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Dralowid said:
60? 75? 80? 90? 95? 105? 105R? 110? Or the fabled 105S?

(Have I missed out any?)
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I would say an 80 based on what I have read. Here is the details of it registration:

Vehicle make ROVER
Date of first registration September 1960
Year of manufacture 1960
Cylinder capacity 2286 cc

Here is some detail on the 80:

The Rover 80 was produced from 1960 to 1962, during this period 5900 cars were built alongside the new Rover 100 with which it shared common features with the exception of the engine.

The power unit of this model was a 2286 cc, four cylinder pushrod engine - the only P4 to deviate from the overhead inlet/side exhaust layout. The carburettor was a single Solex and the unit developed 77 bhp. The engine was a version of the 2 litre diesel and 2.25 litre petrol engines introduced for the Land Rover and its use in the 80 rationalised the engine manufacturing lines. The car performed far better than the rather inadequate 60, which was the only other four cylinder P4, and due to the decreased weight at the front the car handles better with less understeer. There is no doubt about the shortage of two cylinders in smoothness however.

Alongside the contemporary Rover 100, the 80 had Overdrive and disc brakes as standard fittings. The styling included the bumper profile and overriders which were introduced for the Rover 3 Litre (P5).
 
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Two days ago. Happily I had my RX100 II in my pocket.
 
moggi1964 said:
I would say an 80 based on what I have read. Here is the details of it registration:

Vehicle make ROVER
Date of first registration September 1960
Year of manufacture 1960
Cylinder capacity 2286 cc

Here is some detail on the 80:

The Rover 80 was produced from 1960 to 1962, during this period 5900 cars were built alongside the new Rover 100 with which it shared common features with the exception of the engine.

The power unit of this model was a 2286 cc, four cylinder pushrod engine - the only P4 to deviate from the overhead inlet/side exhaust layout. The carburettor was a single Solex and the unit developed 77 bhp. The engine was a version of the 2 litre diesel and 2.25 litre petrol engines introduced for the Land Rover and its use in the 80 rationalised the engine manufacturing lines. The car performed far better than the rather inadequate 60, which was the only other four cylinder P4, and due to the decreased weight at the front the car handles better with less understeer. There is no doubt about the shortage of two cylinders in smoothness however.

Alongside the contemporary Rover 100, the 80 had Overdrive and disc brakes as standard fittings. The styling included the bumper profile and overriders which were introduced for the Rover 3 Litre (P5).
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Ah Ha! One of the four cylinder ones, I had a 90 which I was always rather proud of and inside was a very nice place to be. In some ways this was quite a revolutionary car and certainly groundbreaking for Rover who were normally traditional in approach. Having said that they produced the first gas turbine car in 1950...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/8/newsid_2516000/2516271.stm
 
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Mercury Comet a name meant to evoke something this car wasn't.
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Dguebey said:
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Why did they stop making them?

This was the only car I have ever driven that I could use everyday of the year regardless of the weather. On snow and ice I felt safe and usually had the road to myself. I also did my fastest commute ever in it and that means it beat my father's Jaguar... And he worked for a very well known racing team then.

Regards, David
 
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What a lovely car, the 308GTB... especially in knowing its thoroughbred nature! It was essentially honored by Toyota when they produced the middle version of the MR2 which resembles it in several respects, but is rather tame in performance. 2.2L four (or 2.0L turbo four) versus 2.9L V8 for one difference. My 1990 red MR2 was entertaining to drive even so.
 
Chevrolet Camaro, I think 1967 first year of production...
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Yokosuka_Mike said:
Good one, Doug, I've always been partial to green. Is this one from your neighborhood?

All the best,
Mike
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Yes, Mike, our house is just beyond the one with the reddish roof. I think this car belonged to a visitor as I have not seen it since. And there's a nice blue Z-28 Camaro in the house next to this one in the direction the green one is pointing.

David, some interesting ones there! What is AYB337? Looks 1930's. All doors suited for suicide!

Dourbalistar, it appears the teeny-boppers have had their hands on that Toyota... The big loud exhaust for one, and the apparently home-made spoiler. And the flared fenders, missing bumper cover. Now a hot-rod? :)
 
AYB337 is a Riley Kestrel 9 and dates from 1934 although the registration plate may be later (1982? possibly transferred from something else). Still taxed so probably on the road somewhere.

Regards

Andrew C. More
 
andrewmore said:
AYB337 is a Riley Kestrel 9 and dates from 1934 although the registration plate may be later (1982? possibly transferred from something else). Still taxed so probably on the road somewhere.

Regards

Andrew C. More
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Thanks, I'll add to that that they were very popular, small and medium cars in the 30's and came from one of the oldest makers. Percy Riley started in 1896 and invented the mechanical inlet value which made precise engine timing possible. Before then the inlet valve worked by suction and a light return spring...


I lusted after a Kestrel when they were fairly available but couldn't afford one.



Regards, David
 
Fortunately, and perhaps because it is in good condition, that one hasn't been stripped to make yet another Riley Brooklands type of thing.

They have already used up all the Pathfinders to the point where there appears to be almost none left! (OK so it isn't the same sort of thing)

Strange how so many pre war cars appear to have lost their roofs!
 
A classic Chevrolet in Yokohama. If you zoom in you'll see there's a little motion blur. I was caught off guard when it rolled by and my shutter speed was a little slow to freeze the action. Oh well.

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All the best,
Mike
 
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