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1/32 slot car Triumph Vitesse 6 2000cc c.1967. Modified Airfix bodyshell & PCS32 chassis, ali' rims & resin inserts.
Fleet / Reg: SELNEC 6367 (GEN 217)
Chassis: Leyland PD3/6 Titan
Body: MCW 'Orion'
Model: Alkit hand built model
Notes: Ex Bury Transport prototype. Rare acquisition for a municipal operator as these had platform doors. Hand made bodyshell from light metal with resin parts.
Very proud that this model picked up second prize in class at the Model Bus Federation AGM Show.
The V12 Coupé is probably the rarest XJ40 model ever built.
Designed and manufactured by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) department, this is a strict one-off.
The details on the car are great: the non-functional Perspex side windows, the hand-painted badge (Coupè instead of Coupé, by the way), the 'stretched' door veneers and sill strips all indicate this is not a production car.
The interior and bodyshell do look the bit: convincing enough to pass as a production car!
This rare masterpiece is owned by JDHT and was driven out of its shelter for the annual meeting of the XJ40 owners' forum, XJ40.com.
Doncaster Railway Station South Yorkshire Virgin East Coast Japanese Hitachi Azuma Train passing the EMPTY factory where Sir Nigel Gresley used to build the finest BRITISH Steam Trains in the world. Virgin Trains should be ashamed at buying Foreign Trains.
VTEC plans to take delivery of its first four Azumas from Hitachi in 2018. The Class 800 Super Express is a type of electro-diesel train to be used in the United Kingdom based on the Hitachi A-train design. They have been built by Hitachi. These trains are being assembled at the Hitachi Newton Aycliffe facility from bodyshells shipped from the Kasado plant in Japan; NO body construction takes place in the UK.
A Trainspotting Nightmare these Japanese trains have NO NUMBERS. To add insult to injury they have Japanese writing. Shame on VTEC
Happy ‘May the 4th’!
For this year's Star Wars Day, I have created a new build from one of the newer Star Wars Universe stories, the 2018 film - 'Solo - A Star Wars Story'.
One of the notable vehicle was a navy blue speeder. This vehicle exhibits design asymmetry, but on closer inspection, the design looks as though it is a vehicle that has been damaged along the left hand side, removing some of the external bodywork.
The vehicle I chose to reinterpret the design over is the classic 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint. This US design (different to the very similar car sold in Australia) was available with both a 2-door bodyshell, convertible and with a V8 engine, sort of a precursor to the Falcon-based Mustang launched the following year.
As well as sharing the 'Falcon' name with a future Han Solo vehicle, this model year Ford Falcon also exhibits the best representation of Ford's 1960 'Space-era' styling - rocket pod rear lamps, along with matched single lamp front end.
One styling theme not found on the earth bound car, but featured on the speeder is a kind of targa-top roof ring. I have placed this over the second row seats in an effort to balance the proportions.
This new build is created for #mocaroundgang #mocaround65 #starwars theme, hosted by @poppalars
Time to board.
From Wikipedia
The British Rail Class 800 is a type of bi-mode multiple unit used in the United Kingdom on the Great Western Main Line since October 2017. They use electric motors for traction, but in addition to operating on track with overhead electric wires, they have diesel generators to enable them to operate on unelectrified track. Based on the Hitachi A-train design, the trains have been built Hitachi since 2014. They are also very similar to the Class 802 units, which have uprated diesel engines and larger fuel tanks.
The units are also due to enter service on the East Coast Main Line from May 2019, under the brand name "Azuma. This date was originally earlier, but following delays in type testing and concerns over the safety of interconnecting electrical cables between the coaches, the date had to be changed.
These trains are being assembled at the Hitachi Newton Aycliffe facility, alongside the related Class 801 electric multiple unit, from bodyshells shipped from the Kasado plant in Japan; no body construction takes place in the UK.
The Class 800 units are part of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). The train is part of the Hitachi AT300 product family. Train operating companies have also given the train separate brands. On Great Western Railway, they are known as Intercity Express Trains (IET) and when they enter service with London North Eastern Railway, they will be known as Azumas.
