doilum Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 29 minutes ago, Northmoor said: Here's a couple of interesting vehicles spotted this week, captured on the phone: The Wolseley was parked at work; it's in very good condition but not concours, apparently it's the owner's daily driver (which is how such cars should be). The Dutton (Sierra? Ironic as they were based on the Escort) was at Kempton today. Haven't see one for years. There was a well publicised legal battle over the use of the name Sierra. Dutton won their case against a Ford injunction to rename their kit. When Ford unvailed their new jelly mould at the NEC guess who had the adjacent stand..... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Rusty Italian exotica alert..... A surprising amount of the interior is salvageable though! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 A splash of colour for a dreary afternoon.... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Beautiful. Mainly because it wasn't designed on a computer by accountants. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 The '60's Mazzers were indeed beautiful things..... Far more so than today's megawatties? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 I've always liked the look of a 1967 Maserati Mistral. I've often thought that Datsun did too when designing the 240Z. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 4, 2021 24 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Beautiful. Mainly because it wasn't designed on a computer by accountants. And that’s why most of the “colourful stuff” no longer exists……and the stuff that does still exist makes us drool over the pictures just like when we were 10 years old Not sure if all that make sense as I am just finishing a bottle of red I opened an hour ago after spending the afternoon trying to work out how to wire a speaker up to a sound chip that has no speaker connections, and none on the Loco chassis board either…… 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Drink another bottle and try again. It will probably make sense. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted November 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2021 What really finished off attractive, individualistic styling on everything except the really elite car marques was the increasing requirement for crash-worthiness. It's also to blame for small cars no longer being small. No accounting for all recent Rolls Royces being beaten senseless with the ugly stick, though.... John 4 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Very true, add to that the design parameters set by being front drive and a hatchback as a "world car" and that's what you get. As for the Rolls, at least they've been consistent Ever since the original Shadow, I've thought of them as a big uninspiring box. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: I've always liked the look of a 1967 Maserati Mistral. I've often thought that Datsun did too when designing the 240Z. I thought it was one of these at a quick glance. steve https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AC428CPEFRTRIGHT.jpg 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 That AC is a seriously impressive beastie. It's reminiscent of the 1965 Iso Grifo. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 These days, of older age and inflexibility, I'd now prefer the Iso Rivolta... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 I'd forgotten about the Rivolta, a car that Bristol or AC should have made. When everyone at school was going mad over the Lamborghini Countach, me being awkward, wanted a 68 or 69 Grifo, at least I would be able to rebuild the engine and transmission in our humble corrugated iron shed. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 15 hours ago, MrWolf said: Drink another bottle and try again. It will probably make sense. It did, well a bit of help from Richard at Road and Rails pointing to the fact that the sparsely populated Loco board actually does have one spare socket which is for a speaker helped a lot as well…. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 12 hours ago, alastairq said: These days, of older age and inflexibility, I'd now prefer the Iso Rivolta... Me to…..especially like the rye version with lots of butter 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 16 hours ago, Dunsignalling said: No accounting for all recent Rolls Royces being beaten senseless with the ugly stick, though.... To me they look like a a bad sci fi impression of a future Rolls Royce. All the best Katy 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Kickstart said: To me they look like a a bad sci fi impression of a future Rolls Royce. All the best Katy And not a very good one at that, this ones better. 6 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Rolls-Royce used to have a sense of humour. 1910: 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, MrWolf said: Rolls-Royce used to have a sense of humour. 1910: So did Daimler! There was also the Outspan Mini... Edited November 5, 2021 by Hroth Original post perpetrated using a tablet, finally got to the laptop... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) The Mistral often looks even better in the metal than it does in photographs too. Some of the design cues on those '50s and '60s Masers have been carried through to the QPV of 2003 to 2012, particularly around the C-pillars where the shape of the windows in the rear doors echoes the rear quarterlights of the Mistral and some of the coachbuilt GTs based on the 5000GTschassis.... an unusual case of Pininfarina paying homage to Frua....! (Incidentally, the man in the b&w Mistral shot above is Omer Orsi, who's father Adolfo bought the company from the Maserati brothers way back in 1937). Edited November 5, 2021 by Rugd1022 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: Rolls-Royce used to have a sense of humour. 1910: Would that have belonged to one of the wealthy Maharajahs? I seem to think they used to indulge in fanciful bodies on RR chassis? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MJI Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 I used to like the Maserati Bora along with the other Italian exotica. When I hear the car name Bora I still think of Maserati 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, MrWolf said: Rolls-Royce used to have a sense of humour. 1910: I think that featured in an episode of "Chasing Classic Cars". Built for an Indian Maharaja, some say it is a Rolls Royce, while others claim it is not. A Google search turns up a variety of various histories for it. Edited November 5, 2021 by Jol Wilkinson Amended text 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, MrWolf said: Rolls-Royce used to have a sense of humour. 1910: Looks like a Rolls had failed brakes when it got the the pond with the Pedalos in…… The first attempt at an amphicar 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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