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1961 Tuesday February 26th. The great fire, which gutted the premises of carmaker,
Rochdale Motor Panels in Hudson Street, Rochdale.
Note the Rochdale Olympic bodyshells, which firemen had managed to drag outside.
These were used to make new moulds.
Also note Rochdale Fire Engine - Dennis TL – PDK 717 in the background.
If anyone knows about the fire or Rochdale Motor Panels in Hudson Street and Littledale Street, Rochdale
or has owned a Rochdale car in the 1950,s or 60,s or 70,s please contact me on rochdale-olympic@fsmail.net
The obligatory Default outfit photoset with Aqua.
I actually dont like her as a character, and mainly got the doll because the faceup was the first tolerable from volks in a while, and as a minor surprise bonus the new DD F3 V2.0 body.
All poses are done without supports, and none of the poses are anything new that I havent done before, even with a DD2.
The V2.0 is still mostly the same style F3 frame underneath, with its irritations in a tweaked bodyshell, and the only real improvement has come from the neck notch, which has been a known retrofit for previous bodies since the DD2.
A sx51-a410 remanufactured from an elderly S1; everything between the cab and the radiator section is new bodyshell (and the radiator section is trimmed a little short and has a new radiator & shutters.)
The roof of the cab was torched off and replaced with a bulgier one that has an air conditioner integrated into it.
(Note that this unit still has the old Alco/GE plate on the cabside; Banjo Lumber patrols their finished lumber yard, so sticky-fingered railfans can't get in and lever the builder's plate(s) away from the locomotive.)
(profiles used to make this drawing were all drawn by Joshua Moldover @ The Railroad Paint Shop and yours truly at my dining room table.)
Nice n clean. Shame about the cramped accomodation inside but thats the result of having a bodyshell that was designed to tilt and therefore pinches in at the top thus reducing inside space.
Body shell, by Vectis Panelcraft, Cowes, ready for delivery to car manufacturer. Delivered on a rolling jig, upon which it's built, the jig is returned ready for the next body.
© 2017 Nick Edwards, All Rights Reserved This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
Marcos started making car using methods common in the light aircraft industry, using laminated plywoods for the chassis, and fibreglass bodywork.
The engine was a 1778cc Volvo unit used in the Amazons and P1800.
The same bodyshell was used with different engines from Ford & Volvo, the later ones with a steel tubular chassis.
London registered KLP3D is listed as Marcos unknown 1798cc and currently taxed.
Built for speed! The owner started with a Special 5 glass bodyshell and went to town, fabricated his own custom frame, installed a brand new Ford engine, basically created a track machine, this is one hot rod that will handle a track day just fine... Forgot to photograph the spec sheet on this one with all the details... D'oh!
Spring Thaw car show, the annual kick off to driving season here in Calgary, a little smaller this year but then again it did snow the day before!
This EMU set is composed by units 8631-8531-8532-8632 (if I got the renumbering scheme for the 8520 Class right).
The 8520 class was introduced in 2004; there are ten of these sets. The units can be seen working in multiple with an 8500 or 8510 though usually with another 8520 unit. They were the first units to carry the revised DART logo and also the first to be fully air conditioned. They can be distinguished from the previous 8500s and 8510s by the profile of the bodyshell, which is more rectangular, and by the lack of opening windows in the passenger seating area.
The British Rail Class 150 "Sprinter" diesel multiple-units (DMUs) were built by BREL York from 1984 to 1987. A total of 137 units were produced in three main subclasses, replacing many of the earlier first-generation "Heritage" DMUs.
At the beginning of the 1980s, British Rail (BR) had a large fleet of ageing "Heritage" DMUs built to many different designs in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Some of the more reliable types were retained and refurbished. BR decided to replace many of the non-standard or unreliable types with new second-generation units, built to modern standards. Two different types were developed; low-cost "Pacers", built using bus parts and intended for short-distance services; and "Sprinters", based on BR's Mark 3 bodyshell design, for use on longer-distance services
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
(Italy 1947)
Named after Tazio Nuvolari, Italy’s leading prewar racing driver, who drove it in the 1947 Mille Miglia, this “speeder” was designed under the direction of Giovanni Savonuzzi, Cisitalia’s chief engineer from 1945 to 1948, in a very original style.
It has an all-alluminium bodyshell and its streamlining fins are barely noticeable on the rear mudguards. The Museum’s exhibit is one of the
ten or so that still remain out of the approximately twenty built from 1947 to 1948.
Engine: stright-4 (derived from Fiat 1100)
Capacity: 1089 cc
Max. powered output: 60/65 bhp at 5500 rpm
Max. speed: 180 km/h.