Subject Description: Introduced in 1966, the Hillman Hunter was part of the Rootes Group ‘Arrow’ family of cars, designed to replace an older generation of Hillman, Humber and Singer models. It was a ground-up re-design within a brand-new, three-box bodyshell that was a foretaste of the Ford Cortina Mkll that was to become its biggest rival. In model terms, the Hillman Hunter has been poorly represented with, prior to the recent announcement by Oxford Diecast, only Corgi’s 1:43 representation of the 1968 London to Sydney Rally car. Introduced in 1969, this was one of the final models from Corgi’s golden age. It was a strong seller, helped by publicity in the Daily Express, which sponsored the race. It came with stickers to allow purchasers to decorate the model with sponsorship logos themselves.
AI Notes: This is largely an AI creation as, whilst I have plenty of Hillman Hunter images, it was easier to simply tell AI what I wanted than to go round endless loops to get it to place my work into an appropriate scene. Whilst I can’t vouch for its accuracy, I’m not aware of any obvious howlers (05-Mar-26).
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Newcastle England
Beauford is a British automobile company originally based in Upholland, Lancashire but later moving to Stoke on Trent. The cars are supplied in kit form.
The first cars were made in 1985 and used a Mini bodyshell as the passenger compartment later replaced by a glass fibre moulding. This was mounted on a ladder chassis. At the front is a long bonnet with flowing wings at either side to give the appearance of a 1930s luxury car. A variety of power units could be ordered including Ford, Nissan and Rover. The suspension can be sourced from the Ford Sierra.
Both open and closed bodies were made. The cars became popular as wedding transport.
The V12 Coupé must be the rarest XJ40 model ever built.
Designed and manufactured by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) department, this is a strict one-off.
The details on the car are great: the non-functional Perspex side windows, the hand-painted badge (Coupè instead of Coupé, by the way), the 'stretched' door veneers and sill strips all indicate this is not a production car.
The interior and bodyshell do look the bit: convincing enough to pass as a production car!
This rare masterpiece is owned by JDHT and was driven out of its shelter for the annual meeting of the XJ40 owners' forum, XJ40.com.
These prints are all for sale to the owners of the Cars/Bikes/Trucks photographed. For enquires contact rikkicphotography@hotmail.com.
The Jensen Interceptor was a sporting GT-class car hand-built in the United Kingdom by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for an earlier car made between 1950 and 1957. The car broke with Jensen tradition by having a steel bodyshell instead of glass-reinforced plastic and by having the body designed by an outside firm, Carrozzeria Touring of Italy, rather than the in-house staff. The early bodies were Italian-built, by Vignale, before production by Jensen themselves began – with subtle body modifications – in West Bromwich.The Mark III was divided to G-, H-, J-series and 'S4-series', depending on the production years. The 'S4-series' version of Interceptor III was the most luxurious Jensen built.
1/32 slot car AC Shelby Cobra 289 mk2 c.1963 in SCCA livery. Revell bodyshell, MRRC chassis with in-line Mabuchi motor and full-depth cockpit.
I photographed this car on a visit to the Donington Park Museum in May 1989. The museum sadly closed in November 2018, cars on loan going back to the owners and as far as I'm aware the rest were put up for auction. It's a 1948 Alta which was raced by George Abecassis in 1948 and 1949. I've recently come across the book that I bought at the museum on one of my visits there, and this is what it has to say about the Alta:
'The Alta - Geoffrey Taylor's 'Special'
Geoffrey Taylor was an arch motoring enthusiast. He built his first Alta car in a small workshop behind his home in Kingstone-upon-Thames between 1928 and 30, painstakingly fashioning vital engine parts out of the solid. This was followed by a line of sports and independently-suspended racing cars until he outbreak of the war.
He outlined a design for a 1½ litre supercharged Grand Prix car towards the end of the war, and announced his plans with a flourish in November 1945. But post-war shortages delayed the car's debut until 1948, when 'GP No. 1' appeared in the British Empire Trophy race in Douglas, Isle of Man.
