Practically Classics Forum

Now that Montego really is a car that embodies the original concept of the Morris Garages brand brilliantly.

No, GHT, I'm really, really not losing the plot here but think about it; MG was always about taking the entry level motor and giving it a little extra perceived quality over its lookie-likey cousins from the other BMC brands, right? So what could be closer to a late twentieth Century rendition of that concept than the transition from much maligned repmobile - with not altogether minging, yet not pretty enough to stir one's loin, with the possible exception of Tailpipe Man, naturally - looks to the gleaming white vision of automotive perfection that Chris posted in his link above?

That's one very lovely car there!

Rich, I have every one of the 13 episodes of the first series, all in at least 1080p, some 4k, and trust me when I say that it's neither more nor less than Top Gear's brother but with real swearing, celebrities killed in bulk and road tests like they used to be when old TG gave Noel Edmonds a job in presenting, in the hope that the punters wouldn't notice that Edmonds wasn't Chris "I f**ked a talking Maestro" Goffey who had recently stormed out following a row with co TG presenter Vicky Butler-Henderson, during which the ordinarily unflappable Mr Goffey allegedly accused VBH of being "pretty rubbish if I'm honest" before throwing the contents of a Coca-Cola bottle all over a startled VBH's shirt, exposing her journalistic ambitions in no uncertain terms..

OK, so much of the paragraph above was bollocks, but I actually have sat through 13 episodes of that. Looking on the positive side; the last episode contained fresh stuff and as such, avoided being the usual "best of" nonsense that the BBC used to show at the end of a series.
Fortunately, this stuff is available perfectly legally at no cost to those who apply for an educational establishment permit to relay the content to third party consumers. I say fortunately because anyone who burnt their £80 at Amazon for that so-called "Prime" crap really is beyond help!
IMHO.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-1951-Ley ... rmvSB=true

Real shame about this - operated by the local bus company in my birth town and I have more than likely travelled on that particular bus in my younger years - yes it's rare but is anyone genuinely going to purchase it and see it's full restoration through - well I certainly hope so but somewhat doubt it - the restoration cost even on a DIY basis would far outweigh the value of the bus once complete - but would dearly love to own something like this one day (not in this state though)

Psssst! Oi, Chris. Rich already posted that bus, just eight posts that way ^^^^ up the current page. We do love a bus on here, especially if it looks like this:




COE layout by the looks of the thing. Probably feels a bit scary on a twisty road! I'd love one though, but I have no idea what I'd do with the thing.

Psssst! Oi, Chris. Rich already posted that bus, just eight posts that way

Pssssst! Oi, John - I know that's where I got it from

COE layout by the looks of the thing

John I think you will find that it's a rear transverse engine (I think Greyhound were the first to utilise this concept / layout) but the clue is in the venting slats on the rear panels

Ah yes, that makes sense. I wonder why the driver sits so high then? With no engine under his cab, he could be much lower and less likely to get altitude sickness going to work.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-gs-se ... 2352524502

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unique-double ... 3641.l6368

psst i posted the first one before....
would suit gn?

JPB wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:12 pmNo, GHT, I'm really, really not losing the plot here but think about it; MG was always about taking the entry level motor and giving it a little extra perceived quality over its lookie-likey cousins from the other BMC brands, right? So what could be closer to a late twentieth Century rendition of that concept than the transition from much maligned repmobile - with not altogether minging, yet not pretty enough to stir one's loin, with the possible exception of Tailpipe Man, naturally - looks to the gleaming white vision of automotive perfection that Chris posted in his link above?

That's one very lovely car there!

When that car was current, my company car, at the time was a Passat estate, not a very exciting car, but it was reliable. My neighbour, who also happened to be the town mayor, had the MG Montego. Like mine, his was an estate car, unlike mine his had all sorts of mechanical issues. One day there was a knock on the door, "Bloody thing won't start again," he wailed, I knew he meant The Montego. "I've an important council meeting," he pleaded, "and you want a lift?" I finished his sentence. On the way to the council offices, I said to him that MG stands for Mustn't Grumble. Later, he told me that he used that in his speech.
Knowing that Rich swoons at boring, bland and banal cars here's a Passat like mine, only in white, not the red mine was.

JPB wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:41 pmI'd love one though, but I have no idea what I'd do with the thing.

Well I can think of one thing that you could do with it.

psst i posted the first one before....
would suit gn?

I had considered it Rich - but looks like a whole heap of work and I have long lead times on a list of client's cars plus I also have a couple of stock vehicles for resale that also require attention - so finding the time to sort something like that would be a push too far at present - it would just end up being parked up and generally fallen over for 12 months until I found any time to do anything about it (it's also just slightly a bit too bling for me with the bumper rails / wheel trims etc) - I know ! I am too picky

I wonder why the driver sits so high then? With no engine under his cab

Unsure on that one John but Greyhound liked to lead from the competition and tended to set themselves apart with the design of their fleet - but have you noticed that the steering wheel / driving position looks centred - don't think that in reality it is or the driver would end up looking at the central glazing bar between the windscreens