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Rick · Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:23 am Post subject:

On the subject of owning over-sized things, this from 2001

RJ
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Various 1920s-1960s - Austin, Morris, Commer, Dodge etc.

Rick · Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 11:34 am Post subject:

A feeling of deja-vu, this time in 2014.

Oddly, the n/s/r door on both lorries had fallen off when I found them.

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richytanimal · Joined: 15 Jul 2010 Posts: 19 Location: Bristol

Our smaller Paramount Sports arriving at our house from my Grandmas garage ready to be restored, sometime in the early 80's

richytanimal · Joined: 15 Jul 2010 Posts: 19 Location: Bristol

And its big brother / sister in 1972 being rescued from a scrapyard.

mikeC · Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:32 pm Post subject:

Some more:

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recently departed: 1967 Singer Chamois, 1914 Saxon, 1930 Morris Cowley, 1936 BSA Scout, 1958 Lancia Appia coupe, 1922 Star 11.9 ... the list goes on!

Rick · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:23 am Post subject:

My Ashley 1172 special being delivered to our previous abode in 2001. I spotted it for sale at an autojumble, and handily the seller was able to drop it around to our place on his way home from the event.

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Various 1920s-1960s - Austin, Morris, Commer, Dodge etc.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 6203 Location: Edinburgh

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.

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alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1308 Location: East Yorkshire

That....is a nice looking Ashley.....
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Ford Mustang coupe, 1967, 6 cylinder auto.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
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Ford Pop chassis, Ashley 1172 bodyshell, in pieces.

Rick · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:53 am Post subject:

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.

RJ
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Various 1920s-1960s - Austin, Morris, Commer, Dodge etc.