The new Alta used an updated version of Taylor's well-proven twin overhead-camshaft four-cylinder engine, supercharged by a Roots-Alta blower driven from the crankshaft nose. He used a special four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox of his own construction with a low drive-line, allowing the driver's seat to be very low-mounted within a rakish and sleek bodyshell, reminiscent of the pre-war Mercedes also copied by ERA in their unsuccessful E-Type.
George Abecassis raced the car throughout 1948 and 1949, while his HW Motors partner John Heath also drove on occasions. Its best performance was in the 1949 British GP, when Abecassis ran fifth before a broken float chamber forced him to stop. He then fought his way back through the field to finish seventh.
For 1950 this duo concentrated on their own Alta-engined HWMs, while the same engine became standard in 2½ litre form in Connaught cars. Tony Brooks won the 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix in one of these Connaughts to score the first all-British Continental GP victory since 1924!
Three of the rubber-block suspended GP Altas were built; the others went to Geoffrey Crossle and Joe Kelly, and the Collection's car includes parts from all three.
Engine:4-Cyls IL; 2VPC; 2OHC; 78mm x 78mm. 1490cc; 230bhp/7000rpm; (S).
Chassis: Round tube ladder frame
Suspension: IRS/IFS by wishbones and rubber blocks.
Brakes: Drums, hydraulically-operated.'
* The Ford Escort Mk I ~ (powered by a twin cam 1600cc - engine)
Won the tough London-Mexico Rally in 1970 ..
To capitalise on this success, Ford brought out a performance model,of the Mk I Ford Escort 'Mexico '
~ available to the general public
~ with a strengthened bodyshell, uprated suspension, 1,598cc Crossflow engine, sporty interior and Mexico decals.
Only 10,352 Mexicos produced (sounds quite lot to me )
Newlands Corner - Guildford
~7057
1/32 resin slot car Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 ETCC race car in Marlboro livery c.1982. Model Masters resin body and PCS32 chassis.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 311 CDI.
In Europe, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle, built by Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a van, chassis cab and minibus, and sold as a Mercedes model. The first generation Sprinter was launched in Europe in 1995 to replace the famous but outdated Mercedes-Benz T1 van (dating from 1977). The second generation Sprinter was introduced in Europe in 2006. It was voted Van of the Year 2007 by Professional Van and Light Truck Magazine. In the U.S., it is built from complete knock down (CKD) kits and sold by Freightliner. Their automobile platform and bodyshell is also used in a joint venture with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles who made the Volkswagen LT and the Crafter.
Stobart Rail are the leaders in the provision of Rail Infrastructure Engineering and Rail Freight solutions. Incorporated in 1993 as WA Developments by Andrew Tinkler, now Chief Executive Officer of Stobart Group, Stobart Rail represents the civil engineering and rail-based freight elements of the UK’s leading multimodal transport business.
Although the 1.7 litre version was launched with the same 60 PS power output as the outgoing model, the new model was a full 10 km/h (6 mph) faster, which was attributed to improved aerodynamics and a lighter bodyshell.
The P3 was in production from 1960 until 1964.
source : wikipedia.org
Unknown Capri event, early 90's. October 1971 saw the launch of the "Caprice" convertible conversion from Crayford Cars. Only 30 Crayford Capris were made. Extra stengthening was added to the bodyshell after the removal of the hard top.
The car was based on either the 1600GT or 2000GT engines.
This eclectic selection were stored at Thurleigh Airfield. A strange mix of stripped bodyshells and other vehicles that all seemed destined for export. There must be good demand for Honda Civic bodyshells somewhere! Older vehicles seem to be the pair of Range Rovers and the ex-Vale Furnishers Mercedes luton van.
The V12 Coupé is probably the rarest XJ40 model ever built.
Designed and manufactured by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) department, this is a strict one-off.
The details on the car are great: the non-functional Perspex side windows, the hand-painted badge (Coupè instead of Coupé, by the way), the 'stretched' door veneers and sill strips all indicate this is not a production car.
The interior and bodyshell do look the bit: convincing enough to pass as a production car!
