Classic cars on the road

[Keith]

Is it using the same V8 as in the SV8 or am I talking crap here?

No, the S-V8 uses the all-alloy quad cam, hand-built Cobra motor. The MG/Rover uses a cast iron, single cam per head, V8 (also by Ford though).

[Tim SP]

Not on road, well is but ob parked- what a stunner!! Why do folks go nuts about crystal blue?? Lovely jubbly!

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[VFK44]

I've spotted the swapped captions. Do I win a prize?

[Tim SP]

Whoops, no prize old bean sadly- hows about a gold star??

How awesome does that Interceptor look??!!

[Ramdog]

Saw this very pretty little MG at Newlands Corner in Surrey today. Shame about the old barge in the background though...

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[Barrie]

Whilst filling up my other car this black leviathan pulled up behind.

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Another example of how large modern cars are becoming.

[AH1951]

] Another example of how large modern cars are becoming.

Not really.
You're correct about modern cars being big now, but the Phantom has
always been huge.

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[Denis]

Interestingly, what surprises me - how well-worn were people those days. With general wealth actually much lesser than today.

Are Phantoms chauffered in modern UK, or driven by owner?

[VFK44]

the Phantom has always been huge.

But that's a Unipower, not a Phantom. Time for Specsavers maybe?

[VFK44]

I have only spoken to one owner and he told me it is always chauffeured as it cannot be parked anywhere in town due to its size. I suppose you could drive, but swap seats with the chauffeur when you arrived.

[ascotts1]

Whilst filling up my other car this black leviathan pulled up behind.

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Another example of how large modern cars are becoming.

But the black one probably uses 40-50% less fuel and tops out at around 160mph!! :-0

[Keith]

I have only spoken to one owner and he told me it is always chauffeured as it cannot be parked anywhere in town due to its size. I suppose you could drive, but swap seats with the chauffeur when you arrived.

I wouldn't have though that size would have been a problem? Cosy having a chauffeur in a Unipower though.

[VFK44]

I see what you did there!

But the Unipower is probably too low to trigger a car park barrier, or not enough steel in it for the sensors!

[Denis]

UPD:)

I just tried to say that people were well-dressed, not well-worn.

[David Devine]

Little bit different spotted this morning working for a living.

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