Pictures of old or rare vehicles

[Hood]

Just looked up the reg and this is what it is.

 

[Rrobson]

Sorry, thought you were referring to the 25. Yes a bmw lump in those, mine was the 2.5 v6 on a 54. Had a few diesels, one with 180000 and ran very sweet. been looking for another estate, I would be interested if your looking to get rid, details would be appreciated

 

[Rannsachair]

Just been back through this thread and thought I would add a few others I have had and not posted on this thread:
The Saab 96 I sold on a couple of years ago:

The Saab engine rebuilt from standard 1500 to 1700, rally cam, upgraded oil pump, timing gear, Weber twin choke eyc:

Saab 2 stroke triple engine rebuilt:

My first V8 while working in Minneapolis:

A nice Jota owned by an Islay fisherman who lives not too far from me:

Not old, but a bit rare, the Alfa 159 1750 TI ( one of the last) bought with 20k miles on it, think fantastic looking car ( though the wife hated it for being too flash)

I need to get some photo's from my dad, he had some nice cars Mk2 Jags, Holby Hunter etc, hope to get them soon.

 

[dobbslc]

Here's my old Alfa 155 Silverstone edition. Homologation special that Alfa made so it could be raced in the BTTC.

I can't find any pics of it other than this one from Piston Heads for sale section.
1.8 twin spark engine, 130BHP not very fast but went ok at an Alfa trackday at Donnington. It kept up with some of the big boys but the brakes weren't up to it and kept fading to nothing!
Cam chain engine that you could rev the nuts off all day long, only broke down once when the fuel pump relay went wrong but a bit of bashing got me home
Very tidy car with no rust on the bodywork and sold for more than I paid for it 3 years later, probably one that will creep up in value and make me regret flogging it!
What did I replace it with?
A Vauxhall Frontera!

 

[stuvy]

Here's my old Alfa 155 Silverstone edition. Homologation special that Alfa made so it could be raced in the BTTC.
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I can't find any pics of it other than this one from Piston Heads for sale section.
1.8 twin spark engine, 130BHP not very fast but went ok at an Alfa trackday at Donnington. It kept up with some of the big boys but the brakes weren't up to it and kept fading to nothing!
Cam chain engine that you could rev the nuts off all day long, only broke down once when the fuel pump relay went wrong but a bit of bashing got me home
Very tidy car with no rust on the bodywork and sold for more than I paid for it 3 years later, probably one that will creep up in value and make me regret flogging it!
What did I replace it with?
A Vauxhall Frontera!

mat least you realised your mistake

 

[dobbslc]

Yeah I've got s Surf nowfftopic:

 

[RWD3M]

I’ve got enough as it is! With a trailer, a diesel rover 75 and a mg zs 180 also wanting some tlc I’ve got plenty to keep me busy!!! Along with the others mentioned. I do however always room if the have price is right, just bear in mind my budget is £300, I’ve had 5 75/zt’s in the last couple of years and always spent up to that the zs wasA whole £150...
Gotta love cheap British motoring

The ZS 180 was a decent bit of kit, arguably the best of the lot.

I had a ZT CDTi from new, had a remap after about 30k (at 1 year old) and loved it. Wish I still had it. Sadly written off by a bus in Newport just after it's first MoT at 80 odd thousand miles.

 

[octo0072000]

Here's my old 2000 45 diesel connoisseur 61mpg on a run
the first one in shot of the twins

 

[nickk]

Goes to show ,another asset (Rover) lost.

 

[Stueeee]

Goes to show ,another asset (Rover) lost.

Sad, but unsurprising, considering the management towards the end.

John Towers- Together with Peter Beale, Nick Stephenson and John Edwards, Towers formed Phoenix Venture Holdings (PVH) which bought Rover Group for £10 in April 2000.

Towers ran MG Rover until 2005, when it collapsed with the loss of 6,500 jobs. PVH was found to have given management "unreasonably large" payouts, a government-commissioned report found, which were "out of all proportion". Towers awarded himself £8.958m whilst nearly all employees lost their jobs.

Towers – along with the other directors of Phoenix – have been disqualified from holding any company office in the United Kingdom or have undertaken not to do so.

 

[nickk]

I remember the story ,the slimy self centred......

 

[stuvy]

Sad, but unsurprising, considering the management towards the end.

John Towers- Together with Peter Beale, Nick Stephenson and John Edwards, Towers formed Phoenix Venture Holdings (PVH) which bought Rover Group for £10 in April 2000.

Towers ran MG Rover until 2005, when it collapsed with the loss of 6,500 jobs. PVH was found to have given management "unreasonably large" payouts, a government-commissioned report found, which were "out of all proportion". Towers awarded himself £8.958m whilst nearly all employees lost their jobs.

Towers – along with the other directors of Phoenix – have been disqualified from holding any company office in the United Kingdom or have undertaken not to do so.

I remember the story ,the slimy self centred......

norton?

 

[Rrobson]

Yes the Phoenix four, made a lot of money in their day. BMW did most of the damage asset stripping, but the company didn’t help themselves regurgitating the same underpinnings for 20 years. The k series engine (which was / is a good unit despite its flaws and one of the most powerful engines ever produced bhp per kg) was in production for over 30 years. They also offered ridiculous options. How many companies offer over forty paint colour options? Some of them a different colour above the swage line to below??? (Search duotone) there were colours that only one or two cars were painted.
They did have a lot of plans for the future, the replacement to the rover 25 actually became the bmw 1 series. And the engineers were some of the best in the industry.
Yes a shame and all history now but as a result you can now pick up a running car for less than a months worth of pcp, so I’m definitely not complaining!

 

[minimutly]

BMW engine supposedly, whether that is an L or not I have no idea. It did me a few weeks and has been sitting since Feb.
Still in MOT (just) but wasn't actually too bad a car to drive.
Might have still been using it if it didn't drag its back end with the welder and gas cylinder loaded
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Eady fix is to get a pair of zt rear springs....
You might want to check the rear upper wishbones are good though....

 

[minimutly]

Yes the Phoenix four, made a lot of money in their day. BMW did most of the damage asset stripping, but the company didn’t help themselves regurgitating the same underpinnings for 20 years. The k series engine (which was / is a good unit despite its flaws and one of the most powerful engines ever produced bhp per kg) was in production for over 30 years. They also offered ridiculous options. How many companies offer over forty paint colour options? Some of them a different colour above the swage line to below??? (Search duotone) there were colours that only one or two cars were painted.
They did have a lot of plans for the future, the replacement to the rover 25 actually became the bmw 1 series. And the engineers were some of the best in the industry.
Yes a shame and all history now but as a result you can now pick up a running car for less than a months worth of pcp, so I’m definitely not complaining!

I bought, fixed, sold and used many k seriesed cars. Not once did I think their engine was dodgy - in fact very much the opposite. Sure, the ally used didn't like being overheated - but which one does? Pity they didn't make a bigger frame size for the 1600/1800 though, would have been a world beater. Instead they shoehorned skinny liners in a 1400 block...

 

[ronan]

 

[stuvy]

I always thought of that car as the Italian austin allegro

 

[Barking Mat]

I've had three Italian cars.

One similar to above bought mid 90's for fifty quid, I immediately sold on having started to fathom the electrical problems involved.

Second one, fiat chroma 2.5 turbo d .
Flew, great reliable car, shame the electric windows, constantly went tits up.

Third, lancia dedra turbo d, electrics died again.

The last two did last me years, but fiat / lancia boff at electrics.

Good mechanically....

I'll give 'em that.

 

[dobbslc]

I always thought of that car as the Italian austin allegro

OOF!

 

[ronan]

OK, Astons then.