This rare masterpiece is owned by JDHT and was driven out of its shelter for the annual meeting of the XJ40 owners' forum, XJ40.com.
114 009-4 Mark II. This lok is the 2nd 114 009-4 after the first had a fire at Berlin Ostbahnhof on 26/07/2011.
143 873-8 was converted and renumbered at Dessau 08/2012 using parts from the original lok before its bodyshell was scrapped.
16.18: 114 009-4 arriving on a RE
Believe it or not, this fine-looking Vauxhall Victor is the crude blue one in the previous photo. The addition of decent wheels from the Oxford Diecast FB Victor is the biggest transformation, the base has been sprayed with chrome paint and the bodyshell brush painted in Humbrol grey, a typical colour for these. The FC Victor was marketed by Vauxhall as the '101' because it supposedly had 101 improvements over its predecessor.
The V12 Coupé is probably the rarest XJ40 model ever built.
Designed and manufactured by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) department, this is a strict one-off.
The details on the car are great: the non-functional Perspex side windows, the hand-painted badge (Coupè instead of Coupé, by the way), the 'stretched' door veneers and sill strips all indicate this is not a production car.
The interior and bodyshell do look the bit: convincing enough to pass as a production car!
This rare masterpiece is owned by JDHT and was driven out of its shelter for the annual meeting of the XJ40 owners' forum, XJ40.com.
Langley Good Times Cruise-In BC Canada
The Lotus Europa is a two door mid-engined GT coupé built by Lotus Cars from 1966 to 1975. In 2006, Lotus began production of a totally new, Lotus Elise-derived design, a mid-engined GT coupé named Europa S.
The original Europa used Lotus founder Colin Chapman's minimalist steel backbone chassis that was first used in the Lotus Elan, while also relying on its fibreglass moulded body for structural strength. The Europa was based on a design sketch by Ron Hickman to compete for Henry Ford II's contract to build a Le Mans race car in the early 1960s.
In 1971, the Type 74 Europa Twin Cam was made available to the public, with a 105 bhp 1557cc Lotus-Ford Twin Cam engine (105 bhp US "Federal" emission standard emissions control version with Stromberg carbs, until the end of production) and a re-designed bodyshell to improve rearward visibility. Initially with the same gearbox as the earlier cars, once the supply had been exhausted in 1972 a new stronger Renault four-speed gearbox (Type 352) was introduced. Mike Kimberley, who rose to become chief executive of Group Lotus, then a new engineer at Lotus, was appointed Chief Engineer of the Europa TC project. 1,580 cars were shipped as Europa "Twin Cam" before Lotus switched to a 126 bhp "Big Valve" version of the engine.
The Clan Crusader is a fibreglass monocoque sports two-seater, powered by the Rootes Imp Sport engine, with suspension and main running gear from the same manufacturer.
The Crusader was originally conceived by a group of Lotus engineers in the late '60s. Paul Haussauer formed the Clan Motor Company and developed a prototype vehicle with the assistance of Brian Luff. The styling for the Crusader was by John Frayling.
Initial production of the first few cars started in a nursery factory in Washington, Tyne-and-Wear. They were completed and registered by July 1971. A purpose built factory unit was leased, taking advantage of government grants designed to improve employment in the area.
By the official start of production, in September 1971, five cars a week were being produced. This continued despite the coal miners' strike the next winter, the knock on effect of which caused supply problems. This prevented, to some extent, the growth of production, the factory being capable of four times this throughput.
Approximately 350 cars were built by Clan Motor Company including 19 specifically for competiton use. Some at the beginning being sold in component form, i.e. bodyshell fully trimmed, all wiring, glass and piping fitted. (in the same way as Lotus Elans) to beat the 25% purchase tax. With the advent of VAT, component kits were dropped. In May 1972 the Crusader was successfully crash tested at M.I.R.A.
Production ceased in late 1973 due to the company's financial difficulties, even though sales were still good. Several finished and part-finished cars were sold after the company's closure.
1/32 slot car Riley 1.5 c.1964. Resin bodyshell & GOM chassis with mabuchi motor. MRRC driver and full interior.