Anglia Car Auctions, King's Lynn -
"USA import, registered on NOVA (confirming all duties paid) and has original USA certificate of title. Will require MOT for UK registration. Described by the vendor as being a very sound bodyshell. Non runner. A straightforward restoration project."
Sold for £4410 on an estimate of £3500 to £4500.
Subsequent to the launch of the Mazda MX-5 in 1989, British Motor Heritage (by then owned by Rover Group) had placed the MGB bodyshell back in production to serve the MGB restoration market. The success of the MX-5 had given Rover confidence that the market for 2 seater roadsters had re-emerged, and the decision was taken in 1991 to create an updated MGB model. The suspension was only slightly updated, sharing the leaf spring rear of the MGB. The boot lid and doors were shared with the original car, as were the rear drum brakes. The engine was the 3.9-litre version of the aluminium Rover V8, similar to the one previously used in the MGB GT V8.
The engine produced 190 bhp (142 kW) at 4,750 rpm, achieving 0–60 mph (96 km/h) in 5.9 seconds. Largely due to the rear drum brakes and rear leaf springs, the RV8 was not popular with road testers.
A large proportion of the limited MG RV8 production went to Japan – 1,579 of the 1,983 produced. In the UK, 330 RV8s were sold initially. Several hundred (possibly as many as 700) of these cars were reimported back to the UK and also Australia between 2000 and 2010.
The same bodyshell as the 20 but with a V6 jointly developed with Peugeot & Volvo. It was originally supposed to have been a V8, but the design was downsized to a V6, but it retained a cylinder firing order & 90 degree angle more typical of a V8.
This engine was used in many other cars over the years from Delorens to Dodges.
Gaydon, British Motor Museum
The Metro was launched just before the 1980 Motor Show. It was intended to be the 'new Mini', except BL kept the ever green Mini in production and made the Metro a rather bigger car or 'supermini'.
In engineering terms, the Metro was similar to previous small Austins. The three door hatchback bodyshell, however, was all new with styling developed in the Longbridge design studio.
This then top-line Metro 1.3 HLS was one of 300 pre-production models built in May 1980 and formed the centrepiece of Austin Rover’s stand at the 1980 Motor Show. Not long after it was formally presented to the Trust's collection.
1/32 resin slot car Ford Lotus Cortina Mk2 1968 Monte Carlo rally. Driven by the Danish team of Bjosbonnet & Tom Belsø. Resin bodyshell with PCS32 chassis, aluminium rims and resin inserts.
1968 "bits & pieces" Mini Cooper... It's a Cooper S bodyshell and has a Cooper 998 engine, and a Canadian flag painted on the roof...
The annual River City Classics car show, an epic way to end southern Alberta's car show season, almost 1,100 cars...
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
This was purpose-built in 1987 by British Rail Engineering Limited's Holgate Road carriage works for the British Rail Research Division for use as a track assessment unit. Only one was ever built and looks very similar to the Class 150/1 Sprinters due to the same bodyshell being used. Originally numbered in the Class 180 series, the unit is now in the departmental Class 950 series.
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
To light up the head lamps, we printed a drill guide on our 3D printer.
This is not necessary at all; it is not difficult to drill the center by hand. But since we have the 3D printer, it makes the job easier and more accurate.
92 028 works 1M16, a diverted Up Caledonian Sleeper south through Huntingdon, 136 minutes late.
She was built by Brush, with the bodyshell supplied pre-painted by Procor, Horbury. She entered service in March 1995.
TOPS info:-
92028 GBSL WN K M E AA.
The stock was, for those interested:-
15008
15108
15212
15336
15325
15319
15339
15335
15003
15102
15207
15302
15338
15329
15311
15204
66432 at Gt. Yarmouth station on rail head treatment work.
66432 has prominent history with its railtours, particularly the 'Cumbrian Crusader II' and 'The Cat & Dock', double heading each journey with 66843 and 68026 respectively.
Number: 66432
Class: 66/4
Builder: Electro-Motive Diesel, Ontario, Canada
Owner: Direct Rail Services
Year delivered: 2008
Length: 70 ft. 2 in. (21.39 m)
Height: 12 ft. 10 in. (3.91 m)
Width: 8 ft. 8 in. (2.63 m)
Gauge: 4 ft. 8.5 in. (1,435 mm)
Weight: 127.55 ton
Fuel capacity: 1,408 gal. (6,400 litres)
Power type: Diesel-electric
Engine: EMD 710, 139.6 litre (8,520 cu. in.) two stroke, V-12 turbocharged diesel
Power output: 3,245 hp (2,420 kW)
Maximum speed: 75 mph (121 km/h
After reviewing their Class 59's in 1996, English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) approached its builder, Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), for a locomotive to reduce operating costs and increase availability.
