Old Motor

[katex]

This was one of my favourite cars I had. I think it was 1963 approx. Sunbeam Alpine ... had to change it when my daughter became too big for the seat at the back....

My father-in-law and ex did it up for me ... they had it coach painted in pale blue. The new owner (in Gt. Harwood), amazingly, turned up some years ago and was an acquaintance of my daughter. He sent her this photograph.

sunbeam alpine.jpg

[ian1]

Originally Posted by entwisi

Because they did nt handle very well, were not very quick unless you had the 2.8. Rusted like billy ho,

In a time when the hot hatches took over the capri and manta were dinosaurs....

I only ever bought the 2.8i , had 3 of em , and that handleing problem wasnt you just drove side ways everywere !!
ian

[Gremlin]

Originally Posted by jaysay

That looks a mean machine Gremlin

A Velocette venom jaysay,

Reason for the fishtail exhaust was to stop the coppers pushing their stick up to see if the baffles had been removed, so my dad told me.

[entwisi]

Originally Posted by katex

This was one of my favourite cars I had. I think it was 1963 approx. Sunbeam Alpine ... had to change it when my daughter became too big for the seat at the back....

My father-in-law and ex did it up for me ... they had it coach painted in pale blue. The new owner (in Gt. Harwood), amazingly, turned up some years ago and was an acquaintance of my daughter. He sent her this photograph.

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There is a lovely one for sale in a garage at Bucklow Hill, cheshire. He wants top dollar for it though...

When I was ~ 18 a friend bought one that had been "customised" with huge back wheels silly wheel arch extentions etc. We spent teh next year or so putting it back to standard. it had been properly butchered though..

@Eric

"Hardly Ablesons" are not my cup of tea, they are too much "lifestyle" than bike IMHO. I know what you mean about some modern stuff being boring though. I have two 1000cc V twins, a Honda Varadero which is so capable its as you describe, boring unless you are doing a million miles an hour. my other is a Moto Guzzi which is technically rubbish but feels much more involving to ride at a fraction of the speed I ride the Honda.

I guess it depends on the situation, on a nice sunny sunday out for a potter give me the Guzzi, if I had to cross Europe on a wet windy winters day give me the Honda everytime!

[Neil]

Originally Posted by entwisi

Because they did nt handle very well...

An old mate of mine perfected rear wheel steering in a mk2 ghia, he was extremely good at it as well.

[entwisi]

dont get me wrong, I loved my Mk1 1300 GT escort, you could powerslide that thing like anything and I did far too often just for kicks... in fact teh only reason I sold teh car was I was young and realised I was driving like a twonk and would probably lose my license or have a big accident if I carried on. So I sold it and deliberately bought the slowest car I've ever owned ( and yet probably my favourite car I've ever owned closely followed by the escort) a Mk3 Zephyr. 1700cc putting out about 65bhp in a car that weighs 2 ton is never going to be quick, 70 mph was about it if I had a long road and a slight downhill slant. Bench seat, column change, big fins,lots of chrome, pumping stereo made it an ace car for clubbing in though plus you could legitimately carry 7 people( but that made it even slower!!!! )

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Gremlin

I agree Eric and if you want nostalgia ride a:

Beautiful ... the glory days of motorcycles If I had the bucks to spare, I would have me one of these ... Or, a Vincent Black Knight .... And if I won millions on the lottery, a Brough Superior

But my Harley will have to do ... at least it's black, with lots of chrome (no plastic crotch rocket in my driveway) and it has the sound.

Even though the weather is still nice, I already have the bike stored against the onslaught of my 45th Canadian winter.

I do have a project I will be working on over the winter ... a '78 Yamahammer 650 ... with he help of a friend, a real wrench who knows his way around bikes (he has a '48 Indian Chief), we already have the soft tail off, a nice hard tail on, with a solo, sprung seat, a peanut tank from god knows what kind of machine, a springer front end, mini apes, and lagged pipes ... when I get up to the Rez where we are doing the work, I will get some pics for those who are interested in bikes.

[Eric]

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/a...1&d=1320778870

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A buddy of mine has restored this one ... more or less ... 1950 Ford Coupe, with a 350 small block Chevy ...

I also got some pics of a 1934 Dodge at the beginning of restoration ... has in it a 353 hemi from a 1950s Chrysler Imperial.

[Bee]

Originally Posted by entwisi

Alfa Romeo 155 2.0 Twin Spark - (K441ANE added shortly after purchase, private plate still with me today) - was LPG'd in 2000
Saab 9000 - also LPG'd - L43 NEC but wore the PP above most of its time

What was the reason you sold the Saab 9000 and Alfa 155 Ian?.

[entwisi]

Alfa was rotten round the rear suspension mounts, saab, I just fancied a change and with a new baby an estate was more practical.

[Bee]

Originally Posted by entwisi

Alfa was rotten round the rear suspension mounts, saab, I just fancied a change and with a new baby an estate was more practical.

What year did you buy the Alfa and Saab Ian?.

[Bee]

Here's a 'souped up' 1987 Nova for sale;
1987 VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT BLUE | eBay

According to DVLA, it has been untaxed since August 2006.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Bee

Here's a 'souped up' 1987 Nova for sale;
1987 VAUXHALL NOVA MERIT BLUE | eBay

According to DVLA, it has been untaxed since August 2006.

Thats very interesting Bee ya thinking of buying it

[Bee]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Thats very interesting Bee ya thinking of buying it

No J

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Bee

No J

So it was just yesterdays piece of useless information then