1/32 slot car renault Dauphine Gordini c.1962 track car. A2M resin bodyshell and modified Scalextric chassis with a Mabuchi motor.
*a Mk I Escort powered with a twin-cam 1600cc Engine ..
Won the tough London-Mexico Rally in 1970 ..
( the car piloted by the legendary Hannu Mikkola with Gunnar Palm as navigator.)
To capitalise on this success, Ford's AVO division brought out a performance model, the Mexico, with a strengthened bodyshell, uprated suspension, 1,598cc Crossflow engine, sporty interior and Mexico decals. Only 10,352 Mexicos were built and survivors are highly prized today.
Newlands Corner - Guildford
~ 7059
MG ZT-T CDTi Estate (2001-05) Engine 1951cc S4 Diesel Turbo Injection
Registration Number BX 03 ZBL
MG SET
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The ZT is the MG version of the Rover 75 The bodyshell and chassis of the car was almost identical to the Rover 75, but with more aggressive grille, sportier styling, stiffer suspension and re-tuned engines. Peter Stevens, designer of the McLaren F1, took the lead role in the cars' design.
The 1951cc Diesel produces 114bhp as a CDTi or 129bhp as the more sporty 135 CDTi
Shot at the MGCC Sprint meeting, Curborough, Lichfield, April 2011 Ref 71-389
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For 1961, Mercury underwent a major transformation of its model line. In a transition from 1957 to 1960, Mercury again shared a bodyshell with a divisional counterpart, shifting from Edsel to Ford, with the Monterey becoming the equivalent of the Ford Galaxie. The Montclair and Park Lane were discontinued, shifting the Monterey from the base-trim Mercury sedan to its flagship, slotted above the newly introduced Mercury Meteor (as with the Comet, intended as an Edsel before the discontinuation of the division). One of the first examples of downsizing, by adopting a common chassis and body with Ford, the Monterey lost six inches of wheelbase, nearly two inches of width, and over 4 inches of length; dependent on powertrain, the 1961 Monterey shed over 300 pounds of curb weight. At 120 inches, the Monterey was given a 1-inch longer wheelbase than the Galaxie.
The Monterey was offered in four bodystyles, including two and four-door hardtops, a four-door sedan, and a two-door convertible. Sharing its roofline with the Galaxie (except for the Starliner fastback), the Monterey differed primarily by its grille; in place of two large taillamps, Mercury used six small taillamps. While slightly more adorned than its Galaxie counterpart, the Monterey continued to adopt more subdued styling, shifting chrome trim nearly entirely to the front and rear fascias and the roofline.
Shared with the Ford Galaxie, the Monterey again received the 292 cubic-inch Y-block V8 (175 hp), with the option of 352 and 390 cubic-inch FE V8s (220 hp and 300/330 hp, respectively). As before, 3-speed manual and 3-speed automatics were offered, with a 4-speed manual becoming an option.
The later cheapened Minix cars with the black base and wheels really do look awful and completely ruin the patternmaker's efforts to produce an accurate well-detailed bodyshell. The less said about the 'wheels' the better: they are featureless discs that are both too narrow and set too low. There is hope though...
The 1954 Oldsmobiles were completely restyled with new longer and lower bodyshells.
For 1956 , styling highlights included a new split grille in front and revised tailights and deck along with revised side chroming. Horsepower for the 324
Rocket V8 increased to 230 for 88s and 240 for Super 88s. A new four-speed Jetaway Hydra-Matic was introduced this year to replace the original Hydra-Matic transmission that Olds used since 1940. The new Jetaway Hydra-Matic retained the four forward speeds and fluid coupling unit, but added a new "Park" position to the shift quadrant and no longer required band adjustment as a specified routine maintenance. Inside, an oval speedometer replaced the round unit and a new foot-operated parking brake replaced the previous T-handle unit.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmqKhqepOsw
