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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK
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richytanimal
Joined: 15 Jul 2010 Posts: 19 Location: Bristol
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Our smaller Paramount Sports arriving at our house from my Grandmas garage ready to be restored, sometime in the early 80's
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richytanimal
Joined: 15 Jul 2010 Posts: 19 Location: Bristol
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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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And its big brother / sister in 1972 being rescued from a scrapyard.
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009 Posts: 1775 Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Some more:
_________________ in the garage: 1938 Talbot Ten Airline
Recently departed: 1953 Lancia Appia, 1931 Austin Seven, 1967 Singer Chamois, 1914 Saxon, 1930 Morris Cowley, 1936 BSA Scout, 1958 Lancia Appia coupe, 1922 Star 11.9 ... the list goes on! |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7119 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:03 am Post subject: |
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What was the Ashley like to drive Rick? I remember my sister's Prefect was really good off the line but the jump from 2nd into top gear was rather like making that jump in a four speed box.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon |
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alastairq
Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1954 Location: East Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:04 am Post subject: |
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That....is a nice looking Ashley..... _________________ Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
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Ford Pop chassis, Ashley 1172 bodyshell, in pieces. |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:53 am Post subject: |
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I never really got it to run properly, it had lots of nice early bits on it including proper old AQ inlet manifold and twin MC2 carburettors, so would probably have been quite lively. None of this repro AQ stuff.
The story went that an unused bodyshell was found in the mid/late 1990s by a well-off chap (he had Maseratis and such like at home), and commissioned someone to build the car up for him, for his wife to use (!). She hated it apparently, and did about 6 miles in it. It passed to the autojumble gent, and I bought it from him.
Last I heard it was in Germany, but whether it's still there or not I've no idea. It had been put together very nicely, and was well finished inside iirc. I'll dig out a few more photos.
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