Show me a nice old car

[Dralowid]

I once rode in my brother-in-law's Russian built Fiat 600 (forget the name.) It felt to me that the wheels and the body were not firmly connected when at speed on the highway.

It might have been a Zastava, nickname 'Fica' built in Serbia?

 

[Muggins]

Nice collection. I thought 405 was a Facelia for a minute but I think not. Nice car anyway. Yeah, the Pixii does work.

If no-one else has got there already, I'm pretty certain it's an Alvis.

 

[aw614]

Some car sightings from my trip to Spokane, WA back in August. Always enjoy just walking around car sightings there, lots of cool old stuff. Shot on my Canon L2 with 35mm F2.8 Lens

 

[David Hughes]

OK, the UK built 2CV. I knew of it but did not know the name of it. Metric or imperial?

I don't think they made one called either "Metric" or "Imperial" but there was "Mehari" and some thought the big classic one was called "Goddess" in French...

Regards, David

 

[David Hughes]

Did not Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow cement the 1934 Ford V-8 as the only choice? Clyde's letter (actually written by Bonnie) to Henry Ford extolling their choice of Fords for bank robberies said it all.

The big "Traction Avant" cars were the getaway cars for my young ladies (years ago when I used to have a job) because most of them were born and bred in France in the 1930's and came here as war brides after WW2.Several thousand French girls can't be wrong as they say.

Regards, David

 

[valdas]

Shot on OWRO UN54 (35mm) and Orwopan 100 (120):

 

[boojum]

I don't think they made one called either "Metric" or "Imperial" but there was "Mehari" and some thought the big classic one was called "Goddess" in French...

Regards, David

I meant was it produced in metric or imperial measurements. The DS still looks ahead of its time, and is.

 

[Dralowid]

The Ds that were built in Slough were metric. I'm not sure about the Tractions or the pre war cars either...but...

As I understand it, with the Traction, there was a time when cylinder blocks were delivered from France 'bare' and then everything else was manufactured and installed in the UK.

 

[boojum]

The Ds that were built in Slough were metric. I'm not sure about the Tractions or the pre war cars either...but...

As I understand it, with the Traction, there was a time when cylinder blocks were delivered from France 'bare' and then everything else was manufactured and installed in the UK.

OK, that answers one of those niggling little questions that I have rattling around in my mind. I am so very partial to the 2CV. Thanks.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Austin Mini​

Sony A7III
Voigtländer 50mm f2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical (Sony E-mount) lens
Yokohama, Japan - October 2022
Image resized smaller than original​

 

[FloridaGhostPhoto]

Beautiful 1934 Packard. Shot on Graflex Crown Graphic 2X3 with Kodak Ektar 101mm f4.5 lens on Arista EDU 400 developed D-76. Scan of negative.



And the trio--A Roosevelt, a flat-head Ford, and the aforementioned Packard (you can see just the front left fender). Shot on Canon AE-1 Program with 28mm f2.8. Foma 100 developed Rodinal. Scan of negative.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

~1967 Holden HR ute

Rolleiflex 2.8D and Cinestill 400D


Holden HR ute by Nick Clark, on Flickr

 

[David Hughes]

I meant was it produced in metric or imperial measurements. The DS still looks ahead of its time, and is.

Hmmm, I'd say the Maserati engined Citreon was the best looking and the GSA follows pretty close. Rumour had it - I don't know if I should believe it - that the GSA was inspired by an abandoned Austin design that got as far as a mock up...

However, even if I was rolling in money I'd prefer a Dyane, Chamionette and Megari in the garage.

Regards, David

 

[Muggins]

Austin Mini​

Sony A7III
Voigtländer 50mm f2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical (Sony E-mount) lens
Yokohama, Japan - October 2022
Image resized smaller than original​

Holy moley! I remember a time when there weren't known to be any Mini Travellers surviving in the UK, never mind in Japan!

I *just* recall my granny having one in her barn, though I don't recall her ever driving it. Probably a good thing as she was of an age where she started driving before the driving test came in - Dad always claimed he'd once followed her carefully driving down the white lines in the middle of the road, and she couldn't handle the dip switch on the floor so her passenger had to operate it for her!

 

[Joao]

Ça me suffit !!

In September 1976, with a couple of friends, I travelled from Lisbon to the South of Turkyie (and back ) in a Citroen 2CV. Memorable voyage ! I bought my first 2CV after that trip. Used it daily. Great car, with a 6V battery and “suicide doors”. Fuel level was assessed inspecting a wood (?) rod kept inside the gas tank.Unfortunately corrosion killed it in the early eighties.
I bought another one and used it every day. After some signs of heavy rust in crucial places, I swapped it for a third 2CV made in 1988 (the last 2CV was assembled in the Citroen factory in Portugal in July 1989). I still have this 2CV and drive it a few of times every week . Lesson learned, I keep it in a garage - rust is its enemy !

Two snapshots of my 2CV
2018
Citroen 2CV 001 by João Avelar, on Flickr
2014
Citroen 2CV 03 by João Avelar, on Flickr

Regards
Joao

 

[dourbalistar]

1953 Chevrolet Advance Design 6400.

Rolleicord V, Fujifilm Neopan 100 Acros II, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5 minutes.


2022.02.19 Roll #301-06924-Pano-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[boojum]

Ça me suffit !!

In September 1976, with a couple of friends, I travelled from Lisbon to the South of Turkyie (and back ) in a Citroen 2CV. Memorable voyage ! I bought my first 2CV after that trip. Used it daily. Great car, with a 6V battery and “suicide doors”. Fuel level was assessed inspecting a wood (?) rod kept inside the gas tank.Unfortunately corrosion killed it in the early eighties.
I bought another one and used it every day. After some signs of heavy rust in crucial places, I swapped it for a third 2CV made in 1988 (the last 2CV was assembled in the Citroen factory in Portugal in July 1989). I still have this 2CV and drive it a few of times every week . Lesson learned, I keep it in a garage - rust is its enemy !

Two snapshots of my 2CV
2018
Citroen 2CV 001 by João Avelar, on Flickr
2014
Citroen 2CV 03 by João Avelar, on Flickr

Regards
Joao

I have an '87. It is always garaged when not driven. I had it out yesterday for tortilla run. These are great cars! "Je plenche donc je suis."

 

[CMur12]

I lived in Portugal many years ago. I had one friend who had an old 2CV and another who had a new Dyane.

Wonderful cars!

- Murray

 

[Michael Markey]

Holy moley! I remember a time when there weren't known to be any Mini Travellers surviving in the UK, never mind in Japan!

I *just* recall my granny having one in her barn, though I don't recall her ever driving it. Probably a good thing as she was of an age where she started driving before the driving test came in - Dad always claimed he'd once followed her carefully driving down the white lines in the middle of the road, and she couldn't handle the dip switch on the floor so her passenger had to operate it for her!

Back in the `70`s there was a place in Bath that use to refurb them and Morris Travellers sell like as new.
I occasionally see one on the roads now but not as often as I did twenty years ago .

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Another Mini, this one was on the move​

Fujifilm X-H1, Fujinon XF 50-140mm f2.8 lens
Classic Chrome film simulation
Yokohama, Japan - October 2022
Image resized smaller than original​