1965 Jaguar Mk.2 3.4.
H&H classic car auction, Buxton -
"Chassis Number: 169018DN
Engine Number: KJ2128
Finished in Opalescent Blue with Dark Blue leather upholstery, this particular example has reportedly been kept in a heated garage since entering the current ownership twenty years ago. Although, he notes that (a) "there is evidence of filler in the rear quarters", (b) "three jacking points are missing" and (c) "the front crows' feet are corroded", the vendor judges the bodyshell to be "basically sound". The paintwork is said to be "patchy and poorly matched in parts", while the interior trim is rated as "good / original". The car has not been driven for three years but when the engine was last run (September 2008), it is understood to have registered "30psi oil pressure at 3,000rpm". The gearbox is apparently "noisy in first and reverse gears" with the former proving "difficult to disengage on occasion". The top of the steering column has suffered from both a broken shroud and perished bush. However, the saloon is understood to have been treated to "a new petrol pipe, clutch and front brake callipers" as well as "a skimmed flywheel". Riding on steel wheels, this tempting restoration project boasts "matching engine and chassis numbers" and is offered for sale with old MOT certificate (expired June 2000), fitted luggage and sundry spares (rear spats, jacking points etc)."
Sold for £3520.
Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2018 - Driven by Dave Marcis, a NASCAR legend and the last team owner without manufacturer support. Frame is from 1979, bodyshell from 1985. 5.7 litre V8, max. 850PS, detuned 650PS.
The B's attractions, particularly as a first-time classic buy, stem from its popularity. The car shoulders such a network of support services that it's as easy to run one now as it was 30 years ago, and spares are so plentiful and inexpensive that a B is cheaper to run than some modern superminis. It's also such a classically simple design, in true MG tradition, that home maintenance is straightforward for anyone who isn't totally inept with a spanner. Most desirable options are overdrive, tonneaucover, wire wheels and reclining seats.
Estimate prices MG MGB tourer 1974 - 1980 source OLDTIMER MARKT PREISE 2011:
- Immaculate condition € 17000
- Good condition € 13000
- Used condition € 8500
Note chassis number G-HN5UL:
- 1st Numeral indicates make (G = MG)
- 2nd Numeral indicates engine type (H = B-series engine)
- 3rd Numeral indicates body type (N = 2-seater tourer; D = GT)
- 4th Numeral indicates series (5 = 3rd series. No series changes made after October 1979)
- 5th Numeral indices market destination (U = USA; L= LHD)
British Motor Heritage Limited has been welding together new MGB bodyshells since 1988, which means they’ve now been at it longer than M.G. had the car in production. BMH is now gearing up for its annual May-June production run, which means that if you want one this year, now is the time to place your order. Roadster shells are $7,500 in primer and $11,425 painted, while MGB-GT shells are $8,065 in primer and $12,350 painted. If that sounds like a lot, remember that the alternative is not necessarily cheaper — chasing away the rust in an MG unit-body can be difficult, time-consuming work, and costs can easily get out of hand. Shells are made on the original tooling, which BMH has managed to track down and recommission. To order one, contact one of BMH’s approved specialists.
Fleet / Reg: 705 (SCK 570)
Chassis: Leyland Leopard PSU3
Body: Duple (Northern) Continental C40FT
Model: Much modified Fanfare resin
One of 6 36' Leyland Leopards ordered by Scout but delivered direct to Ribble and becoming the first 36' coaches in their fleet.
Model is an old Fanfare kit which, apart from having a beautifully shaped and dimensionally accurate bodyshell, was a truly awful kit with many casting flaws etc. However, I think the effort was worth it?
1/32 slot car Porsche 917 c.1969. Driven to 1st place in the Kyalami 9hr race by David Piper and Dickie Attwood. Resin bodyshell & chassis.
The V12 Coupé is probably the rarest XJ40 model ever built.
Designed and manufactured by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) department, this is a strict one-off.
The details on the car are great: the non-functional Perspex side windows, the hand-painted badge (Coupè instead of Coupé, by the way), the 'stretched' door veneers and sill strips all indicate this is not a production car.
The interior and bodyshell do look the bit: convincing enough to pass as a production car!
This rare masterpiece is owned by JDHT and was driven out of its shelter for the annual meeting of the XJ40 owners' forum, XJ40.com.
