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DelW
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Earlier this afternoon, saw a lovely looking dark blue Lancia Fulvia coupe, probably late '60s or early '70s but I couldn't tell exactly as it was on an Italian registration (rear plate only too). It was running smoothly enough, but it left a strong smell of petrol in the air. Did all cars really smell like that back then? Maybe they did, and we've just got used to cleaner air since fuel injection and catalytic converters arrived in the early '90s.
Most of them yes! The Marina I saw last week smelt like it was probably only burning half the petrol that went through its cylinders !
Sun Chariot
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Leaded fuel had a distinct "heady-nauseous" smell + effect. I still recall the not-pleasant sensation whilst walking under a railway bridge, to school in the early 1980s: the fumes from vehicles queuing under the bridge, made me feel positively queasy.
Anyway - today's "find" is a car I wish I had owned (I sold my Rover SD1 2600 before a move to central London for twelve years). This Saab 9000CD put a smile on my face.
Anyway - today's "find" is a car I wish I had owned (I sold my Rover SD1 2600 before a move to central London for twelve years). This Saab 9000CD put a smile on my face.
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It’s easy to forget these things because cars are so clean running these days!
That is a nice car.
Another garage spot for me this afternoon. An old N reg 405 estate.
A pretty decent car in its day. Especially the 1.9tdi version.
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birchesgreen
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A nice selection of cars at the Brum Transport Festival thats being held today. Some Wolseleys, Bentleys, Morris Minors et cetera. But my favourite is this MG Maestro!
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Some nice classic buses in the background as well. I used to travel to and from school on the likes of those! (Both Midland Red and Birmingham Corporation.)
telstarbox
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What a shed!
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"Faster than a Ferrari, a Porsche, a Lamborghini, a Lotus, an Aston Martin..."
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DelW
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My parents had one of those (also W suffix) from about a year old until about 4 years old. It looked about that rusty at four years! It was their third Triumph (after a 1300 and a 1500TC) but after it they went on to a Volvo which lasted them 14 years.
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Heading down the Aston Expressway just now, in front of me, G reg Ford Escort RS in dark blue 
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GusB
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All it needs to complete the picture is a red Bedford HA (or a yellow one sporting a big "T" on the side).
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Bizarrely, just four days later I saw another one this afternoon. This time bright red and on a UK J-suffix registration. I wasn't close enough to smell its exhaust on this occasion though.
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Seen this morning KXF 501 a superb looking 1949 Daimler DB18 convertible in cream and green
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Reliant Robin seen in Sandgate, Berwick-upon-Tweed this morning.
Looking in tidy condition for its age.
Someone may be able to advise when this later version with the rectangular headlights was in production.
Looking in tidy condition for its age.
Someone may be able to advise when this later version with the rectangular headlights was in production.
Sun Chariot
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I passed a truly immaculate 1977/R plate white Ford Cortina Mk4 1.3. Twice, within an hour.
No photo, however, because it was broken-down at roadside with bonmet up and very miffed looking owners.
Fortunately, for my second sighting, a breakdown crew was in attendance
No photo, however, because it was broken-down at roadside with bonmet up and very miffed looking owners.
Fortunately, for my second sighting, a breakdown crew was in attendance
GusB
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From 1989, according to the Wikipedia page (usual caveats apply about accuracy, etc). The Robin name was revived after a few years of the car being known as the Rialto. I assume that Reliant had raided the Ford parts bin for the new Robin - those headlights scream "Fiesta" to me.
birchesgreen
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S reg Transit this morning, good old warrior. Looked in decent nick apart from quite a few dents along the side as you'd expect.
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Nice!
Never a truer word said in jest... the headlight design was "borrowed" from the Fiesta MK2.
The Robin MK2 was indeed introduced in 1989 and was produced in fits and starts until early-2000 (the owning companies of Reliant kept going bust).
It replaced the Rialto, which had begun production in 1982 and replaced the original Robin; the Rialto "borrowed" its headlights from the Austin Minimetro.
And the Robin MK2 was replaced by the MK3 in 2000, this time with headlights "inspired" by the Vauxhall Corsa.
(Source "The Reliant Robin, Britain's Most Bizarre Car" by Giles Chapman).
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Which model was Del Boy's in the TV series?
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Yesterday evening, as I came down the slip road from the rotary section of Lofthouse Interchange (from M1 northbound onto M62 westbound) I passed a "well used" Volvo 240 Estate in pale blue, on an L suffix plate. Unfortunately at no point was it within the scope of my dashcam in order to capture it.
A Reliant Regal Supervan.