Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

[Darrell]

That looks lovely. Is it a 6.3 perchance? Looking at it, I would guess that it's a lwb model at any rate.

I didn’t look tbh.

 

[ALFAitalia]

Nope.....3.2...1972 model imported in 2000.

 

[Williamwoo]

Nope.....3.2...1972 model imported in 2000.

Not sure they did a 3.2 version. 3.5 perhaps?

 

[Spider10]

Definitely 3.2

 

[st13phil]

Saw this 1750 Maxi in Yarmouth, IoW at the weekend:

Lovely example of a not-so-lovely car.

And another example of how what you thought of as a "big" car in the 70's is quite small in today's terms.

 

[st13phil]

As a biker I learned that the Jazz was the most dangerous sharer of my roadspace.

Yes, the Jazz has definitely taken over from the old Volvo 200- & 300-series as Biker's Public Enemy #1 !

 

[Darrell]

Yes, the Jazz has definitely taken over from the old Volvo 200- & 300-series as Biker's Public Enemy #1 !

Round my way, the Toyota Previa is the vehicle to look out for.

It’ll be full of dents, 6 screaming kids jumping about unbelted in the back with the mum driving, talking on the phone and pretending not to notice you!!

 

[davymead]

Saw this 1750 Maxi in Yarmouth, IoW at the weekend:

Lovely example of a not-so-lovely car.

And another example of how what you thought of as a "big" car in the 70's is quite small in today's terms.

TBH the IOW is loaded with similar, I can guarantee when spotted I’ll be driving.
Lunch at The George

 

[Williamwoo]

Definitely 3.2

Well, it's either a non-original engine or a typo!

 

[SmartAmg]

This pulled up at the side of me, at the lights,
had to get a pic.

 

[Mactech]

This pulled up at the side of me, at the lights,
had to get a pic.
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So you grassed it up then eh?

Do you mow or polish something like that?....and what was it doing on your turf?

 

[SmartAmg]

So you grassed it up then eh?

Yep, had to.

 

[SmartAmg]

So you grassed it up then eh?

Do you mow or polish something like that?....and what was it doing on your turf?

Funnily enough I was in my ride on mower could have given it a trim, then thought, Sod it!

 

[st13phil]

Further to my post above of the Austin Maxi, here's a great article about how the Maxi came about and why it was such a failure:

Austin Maxi (1969-1981) – the car that was too clever for its own good

‘All the fives’ was the high technology tagline applied to the Austin Maxi when launched – with a five-door hatchback body and five-speed gearbox, Austin’s new mid-range fighter really did seem to have it all. Sadly, the technology might have been there, but the execution was a little less than...

www.aronline.co.uk

 

[Darrell]

Daughters boyfriend has recently bought this.

He paid £8000 and because he’s 18 the insurance is £9000 pa!

It needs some fettling so it’s going to sit in the garage until (according to him) he can afford to run it on the road. Expect to see it in about 2027 then

 

[SW18]

Daughters boyfriend has recently bought this.

He paid £8000 and because he’s 18 the insurance is £9000 pa!

It needs some fettling so it’s going to sit in the garage until (according to him) he can afford to run it on the road. Expect to see it in about 2027 then
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That's a bold choice! Lucky 18-year old to have that kind of cash to tie up in an unused car...

 

[Darrell]

That's a bold choice! Lucky 18-year old to have that kind of cash to tie up in an unused car...

I think it came from some money given to him to buy a house with in the future.

 

[Darrell]

I hope he’s a confident welder!!

 

[SW18]

Probably not often seen on the road:

 

[SW18]

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