krugerandsmith Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 A post in another thread mentioned skodas being ten a penny a few years back. Am i the only person that thinks the skoda estelle had a great look? What other odd motors would you never admit to liking? (Obviously for the thread to work you will have to admit to liking them but it goes no further) A post in another thread mentioned skodas being ten a penny a few years back. Am i the only person that thinks the skoda estelle had a great look? What other odd motors would you never admit to liking? (Obviously for the thread to work you will have to admit to liking them but it goes no further) Humber Super Snipe estate..... straight six engine ... loved working on and driving these cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazed Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 I always fancied a Austin Healy frog eyed sprite done up for hill climbing at a tad over 6 ft I may look like noddy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Always liked the lokk of the TR3/3A and TR4,and especially the Sunbeam Alpine,of which I have a little Matchbox/Lesney(?) model somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Now this was a classic..... from what I gather this is a 3d image but you will get the idea http://www.dmmultimedia.com/escort_01.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 reading this and being of an age to have traveled in the vast majority of the cars mentioned I have come to the conclusion that classic is the modern term for ****. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I always fancied a Austin Healy frog eyed sprite done up for hill climbing at a tad over 6 ft I may look like noddy though Small maybe but .... With the passenger seat folded and with the gear lever in third... legs down in the boot ... it was possible to make love in this car. ( Car motoring Mags of the day ). Not me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 One thing that always annoyed me when I was young there was lots of small cars Sprites and Mini Coopers etc but when you are over 5-10" tall and well built you tend to look stupid in them so I ended up running mostly big Vauxhalls that I fitted in to better but the only problem was they are not cheep to run like some of the little ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazed Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Small maybe but .... With the passenger seat folded and with the gear lever in third... legs down in the boot ... it was possible to make love in this car. ( Car motoring Mags of the day ). Not me. Lmao would love to try this one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Well a bit late on this thread but my first car was 1959 austin A35 NBN 768 tipped it over on some ice one winters nighte some people heard the crash and helped me push it back onto its wheels started it up and drove home used it like that for a year. Now own 1970 MGC GT goes like hell with the 3Lt engine love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Aha...but years ago when one was a mere slip of a lad and ones Mater and Pater had several automobiles.....one of the aforementioned horseless carriages was a Vanden Plas Princess, a truly majestic and noble beast with a Rolls Royce engine, not to be confused with the peasants transport to which you allude in your post. I was not ware of the existence of said autombile, tis indeed a fine looking ride. Saw a well natty Anglia that had been given the works on the way in this morning. I heard it before I saw it, god knows what it had under the bonnet but it was laying down some rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Aha...but years ago when one was a mere slip of a lad and ones Mater and Pater had several automobiles.....one of the aforementioned horseless carriages was a Vanden Plas Princess, a truly majestic and noble beast with a Rolls Royce engine, not to be confused with the peasants transport to which you allude in your post. A mate's parents had one of these...... it was far more majestic than this photo shows.....seemed a bit special somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 In other news... The 2013 Silverstone Classic is on the box tonight - 9pm ITV4 :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 sorry... ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu4FGsJAJ-c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Aha...but years ago when one was a mere slip of a lad and ones Mater and Pater had several automobiles.....one of the aforementioned horseless carriages was a Vanden Plas Princess, a truly majestic and noble beast with a Rolls Royce engine, not to be confused with the peasants transport to which you allude in your post. i like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Small maybe but .... With the passenger seat folded and with the gear lever in third... legs down in the boot ... it was possible to make love in this car. ( Car motoring Mags of the day ). Not me. Aaah, but the real test of your gymnastic ability was the Berkeley B65 with the hood up .