EMD offered their JT42CWR model, which had the same loading gauge-passing bodyshell as the Class 59. The engine and traction motors were different models to enable higher speeds, and the Class 66's incorporated General Motors' version of a 'self-steering bogie', designed to reduce track wear and increase adhesion on curves.
The initial classification was as Class 61, then they were subsequently given the Class 66 designation in the British classification system (TOPS). In 1998 Freightliner placed an order for locomotives. They were followed by GB Railfreight, and then Direct Rail Services. The last of more than 500 locomotives built over an 18 year period was No. 66779, 'Evening Star', delivered to GB Railfreight in spring 2016.
Rail enthusiasts labelled the type 'The Red Death' due to the model having caused the displacement of several older types of, mostly, British built locomotives, their high reliability has helped rail freight to remain competitive.
The Class 66 acquired the nicknames of 'Sheds' for the EWS (now DBS) locomotives, due to their upturned roof looking like a shed roof, with the Freightliner locomotives being called 'Freds', from of Freightliner and Shed.
Unashamedly cut and pasted from the net:
The earliest known Giulietta Sprint to survive in original specification
Sold new to Swedish racing driver Jo Bonnier
Fastidious nine-year restoration carried out with painstaking attention to detail
Built in January 1955 as the 12th Giulietta Sprint
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION
This is a very special example of Alfa Romeo’s coveted Giulietta Sprint. Superbly restored in recent years with fanatical attention to detail, it is the oldest known example to survive in its original specification.
Chassis number ‘00024’ was the first Giulietta Sprint to be completed in 1955, after production had started with 11 cars being completed in December 1954. This car is therefore the 12th to be built and includes distinctive features such as the lower roof line and more ‘squared off’ rear wheelarches, as well as no external badges. These were all specific to the earliest Giulietta Sprints, which were, in effect, ‘pre-production’ cars built to satisfy the overwhelming demand for the new coupé.
The Alfa was sold new to Swedish racing driver Jo Bonnier, whose long career in Formula 1 and sports-car racing included victory in the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix. Bonnier had already raced and rallied Alfas, and the Giulietta Sprint was driven by his mechanic from Italy to Sweden on Milan licence plates.
In the summer of 1955, Bonnier sold the car to Ivan Blom. Its current owner has spent a considerable amount of time piecing together its ownership history and established that the Alfa was bought by Frans Flisager in June 1959. It then went to Bo Dahlström of Stockholm in 1963, Per-Inge Brandström in 1969, and Kent Stig Olsson in April 1971.
The Giulietta Sprint was then sold almost immediately to Bo Anders Ekvall. Later owners included Curt Anders Persson, who bought it in September 1991, and it was acquired by Axel Lind in August 2006.
The current UK-based owner – an Alfa enthusiast since the early 1970s and past chairman of the Giulietta Register – bought it from Lind in 2007. The car had been in storage since 1970 and in 2009 he embarked on a nine-year restoration that was carried out with a painstaking dedication to originality and correctness.
The work was overseen by leading Giulietta specialist Chris Robinson at RM Restorations.The original alloy engine block had likely suffered frost damage and been replaced sometime during the early life of the car with a slightly later pattern block, so a correct 1954 block was sourced in Italy and the engine built up using the original parts. The engine uses the original Solex twin-choke carburettor and ancillary parts.
Alfa specialist, John Holden of The Old Coachworks was tasked with restoring the bodywork, which was then finished in the original colour of Blu Chiarissimo. The original seat frames and covers were discovered beneath a later retrim, and Humphries Weaving brilliantly recreated the correct fabric.
Inside and out, there was evidence of details that were unique to the earliest Giulietta Sprints, and the owner went to great lengths to ensure these were kept. One of the very few upgradeswas to fit an electric fuel pump to cope with modern fuels, but the body of the original mechanical pump remains in place on the front of the engine to retain the correct appearance.
A new front windscreen was specially made by Pilkington’s classic department, a tool-kit bag was made after sourcing the original-style canvas, and a set of tools was tracked down at considerable expense; the owner remarked that he’d bought cars for less. He even found a correctly dated Provisional handbook.
