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Replying to: texases (May 12, 2008 1:47 pm) |
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| I just saw one of the last Lotus Esprits, the kind of rounded ones with a goofy spoiler. I bet that's fun to maintain. | |
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Had a few days in rural England at the end of last week, and particularly at the weekend saw a lot of old cars.. Alvis 12/50 - 1931. The owner was just putting some items in the back seat - he had just been to the local DIY/Hardware store. The next day we saw another, different Alvis, not sure of the model but it was a bit younger, and with it was a vintage Bentley with what appeared to be a VandenPlas body. Also on the motorway coming back into London we passed a Rolls-Royce , it appeared to be a Phantom 1, or a late Silver Ghost, certainly it was late 20's - only saw it for a minute as we passed on the other carriageway. In Gloucestershire I think there was some sort of old car run, we passed quite a few old cars, including a decent Triumph TR3A, a well restored Jag E-Type mk 11, and even an MG Magnette - a ZB rather than my old ZA, but at least it was running. Later we saw a Sunbeam Alpine, a Mk III MG Midget, and an old Morgan - late 60's I think, although it is difficult with them, as they don't change much from decade to decade - and we were only a few miles from the factory in Malvern, Worcestershire. Passed a Bristol 404, which was running well, too. We even found an old Diamond-T breakdown truck parked on a garage forecourt although that looked like it wasn't going anywhere soon. In another garage in the Cotswolds, there was a collection of pre-war Morrises, including a decent Morris 8 van, and everywhere we went we kept seeing Morris Minors, loads of them - including Travellers and even a couple of open tourers. Finally - a DB6, which was parked outside a nice country pub (it doesn't get much better than that). One really unusual siting, although hardly a classic, was a Honda Element, on North Carolina plates - not a car sold here, and clearly not a local - there is a USAF presence nearby, at Fairford, though.
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Replying to: magnette (May 13, 2008 12:42 pm) "During World War 2, Diamond T produced a classic heavy truck in the 980/981, a prime mover which was quickly snapped up by the British Purchasing Commission for duty as a tank transporter tractor. Coupled with a Rogers trailer, the Diamond T gave sterling service with the British Army in North Africa, where its power and rugged construction allowed the rescue of damaged tanks in the most demanding of conditions, often under enemy fire."
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Replying to: texases (May 13, 2008 12:47 pm) |
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I just saw an actual Cunningham C4R (ca. 1953) pulling out of a Dunkin Donuts! AFAIK only a dozen or so were ever built. C4Rs were primarily race cars powered by Cadillac or Chrysler Hemi V8s that were campaigned by Briggs Cunningham at Sebring, LeMans and the like. A C4R won the '53 12hrs of Sebring. Except for a Carrera Panamericana logo on the fenders, the car I saw looked just like this>  I'll have to keep my eyes peeled, it's Vintage Racing Weekend at NHMS (Loudon NH). On a more mundane level I also saw a Plymouth Horizon 4-door looking a bit worn but otherwise clean and straight except for some rust at the door bottoms.
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Replying to: andys120 (May 16, 2008 1:13 pm) You have to be careful identifying these though. Someone found 14 incomplete chassis from the factory and made cars out of them, so they would have significantly less value. they are kinda bogus cars. You're right Cunningham did race in '53 at Lemans, but alas the C4R came in 7th and the C5R came in 3rd. Pretty good considering no other American car had come that close since the late 1920s. The Cunninghams did score class wins, though in '53, I think in the 8 liter class (of which I guess they were perhaps the only ones in class?) Of course, Jaguar won Lemans in 1953 because we remember the plaques on the XKs heralding this victory. Stutz almost won for America in 1928 but we never won it outright until 1966 and then in splendid fashion.
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Unusual hybrid or mutt or whatever Very lowline Rolls Fancy Mini Be unique These are kinda cool You'll be the only one Most of these didn't survive so well "1 of a kind" - I hope Be like George Costanza A cooler G-wagen Amazing fintail Lots of bids And that Cunningham is one to remember indeed. Reminds me of my college town where a guy who had an Allard would drive it quite a bit in nice weather. You don't forget that shape.
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Replying to: fintail (May 16, 2008 6:23 pm) 
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