Spiny Norman Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 adw1977, Shep Shepherd, Spottedlaurel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 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. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 You saw lots of bluebirds most of it was on the floor as it went past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Austin Maxi HL Road Test (December 1972): (Note the missing hubcap on the cover, must of flown off during the test!) adw1977, warch, keef and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 adw1977, Shep Shepherd, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Engine Capacity vs Fuel Consumption, August 1972: Shite Ron, hennabm, sheffcortinacentre and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 A selection from Motor dated 24th October 1987, full set here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/albums/72157713966459983 Austat and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 22 hours ago, Richard_FM said: I wonder if E***ONG was a Lotus press fleet registration batch? Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilo_active Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 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 Kringle, 11001010, warren t claim and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 Thought this article would be right up @dollywobbler's alley, base model Australian sedan comparison from 1972 (features Tasman action): adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 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. Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 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 and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 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! MiniMort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Leyland P76 Prototype information, June 1972: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Tadhg Tiogar and Kringle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 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. Austat, warren t claim and garethj 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 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) Austat and Shep Shepherd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Just now, Richard_FM said: This was back when cars would normally only spend a decade on the roads. ...if that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 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: motorpunk, adw1977, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 JeeExEll, AndyW201, NorfolkNWeigh and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 adw1977, Amishtat and Austat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Salisbury registered BHO146V is listed as a Red Datsun Other Estate 1171cc (probably a Cherry) which was last taxed on 1 November 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 From Motor 24/10/1987 The prices make interesting reading. Shite Ron, motorpunk and Austat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 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 warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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