Froxfield2012 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I found my pictures of my first car at last. I hope you may find it of interest. It was a 1934 Morris Ten Four which I owned for a few years in the 1960s. It was bought for £9.10s! The car has a bit of history as it was bought from our friend Maurice Earley the railway photographer and is the car he used for his photographic expeditions around the UK. There are, for example, pictures of JB5272 near Shap! Not for Maurice Earley the exotic likes of Dick Riley's Bentley. With regret, JB was sold to a friend who commenced the restoration neither my father nor I had the skills or money to undertake. This friend also basically found completion of the restoration uneconomic and passed it to two acquaintances (the brothers Card who were leading lights in the old car world). They completed the restoration and I remember Maurice Earley being delighted when they took it round to his house to show him the results. I have been told that JB was subsequently sold to someone in Ireland and I have been unable to find any trace of the car on the internet. I would like to see it again if it is in existence!! Richard 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 If it went to Ireland, it's probably hidden in a barn somewhere.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 As a young apprentice back in the 1970 at a Leyland garage I became friends with an old chap in the body works department who had a 1936 Rover ten which I think is one of the things that started me on a life long love of old cars. He was a body worker of the old school and he taught me the basics of panel beating and lead loading. Never been any good with a spray gun but I did get pretty fair with the body solder and the first car I restored I lead loaded all the repairs ie. door bottoms etc. I'm glad that I had a chance to try out these almost lost skills under the guidance of an expert. That first car was a Daimler 2.5lt V8 (Mk 2 Jag shape) one of two of that type I've had over the years. Steve I had a Great Uncle who worked on 'hand built' cars like Humbers at Rootes. Even had his own die stamp on every vehicle. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 When I worked* for Hawker Sidderley in the 70's, under body car repairs where done with off cuts of titanium. They would be glued into place with fuel tank sealant. It was said that such repairs doubled the value of some vehicles!! * for "worked" read, turned up regularly especially on pay days. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 might be tempting for some on this thread ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201263797675?clk_rvr_id=764909263210&rmvSB=true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 oh and this may interest some http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=30385#.VLmE7vmzIyo 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 17, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2015 might be tempting for some on this thread ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201263797675?clk_rvr_id=764909263210&rmvSB=true It looks like it might get saved as the bidding has got above what the chav mini owner would pay for an engine and gearbox Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Cheese Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I guess these would count as old these days...you certainly don't see many on the road (don't mention rust) .... The 1983 Alfa Sprint 1.5 Veloce was my first car after passing my test at 21 back in 1991...my driving instructor thought it an ill advised choice for some reason? Here it is in perhaps more illustrious company at Cricket St Thomas around 1992 I was so keen I bought another one to keep it company a year later, a 1989 model 1.7 Green Cloverleaf (seen at Southampton's Mayflower Park) which had been tinkered with slightly, sounded like a mini Ferrari and would leave a lot of larger engined cars for dead at the time...130BHP on the rollers was more than most peoples 2.5 or 3.0 V6's were producing. They obviously had some effect on me as I'm currently on my tenth Alfa...a GT 1.9JTD in black with a rather fetching red leather interior...and in all those years I've only broken down properly twice (cambelt & alternator failures) 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted January 18, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2015 The most impressive MG metro Turbo I've seen (and been in) is one fitted to a 2 door Moggie thou. Strange really as i first met the car back in the late 90's just after the builder had finished it, and now its owned by the local minor restorer, who bought it for his daughter to get about in! Lots of clever work was involved to make the block work for rear wheel drive... Fast? Oh yes, and loud too ;-) Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Love the Alfas. I have a huge soft spot for the late 90s GTV but lack the baws to run one as a daily driver. There's a MG Metro hereabouts, looks really fresh and rust-free in white, but I'm afraid other than curiosity it doesn't do much for me. Small 1980s-90s hatchbacks have to have a lion on the front IMO, so I waste all of my modelling budget on preserving this bit of 1:1 scale French tin: (that's the co-owner using it as a picnic table, not me) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Love the Alfas.... ...except maybe the Alfa Arna. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I guess these would count as old these days...you certainly don't see many on the road (don't mention rust) .... The 1983 Alfa Sprint 1.5 Veloce was my first car after passing my test at 21 back in 1991...my driving instructor thought it an ill advised choice for some reason? Here it is in perhaps more illustrious company at Cricket St Thomas around 1992 I was so keen I bought another one to keep it company a year later, a 1989 model 1.7 Green Cloverleaf (seen at Southampton's Mayflower Park) which had been tinkered with slightly, sounded like a mini Ferrari and would leave a lot of larger engined cars for dead at the time...130BHP on the rollers was more than most peoples 2.5 or 3.0 V6's were producing. They obviously had some effect on me as I'm currently on my tenth Alfa...a GT 1.9JTD in black with a rather fetching red leather interior...and in all those years I've only broken down properly twice (cambelt & alternator failures) Didn't Roger Moore drive one of those in Octopussy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Cheese Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) Didn't Roger Moore drive one of those in Octopussy? Not a Sprint, but it's