Car Spotting

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Could you fit in it? Srsly.

I'm looking for one, too. Should be my right of passage, at this point.

Only one way to find out but my dad used to drive the Spridget often. And yes, I'd rather have a big Healey but no garage and not making that kinda money. So it's a B or really **** off Mom and make it a Triumph. She HATED Dad's Spitfire even more than the Karmen Ghia and she was thrown out of the VW. The door latch failed on a corner and out she went, lucky Ghia so they were cornering at about 4 mph

[Gerard C]

Scary story! Reminds me another one about suicide doors.

[Tel 911S]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/2449...iddle-car-60s/

Article in the SUN newspaper , 23rd and 24th Oct .
Photo in London street of car that nobody has been able to identify for 60 years ?
Looks a bit like a Zagato something to me , but surely someone must know what it is .

[broadrun96]

It's been confirmed multiple times as the demo version of a Sunbeam. There are multiple 3D images of the car that match it

[Tel 911S]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

It's been confirmed multiple times as the demo version of a Sunbeam. There are multiple 3D images of the car that match it

Yes , I saw the Sunbeam Alpine proto pictures , and the back end looks right . But the front looks very different .

[Tel 911S]

You are right . Found picture with front of car which looks right , but it is a concept car which never went into production .

Top link does not seem to work , try this one .
https://www.facebook.com/TigerTS4/po...4043795037701/

But there is some doubt that it was a actual Alpine .

[Mike Harte]

This really surprises me as the photo has been doing the rounds for quite some time now as the article suggests. In fact it popped up earlier this year again, maybe a couple of months ago, but I can't remember where I saw it then.

What surprises me is that, if as you suggest, it is a prototype for the Sunbeam Alpine, then there must surely be someone around from the old Rootes' days that would have been able to identify it. I mean I can remember this version of the Alpine, and I would have thought that Chrysler would have kept all the preparation paperwork, drawings, etc. when they took over Rootes.

By the way, I'm not disagreeing that the Alpine was based on it, just that this query keeps on being brought up time and again. And that link does query whether it was an Alpine, and that picture shows a rendering done by Pistonheads.

[broadrun96]

An older article I saw quoted someone in the Alpine shop that it was but not anything they were going to make, it was more what would be called in the US now a SEMA car with guys working on it and playing around. Supposedly was not at all badged but can't find the article now, it made the rounds on FB a few months back with a things from the past group

[broadrun96]

Car wash in Buckhead Atlanta (think Mayfair but not quite as posh for the English) needs this sign I guess

Usually some good cars there or the strip next to it

[Gerard C]

May be they don't want to bother with too low cars, wings or weird opening doors. Should advert for wingless cars like… Peugeot's!

[fieldodreams79]

Toured a new arena being built in town. Saw some stuff. There was a cute little crane and a 300 ton crane

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

May be they don't want to bother with too low cars, wings or weird opening doors. Should advert for wingless cars like… Peugeot's!

It's the people inside those cars. They don't tip. People that drive normal cars do.

[Gerard C]

Ha yes? Couldn't imagine that. Almost the contrary here, rich do tip valet parking because they think this will avoid dents on the doors and damaged rims. They should read the disclaimer the valet is responsible for nothing at all! Not even having a go with an Aston or McLaren!

[Adam43]

Wing!



First post of a crane with a wing wins.

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Ha yes? Couldn't imagine that. Almost the contrary here, rich do tip valet parking because they think this will avoid dents on the doors and damaged rims. They should read the disclaimer the valet is responsible for nothing at all! Not even having a go with an Aston or McLaren!

It's the dichotomy between new money and old money that I think exist everywhere. We've had another huge influx of people from different regions since the pandemic. The sign says "new customers" which is a very polite way of saying "go home yankees".

broadrun maybe didn't notice because he's one of them. But he's nice and even bigger than you, so he can stay. A few more visits and Adam will be one of us too.

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Wing!



First post of a crane with a wing wins.

I think the mail truck is going to take the air off of it. He better be careful making that right.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by JHamilton

It's the dichotomy between new money and old money that I think exist everywhere. We've had another huge influx of people from different regions since the pandemic. The sign says "new customers" which is a very polite way of saying "go home yankees".

broadrun maybe didn't notice because he's one of them. But he's nice and even bigger than you, so he can stay. A few more visits and Adam will be one of us too.

It's Buckhead, everyone is a carpetbagger, the few natives are scallywags. If you're up on your late 1880s American slang

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by JHamilton

broadrun maybe didn't notice because he's one of them. But he's nice and even bigger than you, so he can stay.

Thank you for the invite! Widely accepted. And broadrun is almost French now in a certain way. So, cheers!

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Thank you for the invite! Widely accepted. And broadrun is almost French now in a certain way. So, cheers!

Well if it was an animal she you make a terrine I'm in, buckwheat galettes are great but you bring it back to the thread, French cars are terrible and a proper sized vehicle can't be found.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

French cars are terrible and a proper sized vehicle can't be found.

Fully agreed! It took ages to Renault and Peugeot to understand why their cars did not sell very well in Germany. Only lately, they fitted the front seats with longer rails to accomodate to any "normal" person and find acceptable ergonomics. They are thick!

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Fully agreed! It took ages to Renault and Peugeot to understand why their cars did not sell very well in Germany. Only lately, they fitted the front seats with longer rails to accomodate to any "normal" person and find acceptable ergonomics. They are thick!

Whoa there, Gérard! You might find yourself persona non grata in your own country!

[Gerard C]

I've been already, Mike! Eventually I was working for some media and created my own radio show, two hours live every Sunday morning. For a start I was criticised, vehemently attacked and even physically threatened. Because the audience was large and that I proved to be honest and unbiased after few months all went well. All? Not really… The responsibles of one brand went on argueing that all my work was useless if not totally biased. Peugeot.

[JHamilton]

Re: French cars - while the Renault 5/ "Le Car" is the absolutely the worst vehicle I've ever seen or been around, I've never seen a 205 GTi, which might be the perfect car.

Also, I have a neighbor that daily drives a Pug 505 and it looks so good in comparison to the rest of the traffic. He does struggle on cold mornings, but worth it imo.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by JHamilton

Re: French cars - while the Renault 5/ "Le Car" is the absolutely the worst vehicle I've ever seen or been around, I've never seen a 205 GTi, which might be the perfect car.

Also, I have a neighbor that daily drives a Pug 505 and it looks so good in comparison to the rest of the traffic. He does struggle on cold mornings, but worth it imo.

Its a good competition, the final 5 here had 50hp maybe. But a Citation was a bad car and 6 months after you bought it too and my Grandmother's Duster was BAD. But both bigger than a 5 so at least you had help to push it later. And then everyone's favorite Yugo is there too.

[Gerard C]

JH, is your neighbour 505 a fuel turbocharged one? A wagon? https://www.carjager.com/blog/articl...sparition.html

May be Dacias can be rated as bad but they go for cheapo. Taking in count that a Renault is bad and Dacia is a cheap Renault, nothing wrong then!
How good are you dealer networks? The average annual milage is 13K miles in your area and more likely half of this in France plus Mister John/Dupont here is very reluctant to maintain his car in good condition. Gridy and poor DYer.