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[Rick]

Hi all,

Having recently received a fresh tin of Waxoyl as a gift, got me thinking about certain smells that often meet with approval from motoring types.

What are your favourite smells that relate to the old-car world? Are there any?



RJ
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[MikeEdwards]

Castrol R in a paddock, of course.

[Rick]

[Riley Blue]

Feu Orange - no other air freshener comes close.
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1963 Riley 1.5
1965 Riley 1.5

[kevin2306]

Definitely Castrol R, i put a capful in my lawn mower, some goes into my trail bike and it smells superb.

Kevin

[emmerson]

Wet dog in my Range Rover!
Like the rest of my generation, Castrol R of course, and latterly WD 40, but us old 'uns must remember the smell of the air expelled when you remove a tyre valve? And battery acid when you removed the caps to top up with distilled water.

[Peter_L]

The sea urchins we dived for off of Scotland and then parked the car for a week while we visited Orkney.


and yes, yet another Castrol R junkie

[Keith D]

The gorgeous smell of leather after the car has been left closed for a couple of weeks.

Keith

[mikeC]

Like others, Castrol R was the first smell to come to mind, hotly (!) pursued by the smell of mud on a hot exhaust - familiar to all trialists
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[Da Tow'd]

I'm with the rest on Castrol R one of the best motoring smells
I put a little in my 12 Ft. wingspan RC tow airplane's 2 cycle gas engine
Hank

[Ellis]

All old unibody Jaguars seem to smell the same, the same applies to Morris 1000s but of course it's a different aroma.

BMC Farinas have their own unique smells and old Land Rovers, well, just smell.

I remember walking past lines of parked cars here in the village in summers in the 1960s and will never forget the smell of often old engines cooling down - a mixture of heated electric circuits, oil and age.

Modern cars don't have the same odour.
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1964 Jaguar Mark 2 3.4 litre
1962 Land Rover Series 2a 88"
2002 BMW M3 E46 Cabriolet

[Rene]

I like the smell of my '29 model A when i open the door after a couple of days........petrol,oil,old carpet and upholstery,the original '29 headliner........all together it have a certain smell,i can discribe this as....hmmmm.......an old car

[BigJohn]

Natural fibre underlay, leather and pipe tobacco, all mixed with hot gear oil.

[Kenham]

Two vehicles immediately spring to mind , first the CA Bedford ( rattle'y bumper Bedford )always had a certain smell , and I can still smell the peculiar smell of the Mk 1 Transit. Quite why certain vehicles have there own smell is unknown to me but I am glad do.

[emmerson]