James
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| posted on 14/7/11 at 08:07 AM |
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cars that are nearly exctinct
http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=158560788&ocid=today
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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TimC
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| posted on 14/7/11 at 08:39 AM |
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With this in mind, if anyone would like to have the only Daf 66 Coupe Auto, let me know - my landlord has a remarkably solid one laid-up and
there's none left!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/7/11 at 11:00 AM |
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here is a few that must nearly all gone ---- world is probably a better place without them
Chrysler 2 litre aka Chrysler 180 & Simca 160
Matra Simca Rancho
Rlley Pathfinder
Austin Atlantic
Nash Metropolitan
Fiat 850
Vauxhall Viva HA
Vauxhall Wyvern
Reanault 8
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 14/7/11 at 12:22 PM |
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Only one Citroen Visa GTi left! A friend of mine had one of these, typically French hatchback build quality but went very well. I remember that the
track at the front was noticeably wider than the rear - it was only way that Citroen could squeeze the 1.6 engine + 5 speed box in.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 14/7/11 at 03:06 PM |
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With any luck all of the Austin Maxi range are extinct - without a doubt the worst car I ever owned... 
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 14/7/11 at 03:08 PM |
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See an MG Metro Turbo and a Triumph Toledo a couple of times a week , same cars but haven't seen any others lately
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 14/7/11 at 03:57 PM |
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They missed off this one!!
Saw only one of these - surely they must be with the dodo now?
http://www.kewengineering.co.uk/apache/authi_victoria.htm
Basically, the BMC 1100/1300 central body-shell section, with Triumph Toledo front and rear grafted on.
Even rarer, was the breed example I followed thru Birmingham many years ago - the Bricklin!!
That's worth Googling, just for the history.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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morcus
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| posted on 14/7/11 at 09:58 PM |
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Wasn't the Bricklin almost extinct from the start?
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 11:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
With any luck all of the Austin Maxi range are extinct - without a doubt the worst car I ever owned...
Wide front track and narrow rear was a Citreon traddition from way back even on models with north-south fwd, the idea of the narrow trackt was to
balance the handling, on some models they even fitted narrower tyres on the the rear.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 11:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
With any luck all of the Austin Maxi range are extinct - without a doubt the worst car I ever owned...
One of the Maxi's nastier tricks was to engage two gears at once.
The engine was however OK once they revised and it evolved through 3 generations ino the S series in the early Rover 216
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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minitici
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 12:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dick Axtell
Saw only one of these - surely they must be with the dodo now?
http://www.kewengineering.co.uk/apache/authi_victoria.htm
Basically, the BMC 1100/1300 central body-shell section, with Triumph Toledo front and rear grafted on.
Even rarer, was the breed example I followed thru Birmingham many years ago - the Bricklin!!
That's worth Googling, just for the history.
Think there was an Authi Victoria in the LV Insurance ad (getting sideswiped)!
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