Horsetan Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Just a blurry dash-cam crop. But I can't remember the last time I saw a Metro van in the wild. This looked to be in good nick apart from the suspension being on the bump-stops. The driver swerved around every bump in the road. Screen Shot 2016-08-21 at 17.42.25.jpg There's always something amusingly refreshing about seeing cars like this still being driven. It's like seeing two fingers stuck up in the relentless face of technology. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 There is no real reason why any car, if properly looked after and not abused can last quite well. My current car is 21 years old and has 77K and the previous one, a 1974 Mustang 2 had 120K and the only real reason for its sale in 1995, was my current car at a good price. Brian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 There is no real reason why any car, if properly looked after and not abused can last quite well. My current car is 21 years old and has 77K and the previous one, a 1974 Mustang 2 had 120K and the only real reason for its sale in 1995, was my current car at a good price.... I sold a 31-year-old BMW which had covered 205,000 miles-plus, so just about run-in.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 My every day car is a 2001 Rover 75 2.5 auto. 220k on the clock, converted it to lpg at 60k when I bought it (2nd owner) about 8 yrs ago. Costs the equivalent of around 60mpg local/80mpg on a long journey. And I can see nothing that I like that would replace it. And I have a 1.1 Metro (M reg) just about ready to put back on the road as a "spare wheel" if the the 75 needs time off. Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Apologies for the close cropping but it was the only way I could get the image size down to be able to post it.... a lovely Maserati Khamsin at the NEC show a few years back.... And in complete contrast, a different kind of '70s exotica altogether...! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) And in complete contrast, a different kind of '70s exotica altogether...! CC January 1971.jpg I seem to recall Reliant looking the relaunch the Bug in their last gasp in the late nineties. I definitely saw a picture of one in British racing green with (four!) Minilite wheels but can find no evidence of it now. Edit: Found it. http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~toliver/factory/index.html#bondbug Edited August 22, 2016 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I often wonder who decided that the original Bond Bug was a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I often wonder who decided that the original Bond Bug was a good idea. When Jonathon Heynes took over Reliant the BBC made a documentary. He remarked that people kept asking him when the Bug was going back into production. Type approval was a problem I think. This is probably it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm3RgR9-91M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I think you mean There's always something amusingly refreshing about seeing cars like this still being driven. It's like seeing two fingers stuck up in the relentless face of technology corrosion. Says I, following a weekend spent wire brushing underseal/crud/rust off an allegedly "galvanised" underbody. Urgh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 ....Says I, following a weekend spent wire brushing underseal/crud/rust off an allegedly "galvanised" underbody. Urgh. Ha. Wait 'til you own a car built by Karmann. Then you'll really appreciate what rust is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Ha. Wait 'til you own a car built by Karmann. Then you'll really appreciate what rust is. I'll wager it's no coincidence that a large number of Karmann built cars eked out their existence in California, rather than rainswept dear old Blighty! They say you never forget your first car... Or your first 'shunt'... Or your first encounter with a real live Miura, this Kyosho 1/18th scale model is pretty much what I saw from the top deck of a Routemaster bus in Kensington High Street in the Summer of 1972 (albiet the actual car was dark blue), being a hot day the windows were open on the bus so I heard it before I clapped eyes on it... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I'll wager it's no coincidence that a large number of Karmann built cars eked out their existence in California, rather than rainswept dear old Blighty!.... There were a surprisingly large number of Karmann-bodied cars here and in Europe, including: VW Karmann Ghia (various types) VW Beetle Cabrio VW Golf Cabrio BMW E9 coupe BMW E24 coupe (series 1 & 2) Audi 80/A4/S4 cabrio Triumph TR6 ...and many more! Knowing Karmann's reputation, I'd think a fair few of those (BMW E9s were/are notorious for it) will be rusting from the inside outwards...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Or your first 'shunt'... tumblr_nqdxajSbkk1qzut9po1_500crop.jpg I see your Miura shunt, and raise you this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgJuVOrXv68 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Or if it's toy Miuras you're talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaFhHNZHuUA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Or if it's toy Miuras you're talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaFhHNZHuUA That is pure genius! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Nipped over to nearby Gaydon this morning for a shuftie at the Midlands Italian Car Day, a gratuetous gathering of Alfas, Lancias, Fiats, Maseratis etc, oddly I only saw one Ferrari in attendence but what really caught my eye were these two rarified beauties... Maserati Ghiblis are rare enough, but when it's one of only eight RHD coupes built, and an automatic to boot, it's more like the preverbial rocking horse poo... This beautiful Iso Grifo arrived at the same time as the Ghibli, bot hcars belonging to a collection which resides not far from the museum... Only just scraping into the 'old car' category is this lovely deep blue Alfa 8C, one of (I think) 500 built... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 28, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2016 The Alfa 8C is a beautiful car, so understated by comparison with other supercars. Saw one recently on the A30 at Shaftesbury. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) The Alfa 8C is a beautiful car, so understated by comparison with other supercars. Saw one recently on the A30 at Shaftesbury. This was the first time I've seen on in the flesh, stunning isn't the word, it drew a lot of positive comments from all and sundry this morning. Some more Ghibli shots and other golden oldies from Gaydon... I have a serious affliction for these Bertone penned Alfa Coupes, they're just so damned pretty and well proportioned... Cute...! Edited August 28, 2016 by Rugd1022 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Thanks for that....two of my all-time favorites, the Ghibli and the Iso Grifo..[italian styling, Italian performance, without Italian finickiness [ie, reliability issues].... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Thanks for that....two of my all-time favorites, the Ghibli and the Iso Grifo..[italian styling, Italian performance, without Italian finickiness [ie, reliability issues].... The Ghibli and Grifo arrived together, driven by the same two gents who drove the pale blue Aston DB4GT I posted some shots of couple of weeks ago. They belong to the same collection (the cars, not the old geezers)and reside just down the road from Gaydon. Having a nice long chat with them both I discovered that they also look after the owner's two Facel Vegas, one of which is currently being restored. Also found out they're good friends of two of my neighbours so I may be seeing more of the cars they look after in the future! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 That little Guiletta Coupe is on my list of the prettiest cars of all time. Love that open 2 seater too! steve 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Cilcain Show 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 There appears to be a number of cars with headlamp visors - I thought they were banned; too many pedestrians sliced up or perhaps that was just over here. They were popular in the early stages of teenage driving in the sixties and have apparently survived along with a number of pedestrians. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 There appears to be a number of cars with headlamp visors - I thought they were banned;Nope.They probably should be. Along with bull bars and stupid metal bonnet mascots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 31, 2016 There appears to be a number of cars with headlamp visors - I thought they were banned; too many pedestrians sliced up or perhaps that was just over here. They were popular in the early stages of teenage driving in the sixties and have apparently survived along with a number of pedestrians. Brian. They are legal as long as they were fitted as original equipment or prior too the introduction of the relevent legislation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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