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Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:20 pm
by David Devine
Bit of a van theme on here recently so here's one from today. Used to work on lots of these when I was younger.
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Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:38 am
by sespie
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Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2019 4:09 pm
by Richie
That Mini looks sweet.
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:01 pm
by Kevin Birch
Those Commer vans were awful to drive, especially if empty, and wet, all the weight over or in front of the front wheels, hit the brakes and the rear went all over the place. Never try to do a handbrake turn in them either, it works on the front wheels
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:25 am
by Richie
Spotted in Cala Bona, Majorca yesterday
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:44 am
by kees
Lovely cars. We had 5 of them, the first one an 1961 R3 with a smaller engine, 3-speed, 6V and no rear side windows which I bought from a colleague at BOC Harlow. I had to park it at the top of a hill as the starter did not work initially. I took it apart and I found totally burned out contacts in the starter solenoid which I repaired by building them up using silver welding rod.
The last one was a R4 GTL 1983 with an R6 engine with a bit more power, 45HP versus 34HP, Koni shocks, Alpine aluminium wheels, wider tyres, slightly lowered, lots of sound deadening, Volvo 343 seats. I loved them to bits, perfect cars but for the rust. Comfortable, very sure footed, frugal, versatile.
Kees Oudesluijs
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:18 am
by Dion
A neighbour still has one in daily use. Always parked in the street, she manages to keep (most) rust away for a few years now.
Before the annual car inspection was introduced, a friend owned and drove a very rotten R4. The seats were mounted on wooden beams across the floor because the original mounting locations on the floor were no longer there
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:11 am
by EdwardB
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:54 am
by kees
Dion wrote:A neighbour still has one in daily use. Always parked in the street, she manages to keep (most) rust away for a few years now.
Before the annual car inspection was introduced, a friend owned and drove a very rotten R4. The seats were mounted on wooden beams across the floor because the original mounting locations on the floor were no longer there
Sounds like our second R4. I bought the car in ca. 1978 on a rainy day as a first car for my wife Anne Marie who just got her driving licence in Ireland (but that is another story). It looked quite presentable on the street side. The car was up against a wet hedge so I did not look properly underneath at that side. Hands were shaken and the deal was done. Driving home felt a bit odd and wobbly. The next day showed me why. On the "hedge" side the front suspension beam was totally rotten and the suspension was just hanging on to a few shards of rusted metal and was mainly kept more or less in place by the torsion bar. Red Face!!!!
I drove the car very gently to the workshop of my then employers (TNO-Wegtransportmiddelen Delft, similar to BSI/TRRL) where I spent the evenings of the next weeks removing the engine/gearbox and the complete front end of the chassis and welding in new chassis legs.
The car was driven by Anne Marie for about 6 years. After some years the drivers door fell out and hung on to one hinge, so I dared to mention that it was about time for another car.
However no such thing. SWMBO just put the door back in place, locked it and said she could use the passenger door. Luckily soon after the APK, the Dutch equivalent of the MOT, came into force and the car was given to the neighbouring girls, 11 an 16 years old, who learned to drive in it on the fields behind the house until the engine gave up a few years later.
Kees Oudesluijs
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:51 pm
by ajc9415
EdwardB wrote:Not really ‘on the road’, just a few pictures from the Brooklands Car Show yesterday.
I’ve seen the Interceptor before (only one there that I saw). Just a few that caught my eye:
That’s my one Edward. I think we missed each other last time we were both at Brooklands. We will meet on day!
Kind regards.
Adrian
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:02 pm
by EdwardB
ajc9415 wrote:
That’s my one Edward. I think we missed each other last time we were both at Brooklands. We will meet on day!
Kind regards.
Adrian
I thought it might be, but wasn’t sure.
I thought it was a terrific show.
There were hundreds of cars there.
Look forward to meeting you one fine day.
Edward
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:26 am
by felixkk
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:53 am
by Han Kamp
What an excellent idea! Fantastic.
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 11:20 am
by sespie
Beautiful photographs, Felix.
Re: Classic cars on the road
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 12:55 pm
by felixkk