Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

[The Sock]

Nice old Indian, won 'Best Classic'

 

[chrisk]

Is there a collective noun for Suzuki 250s?

A Hustle

 

[EncinoBoy]

Hamish: Keep up the shutter(?) work,always good. In my memory and shame on you as the Terrot was built close by...you
know those French blokes. Carry On...

Greg

 

[The Sock]

Possibly, Greg, but I never saw any 'round my neighbourhood, growin'up.
To be fair, I'd never seen a Motobi, either, until about ten years ago.

 

[Paul Marx]

Possibly, Greg, but I never saw any 'round my neighbourhood, growin'up.
To be fair, I'd never seen a Motobi, either, until about ten years ago.View attachment 106068

That's because of the channel tunnel
All sorts of things have crossed into the UK: Motobi, Terrot, wolves, rabbies.
Things aren't what they used to be.
Paul

 

[EncinoBoy]

Amen,Father Paul...

 

[The Sock]

Lovely old Dolomite Sprint.

 

[The Sock]

Cracking Fiat 128.

 

[The Sock]

First time I've seen a flatbed VW with a canvas top.

 

[Perry]

Where did you see that dolly Mr Sock ? Passed identical one today on Axminster By- Pass .

 

[The Sock]

Where did you see that dolly Mr Sock ? Passed identical one today on Axminster By- Pass .

The Black Swan, at Ockham, Breakfast Meet, Perry.

 

[Perry]

Oh, not the same one then. Mind you they were quick for their day as long as the head didn't warp.

 

[Andy J]

Lovely old Dolomite Sprint.

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Nice one Sock. My Dad had one for a while. I seem to recall they were fitted with some form of overdrive gear. Just a shame about the colour, I still have my doubts about yellow for cars and bikes…

 

[sfcpiet]

First time I've seen a flatbed VW with a canvas top.

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Dad had one in Oz, was an early T2 though (no split screen). I drove it a lot on "L" plates.

piet

 

[Alan McL]

My wife and I sold our home in Los Angeles several years ago and ran away to sea for a few years of living on a boat on the Eastern coast. Once there were Covid vaccinations we sold the boat, returned to California, sold off nearly all of the rest of our possessions (kept the Laverda!) and began our travels. All along I have been snapping pics of any interesting cars and bikes that have caught my eye here are a few in rough chronological order.View attachment 68176View attachment 68177View attachment 68178
Citroen DS, very rare in California.

You have a great eye for style and function .Of the many cars I have owned the Citroen is at the top of my list of 5 favourites.Although I had the station wagon version or Safari .For useablity ,comfort and style.The fastest cornering production car until they released the Lamborgini Countach years later.

 

[piranha-bro2]

The fastest cornering production car until they released the Lamborgini Countach years later.

How did they test that?! Keep going in faster until the things either do a 360 or roll over?!

 

[chrisk]

How did they test that?! Keep going in faster until the things either do a 360 or roll over?!

Fair question…… my Renault Master is the fastest cornering van in Australia. Now it’s up to you to prove me wrong

 

[pf1]

They used to use Citroen Safaris to film the horse racing for ITV in the UK because the suspension set up was so good.

 

[Alzero]

I’m just impressed that he is starting at page 1! A lot of water has passed under that bridge since then.

 

[Andy]

That was a drive gear reduction so that the 1500cc (designed to push the Beetle) could motivate the truck. So opposite of overdrive! Underdrive?

Might have been talking about the Triumph Dolomite, which had an electric overdrive operated by a switch on the top of the gearstick, which somehow only operated in 3rd and 4th, which gave you a bit of a surprise if you forgot when you were fanging dad’s car and chopped it from overdrive 3rd into second coming in to that fast right hander with the big ditch.
Ahh memories