big brother the Alfetta GTV with the superb Busso V6 in as below (not my cars sadly...this model was too pricey for me at the time) There is a red one behind my Sprint in the first photo too, incredibly rare to find one that hasn't succumbed to terminal rust unfortunately. Very pretty even by Alfa standards but they had plenty of built in moisture traps and were made from iffy Russian steel that no amount of rustproofing would help...not that Alfa bothered trying that of course Edited January 18, 2015 by Bert Cheese Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Cheese Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Love the Alfas. I have a huge soft spot for the late 90s GTV but lack the baws to run one as a daily driver. Have no fear, great useable cars that are becoming rarer each year, and sure to become future classics especially in 3.0 V6 form Here is my TwinSpark that I was running in 2011/2012 as a daily driver with no problems, impractical and uncomfortable yes...but what would you expect from a proper Alfa coupe? (Apologies for posting pics of something that may be viewed as "new") 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2015 Bert Cheese, on 18 Jan 2015 - 20:47, said: Here it is in perhaps more illustrious company at Cricket St Thomas around 1992 I'll take that Montreal in the back row, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) The Alfa 164 is the only one I'd consider running, but there are so few left for sale that I decided to look for a Citroën CX instead. The Alfetta GTV V6 mostly came in 2.5ltr form for the UK market, but the South African ones boasted a 3-ltr. Edited January 18, 2015 by Horsetan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Cheese Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The Alfa 164 is the only one I'd consider running, but there are so few left for sale that I decided to look for a Citroën CX instead. The Alfetta GTV V6 mostly came in 2.5ltr form for the UK market, but the South African ones boasted a 3-ltr. I'd love a CX, especially one of the original versions where the radio was mounted between the front seats, and the main instruments had aircraft style revolving drums with a static horizontal line in front to register readings....the Turbo 2 versions must really shift too, at least in a straight line anyway. 164's are indeed rare, but I'd imagine they must be far more plentiful than a CX with an MOT? Have you considered a 166 ?, the early ones are a bit odd looking from the front but they do make great wafty cruisers for relatively little outlay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I'd love a CX, especially one of the original versions where the radio was mounted between the front seats, and the main instruments had aircraft style revolving drums with a static horizontal line in front to register readings....the Turbo 2 versions must really shift too, at least in a straight line anyway. The revolving drum speedos and rev counters in the Mk.1 were inspired by bathroom scales. Mk.2 cars had better rustproofing and the plastic bumpers actually looked better stylistically. It is said that the GTi Turbo 2 had rather more power than the official 168hp, but I think the DTR Turbo 2 (120hp) is a better bet - at one stage it was the world's quickest production diesel. Failing that, the CX 22 TRS looks OK as an all-rounder. 164's are indeed rare, but I'd imagine they must be far more plentiful than a CX with an MOT? Have you considered a 166 ?, the early ones are a bit odd looking from the front but they do make great wafty cruisers for relatively little outlay. 166s too complex for me. When I looked for a 164, I only found three (one of which was a spares car) available. Maybe it was a bad week. The CXs were more plentiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Love the Alfa talk, lovely stuff (must give mine a good wash!) Youtube has some fantastic Italian exotica content, I've bookmarked this and watched it no end recently.... turn up the volume and enjoy a proper V12... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl6UYDLW1WU More eyewatering Lamborghini porn here, although not all of them are old... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h8y9Fzzn9k I'm off for a lie down in a darkened room! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Had to do a bit of local running around so got the Rover out because as you know I like to use her when I can, so here are a few pictures of her round Great Yarmouth today. The first outside the supermarket (Other stores are available) Next two views out side the house where Anna Sewell the author of Black beauty lived, now a tea room its the wood frame building. This is a rare survivor one of the original electrical junction boxes for the Great Yarmouth Tram system And a close up view showing the Yarmouth town crest and the script Great Yarmouth cooperation tramways. I rescued an identical box just before it was going to be smashed up for scrap from the sea front in Great Yarmouth about 10 years ago and once shot blasted was repainted and now stands on the street at the East Anglian Transport Museum Thanks for looking. Steve 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londontram Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 And so to bed, just about to pop the Rover back in its garage but before I do one last picture showing one of the very few concessions to modern motoring - A halogen headlight conversion so at least you have a chance of seeing where your going. The other mod is flashing indicators built into the side light units though the semaphores work just fine. Thanks again for having a look. Steve 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice wind-tones - I fitted a set of those into an original mini - made people jump when they decided to walk/drive past, with mind firmly in neutral, as you were moving out of a parking space in Tescos! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Almost reminds me of the ZZ Top "Eliminator" album cover..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweasel Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Very nice beastie. I like what you've done with the flashers. People all to often just stick them on without thinking of the look of the car. My late father had a Humber Pullman, circa 1952 vintage, and we used Triumph Herald units for the job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Almost reminds me of the ZZ Top "Eliminator" album cover..... Somehow I don't think it's got the 350 Chevy up front though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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