Pictures of old or rare vehicles

colnerov · Jan 26, 2025

Renault 16s weren't immune from rust, with a double skin floor.

Barking Mat · Jan 26, 2025

badabec said:
Anyone on here had or driven a Saab 900?

Yep, I had a twin carb non turbo 900, awesome car, loved it, was given it by an old lady, who had decided to stop driving.

She wouldn't accept money, the petrol tank was nearly full.

She thanked me for taking it away and not having to pay someone to scrap it, drove it for a year, went on a jaunt from Devon to Dover then Calais, to Paris and back.

nickk · Jan 26, 2025

minimutly said:
A60's surely long gone by the time this came along?
I wrecked one of these in a demolition derby once - the gearbox (column change) by doing forward- reverse-forward repeatedly, first first, then second, then reverse went....

The 16 arrived’67/8 the a60 ran until’71.

minimutly · Jan 27, 2025

nickk said:
The 16 arrived’67/8 the a60 ran until’71.

Well past it's sell by date then...

KemppiFrog · Jan 27, 2025

Remember BMC loaning us a spanking new Austin Cambridge as PR when my father did the Caravan Rally with the amphibious Otter. Next year they lent us an Austin Jeep type vehicle to do it again. Not the Champ, name escapes me at the mo.

Ah, Gypsy

KemppiFrog · Jan 27, 2025

colnerov said:
Renault 16s weren't immune from rust, with a double skin floor.

Basicly a big R4. Similar floorplan/chassis.

nickk · Sunday at 8:13 PM

Some H vans in Mayenne,from last summer’s trip,the lwb looks wider aswell,job to remember now,I like them,someone near Anglesey regularly installs pinto fords in them.

Barking Mat · Sunday at 9:08 PM

nickk said:
Some H vans in Mayenne,from last summer’s trip,the lwb looks wider aswell,job to remember now,I like them,someone near Anglesey regularly installs pinto fords in them.View attachment 486006 View attachment 486007

No, I don't think the LWB are any wider.

OJCar · Sunday at 10:09 PM

nickk said:
someone near Anglesey regularly installs pinto fords in them.

Shame they don't put a decent engine into them.

(former pinto engine owner)

T5 TDI · Sunday at 10:42 PM

We are currently in Spain and every Sunday we cycle 5 miles to the local market and bring back fruit and veg and a nice Paella for lunch. There is a little blue Fiaty/Seaty thing jammed in between two buildings that's been there for the last 10 years. I keep meaning to take a picture of the poor thing. I don't think it's that interesting but since our last Paella might be next Sunday I'll take a snap anyway.

It might be one of those two cylinder cars you see here that never really took off in a mainstream way. You occasionally see a brandied-up old farmer driving one (always very slowly) through the lemon groves. It reminds me of getting stuck behind a slow French farmer sans 2 CV!

johnny7 · Monday at 12:44 AM

A few from a show some years ago!

John

ms08 · Monday at 8:03 AM

Barking Mat said:
Yep, I had a twin carb non turbo 900, awesome car, loved it, was given it by an old lady, who had decided to stop driving.

She wouldn't accept money, the petrol tank was nearly full.

She thanked me for taking it away and not having to pay someone to scrap it, drove it for a year, went on a jaunt from Devon to Dover then Calais, to Paris and back.

Still have my 1995 9000 Aero - 194,000 miles and use it daily........

jenki · Monday at 5:46 PM

badabec said:
Anyone on here had or driven a Saab 900?

Had a 99, a 900 (classic) and a 9-3 wagon my favourite cars apart from any Bristol. Have now moved onto a Honda good but just not a SAAB. I can never forgive GM for destroying the SAAB company I will never buy any of their products.

johnny7 · Tuesday at 12:30 AM

A few more..

There was a massive turnout at the show here in Sheffield with a few few hundred classics displayed!

John

ms08 · Tuesday at 8:27 AM

jenki said:
Had a 99, a 900 (classic) and a 9-3 wagon my favourite cars apart from any Bristol. Have now moved onto a Honda good but just not a SAAB. I can never forgive GM for destroying the SAAB company I will never buy any of their products.

Not many can but i also run a 2005 9-5 Aero wagon which is on 248,00 miles and is a nice car to drive though with the 9-5 you had to pick the right year before the bean counters took over....sorry, gratuitous Saab pictures....