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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6348 Location: Derby
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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mikeC wrote: | Ray White wrote: | That's quite sad really!
Some kind of 2CV? |
I think 2 donkeys = 1 CV! |
They may be thirsty.
I wonder how many mules to the gallon?? |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7124 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Seen at Biggar Rally last year.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6348 Location: Derby
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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Bonnet mascot duly noted!
The irrepressible 2CV. They are really quite awful things...but it is almost impossible not to admire them.
In a way, it's a shame they are not around anymore. Probably the nearest thing to a modern day Vintage car. Always brings a smile.
Oui? |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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How much visibility did the driver of this rig have?
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3836 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Also begs the question how the cars on top and behind the cab were loaded...? _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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bjacko
Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 364 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:27 am Post subject: Car Carrier |
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Probably more important to know how they are unloaded!! i expect they used ramps after disconnecting the rear trailer with the other two cars on. _________________ 1938 Morris 8 Ser II Coupe Utility (Pickup)
1985 Rover SD1 VDP |
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Bengt Axel
Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 269 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Ray White wrote: | Bonnet mascot duly noted!
The irrepressible 2CV. They are really quite awful things...but it is almost impossible not to admire them.
In a way, it's a shame they are not around anymore. Probably the nearest thing to a modern day Vintage car. Always brings a smile.
Oui? |
Ray, may I respectively disagree about 'really quite awful things'. For those who appreciate good design (by which I mean engineering, not 'styling') they are a masterpiece.
Unlike VW Beetle's which are an abomination!
I've owned two of each, by the way _________________ "Once bread becomes toast, it can never go back! |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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MkVIII or MkIX ?
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6348 Location: Derby
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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I would say it is impossible to tell from that angle. |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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I have now found a caption saying it was the occasion of a driving test failure in 1958 so I think that still keeps it on the cusp, unless it was Pre-October. _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2024 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Can anybody hazard an ID and date for the M/bikes?
The cyclist appears to be an AA patrol so it must be post 1905.
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6348 Location: Derby
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2024 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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I would guess before the 1920s.
Not many would recognise it now but that is the Waggon and Horses at Beckhampton. (1669)
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009 Posts: 1776 Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Motorcycles are not my strong point, but I think the machine in the centre of the photo is a single-cylinder Triumph circa 1911-12. _________________ 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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Crashbox
Joined: 30 Apr 2021 Posts: 140
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Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Bengt Axel wrote: | Ray White wrote: | Bonnet mascot duly noted!
The irrepressible 2CV. They are really quite awful things...but it is almost impossible not to admire them.
In a way, it's a shame they are not around anymore. Probably the nearest thing to a modern day Vintage car. Always brings a smile.
Oui? |
Ray, may I respectively disagree about 'really quite awful things'. For those who appreciate good design (by which I mean engineering, not 'styling') they are a masterpiece.
Unlike VW Beetle's which are an abomination!
I've owned two of each, by the way |
As the proud owner of a 2CV for over 20 years I agree they are far from awful and they are a masterpiece. I bought my current one in April 2002 with 70k miles on the clock, it's now sitting on 275k miles and has taken me all over the UK and Europe. It'll sit on a motorway at 65-70mph all day long. Speed bumps and pot holes don't exist in a 2CV. There's a saying "You either love them or you don't understand them". There was a time when I hated them but I've seen the light and I'm a complete convert to Deuchism _________________ 1989 2CV
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Another FB spot. The AM registered cars look too late for the reg dates. The Bullnose dates the picture as '24 to '27 at the earliest. Was it possible to transfer reg numbers to newer vehicles back then?
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