One For Classic Car Fans.....

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@Ian H no idea, the top one looks very Citroen-like but obviously isn't. The only other French maker I can think of is Simca.

@swee'pea99 commiserations, the one that got away. At least the girlfriend and subsequent wife turned out to be a keeper.

 

[Ian H]

The Peugeot Pininfarina cabriolets of earlier years were very elegant. Here are three other French rarities from last year.
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@Ian H no idea, the top one looks very Citroen-like but obviously isn't. The only other French maker I can think of is Simca.

The Citroen-like vehicle is a Panhard 24, with an 850cc air-cooled twin at the front. They were taken over by Citroen, hence certain similarities.
The other one is a Renault Frégate, never, as far as I know, imported into the UK.

 

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I saw amongst the smartest saloon DS's I've ever seen today, in a great colour scheme too.

I seem to have come across lots of lovely curvy old Jaguars recently, here's another one for the collection, a Mark VIII.

 

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The Citroen DS above and the Citroen 2CV are perhaps the perfect 4 wheeled representation of French cars, today I found the van equivalent. Whenever I see one I'm reminded of the excellent film Belleville Rendezvous and TDF broom wagons.

Back to British classics and here's a nice example of a MGB GT.

 

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Italian style from 1969, Alfa Romeo Guilia Super.

 

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A mint condition Riley 4/72.

 

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That is such a beautiful car

 

[Profpointy]

A mint condition Riley 4/72.
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I rather like the Riley and Wolsley versions of the Morris Oxford. A mate had one. Nice to ride in at least but I never had a drive.

 

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I saw this stunner today, and as I stopped to take a pic the owner returned. I asked him what model it was as I didn't recognise it, and he said it was a 1954 Bentley Continental Fastback, and he opened the boot to show me it had been signed inside the boot lid by the previous owner, Eric Clapton. Imagine what rock and roll shenanigans went on in the back of this. So pretty, from the rear especially.

 

[raleighnut]

I rather like the Riley and Wolsley versions of the Morris Oxford. A mate had one. Nice to ride in at least but I never had a drive.

My Uncle had the ultimate version of the 'Farina' bodied cars, the Vandem Plas 4 litre R. He sold it to my Dad

 

[colly]

There's a bloke on a local building project that uses a Sunbeam Alpine Fastback similar to the picture below as daily transport. It is in far from concourse condition!
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I had one of them.
In dark metallic green. Looked faster than it was, essentially a Hilman Hunter in drag. It was comfy and good to drive but the frameless windows on the doors did create a good bit of wind noise.
I think I paid £295.00 for it around 1976/7.

 

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I had one of them.
In dark metallic green. Looked faster than it was, essentially a Hilman Hunter in drag. It was comfy and good to drive but the frameless windows on the doors did create a good bit of wind noise.
I think I paid £295.00 for it around 1976/7.

Isn't that a Rapier not an Alpine?

 

[colly]

Isn't that a Rapier not an Alpine?

Yes a Sunbeam Rapier, so far as I recall.

Imagine this as dark green metallic. With a silver stripe.

 

[Profpointy]

My Uncle had the ultimate version of the 'Farina' bodied cars, the Vandem Plas 4 litre R. He sold it to my Dad

The Rolls Royce engined one - very appealing though auto only would sadly rule it out for me

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Coming home from Birmingham, in a circuitous manner on Friday (mainly so I could go to Bromsgrove, for the Lickey Incline, as we approached the M42 (jct 1), on the Old Birmingham Road (now A38), I spotted this.... quite literally yards before the roundabout!!
As it was too late to signal & turn in, obviously, I had to go back round

https://paulmattysportscars.co.uk/

There was some nice stock, a lot of 50's (?) Formula 1 cars

The Europa took my attention

As did this 'To Die For' Cortina

A real '7'!!

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Lotus 6

Details;

And, this gorgeous Thames Trader on the roadside

Daughter wanted this, as the dad of one of her 'prep school' friends had one
So it holds memories
https://paulmattysportscars.co.uk/lotus-exige/