One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Profpointy]

Old and new luxury (relatively speaking).
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But look at the size difference
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A friend used to have one of those P4 Rovers and it was a rather fine carriage. He'd converted his to an estate car using sheet aluminium, and a Landriver rear door. To add to the effect it was painted matt khaki. He had it for years. I gather it would sometimes have a diesel engine when he felt petrol costs had gone up to much, then he'd swap back to a petrol engine when he missed the extra performance. I would guess the most likely diesel would have been the old Landrover 60hp 2.25l which no doubt lacked the oomph of the doubtless very thirsty 2.6 straight six petrol engine.

 

[Cerdic]

A friend used to have one of those P4 Rovers and it was a rather fine carriage. He'd converted his to an estate car using sheet aluminium, and a Landriver rear door. To add to the effect it was painted matt khaki. He had it for years. I gather it would sometimes have a diesel engine when he felt petrol costs had gone up to much, then he'd swap back to a petrol engine when he missed the extra performance. I would guess the most likely diesel would have been the old Landrover 60hp 2.25l which no doubt lacked the oomph of the doubtless very thirsty 2.6 straight six petrol engine.

Your friend, didn‘t happen to be called Jeremy, Richard, or James by any chance…?

 

[Zimbob]

New (to me) car day 😀

 

[tyred]

New (to me) car day 😀
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The best car ever made

Sadly I have mine in dry docks at the moment as I need to do some body repairs.

 

[midlife]

New (to me) car day 😀
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Takes me back to my old 205XS what model is your new one

 

[Ian H]

A cheeky little pick-up.

 

[tyred]

A cheeky little pick-up.
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Back in days when pick-ups were car based and not the size of a small bungalow.

 

[Ian H]

Back in days when pick-ups were car based and not the size of a small bungalow.

If you want tiny pick-ups, I can give you a tiny pick-up. So small it was not a commercial success.

 

[figbat]

Takes me back to my old 205XS what model is your new one

I had a 205 XS too - bloody fantastic car! Overlooked in favour of the GTi but such a fun drive, twin-choke carbs gave it 85 bhp in a body that weighed less than a crisp packet (same engine in the Citroen AX must have put it up there with Thrust SSC).

 

[tyred]

If you want tiny pick-ups, I can give you a tiny pick-up. So small it was not a commercial success.
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Only 475 built I believe. It was too small to be really useful but would be a really cute thing to own today.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A cheeky little pick-up.
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I'd love one, or the Skoda 'Fun'
Surely the VW, was essentially a rebadged Skoda Felicia

 

[T4tomo]

I had a 205 XS too - bloody fantastic car! Overlooked in favour of the GTi but such a fun drive, twin-choke carbs gave it 85 bhp in a body that weighed less than a crisp packet (same engine in the Citroen AX must have put it up there with Thrust SSC).

I had the 205 XTDT back in the day, the diesel GTi light. Had awesome acceleration in a rather narrow powerband and a hoot to drive.

 

[Profpointy]

Your friend, didn‘t happen to be called Jeremy, Richard, or James by any chance…?

No, none of them. He was a distinguished entomologist specialising in parasitic wasps, but was very capable at mechanical stuff and all round clever guy too.

 

[tyred]

1988 Toyota Camry estate, not exactly exciting but certainly rare and has lots of room for bikes. Why the gold wheels

 

[Profpointy]

If you want tiny pick-ups, I can give you a tiny pick-up. So small it was not a commercial success.
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Car sized pick ups have never been popular in the UK. The Morris minor ones are pretty uncommon and I'm not sure I've even seen an A35 pick up. And they are so much more vulnerable to rusting so fewer still remain today.