Ace Cafe Classics May meet

[seth]

Usual mix of regulars and newbies.

 

 

I turned out of my road behind this Karmann Ghia on the way there. I've seen it about locally before I think.

 

 

Citroen pair drove in together.

 

 

1.3 of burning love.

 

 

Stock Pop looked like a concours entrant. I much preferred Jonny69's old tatty one.

 

 

Alfa being discussed.

 

 

There were three series one XJs in attendance (two as Daimlers) I liked the Leyland-ness of this shot.

 

 

Marina interior was smart too.

 

 

Oy Vey!

 

 

This was hiding as well as a bright orange car can over the road.

 

 

Ventora

 

 

 

This Renault was proper nice.

 

 

 

 

 

Yay! Fellow dungeoneer Paul has finally got his Honda back on the road.

 

 

 

 

 

[dieselnutjob]

if you had said something before the event I might have gone along

[seth]

if you had said something before the event I might have gone along

 

2nd Tuesday of the month, every month, as it has been for the last eight or nine years. I normally go. I don't normally remember to remind anyone.

[Cavcraft]

Ace pic's, cheers for sharing. Sorry to be a pain but have you got any more of the S1 XJ Jags please, I absolutely adore them?

[VWPowered]

wahhhh that silver aero, more pics please

[dollywobbler]

S'pose it's even less likely that I'll ever get to this now I'm in a different country. Great pics as ever Seth. Love the Honda N600.

[seth]

Here's a blurry one of a Daimler.

 

 

and PaulH took this one

 

 

Here's the front of the Vauxhall.

 

[VWPowered]

thats wicked any more info..

[Cavcraft]

Thankyou. Sex on wheels them Jags.

[r.welfare]

I was reading about the Cavalier Sportshatch "Silver Aero" just the other day in a US car mag of the time - it featured on the Vauxhall stand at the '80 Birmingham Show. The bodykit is a Wayne Cherry job and reputedly dropped the Cd to 0.32 - the blurb I read suggested that it might lead to a styling kit to be sold through Vauxhall dealers but I assumed that came to zero.

 

2.4 motor was a Blydenstein job and apparently didn't need any compression reduction - blow-through pressurised carb as was the order of the day with turbo installations. I assume it was the same as the Ascona/Manta 400 motor (did this end life - albeit in a very different tune - in the Frontera?).

 

I wonder if it's in the Vauxhall Heritage collection or private ownership?

[CIH]

I was reading about the Cavalier Sportshatch "Silver Aero" just the other day in a US car mag of the time - it featured on the Vauxhall stand at the '80 Birmingham Show. The bodykit is a Wayne Cherry job and reputedly dropped the Cd to 0.32 - the blurb I read suggested that it might lead to a styling kit to be sold through Vauxhall dealers but I assumed that came to zero.

 

2.4 motor was a Blydenstein job and apparently didn't need any compression reduction - blow-through pressurised carb as was the order of the day with turbo installations. I assume it was the same as the Ascona/Manta 400 motor (did this end life - albeit in a very different tune - in the Frontera?).

 

I wonder if it's in the Vauxhall Heritage collection or private ownership?

 

No the 400 motor was totally different. had some pictus from about 4years ago @ billing but cant find them anywhere.

[Tayne]

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[mattblack]

What's the red coupe with side vents in front of the blue Lotus?

 

Trident?

[Tayne]

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[dollywobbler]

 

[Tayne]

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[michiel]

Love that N600, and the Schmitt - looks even tinier than usual.

[garycox]

 

Did you get any more pics of the Ventora? I think it might be my dad's old one.