A 'period' classics pictures thread (Mk III)
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Jordie Barretts sock said:
I see not much has changed at LM, you've taken your eyes off the car and someone is rifling through your boot.
Funnily enough (but not funny) we did have an expensive camera stolen from the XK that year - they could have unbuttoned the tonneau cover - but no, the scrotes sliced it open with a knife.GT Rene, the Elan was an S4 SE dhc - seen here on the road to Le Mans and also at Rouen (but the latter is definitely not in June).
Edited by moffspeed on Friday 14th June 18:46
moffspeed said:
As it's Le Mans weekend.
Just over 40 years ago and we arrive at the circuit in my RS along with my convoy buddies in their MG Midget and XK120…..
Sorry tragic geekery here but the red Mercedes is quite rare. They launched the 190 in 1983 with a twin blade single wiper parking in front of the passenger and single washer nozzle but customer feedback was that it wasn't effective. So 8 months into production it was changed to the single blade "jumping" wiper parking in front of the driver and twin washer nozzles. The one in the pic is one of those early cars. Hardly ever see them now - they are becoming "collectable rare" as nerds who know, know....Just over 40 years ago and we arrive at the circuit in my RS along with my convoy buddies in their MG Midget and XK120…..
Edited by Dapster on Saturday 15th June 14:24
This seems like a stupid request but if anyone has any photos of the corner of Goldhawk Road and Godolphin Road W12 from the 50s and 60s I'd love to see them. My dad has a spectacle factory on that corner and parked his Vauxhall Wyvern, Ford Consul, Vauxhall Victor 101 and Triumph 2000 on the pavement outside. Not all at once and until the police told him not to.
A few more from the box of slides:
Not Sandon Hall, apparently.
Blurred the faces out, but look in the background:
Early testing for the Abbey Road sleeve:
Greece:
I really must try my better slide scanner, I'm not sure the originals are quite as poor as these scans. But it's apparently not supported in Windows 10, so it means finding space to set up an old machine and space is something I'm a bit short of at the moment.
Not Sandon Hall, apparently.
Blurred the faces out, but look in the background:
Early testing for the Abbey Road sleeve:
Greece:
I really must try my better slide scanner, I'm not sure the originals are quite as poor as these scans. But it's apparently not supported in Windows 10, so it means finding space to set up an old machine and space is something I'm a bit short of at the moment.
Edited by droopsnoot on Wednesday 19th June 12:14
Dapster said:
droopsnoot said:
Is there some kind of Merc owners rally going on there? 5 or possibly 6 W114/5s with roof racks! Google image search has decided it knows these too;
St Pauls Cathedral, Mdina, Malta
Hoar Cross Hall Hotel
Probably Villegaignon street, Mdina
Vilhena Palace, Mdina
Triton Fountain, Valletta
Panathenaic Stadium, Athens
Both of these are Panepistimiou street, Athens
Edited by hidetheelephants on Thursday 20th June 01:58
Sardonicus said:
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!
https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-107---1967...
And the later model which I'd forgotten Result inc Premium: £8,964
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/2...
Sardonicus said:
My ex Honda boss from back in the day still has one of those Z cars tucked away , wonderful little things with the crash gear box twin motor, never got to sample an S800 but would have love too , did get to drive early 80's Turbo Honda City/Jazz however 
What do you mean by 'twin motor'? From what I can find out they had a 790cc straight six? Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff