quicksilver Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 47 minutes ago, Bren said: Is that a royale next to the astra? The background car is an Austin Sheerline (MNA 448 - on SORN, last V5 October 2016). Next to the Astra is indeed a Royale, UOY 3X. It's now SORN but had MOT until May this year so it had been on the road since leaving the museum. The AEC bus VA 5777, after a few years in open storage, has turned up at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum in Lathalmond, which has got to be the best place for such a vehicle. Burnside, mk2_craig, DSdriver and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 This was in there too DSC_0107_zpse7z2hztj by RS, on Flickr bangernomics, Sudsprint and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Viceroy? bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Tis indeed a Viceroy. Untaxed since 2000, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Skizzer said: Tis indeed a Viceroy. Untaxed since 2000, sadly. I R Sad at this development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 8 hours ago, sutty2006 said: I R Sad at this development A mate of mine bought both the Viceroy and the ex press car Hpe Volumex. You can just about see them both parked by my 406. Standing idle in Stondon had done neither any favours whatsoever mechanically - he'd had the romantic notion of using the Viceroy to tow his historic Mg racer but despite stripping the carb down twice to get it to run properly he lost interest in it - He chucked it on ebay and a eccentric chap from Ireland came over with a flatbed and away it went. It was up for auction on ebay again a year or so ago. The Hpe suffered from similar storage related fueling woes. Body wise it wasn't horrendous - but there was quite a bit of filler hiding cosmetic rust - but it was a long term project that deserved more Tlc that he could spend time on. It was sold on a year ago to a Lancia loving bodyshop owner. Skizzer, Banger Kenny and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 That confirms my suspicions about the Viceroy as I noticed it had an export marker and guessed it had gone to Ireland where Vauxhalls are a novelty. I don't remember Stondon having the Lancia though, it certainly wasn't on display in the final weeks as I'm sure I would have photographed it. Braddon81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 54 minutes ago, Braddon81 said: A mate of mine bought both the Viceroy and the ex press car Hpe Volumex. You can just about see them both parked by my 406. Standing idle in Stondon had done neither any favours whatsoever mechanically - he'd had the romantic notion of using the Viceroy to tow his historic Mg racer but despite stripping the carb down twice to get it to run properly he lost interest in it - He chucked it on ebay and a eccentric chap from Ireland came over with a flatbed and away it went. It was up for auction on ebay again a year or so ago. The Hpe suffered from similar storage related fueling woes. Body wise it wasn't horrendous - but there was quite a bit of filler hiding cosmetic rust - but it was a long term project that deserved more Tlc that he could spend time on. It was sold on a year ago to a Lancia loving bodyshop owner. Exactly what happened to my rekord E2, went to Ireland then got doubled in value and put back on eBay. Braddon81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Wish my parents' Rekord E1 was still with us. Brilliant old bus, that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 No picture of the actual car (and I can't find one from when it was in the museum - @trigger do you have one?) but the ex-Stondon Alpine is on ebay. I seem to remember this one had a smashed headlamp with a bit of clear plastic taped over it as a repair, or was that another car? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-alpine/154326495735?hash=item23ee9371f7:g:qg8AAOSwqgJgJAz3 mk2_craig, Wilko220, Burnside and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 7/6/2019 at 2:35 PM, catsinthewelder said: This bus http://classiccars.brightwells.com/images/lots/P1170296.jpg Was bought by a very rich lady of the manor type who my friend works for. She was having ideas of doing wedding type faffery but I think its just been tucked away in a barn after being left outside for months. Presumably it will resurface at a future aution as a barn find. Is the one at Kings Head Farm in Bromfield? I used to work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 7 hours ago, barrett said: No picture of the actual car (and I can't find one from when it was in the museum - @trigger do you have one?) but the ex-Stondon Alpine is on ebay. I seem to remember this one had a smashed headlamp with a bit of clear plastic taped over it as a repair, or was that another car? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-alpine/154326495735?hash=item23ee9371f7:g:qg8AAOSwqgJgJAz3 All I could find.... Burnside and barrett 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Old Fred here: 10 years ago, fucking hell. Car pr0n from page 6 including the infamous Reservoir Pogs image BorniteIdentity and Timewaster 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 There are some terribly illfitting trousers in that thread - and it was only 11 years ago! Great, great pics. I only discovered this place (as a newbie to the area) once it had closed. Which was a pisser. Great to have a virtual tour, disappointing that so many members have moved on since. Timewaster and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Well I'm still here. And still wearing those trousers probably. I've definitely still got the jumper, I wore it last week! SiC, BorniteIdentity and Joey spud 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 12:45 PM, warch said: Is the one at Kings Head Farm in Bromfield? I used to work there. I imagine so, not knowing the name of the farm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 mmm that mk1 cav. would. nay WOOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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