Ian H
Ancient randonneur
Would a replica be built on a real Fiat 500 or from scratch?
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Would a replica be built on a real Fiat 500 or from scratch?
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
It's registered as a 500L, so an original used as a base, which allows it to be run on its K plate - unless I'm mistaken and they were all conversions by Fiat on an original base, in which case it may be an original. Somebody will know!
Ian H
Ancient randonneur
They were all converted standard Fiats, that much I know. Abarth might just have used a bodyshell, I'm not sure about that.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Jody
Stubborn git
I've just seen this on Facebook. Princess Diana's unique black Mk1 RS Turbo has just sold for £650,000
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chriswoody
Legendary Member
- Location
- Northern Germany
There was a classic car show on in town today. On Sunday everything is traditionally closed, so the cars were in every street in town, as well as the park next to the town.
There must have easily been over a hundred cars from humble old Opel's and Mercedes, as well as lots of old American muscle cars, many probably left by the servicemen from the nearby bases.
Not only were these two Delorean's here, but there were a further two parked around town. The nearest one is also registered to a nearby town.
A lovely old Saab, no idea what it was, as I forgot to take a photo of the information on the screen.
One of a number of Matra's on show.
Three gorgeous Opel's, shades of Corvette Stingray about them.
An old Citroen, sadly no other info on this one either. There were also a couple of old Citroen DS's amongst many other old Citroen's on display.
These old NSU's we're not only lovely but looked identical to Hillman Imp's, or at least in my eyes.
Again, Mustangs were well represented, this one is also a locally owned car.
Generally though it was difficult to get pictures due to the large crowd of people, but it was a really impressive show, especially the way it was staged in every street.
With Volkswagen having their headquarters and several main factories just down the road, there were a lot of Beetles and buses as well as a few Karmann Ghia's.
There must have easily been over a hundred cars from humble old Opel's and Mercedes, as well as lots of old American muscle cars, many probably left by the servicemen from the nearby bases.
Not only were these two Delorean's here, but there were a further two parked around town. The nearest one is also registered to a nearby town.
A lovely old Saab, no idea what it was, as I forgot to take a photo of the information on the screen.
One of a number of Matra's on show.
Three gorgeous Opel's, shades of Corvette Stingray about them.
An old Citroen, sadly no other info on this one either. There were also a couple of old Citroen DS's amongst many other old Citroen's on display.
These old NSU's we're not only lovely but looked identical to Hillman Imp's, or at least in my eyes.
Again, Mustangs were well represented, this one is also a locally owned car.
Generally though it was difficult to get pictures due to the large crowd of people, but it was a really impressive show, especially the way it was staged in every street.
With Volkswagen having their headquarters and several main factories just down the road, there were a lot of Beetles and buses as well as a few Karmann Ghia's.
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Tuesday 30th
1.
Reliant Rialto
Leeds Road
Cutsyke
Castleford
The company named on it, were working on some new houses to my right
(just to the 'King Billy' side of Cutsyke level-crossing, if anyone knows the area)
1.
Reliant Rialto
Leeds Road
Cutsyke
Castleford
The company named on it, were working on some new houses to my right
(just to the 'King Billy' side of Cutsyke level-crossing, if anyone knows the area)
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Tuesday 30th
David Palmer MOT Testing Centre
Wakefield Road
Normanton
Wakefield
Surprisingly, there's no image on Geograph, but it's next door to the old 'Royal Sovereign' pub; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/853494
David Palmer MOT Testing Centre
Wakefield Road
Normanton
Wakefield
Surprisingly, there's no image on Geograph, but it's next door to the old 'Royal Sovereign' pub; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/853494
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FishFright
More wheels than sense
That is the spit of a car a friend built as his apprentice piece many years back.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
some real classics I saw in Hungerford week or so back
A Yankee something or other which lazily burbled it’s V8 music as it pulled away then later on a really lovely pre-war (presumably?) Rolls Royce
A Yankee something or other which lazily burbled it’s V8 music as it pulled away then later on a really lovely pre-war (presumably?) Rolls Royce
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
Tyre’s a bit flat. Not good advert for their maintenance
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Building, not vehicular, maintenance.......
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Forgot!!
Yesterday afternoon, we were out & about
I'd just started driving back up HolmeMoss, from the Woodhead (Derbyshire) side
At first I thought the car behind was a Toyota Celica, one of the mid-90s, with the circular headlamps, this shape in fact
But, NO!!
it was an Alpine!!!
Didn't Top Gear (Harris?) have one catch fire, whilst on test?
Once the road was clear, by the 'pull-off', part way up, it overtook & made fairly rapid progress to the summit!!
A nice looking car!!
it's possible that daughter took a few photos of it, looking behind, or as it passed, if she did I'll get them from her to add
Yesterday afternoon, we were out & about
I'd just started driving back up HolmeMoss, from the Woodhead (Derbyshire) side
At first I thought the car behind was a Toyota Celica, one of the mid-90s, with the circular headlamps, this shape in fact
But, NO!!
it was an Alpine!!!
Didn't Top Gear (Harris?) have one catch fire, whilst on test?
Once the road was clear, by the 'pull-off', part way up, it overtook & made fairly rapid progress to the summit!!
A nice looking car!!
it's possible that daughter took a few photos of it, looking behind, or as it passed, if she did I'll get them from her to add
