Cars, Lasses and Lads - A Photo Sharing Thread

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[Lord Sterling]

Zastava Florida Caravan in case anyone was interested in what the car was:

[artdjones]

On 20/09/2025 at 21:28, Momentary Lapse Of Reason said:

As posted by me on the Mig Welding form today at 18:09.

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/possible-engine-swap-mgb-b-series-motor-into-b-series-marina.145683/page-2#post-2637095

If your going to nick people's pictures at least acknowledge them. ☹️ Wanker.

 

Here's another one of the same day.

 

Did exactly the same to my brother's Marina in 1988, except in a back lane, not in the street. That wasn't because of being ashamed to work on cars in the street, it was just a matter of convenience. About a year before, I welded up the rear of the sills on his Mini, and changed the rear subframe, right outside our  front door, on a very similar street to that. Neighbours were much more tolerant in working class areas in those days, just normal people, not roided up tattoo covered thugs with necks like a wedding cake tier.

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1 hour ago, Lord Sterling said:

Zastava Florida Caravan in case anyone was interested in what the car was:

I would have considered one of those. A slight Astra F vibe, but less boring.

[Austat]

R.I.P. Tom Matano (1947-2025), automotive designer who helped create the Mazda MX-5 Miata. 

Here he is with a Fiat 850 Sport Coupe Abarth in California in the 70's.

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[colino]

Would you look at the panel gap on the door of the Simca 1100.  The good old days.

[eddyramrod]

Simcas were not at the top of the build-quality tree, I know, but looking closely... isn't that door open a bit?  That might give a wrong impression.

[artdjones]

2 hours ago, colino said:

Would you look at the panel gap on the door of the Simca 1100.  The good old days.

Nobody had a panel gap fetish in those days. It's a totally meaningless measure of real quality. Volvos always had wide and inconsistent panel gaps , but they lasted far longer than most cars, averaging a seventeen or eighteen year life when  cars were often scrapped at ten to twelve years.

[High Jetter]

Sturdy panels tho, never mind the gap!

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