Shite Magazine scans

[Spiny Norman]

[Skizzer]

On 4/11/2020 at 10:53 PM, Richard_FM said:

 

 

Marvellous.  

That Maestro is a 1.3L though, not a 1.6L: different wheels.

Do I win a prize?

[Richard_FM]

17 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Marvellous.  

That Maestro is a 1.3L though, not a 1.6L: different wheels.

Do I win a prize?

Well spotted, it might be any early publicity picture or someone just used the wrong picture, sorry I can’t give a prize though but I’ll be uploading more scans when I can.

[sheffcortinacentre]

You saw lots of bluebirds most of it was on the floor as it went past!

[Austat]

Austin Maxi HL Road Test (December 1972):

 

(Note the missing hubcap on the cover, must of flown off during the test!)

[Austat]

  

[Austat]

Engine Capacity vs Fuel Consumption, August 1972:

[Austat]

On 3/10/2020 at 10:06 AM, Richard_FM said:

Just came across the TV advert with same tag line on TVARK:

https://www.tvark.org/?page=media&mediaid=1785

[Richard_FM]

A selection from Motor dated 24th October 1987, full set here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157713966459983

[MorrisItalSLX]

22 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

I wonder if E***ONG was a Lotus press fleet registration batch?

[Richard_FM]

1 hour ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

I wonder if E***ONG was a Lotus press fleet registration batch?

Maybe, oddly enough E122ONG is listed as an Excel rather than an Esprit.

[stilo_active]

I've been spending quite a bit of time during this lock down scanning brochures and old road tests. I've uploaded most of them to my Flickr account, but I thought this one would appeal to you lot. 

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmMTpv64

[Austat]

Haven't posted on this topic for a while, so here is an Australian Citroen SM Road test from June 1972. Being a RHD model, I wonder if it was one of the three Slough-built SMs:

[Austat]

Thought this article would be right up @dollywobbler's alley, base model Australian sedan comparison from 1972 (features Tasman action):

[Richard_FM]

31 minutes ago, Austat said:

Haven't posted on this topic for a while, so here is an Australian Citroen SM Road test from June 1972. Being a RHD model, I wonder if it was one of the three Slough-built SMs:

I didn’t think Slough was still open by the SM came along.

I think all the ones sold in the  UK were LHD but it’s possible some were privately converted.

Supposedly the ones brought to Japan were American spec, after Citroen found it too hard keep up with the changing regulations.

[MiniMort]

Not a scan sadly (my current printer doesn't have a scanner) but here's some news from 1981 about Vauxhall's new baby car that's gonna compete against the miniMetro

[Austat]

Just now, MiniMort said:

Not a scan sadly (my current printer doesn't have a scanner) but here's some news from 1981 about Vauxhall's new baby car that's gonna compete against the miniMetro

Funky side stripes! 

[Austat]

Leyland P76 Prototype information, June 1972:

[Austat]

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 5/9/2020 at 9:26 AM, Austat said:

Haven't posted on this topic for a while, so here is an Australian Citroen SM Road test from June 1972. Being a RHD model, I wonder if it was one of the three Slough-built SMs:

Slough was shut down by 1967.

There were originally only three SMs converted to RHD by Middleton Motors of Potters Bar. All of these were subsequently exported to Australia, where local rules made RHD mandatory; it's only in relatively recent years that rules have been relaxed in some states for cars over 30 years old.

Australian SM enthusiasts were keen enough to explore further RHD conversions over the years, and at least 23 other SMs became RHD. Most of these very expensive conversions were carried out by SM-Illawarra, and involved new tooling for the RHD dashboard and instrument panel, and some sort of complex transfer arrangement from left to right in the engine bay. They didn't bother switching the windscreen wiper direction, though. There used to be photos of RHD work in progress on the Internet - it all looked horrendously complicated. I think the cost in sterling terms went well into five figures, so you needed to be pretty flush with cash to have the work done, on top of the cost of the car itself.

The fella behind SM-Illawarra retired a few years ago, so I'd say it's unlikely there will be any more RHD SMs unless another specialist like SM2 in France decides this is worthwhile work. Eventually all that knowledge and RHD tooling will be lost.

I hear that one RHD SM has been shipped to Britain but I've never seen it.

On 5/9/2020 at 10:02 AM, Richard_FM said:

I didn’t think Slough was still open by the SM came along.

I think all the ones sold in the  UK were LHD but it’s possible some were privately converted.

Supposedly the ones brought to Japan were American spec, after Citroen found it too hard keep up with the changing regulations.

All SMs were built LHD; as far as I understand it, Citroën didn't want to incur the expense of tooling up for RHD for a market where they didn't expect to sell many cars.

[Amishtat]

It's not a scan, or a magazine for that matter but I've just found this in my archives (piles of junk in a shed) 

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

5 minutes ago, Amishtat said:

It's not a scan, or a magazine for that matter but I've just found this in my archives (piles of junk in a shed) 

 

I remember this was Volvo's main selling point back in the early 1980s. A bit like Duracell.

Nowadays, look around you and see how much shite is still going, 19 years or more after they were built!

[Richard_FM]

6 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I remember this was Volvo's main selling point back in the early 1980s. A bit like Duracell.

Nowadays, look around you and see how much shite is still going, 19 years or more after they were built!

This was back when cars would normally only spend a decade on the roads.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just now, Richard_FM said:

This was back when cars would normally only spend a decade on the roads.

...if that!

[Austat]

Finally received a magazine I won on an eBay auction today, the postage service has been given a workout recently as you could imagine so a lot of stuff that I bought in late-February hasn't arrived yet!

Here's one for the "cars you didn't know about until very recently" thread, the 1974 Delta 6:

[Austat]

[JeeExEll]

[Richard_FM]

Salisbury registered BHO146V is listed as a Red Datsun Other Estate 1171cc (probably a Cherry) which was last taxed on 1 November 1992.

[Richard_FM]

From Motor 24/10/1987

The prices make interesting reading.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

9 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

From Motor 24/10/1987...

The prices make interesting reading.

I think it was still possible to buy a decent house (without needing too much mortgage)* for the price of a 635CSi.

*obviously not in that London