My brother in law had one of those provided by the bank he was a manager for. Previously driven by one of the directors for a year or so It was very much B-I-L's pride and joy.Au revoir ... :
My brother in law had one of those provided by the bank he was a manager for. Previously driven by one of the directors for a year or so It was very much B-I-L's pride and joy.
He was driving down a perfectly straight rural road when someone drove out of a side road and into the side of the SM. The insurers wrote it off and his next car was a new but rather less spectacular Ford Granada.
Not my photo (my Grandfather's) or my cars (again, Grandpa's!) but an interesting pair that didn't stay together long, the Cadillac La Salle being sold to finance the completion of the Speed Six Bentley's restoration. Fond memories of riding in the dickey seats of both as a child.
What can't be seen on the La Salle (nicknamed "the Monster" by the family) is the hatch behind the doors which opened into the footwell of the dickey. This was to allow faster access to the guns - the car was apparently originally built as a shooting brake for an Indian dignitary, hence the spotlights as well.
The Bentley was never an official racer but did apparently get entered in a few club races (as did most of the breed). Slightly less tuned than the racers but still highly strung enough to scare Grandpa on anything but perfectly dry roads (it was, after all, the equivalent of a detuned F1 car of its time - with period brakes...)
I am currently going through my hard drives and organising over 10 years of photos. Because I have seen my fair amount of cars over these years I have stripped out what wasn't client work and put it into an archive. My Carchive if you will. I will still post photos but I was wondering if there is anything people might like to see?
Not 1 or even 2 Important Cars but over 200! Minis old and new parked up at Hartland Quay whilst taking part in a big Charity Run in August all under the banner of Small Cars Big Hearts
Impressive, however you wouldn't expect 200 of anything to look like that. It looks a lot less than what you would expect.
Not 1 or even 2 Important Cars but over 200! Minis old and new parked up at Hartland Quay whilst taking part in a big Charity Run in August all under the banner of Small Cars Big Hearts
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The ORIGINAL Mini is a Classic and Important car!
Buongiorno! @Blades Media UK: I go to vintage car events (around 25/year), a typical high-end example:
Did you go to the NEC on the weekend? ...