With future sales forecasts likely to remain low, Chrysler had planned on discontinuing the Imperial at the end of the 1973 model year. While image and appearance were an important part of luxury car appeal, without sales Chrysler could not afford to build an Imperial with a unique bodyshell.
A front-end design envisioned for the next Imperial penned by Chrysler/Imperial exterior studio senior stylist Chet Limbaugh came to the attention of Elwood Engel. It featured a "waterfall" grille with thin vertical chrome bars separated by a body-colored band running through the center, which started on top of the nose and flowed down.
To save money the 1974 model would use the same body panels as the Chrysler New Yorker except for the front end clip and trunk lid. This meant that for the first time as a separate marque, the Imperial would share the same wheelbase as a production Chrysler.
With the full effects of the 1973 oil crisis being solidly felt, a bad year for both the U.S. economy and its auto industry was in store for 1974 - cruel timing for Chrysler's 50th anniversary year. The "by Chrysler" script was removed from the car for 1974. The Imperial's electronic ignition system was a U.S. market first, as was the optional car alarm.
While total sales were down from 1973, Chrysler was pleased with the 14,483 Imperials produced, given the poor economy in 1974 and a retail price of $7,230 for the sedan.
The V12 Coupé is probably the rarest XJ40 model ever built.
Designed and manufactured by Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) department, this is a strict one-off.
The details on the car are great: the non-functional Perspex side windows, the hand-painted badge (Coupè instead of Coupé, by the way), the 'stretched' door veneers and sill strips all indicate this is not a production car.
The interior and bodyshell do look the bit: convincing enough to pass as a production car!
This rare masterpiece is owned by JDHT and was driven out of its shelter for the annual meeting of the XJ40 owners' forum, XJ40.com.
Happy ‘May the 4th’!
For this year's Star Wars Day, I have created a new build from one of the newer Star Wars Universe stories, the 2018 film - 'Solo - A Star Wars Story'.
One of the notable vehicle was a navy blue speeder. This vehicle exhibits design asymmetry, but on closer inspection, the design looks as though it is a vehicle that has been damaged along the left hand side, removing some of the external bodywork.
The vehicle I chose to reinterpret the design over is the classic 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint. This US design (different to the very similar car sold in Australia) was available with both a 2-door bodyshell, convertible and with a V8 engine, sort of a precursor to the Falcon-based Mustang launched the following year.
As well as sharing the 'Falcon' name with a future Han Solo vehicle, this model year Ford Falcon also exhibits the best representation of Ford's 1960 'Space-era' styling - rocket pod rear lamps, along with matched single lamp front end.
One styling theme not found on the earth bound car, but featured on the speeder is a kind of targa-top roof ring. I have placed this over the second row seats in an effort to balance the proportions.
This new build is created for #mocaroundgang #mocaround65 #starwars theme, hosted by @poppalars
A vintage car rally at Thurstaston Country Park May 8th 2011.....
Quote:-Wikipedia..
The real breakthrough came in 1959 with the monocoque Olympic designed by Richard Parker and only the second glass fibre monocoque bodied car to enter production (after the Lotus Elite) This featured a closed coupé style bodyshell with the provision for 2+2 seating but the rear seats were very cramped and many builders left them out. Unlike many sports and low production cars of the time, wind down windows were installed.
Production started in 1960 using a Riley 1.5 litre twin cam engine, independent front suspension by torsion bar modified from that of the Morris Minor and live rear axle suspended by coil springs. Other engines could be fitted including the Morris Minor, MG MGA, and Ford 109E. The engine and front suspension was mouted on a tubular steel subframe bonded to the body shell and roll over protection was provided by a steel tube over the windscreen. The car appeared at the Copenhagen Racing Car Show and the Geneva Motor Show. A very complete kit, including an engine and all other mechanical parts, cost £670. About 250 were made when the fire caused production to be suspended. The car was available in both left and right hand drive and cars were exported to several countries including Australia and the United States. On test by The Motor magazine in 1961 a 1.5 litre Riley engined model achieved a top speed of 102 mph (164 km/h) and a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of 11.9 seconds...
un quote.
