| Title: | Cars in the UK |
| Notice: | Please read new conference charter 1.70 |
| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2584 |
| Total number of notes: | 63384 |
Right, enough of these pitiful meanderings about these horrible
modern monstrosities, lets talk about REAL cars. Cars you don't
need a degree in electrical engineering or aerospace technology
to muck around with. Yeah lets talk about 50s and 60s British cars.
Having been the proud owner of a 1961 Ford MK II Consul I can never
again face anything with four wheels that doesn't have room for
3 in the front (legally), no seat belts (again legally), vacuum
operated windscreen wipers, top speed of 73 and 0-60 in 18 seconds.
A to B might take a little longer than the new BMW657574545465i
but oh what fun you have getting there and what an entrance you
can make, and it doesn't end there - you can have hours of oil
encrusted fun at weekends keeping your baby in tip-top condition
and appreciating in value.
Steve
PS I'm in the market for another MK II Ford and would willingly
pay mucho wonga for a decent Convertible.
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| 100.7 | Lucas was not any electrician... | EEMELI::JMANNINEN | Fri Apr 19 1991 20:19 | 12 | |
Yes, indeed, old Brits are much more fun than these GTIXYZ48valves you
see today.
I had the pleasure to drive my brother's Triumph Herald for one summer.
Without the top it gained lots more looks from the pretty girls than
some plastic miracles from Japan. I installed 175/70x13 tyres under it
and after that I loved to leave all the BMW 316's behind on curvy
roads. There wasn't too much power in the 1300 cc but the handling was
fine. Too bad my brother got his driving-license so I had to give up
driving that little beauty.
- Jyri -
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| 100.8 | Old is more fun! | MACNAS::BMULQUEEN | Mon Apr 22 1991 11:29 | 16 | |
Current motors:
'67 Ford 105E Anglia
'67 Austin Mini Automatic
'67 Morris Mini 998cc Cooper
'65 Austin A40 Farina Mk.II Countryman
Have to admit I'm fairly addicted. I don't deliberately go for '67
cars, they just appear. The Minis and the Anglia are regularly in
classic car runs in Ireland while the A40 is for sale.
All are great fun to drive especially the Cooper which has surprised
many the modern motor.
Billy
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| 100.9 | A new front wing would be handy aswell, left side. | UFHIS::TLACEY | A crime in the wink of an eye | Tue Apr 23 1991 16:05 | 10 |
I need a new front side light/indicator unit for my
'67 Rover 2000 SC. Lucas and Rover have been tried.
Anybody got a classic car mag handy with some numbers
for P6 specialist parts suppliers ??
Tim...
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| 100.10 | Me too | DCOPST::BRIANH::NAYLOR | Purring again. | Fri May 03 1991 22:04 | 18 |
Re .5 Yup, my first car was a 1939 Morris 8. AND I still own it, technically. I still have the log-books, and the car was never written off, although I believe it long since disappeared from it's storage when they tore down the hangar. Miserable farmer never told me he was doing that, and I only found out about it 3 months later. Whatever happened to the car is anybody's guess, but I reckon I could find out if I asked the DVLC to do a cross-check on chassis and engine numbers? Only if someone is using them, of course. Most fun car was a 1953 Austin A30 which I souped up. Bored out cylinders, ported and flowed head, big carb plus ram-pipe, A35 box and diff, fat tyres and a BIG servo on the brakes. 1-100 mph in about a minute or so, and the same the other way! Apart from the fat tyres, the only way you could tell something was amiss from outside was the larger than usual exhaust (Frogeye Sprite straight-thru type) and a badge on the boot that said "Cooper". Well, it was the 60's! Blew up 3 engines and two gearboxes in 3 years, and had a ball! Even lost my virginity in the back seat :-) (Yes, it was possible in an A30!) Brian | |||||