bf91860acf229debc74fffc4844|iid%3A1 puddlethumper and garethj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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