One For Classic Car Fans.....

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Ironically this has just pulled up beside me!
Some poor soul has been wedged into the back seat!

 

[Bonefish Blues]

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Today's classic find - a group of VW campers!

Crikey, what are the odds of all those breaking down at the same time?

 

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And another VW...

For some reason orange suits the shape

 

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Spotted on today's ride. Don't know much about American cars but it's badged as a Buick Eight. I assume very late '30s or' 40s.

I wish I could have opened the door for a proper look at the beautifully detailed interior

Probably drives like a ponderous barge though!

For the record this is a Buick Eight Special which was their entry level model between '36 and' 49 (just how big were their more prestigious cars?).

They had an in-line eight cylinder engine, usually of 4.1L I'd love to have heard it running.

 

[Drago]

An inline eight? Jesus H. Trump - imagine how flexi the crankshaft must've been!

 

[figbat]

An inline eight? Jesus H. Trump - imagine how flexi the crankshaft must've been!

I work with engines up to 14 cylinders, inline.

 

[Drago]

I work with engines up to 14 cylinders, inline.

Tell me more! I'm guessing marine engines?

 

[figbat]

Tell me more! I'm guessing marine engines?

Correct. The biggest ones - two-stroke diesels that power container ships and tankers - are all inline. I work on the oils that lubricate them (and the smaller - but still huge - four-stroke diesels in things like ferries, cruise ships etc). The 4T engines can be inline or vee. Obviously the inlines have very large crankshafts but flex is still an issue, especially since they are direct-drive straight to the propeller.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Spotted this afternoon, in the centre of Wakefield
(Providence Street, off NorthGate)
Reliant Fox

Quite an apt registration too!

 

[Reynard]

Spotted this afternoon, in the centre of Wakefield
(Providence Street, off NorthGate)
Reliant Fox

Quite an apt registration too!

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You called, m'lud?

It *IS* rather me-sized though...

 

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Land Rover based camper that I spotted yeasterday.

day

 

[mistyoptic]

Not really a classic but in a similar vein

 

[Profpointy]

Not really a classic but in a similar vein

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I don't really get that at all. You still have to pitch a tent just the same as on the ground but if you want to nip off anywhere you have to take the tent down each time.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

130 Ambulance

Marshalls of Cambridge, at a guess, as the body manufacturer

If you want one, there's a few for sale just to the east of (ex) RAF Finningley... aka 'Robin Hood Airport'
https://ljacksonandco.com/categories/ambulance/

 

[CharlesF]

Thus has been parked outside our front door for a couple of weeks. Every time I walk past, I hope they keys were left in the ignition, nearest has been this open window. Late 70’s?