One For Classic Car Fans.....

[booze and cake]

Another beautiful Pininfarina design, in uncharacteristically rust-free condition for a UK based late 70's Fiat. Fiat 124 Spider, the sporty 2000cc version. Lovely red interior, it just oozes European style.

 

[Ian H]

Saw this on sale a few years back, every nut & bolt restored back to factory condition. Yours for just £60k.

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For £60k I'd want it to be in rather better than Lotus factory condition.

 

[Ian H]

This probably-not-Lotus was parked in town the other day. The owner has an interesting take on security.

 

[Ian H]

This neat conversion lurks locally. The advantage of a separate chassis.

 

[Proto]

This is in West London. Seems to be used regularly.
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Mate of mine recently sold one. £46000

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

I saw this in Otley, in Yorkshire yesterday. It must be one of the last ones made, was a LHD. In 1979 my friend's dad used to have one that looked similar and was several years old, he traded it in for a brand new Polski Fiat 125p Estate. I think that's the only other one I've ever seen. I thought it was a Skoda when I first saw it.

 

[Chris S]

I saw this in Otley, in Yorkshire yesterday. It must be one of the last ones made, was a LHD. In 1979 my friend's dad used to have one that looked similar and was several years old, he traded it in for a brand new Polski Fiat 125p Estate. I think that's the only other one I've ever seen. I thought it was a Skoda when I first saw it.
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It's a Wartburg with a 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine. K-reg vehicles onwards effectively had to have a catalytic converter so there is no way anything later than a J-reg could have passed the emissions test.

 

[Ian H]

I saw this in Otley in Yorkshire yesterday. It must be one of the last ones made, was a LHD. In 1979 my friend's dad used to have one that looked similar and was several years old, he traded it in for a brand new Polski Fiat 125p Estate. I think that's the only one I've ever seen. I thought it was a Skoda when I first saw it.
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Three-cylinder 2-stroke. No distributor, but three coils and three sets of points. The engine lubrication was by the petrol/oil mixture, so there was a freewheel clutch to prevent engine-braking on a closed throttle (because without enough fuel being delivered it would seize). Emissions legislation did for them.

 

[Drago]

I saw this in Otley, in Yorkshire yesterday. It must be one of the last ones made, was a LHD. In 1979 my friend's dad used to have one that looked similar and was several years old, he traded it in for a brand new Polski Fiat 125p Estate. I think that's the only other one I've ever seen. I thought it was a Skoda when I first saw it.
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A mate of mine in the Army bought a new Polski Fiat. He'd barely had it a week when the wilers suddenly failed on the motorway during a heavy downpour. Within a split second he had no visibility, and bravely chose the embankment rather than try and brake it our in the traffic flow. Written off, and Polski Fiat told him to Sod Offski.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

About dinnertime

'54 - '55 (I think)
Ford F-100

BondGate (the A645, towards Knottingley)
Pontefract

Outside, what used to be the antique shop; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/429612

In anyone thinks they recognise the café logo, they have another café, on the A1 (I believe it's still open?), on the south-bound carriageway, below Darrington
(next to the service station)


View: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208440243835930&set=a.10207043223551296&type=3&theater


Originally built as the west lodge, or the Doric columned section was, onto the Great North Road, for Stapleton Hall
Now the Hall is gone, with a farm there (& a static caravan/retirement home site behind the café

Inside, it has 3 (almost) mint Raleigh Burner BMX's hanging on the walls - had!!!
Heck!, one is so under-used that it still has the 'moulding flashes' on the tyres!

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4293903

 

[Drago]

Oh my days. Just seen an add for a Smart Roadster. Oh Lord, I beseech thee to give me strength to resist getting my wallet out and handing over thy shekels.

 

[Oldfentiger]

Three-cylinder 2-stroke. No distributor, but three coils and three sets of points. The engine lubrication was by the petrol/oil mixture, so there was a freewheel clutch to prevent engine-braking on a closed throttle (because without enough fuel being delivered it would seize). Emissions legislation did for them.

I had a Wartburg. Previous model - 312. Year 1966. I believe the car pictured was known as a Wartburg Knight.
Quirky car. Very comfortable ride, with lovely soft seats.
The freewheel was selectable though, so it was possible to damage the engine through ignorance. DAMHIKT.
It was column change with the lever on the rhs of the column, which was handy as I spent a lot of time bump starting the thing, and it was possible to push the car and reach in to jam the lever in 2nd.
Starting problems on a cold morning were facilitated by the feeble 6 volt electrics.
If I remember correctly the radiator was behind the engine, with a Venetian blind on the back of the front grill to regulate the air flow.
You’re right about the 3 coils, but it did have a distributor before the coils. Hence the points only had to handle low voltage.
Edit: found a picture

 

[raleighnut]

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I had a Wartburg. Previous model - 312. Year 1966. I believe the car pictured was known as a Wartburg Knight.
Quirky car. Very comfortable ride, with lovely soft seats.
The freewheel was selectable though, so it was possible to damage the engine through ignorance. DAMHIKT.
It was column change with the lever on the rhs of the column, which was handy as I spent a lot of time bump starting the thing, and it was possible to push the car and reach in to jam the lever in 2nd.
Starting problems on a cold morning were facilitated by the feeble 6 volt electrics.
If I remember correctly the radiator was behind the engine, with a Venetian blind on the back of the front grill to regulate the air flow.
You’re right about the 3 coils, but it did have a distributor before the coils. Hence the points only had to handle low voltage.
Edit: found a picture

Very similar to the SAAB,

 

[biggs682]

Very similar to the SAAB,
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Give me the Saab anyday

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

80 years...………..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-48930595/goodbye-to-the-beetle