One For Classic Car Fans.....

[DRM]

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In that colour it reminds me of those old Invacar things

So dangerous they were eventually declared illegal to use on the road and the government ordered them all to be destroyed

 

[Ian H]

In that colour it reminds me of those old Invacar things
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So dangerous they were eventually declared illegal to use on the road and the government ordered them all to be destroyed

There are still some on the road. Only the Government-owned ones were scrapped.

 

[DRM]

There are still some on the road. Only the Government-owned ones were scrapped.

I was under the impression that they had all been banned/scrapped, according to wikipedia 59 are still out there !

 

[Ian H]

I was under the impression that they had all been banned/scrapped, according to wikipedia 59 are still out there !

They became arguably more dangerous when the low-powered Villiers engine was replaced by a Greaves which would take them well over the national speed limit.

 

[FishFright]

The interior is a tad very red but I love it anyway. I'd need a driver of course, one never sits forward of a partition
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165925654139?hash=item26a1f08e7b:g:GkIAAOSwdZVjjloI

 

[DRM]

They became arguably more dangerous when the low-powered Villiers engine was replaced by a Greaves which would take them well over the national speed limit.

Doesn’t bear thinking about does it, imagine hitting anything in one of those at any speed, wouldn’t have a good outcome.

 

[Jameshow]

Very late mini!

They must have almost overlapped!!

Notice the new mini and BMW in background ironic!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26612800...tixoXeJTeO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[Jameshow]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16594229...eJTeO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=WHATS_APP
Nice old project p4 rover

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/23487702...eJTeO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=WHATS_APP
Even nicer p5 3.5 coupe..

Just round the corner from me!

 

[Profpointy]

Nicely restored Citroen bread van parked up in Stirling, evidently repurposed as a coffee shop. I remember these as a kid delivering baguettes to the campsites when we were on holiday in France. I don't think they were ever officially imported so only LHD - though this hardly matters as you really aren't going to be doing any overtaking ! I saw one with a bumper sticker "if you think I'm going slow, wait till I go uphill"

 

[Ian H]

Nicely restored Citroen bread van parked up in Stirling, evidently repurposed as a coffee shop. I remember these as a kid delivering baguettes to the campsites when we were on holiday in France. I don't think they were ever officially imported so only LHD - though this hardly matters as you really aren't going to be doing any overtaking ! I saw one with a bumper sticker "if you think I'm going slow, wait till I go uphill"

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You could upgrade them quite easily with a DS engine & gearbox.

 

[Profpointy]

You could upgrade them quite easily with a DS engine & gearbox.

The Maserati version would be quite exciting !

 

[Ian H]

The Maserati version would be quite exciting !

But not easy.

 

[Jameshow]

The Maserati version would be quite exciting !

Or a Cummins 6bt wasted on it though!

 

[tyred]

Late 1980s Corolla. I hadn't seen a saloon model in years. Had a dodgy respray though. Some Isopon and Daily Mirrors may have used.

 

[midlife]

Extra points for gold wheels