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RATATTAK said:
BenS94 said:
daqinggregg said:
Thats quite a good looking car - side on at least. 
According to Wiki.
aeropilot said:
RATATTAK said:
BenS94 said:
daqinggregg said:
Thats quite a good looking car - side on at least. According to Wiki.
Upper cabin area of a Mercedes:
Edited by RATATTAK on Friday 31st May 12:05
Grandparents' travels with an Austin Westminster in France 1961. I guess that in those days the Westminster would have been quite a comfortable car to hit the autoroute in. It must also have had some kind of radio, judging by the aerial shown in the Chamonix photo.
Bandol - behind the two French (?) cars
Chamonix
Time for a cuppa, no idea where
More refreshments, no idea where
Molsheim
Time for another cuppa, Strasbourg
Bandol - behind the two French (?) cars
Chamonix
Time for a cuppa, no idea where
More refreshments, no idea where
Molsheim
Time for another cuppa, Strasbourg
I owned a Honda S800, NAF 5F which was originally silver (I think) but had been re-sprayed black before I got it. I loved that little car and by golly, did it rev... I was used to British heaps (Cooper 'S' and then a Triumph Spitfire) and revving an engine to 8500 really made me pucker, until I got used to it.
Spares were getting tricky to acquire even back then. It desperately needed a new exhaust manifold/downpipes but there were none around to be had.
My stepdad borrowed it one day and wrote it off!
Spares were getting tricky to acquire even back then. It desperately needed a new exhaust manifold/downpipes but there were none around to be had.
My stepdad borrowed it one day and wrote it off!
Dapster said:
RSTurboPaul said:
Is that a split-window convertible 2CV in the second pic?
At the risk of falling for a parrot, that is 2 x 2CVs parked next to each other! The white convertible next along from the 2CVs is a "Lt Colombo" 403 Convertible
Yes, you are right - I should have clicked on the original version, not the tiny version
swisstoni said:
Escort3500 said:
GTRene said:
I’m guessing Stateside?
Gavarnie said:
Grandparents' travels with an Austin Westminster in France 1961. I guess that in those days the Westminster would have been quite a comfortable car to hit the autoroute in. It must also have had some kind of radio, judging by the aerial shown in the Chamonix photo.
Time for a cuppa, no idea where
More refreshments, no idea where
I think it was halfway up the Grossglockner. I remember your grandpa gave us a cheery wave as he used the extra grunt of the Westy to out drag my dad's A55.Time for a cuppa, no idea where
More refreshments, no idea where
Edited by moffspeed on Sunday 2nd June 19:25
Edited by moffspeed on Sunday 2nd June 19:30
Gavarnie said:
Grandparents' travels with an Austin Westminster in France 1961. I guess that in those days the Westminster would have been quite a comfortable car to hit the autoroute in. It must also have had some kind of radio, judging by the aerial shown in the Chamonix photo.
The A99 with the 2.6 C Series. A lovely old tank, especially the Wolseley 6/99 version. The last Westminsters had the 2.9 and a really nice interior with the wooden facia. 
loquacious said:
I owned a Honda S800, NAF 5F which was originally silver (I think) but had been re-sprayed black before I got it. I loved that little car and by golly, did it rev... I was used to British heaps (Cooper 'S' and then a Triumph Spitfire) and revving an engine to 8500 really made me pucker, until I got used to it.
Spares were getting tricky to acquire even back then. It desperately needed a new exhaust manifold/downpipes but there were none around to be had.
My stepdad borrowed it one day and wrote it off!
Roller bearing crankshaft on this little gem , my pal when he was at motor vehicle college they ran one up to 11k RPM no issues I think valve bounce was the governing factor the tutor was making a point and was a Honda nut Spares were getting tricky to acquire even back then. It desperately needed a new exhaust manifold/downpipes but there were none around to be had.
My stepdad borrowed it one day and wrote it off!
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