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Aaah, but the real test of your gymnastic ability was the Berkeley B65 with the hood up .......... What an odd car. Never seen one of them before, looks like the manifestation of an e-type and sprite with a drizzling of TR and amphicar Edited August 15, 2013 by ack-ack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 My mate bought a Ferrari Testarossa this year. I remember the '80's when posters of them were on most boys walls. He took me out in it a few months ago, it is very retro 1980's by todays standards but makes a lovely noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 My dad always said that the best contraceptive was the gear lever in his Standard 10... Nonetheless, here I am!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) What an odd car. Never seen one of them before, looks like the manifestation of an e-type and sprite with a drizzling of TR and amphicar The Berkeley B65 was designed by Lawrie Bond in the mid 50's and built by Berkeley, the Biggleswade caravan manufacturer as a diversification exercise. They were of a monocoque fibreglass construction and powered (mainly) by the 328cc Excelsior two-stroke twin engine, and as the name suggests, topped out at about 65mph. Other (faster) versions were powered by the 500cc Excelsior 3 cylinder engine and beat the FIAT 500 racers at Monza. You could also get the 700cc Royal Enfield engined B95 and B105. A long time ago I fitted an RE700 motor in a B65. It improved the speed but not the comfort. The cars were very outsold by the Sprite, Midget and Mini, so Berkeley duly went bust, taking Excelsior with them Edited August 15, 2013 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) Had a a couple 89 Black skoda rapid coupe 136 89 White skoda rapid coupe 136 uht version 72 vw 1.6 gt bettle 86 opel manta gte coupe Own a vw 2.1i t25 transporter Want a 69 Porsche 911 Edited August 16, 2013 by Albert 888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharf Rat Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 The Berkeley B65 was designed by Lawrie Bond in the mid 50's and built by Berkeley, the Biggleswade caravan manufacturer as a diversification exercise. They were of a monocoque fibreglass construction and powered (mainly) by the 328cc Excelsior two-stroke twin engine, and as the name suggests, topped out at about 65mph. Other (faster) versions were powered by the 500cc Excelsior 3 cylinder engine and beat the FIAT 500 racers at Monza. You could also get the 700cc Royal Enfield engined B95 and B105. A long time ago I fitted an RE700 motor in a B65. It improved the speed but not the comfort. The cars were very outsold by the Sprite, Midget and Mini, so Berkeley duly went bust, taking Excelsior with them When I was despatching for a living, a pal at work built a stainless framed Berkley with a Peugot 20something engine and a homemade engine management system which included a stutterbox made from a Lotus EMS. He took it to St Tropez during the summer and had primitive hi-8 handycam footage of exotic supercars being left at the lights. He went on to design drones in California. It was awesome. Work was slow at the time, butv the workshop was free. I rode an MZ 301 with Amal carb and aftermarket (Suzuki) piston, Pirahna ignition, solid coil, lightened everything internal and 100+ top end. We were skint but very very fast through London traffic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 The Berkeley B65 was designed by Lawrie Bond in the mid 50's and built by Berkeley, the Biggleswade caravan manufacturer as a diversification exercise. They were of a monocoque fibreglass construction and powered (mainly) by the 328cc Excelsior two-stroke twin engine, and as the name suggests, topped out at about 65mph. Other (faster) versions were powered by the 500cc Excelsior 3 cylinder engine and beat the FIAT 500 racers at Monza. You could also get the 700cc Royal Enfield engined B95 and B105. A long time ago I fitted an RE700 motor in a B65. It improved the speed but not the comfort. The cars were very outsold by the Sprite, Midget and Mini, so Berkeley duly went bust, taking Excelsior with them Is that bond of bond bug fame ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Aaah, but the real test of your gymnastic ability was the Berkeley B65 with the hood up .......... Aaah, but the real test of your gymnastic ability was the Berkeley B65 with the hood up .......... I agree but ........ think of the fun in the three wheeler Berkeley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Is that bond of bond bug fame ? Lawrie Bond was the Bond of Bond Cars, which were basic aluminium 3 wheelers fitted with 125cc, 200cc and 250cc Villiers engines. The attraction was that you could drive them on a motorcycle licence and carry wife and even 2 small children whilst shielded from the weather, albeit very, very slowly. That attraction was eroded by the popularity of the relatively cheap Mini and Anglia Bond Cars were taken over by Reliant 1n 1969, and the Bug, which contained Reliant Regal mechanicals, was a purely Reliant exercise, designed by Ogle. Mark F Bond Bond Bug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I agree but ........ think of the fun in the three wheeler Berkeley It's a little elusive to me nowadays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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