What classic vehicles have you seen?
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At the Riverside Cafe, Colnbrook Bypass, an original Sweeney location. These were gathered for a self-funded film I`m involved in.
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Re: What classic vehicles have you seen?
Was that Kadett Oliver? Nice even if it isn't owned by a short journalist with extra white teeth though. 
I've long been threatening to post pics of my mate's bright yellow "before and after" 1955 Minor, which he rescued from a garage where the car had been laid up back in 1988 when its then owner left his house to seek out a new life in that America place. The guy succeeded and, fast forwarding to 2013, me old pal Tom discovered that the car was in there when the house was about to be cleared as the local authority had finally worked out that the property owner was long gone. It had been fitted with a new 1098cc engine back in '88, some few weeks before the car was abandoned in that garage and the bright yellow was applied in the '70s, the decade that taste forgot. Anyway, Tom offered to remove the car without charging for his labour and - a fresh set of tyres on its period Weller steel wheels, a fuel tank and a complete brake overhaul later - this extra yellow Minor was back on the road and running absolutely perfectly, even if the original magic wand gearbox from the car's 803cc days is now a little noisy.
Throughout this year's show season - which isn't over yet so this one may yet be at Ryhope this coming Sunday - Tom has displayed the car in "before and after" condition, by which he means that he's washed the glass so that all of the windows are transparent but has left the passenger side of the body in the same, dusty state it was in when he drove (yes, I did say "drove") the car out of what had been its prison these past 25 years.
He may restore it to its original shade of beige (see dashboard shot for the colour), fit original style rear wings and a set of original wheels but then again, it does handle nicely on its 185/70% tyres and has attracted more photograph taking than any of the concours cars that have been around it at shows. So it may stay yellow and keep its present level of general uniqueness!
The car is as solid as the day it was built, the only rust being a few very slight blebs at the bottom of the driver's door, it has good sills, floors, flitches and chassis legs, even the jacking points are sound enough not to creak ominously when they're used.
That original Phenolic steering wheel is a sight to behold and for that alone, Tom has turned down offers in excess of the few quid that the car owes him for the very few parts he needed to make it reliable and safe. He wouldn't mind my telling you that this was a free car and is justifiably rather proud of that fact.
So anyway, Tom came to call on me this morning and I was working at home so was able to take some snaps, enjoy:
Original pics as taken outside this very morning are HERE and they can be embiggened for any detail anoraks who want to have a critical look.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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I think he should keep that just as is! Far too many restored examples out there, and it's great to see one that is still representative of the 80s period, after all Weller 8 spokes and the 80s went hand in hand (ps that's not me under the bonnet of mine! )
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I had wheels like the ones on that van on mine for a couple of years
Saying that, If I had a convertible again, I would call it Miriam, spray it blue, fit a 1300 and put another set of those wheels on it.
Saying that, If I had a convertible again, I would call it Miriam, spray it blue, fit a 1300 and put another set of those wheels on it.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Would you have a dodgy mullet too? 
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not enough hair left for that. I do have the green RR to go with it, even if it is a bit new. Definitely don't fancy either the knackered Volvo or Toyota pickup.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Pssssst! Terry, over 'ere a minute. Right, thing is I got these Fusilli sketches from my old pal, amateur master chef and pro bin diver - as played by Warren Clarke - who works on the local Queen Mary and I need a few quid to get away from an unspecified location in the East Anglian countryside for a few weeks. Yours for a tenner? Oh, wait up, sorry, wrong Fusilli, it's actually a kilo of dried pasta.
ERIC, GET YOUR BONY ARSE BACK IN HERE!
ERIC, GET YOUR BONY ARSE BACK IN HERE!J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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Went to the National Restoration show...
More here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukjeeper/s ... 008760255/
More here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukjeeper/s ... 008760255/
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Love that Dolomite at pole position! It's one example that even I wouldn't paint bright orange.
But what's happened to its engine, the DVLA seems to think that it was replaced by one from a small motorcycle or similar:
The vehicle details for FLO 579 are:
Date of Liability 01 04 2014
Date of First Registration 03 03 1939
Year of Manufacture 1939
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 170cc
CO₂ Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
But what's happened to its engine, the DVLA seems to think that it was replaced by one from a small motorcycle or similar:
The vehicle details for FLO 579 are:
Date of Liability 01 04 2014
Date of First Registration 03 03 1939
Year of Manufacture 1939
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 170cc
CO₂ Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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Maybe that is per cylinder and it is really a 1.4 v8
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.