Coachwork by Henri Chapron
Chassis n° 4219414
The 1961 Paris Salon de l'Automobile show car
The Zoute Sale - Bonhams
Estimated : € 180.000 - 250.000
Unsold
Zoute Grand Prix 2023
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2023
Just as it had done 21 years previously with the revolutionary 'Traction Avant', Citroën stunned the world again in 1955 with the launch of the strikingly styled 'DS'. The newcomer's startling appearance had been determined by the requirements of aerodynamic efficiency, while beneath the shark-like, low-drag bodyshell there was all-independent, self-levelling, hydro-pneumatic suspension plus power-operated brakes, clutch and steering. No European car would match the DS's ride quality for several years, and the fundamental soundness of Citroën's ahead-of-its-time hydro-pneumatic suspension is demonstrated by its survival in top-of-the-range models until relatively recently.
Other models offered alongside the original DS were the ID (a simplified, cheaper version), the cavernous Safari estate and the two-door Décapotable (convertible). One of the most stylish cars of the 1960s, the latter was the creation of that most celebrated Parisian coachbuilder, Henri Chapron, who called his first such model 'La Croisette'. A native of Nouan-le-Fuzelier in the Sologne region of France, Henri Chapron founded his coachbuilding company in 1919 at Levallois-Perret, Paris. Unlike so many fashionable French coachbuilders, Chapron carried none of the mental baggage that came from having graduated to cars from building horse-drawn carriages; consequently, his work had a freshness and innate sense of proportion that was well suited to chassis of quality.
Chapron's interpretations of the Citroën DS and ID were quite different from the regular production versions. Chapron added fins to the rear wings as early as 1965 and launched his own version of an upmarket DS at the Porte de Versailles Salon de l'Auto in October 1964 using the name 'Majesty'. At first, Chapron's décapotable conversion was not approved by Citroën, forcing him to buy complete cars rather than rolling chassis, but eventually the factory relented and went on to produce its own usine version on the longer chassis of the ID Break (estate) model.
Chapron continued to build his own Le Caddy and Palm Beach cabriolets together with various limousines and coupés. Chapron's second take on a soft-top DS, Le Caddy first appeared in 1959 and represented a considerable improvement over La Croisette. Whereas the latter had used saloon-type rear wings, necessitating a covering strip for the join between the wing and the redundant rear 'door' panel, Le Caddy used a much neater one-piece wing. The saloon's front doors were used until 1960 when longer ones were adopted, resulting in a further improvement in the design's proportions. Only 28 examples of the Le Caddy cabriolet were built between 1959 and 1968. Needless to say, they are all highly desirable.
In August 1961 this DS19 was despatched by Citroën to Henri Chapron for it to be modified into a 'Le Caddy' convertible to model-year 1962 specification, and the completed car was duly exhibited at the 48th Paris Auto Show from Thursday 5th to Sunday 15th August 1961. According to the Chapron certificate on file, this chassis was delivered to Henri Chapron, 114-116 rue Aristide Briand, on 4th August 1961.
When it arrived at the factory in Levallois-Perret, the car was given the Chapron number '7459 '.
This car is the 10th 'Le Caddy' cabriolet out of the 28 built by Henri Chapron. The car was originally painted in 'Or Longchamp' ('16288') and had a 'Sweet Calf Peggy' interior, black soft-top and soft-top cover in 'Sweet Calf Peggy', same as the interior. After the Paris Auto Show, the car was delivered to a Mr Ricard who lived in Paris. In accordance with his order, the car came with a hardtop, 'Radiomatic' radio, and a mirror on each of the two front wings. (The hardtop is no longer with the car).
Fully restored some time ago, the DS is now presented in the Chapron colour 'Bleu Royal', while the interior is trimmed in natural leather. The current vendor purchased the car around 12 years ago. Sold with a French Carte Grise de Collection and a Chapron certificate, this stylish Le Caddy represents a wonderful opportunity to own a superb example of Citroën's and Chapron's 20th Century motoring icon.