steve1 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 As I was walking along to the garage to collect my MOT failure Pug 407SW (broken rear coil spring) a Daimler Double-Six Coupe wafted silently past. Looked in great condition but pity about the turd brown colour. steve 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) I've just found this - photo c/o Iain Chalmers.... Edited March 16, 2020 by Rugd1022 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said: I've just found this - photo c/o Iain Chalmers.... Renault 6 ? 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Plus, Reliant Regal? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickstart Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Looks to be a Northern Ireland plate which wasn’t common on the mainland back then all the best Katy 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2020 Where was it taken? It appears to be an industrial railway, a coal mine perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Where was it taken? It appears to be an industrial railway, a coal mine perhaps? Shurely a coal mine is a rare item in Ulster! dh 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 40 minutes ago, Kickstart said: Looks to be a Northern Ireland plate which wasn’t common on the mainland back then all the best Katy Yes that’s the style of a NI plate (like my lotus from a few posts back) but the Austin 1300 has a British type plate so more likely to be mainland. What about the mineral wagon, was that design used in NI? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Erichill16 said: Yes that’s the style of a NI plate (like my lotus from a few posts back) but the Austin 1300 has a British type plate so more likely to be mainland. What about the mineral wagon, was that design used in NI? I don't think so. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2020 It looks like a BR 16 ton mineral wagon and it appears to be loaded with coal. The locomotive looks like an austerity 0-6-0ST. Going by the vehicles and the Renault having reflective number plates it is probably post 1970. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Fat Controller said: Renault 6 ? Surley it's a racing Renault if it's FIA registered! On a serious note I wonder if it's somewhere in the Fife area, the Austin is FFG. FG being the area code for Fife at the time. Edited March 16, 2020 by w124bob Added info 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium StevieD71 Posted March 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2020 FIA is an old County Antrim regisration. The first letter denotes the year, the other two are the area. For example, Coleraine (where I live) was *IW, then changed to *NZ (my car is YNZ) and has just changed to AYZ. The photo must be from England as the 16 ton BR mineral wagons weren't used over here. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The location is Oakley, although which one I don't know, there must be several around the UK. Date wise the reflective white and yellow number plates were first advertised in the UK in '68, although it took a long while for dealers and suppliers to start fitting them to new cars, with plenty of them still fitting silver / white on black plates in '72 / '73. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Trial fitting of the Riley Elf / Wolseley Hornet waist line trim (using double sided Scotch tape!), it looks good from a few feet away but still needs rechroming. It's starting to look less like a '90s Rover Mini and more like something you'd see in the car park at Abbey Road Studio c.1970... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 would you 4 hours ago, Rugd1022 said: The location is Oakley, although which one I don't know, there must be several around the UK. Date wise the reflective white and yellow number plates were first advertised in the UK in '68, although it took a long while for dealers and suppliers to start fitting them to new cars, with plenty of them still fitting silver / white on black plates in '72 / '73. Would you be happy with this? This is Oakley Fife - as someone suggested dh 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Thanks DH, splendid detective work! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Been to work and done a bit of shopping and seen a couple of classics, an A35 closely followed by a MGB. Both seemed to be in good condition and the roof down on the MG. Later in the day I saw a 2CV and a Mk 2 golf but neither of them appeared to be in good condition. Nothing else to report. regards Robert 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 14/03/2020 at 19:19, Erichill16 said: Thanks for info. The chap I take it to is usually very thorough and I’ve got to know him quite well. I’m wary of the chassis as it is quite old so it does get a good look at. Its not had too much work done on it since I bought it. There are lots of little blemishes in the paint work but not bad enough to do a respray on. There’s no issues with ‘crazing’ . It’s one of the first +2 and some of the parts are not as easy to source as later versions. When I bought it some parts were missing and I didn’t realise until I got it home. And of course they were the hard to get type. The plastic section over the drive tunnel is cracked and I’d like to replace it but it’s not available as is was only fitted to the first series. When I bought the car it had the wrong brake servo and in took ages to find a correct one. I believe it was only fitted to the lotus and BMC landcrab. Regards Robert Brake servo was, I think, also fitted to some models of Mk1 Ford Escort. Not cheap but I do know where to get refurbished servos and also overhaul kits. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Richard E said: Brake servo was, I think, also fitted to some models of Mk1 Ford Escort. Not cheap but I do know where to get refurbished servos and also overhaul kits. Thanks, when I got it it was refurbished before being fitted. I don’t know how long it will last so would be grateful for further information. regards Robert 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, Erichill16 said: Thanks, when I got it it was refurbished before being fitted. I don’t know how long it will last so would be grateful for further information. regards Robert If I'm not mistaken it is a Girling Mk2A servo. The guy I know (Trevor) runs Stage 1 Motorsport in Cornwall. He does Escort RS and Lotus Cortina parts and is definitely worth talking to. He gets an awful lot of parts remanufactured as well. Also bear in mind a guy called Richard Lee, he trades as Richard Lee Classic Spares and is in Southwell, near Nottingham. He gets all sorts of parts and also deals in Weber Carburettors. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Richard E said: If I'm not mistaken it is a Girling Mk2A servo. The guy I know (Trevor) runs Stage 1 Motorsport in Cornwall. He does Escort RS and Lotus Cortina parts and is definitely worth talking to. He gets an awful lot of parts remanufactured as well. Also bear in mind a guy called Richard Lee, he trades as Richard Lee Classic Spares and is in Southwell, near Nottingham. He gets all sorts of parts and also deals in Weber Carburettors. Thanks Regards Robert 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom q vaxy Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 excellent link from my "inbox" today: https://silodrome.com/austin-seven-stanley-edge/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2020 On 17/03/2020 at 11:31, Rugd1022 said: Trial fitting of the Riley Elf / Wolseley Hornet waist line trim (using double sided Scotch tape!), it looks good from a few feet away but still needs rechroming. It's starting to look less like a '90s Rover Mini and more like something you'd see in the car park at Abbey Road Studio c.1970... How about losing the reversing lights and rear fog and go for concealed ones that classic specialists sell Rear wipers were also popular on late 60s early 70s modded minis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) Here's one or three I missed earlier - photographed c2008 Edited March 18, 2020 by phil_sutters 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Traction avant is a car I always wanted since I was about 16... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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