Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

[TrueSpirit]

Less of an interesting car but far more interesting is the steel balls of the driver, literally parking it in the middle of a road hahaha

 

[StMarks]

Less of an interesting car but far more interesting is the steel balls of the driver, literally parking it in the middle of a road hahaha

Looking at the picture, I'm wondering if he hasn't actually suffered from catastrophic steering rack failure ?
It appears (may simply be an optical effect ? ) that the left front wheel is pointing left, and the right hand one is pointing straight ahead ?
Fwiw I suspect I would be inclined to "go no further" if it happened to me & that were an option ..

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Less of an interesting car but far more interesting is the steel balls of the driver, literally parking it in the middle of a road hahaha View attachment 157623

Protecting the wheels…

 

[TrueSpirit]

Looking at the picture, I'm wondering if he hasn't actually suffered from catastrophic steering rack failure ?
It appears (may simply be an optical effect ? ) that the left front wheel is pointing left, and the right hand one is pointing straight ahead ?
Fwiw I suspect I would be inclined to "go no further" if it happened to me & that were an option ..

It could be, I didn't notice anything yesterday , i stopped to admire the quality of the parking and celebrate the skill involved.

 

[TrueSpirit]

Looking at the picture, I'm wondering if he hasn't actually suffered from catastrophic steering rack failure ?
It appears (may simply be an optical effect ? ) that the left front wheel is pointing left, and the right hand one is pointing straight ahead ?
Fwiw I suspect I would be inclined to "go no further" if it happened to me & that were an option ..

The car was still there the next day and I think you're onto something !

 

[baxlin]

I had one of those to play with before it was officially launched. It was badged as a 1.0 LS.

I had a 1.0 LS as a company car - when a (very) junior manager…

(Several pages back - Sunbeam Lotus pic…)

 

[baxlin]

It's registered as a 1977 jaguar?

Possibly a Suffolk SS100 then. Built from a 1977 XJ.

Edit: ok, I got beaten y post #4706…

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Possibly a Suffolk SS100 then. Built from a 1977 XJ.
Edit: ok, I got beaten y post #4706…

No, you win.
I only got as far as an SS100 replica. (The headlights gave it away, and it couldn't have been 'the real thing.')
I don't know who has made the replicas, only that they exist.....

(Another internet rabbit hole is calling)

 

[StMarks]

I've just got back, and latterly I was following this which parked up just down the lane from my home.:

 

[slade1]

1937 Packard?

 

[StMarks]

1937 Packard?

Is it ?
I'm afraid I don't know, and I didn't stop to ask the driver about it (although I would usually do so).

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

I've just got back, and latterly I was following this which parked up just down the lane from my home.:

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I'd bid earlier: 1933 or '34 Packard 12.

Looking at that majestic rad and curvy door frames.

A majestic thing. Again, bemused that it's RHD yet survived. Is someone importing these things our RHD Empire ?

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

No, you win.
I only got as far as an SS100 replica. (The headlights gave it away, and it couldn't have been 'the real thing.')
I don't know who has made the replicas, only that they exist.....
(Another internet rabbit hole is calling)

Here's an SS100 replica hand built for Jay Leno by an American.
Then there's Suffolk Sportscars who's done them in more volume too

As pre-war classics, their values have taken a bath because their owners are dying out.

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[ALFAitalia]

I'd bid earlier: 1933 or '34 Packard 12.

Looking at that majestic rad and curvy door frames.

A majestic thing. Again, bemused that it's RHD yet survived. Is someone importing these things our RHD Empire ?

DVLA says its a 34....with a 5230cc motor.

 

[baxlin]

No, you win.
I only got as far as an SS100 replica. (The headlights gave it away, and it couldn't have been 'the real thing.')
I don't know who has made the replicas, only that they exist.....

(Another internet rabbit hole is calling)

Apparently the Suffolk SS100 has been accepted by the Jaguar purists as a Jaguar, about the only kit or component replica to be recognised by the ‘original’ marque owners

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Apparently the Suffolk SS100 has been accepted by the Jaguar purists as a Jaguar, about the only kit or component replica to be recognised by the ‘original’ marque owners

You won on the Suffolk SS100 but....

I can't let you get away with that comment....

What about a Petersen Bentley Blower? Yours for £250k - used - probably a tenth of the price of a real used one


For Sale | petersen-engineering

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[MikeInWimbledon]

Apparently the Suffolk SS100 has been accepted by the Jaguar purists as a Jaguar, about the only kit or component replica to be recognised by the ‘original’ marque owners

But surely the best, and most accessible, replicas are the Lotus 7's made by Caterham?

60 years of the Seven: Lotus and Caterham’s kit car through the ages

CAR Magazine UK's feature on the history of the Caterham Seven, including reviews of the Lotus Seven Series 1, R500 and 160 Sprint

www.carmagazine.co.uk

Pure. Simple. Fun. | Caterham

 

[baxlin]

But surely the best, and most accessible, replicas are the Lotus 7's made by Caterham?

60 years of the Seven: Lotus and Caterham’s kit car through the ages

CAR Magazine UK's feature on the history of the Caterham Seven, including reviews of the Lotus Seven Series 1, R500 and 160 Sprint

www.carmagazine.co.uk

Pure. Simple. Fun. | Caterham

Yep, not read your link as yet, but I believe it was only after a lot of legal wrangling that the ‘seven’ name was able to be used by Caterham Cars. There are still some cars around described as ‘pre-litigation’.

 

[Darrell]

Mate of mine sent these from Albania.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

Mate of mine sent these from Albania.

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Dang ! Every day's a school day.

MP Lafer: 4,500 love children of an MG T and Morgan, fibreglass bodied on VW beetle running gear.

Never seen that before.

MP Lafer - Wikipedia

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