Pictures of old or rare vehicles

[octo0072000]

When did Squires close ? Used to go there regularly back in early 90's.

original closed in the village due to noise etc i think not sure when i used to go in 70s

 

[arther dailey]

The Clampetts rule, OK? (showing my age now )

Anyone remember them?

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yall got a concrete pond ! great program

 

[Morris]

Here's my old bitsa. If you're going for rare, there's one of these.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Here's my old bitsa. If you're going for rare, there's one of these.
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What was it originally ?

 

[Morris]

The remains of a Standard 12. Most of the bodywork was gone, only the grill, bonnet and part of the bulkhead were left. I made the rest.

 

[octo0072000]

flying standard?

 

[Morris]

It's a 1948 model, I think the Flying Standards were pre-war.

 

[Bobupndown]

Oh and one more, then I promise I'll stop!

This car, photographed in the late 90's if memory serves, had a genuine 44 miles on the clock.

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Rare poverty spec 2000, amazing. If it was a 3500 or even a 2600 it would be way more desirable but so nice to see one 'as new'.

 

[octo0072000]

It's a 1948 model, I think the Flying Standards were pre-war.

can't remember year my Dad had one when i was a kid a flying standard 12
set on fire one night the Lucas electrics let the smoke out

 

[daleyd]

Saw this today driving through widnes

 

[RWD3M]

Rare poverty spec 2000, amazing. If it was a 3500 or even a 2600 it would be way more desirable but so nice to see one 'as new'.

Absolutely, which is most likely why it was as it was. I found (and I use that term loosely) it in a dealership in Keynsham where they had taken delivery of it in 1985 but failed to sell it. That 44 miles was done on two test drives, one trip to the MoT station and moving it between the showroom and the workshop regularly. Oh, and about 3 of them were done by me at Longleat where I'd taken it for a photo shoot. It still had the plastic covers on all the seats, wax all over the engine and a rust hole in the slam panel!

 

[daleyd]

It is and it had the worst scuttle shake ever!!!

This was probably around 1998/99.

I was in Canada in 2006 and mine looked identical, having a big engined American convertible sounded amazing until you got in and actually drove it - it was a pretty awful car, but I did have a nice top down trip to niagra falls in it

 

[Onoff]

1976 MK2 Federale Capri:

Yes @caprinut , its Gary's in CA.

 

[Bobupndown]

Absolutely, which is most likely why it was as it was. I found (and I use that term loosely) it in a dealership in Keynsham where they had taken delivery of it in 1985 but failed to sell it. That 44 miles was done on two test drives, one trip to the MoT station and moving it between the showroom and the workshop regularly. Oh, and about 3 of them were done by me at Longleat where I'd taken it for a photo shoot. It still had the plastic covers on all the seats, wax all over the engine and a rust hole in the slam panel!

Good old Austin Rover rusty new steel! Brilliant, take it you don't own it, where's it at now?

 

[RWD3M]

Good old Austin Rover rusty new steel! Brilliant, take it you don't own it, where's it at now?

Ha ha, yes and not only that, it had had a front O/S wing replaced before it even got to the dealership! No, I never did own it. The last I heard of it was when the dealership closed down, it went to auction along with the entire contents of the garage/showroom, and sold for £1700. That would possibly have been early 2000's?

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Good old Austin Rover rusty new steel!

I bought a brand new LWB SIII Land Rover chassis, via main dealer, for a bargain price. I was going to modify the front crossmember to take a PAS box hence not buying from any of the normal aftermarket suppliers as they could only sell in original spec. Plan was to get it galvanized after the modification so paint stripped the paint only to be shocked to find it quite rusty underneath. Turned out the welded chassis where stockpiled outside in bare metal then quickly sprayed before sending to production line. No wonder SIII chassis had a terrible reputation for rot.

 

[Bluemotion]

OK, I'll have a go I saw this one at a show, is it a car or a tractor?

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It’s a CarRactor!

 

[Bobupndown]

I bought a brand new LWB SIII Land Rover chassis, via main dealer, for a bargain price. I was going to modify the front crossmember to take a PAS box hence not buying from any of the normal aftermarket suppliers as they could only sell in original spec. Plan was to get it galvanized after the modification so paint stripped the paint only to be shocked to find it quite rusty underneath. Turned out the welded chassis where stockpiled outside in bare metal then quickly sprayed before sending to production line. No wonder SIII chassis had a terrible reputation for rot.

If only....
They had galvanised the chassis' at the factory, how much would it have cost? Think how much more long lasting a Series or Defender would be. Although they wouldn't have sold as many so maybe not a good business case.

 

[Robotstar5]

If only....
They had galvanised the chassis' at the factory, how much would it have cost? Think how much more long lasting a Series or Defender would be. Although they wouldn't have sold as many so maybe not a good business case.

Useless fact: Land Rover (or probably BL at the time) were one of the first companies in the UK to use robot mig welders to build the chassis in the 70's.

 

[octo0072000]

Useless fact: Land Rover (or probably BL at the time) were one of the first companies in the UK to use robot mig welders to build the chassis in the 70's.

didn't Marshlands build the chassis then they transported in to load lane and left outside to rust as paint sticks better to rust than smooth metal