alastairq Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Looks suspiciously [to me] like a burnt out HET..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Did say "Might have been " ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Steve Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I thought that about the old Landy , must have taken 2 days and many, many fuel stops! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 i dunno, I wouldn't turn down spending 2 days in close company with Robin... steve (He says hoping his wife doesn't read this) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 this may be of interest to some on here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1203858853082490/?ref=netego_ssfy_www 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 i dunno, I wouldn't turn down spending 2 days in close company with Robin... Having missed the preceding posts, I thought you had a Batman fantasy for a short while there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted February 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2018 this may be of interest to some on here https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1203858853082490/?ref=netego_ssfy_www This product currently not available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Now't to do with old cars I know, but the most uncomfortable transport journey I can ever recall was aboard the troop train from Hanover to the Hoek of Holland - 14 hours on crippling wooden slatted seats. This might have been the very loco ! Some of us go to North wales and pay good money several times a year to ride on seats like that, and a certain wife here buys wrecks like that as restoration projects. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43179 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Jensen CV-8 enjoying the London snow - Its minus 2 degrees and she starts on the first turn of the key! Jon 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Jensen CV-8 enjoying the London snow - Its minus 2 degrees and she starts on the first turn of the key! IMG_31491.JPG Jon Gosh - you must be a really rich lot doon there in the smoke. None of my cronies with such serious classic iron will risk it out on winter salt. dh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43179 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) None of my cronies with such serious classic iron will risk it out on winter salt. dh It's fibreglass, so not quite as delicate as you'd think and in fairness only stuck it outside to run it up for a bit out between downpours Edited February 28, 2018 by 43179 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Jensen CV-8 enjoying the London snow - Its minus 2 degrees and she starts on the first turn of the key! IMG_31491.JPG Jon Stunning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 It's fibreglass, so not quite as delicate as you'd think ...just the odd electrical earthing problem? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Facel Vega. A guy once towed on of these into our garage asking us if we'd like it as he needed the room. It was in need of some serious spanner work, never did get get it and we scrapped it a few months later. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 A few more old mag' covers from the classic days and some ad's which i always find the most interesting bits to read, with all those period useful and more than likely useless? ad-ons. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) A few more old mag' covers from the classic days and some ad's which i always find the most interesting bits to read, with all those period useful and more than likely useless? ad-ons. 2011-01-15 21.20.08.jpg 2011-01-15 21.18.39.jpg 2011-01-15 21.21.32.jpg 2011-01-15 21.23.04.jpg 2011-01-15 21.25.32.jpg And what wonderful promises they all were with Exchange & Mart leading the way with such marvels of "Rebore your car without taking the engine apart with Acme pills or solution" where you either dropped the pills into the petrol tank or squeezed the solution down into the combustion chambers. - And results ? Two actually. Either buy a new engine or scrap the car. Then there was this ground braking valve where only an hour equipped with a drill, a large round file and all the hope in the World, you could convert your car to run on Calor Gas. Results ? Oversized and ragged hole hacked into the carburetor barrel where you hammered in this 'Specially developed valve as use in outer space installations ' sealed in with several tubes of Hermatite where the gas leaked out instantly emptying the whole bottle in seconds all over the engine bay at the same time as you called the breakers in to tow it away. 'Radweld' was another wonderment full of promises such as " Say good bye to leaking rads with our new, specially developed sealant ( as also used in outer space installations ) Just pour in the sachet, allow the water to circulate, rad leak cured, as simple as that. However, in the most likely and alarming event that it also seals up all the other waterways at the same time, then consult your nearest scrap dealer. Also we mustn't forget the 'Home tyre retread kit' where you was supplied with something that looked suspiciously like a wood carving chisel. a tissue paper wrap round pattern ( several to choose from suitable for everyday mud and Formula one ) some kind of hot iron and a mask to block out the poisonous fumes and first degree burns. Oh. Did I forget the ' World leading spray your own car kit in the comfort of your garage or drive if the garage is full of other totally useless Exchange & Mart sellouts ' ? Well, it came marketed as ' Our newly developed spray gun developed especially with you, the home sprayer and perfectionist in mind and and although at first glance you could be forgiven for confusing it with an Insect Flit Gun (which it was ) you can actually achieve a factory finish in little more than an hour ( if it doesn't rain but then there's always next Sunday ) AND ! - it even sprays emulsion something that achieves the kind of finish that Fords at Dagenham have strived for for years and still are!' Oh yes, the weekend motorist never had it so good - as long as he never left home Edited March 1, 2018 by allan downes 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chriswright03 Posted March 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2018 Hmm. What has put you in such a positive mood this fine day then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Hmm. What has put you in such a positive mood this fine day then? My ' Rebuild your own Ferrari engine kit ' direct from Exchange & Mart. It even comes with a free Pozidrive screwdriver and hammer ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Facel Vega. A guy once towed on of these into our garage asking us if we'd like it as he needed the room. It was in need of some serious spanner work, never did get get it and we scrapped it a few months later. Many, many years ago I worked on Demolition sites - One of the Jobs we got was to take down a factory site in Luton (Skefco?) The guy who had bought it was converting it into an industrial park - while we were working there, it was his sons 21st, and proud Daddy bought over-indulged son one of these for his birthday present - the only one I ever saw! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Hmm. What has put you in such a positive mood this fine day then? He's the Victor Meldrew of the automotive world. Or possibly a reverse King Midas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43179 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 ...just the odd electrical earthing problem? Yep - there's none to go wrong As a hand built British product of the 1960s , it can certainly show hand built products of the 1970s a thing or two - including those from the same manufacturer. The quality of the shut lines on the C-V8 says it all I think Jon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 It's fibreglass, so not quite as delicate as you'd think Including the chassis....? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Many, many years ago I worked on Demolition sites - One of the Jobs we got was to take down a factory site in Luton (Skefco?) The guy who had bought it was converting it into an industrial park - while we were working there, it was his sons 21st, and proud Daddy bought over-indulged son one of these for his birthday present - the only one I ever saw! Skefco I do believe they manufactured ball bearings and were located in Sundon Park, Luton where I lived for a while and fell in love with my Landlady. She didn't think much of me though so I went out with the Hairdresser's daughter instead who didn't love me either...Until I borrowed a hundred quid from the Midland bank, Dunstable and bought a Morris 8 series E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 That blue Facel Vega is not a normal production version. Never seen one like that before, even in pics. Incidentally, it's taxed to Sep 2018 steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 And on a topical note, Leith Street, Edinburgh. Ipswich Central London with another Bond MkC 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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