When the restoration was complete, the Giulietta Sprint was displayed in the Rotunda at the Royal Automobile Club’s Pall Mall clubhouse and featured in Classic & Sports Carmagazine and shown at the Hampton Court Concours. It remains in exceptional condition and drives superbly, having covered more than 2,000 kilometres since the restoration, and is now being offered for sale as a beautifully sorted and extremely significant piece of Alfa Romeo history. With FIVA papers, the car is highly eligible for many classic events, including the Mille Miglia.
MODEL HISTORY
Few cars can match the timeless Italian chic of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. The little coupé was launched in prototype form at the Turin Motor Show in April 1954 as the first of a Giulietta family that would eventually include Berlina, Spider and even a very rare estate – as well as the aerodynamic Sprint Speciale and competition-spec Sprint Zagato.
At the heart of the Giulietta was Alfa Romeo’s all-alloy, twin-cam, 1290cc four-cylinder engine. Breathing through a single twin-choke carburettor, the early Giulietta Sprint produced 65bhp at 6000rpm which increased to 80bhp from 1958 and boasted a top speed of just over 100mph. The Sprint Veloce model was fitted with twin Weber carburettors and had a higher compression ratio, helping to boost power to 90bhp.
Designed by Franco Scaglione at Bertone, the Giulietta Sprint bodyshells were built at the firm’s Turin factory, and assembled at Alfa Romeo in the early days of production. It featured unitary construction, with independent front suspension and finned drum brakes all round.
When Car & Driver magazine tested a Giulietta Sprint, it said that it ‘can carry two people from point A to point B over all types of roads quicker than most cars twice its size. It does this not with blinding speed but with a wonderful combination of roadholding, compact size and sheer willingness.’
Production of the various Giulietta models lasted until 1965, by which time Alfa Romeo had introduced the new Tipo 105 coupé.
The Eclat bodyshell was given to me by Mike Taylor. It is going to be used to ensure that I get the engine as far back in the chassis as far back and as low as possible.(22)
Jaguar has finally killed off the X-Type. But worry not, because there's a far more lovely Jag on its way - the E-Type Speedster from British Jaguar specialists Eagle.
OK, it loses out to the X-Type on luggage space, but just look at the thing. Eagle has taken a 1966 E-Type and completely rebuilt it, giving the Jag a new aluminium bodyshell with a lowered, chopped windscreen.
Under the long, curved bonnet is a Jaguar-sourced 4.7-litre straight-six putting out around 300bhp and 340lb ft. With the E-Type Speedster weighing in at just over a tonne, that means it's quick - Eagle is quoting a 0-60mph time of under five seconds and a top speed around 175mph.
Eagle has created the E-Type Speedster as a one-off for a single discerning customer, but show enough interest - and a deep enough set of pockets - and they'll do the same for you.
Der Audi A8 von 1994 war das erste Aluminium Raumrahmenmodell (Alu Space Frame) von Audi und verkörperte eine neue Leichtbauweise aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Aluminiumblechen. Der Gewichtsvorteil war deutlich und die Bauweise wurde in andere Modelle übertragen und auch von anderen Herstellern kopiert.
G-Model
Bonhams : The Zoute Sale
Important Collectors' Motor Cars
The Zoute Grand Prix Gallery
Estimated : € 90.000 - 110.000
Sold for € 143.750
Zoute Grand Prix Car Week 2025
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2025
- Desirable model with the G50 gearbox
- Delivered new in France
- Known ownership history
- Three owners from new
- All books and tools
- Circa 51,800 kilometres recorded from new
Porsche revived the evocative Carrera name - previously used for the competition orientated versions of the preceding 356 model - for its luxuriously equipped, top-of-the-range 911 in 1973, applying the title to all 911 variants, co-incidentally with the introduction of the 3.2-litre engine, from the start of the 1984 model year. The revived name was part of a major revamp of the long-running 911, now selling better than ever, development of which had slowed while Porsche concentrated on meeting the ever increasing demand.
Although it remained an air-cooled 'flat six', the '3.2' motor was 80% new and incorporated an effective cam chain tensioner and associated lubrication system that at last addressed a perennial 911 shortcoming. An ECU controlled the fuel and ignition systems for the first time on a 911, enabling the engine to be both more powerful and less thirsty. As a result, this enlarged and extensively revised power plant now produced 231bhp, 27 horsepower up on its predecessor, endowing the Carrera with a level of performance approaching that of the original 911 Turbo of 1974, the bald statistics being a 0-60mph time of 5.3 seconds and a top speed of 152mph (244km/h) with 100mph (160km/h) reachable in a breathtaking 13.6 seconds.
No major changes were made to the bodyshell, though there was a new front spoiler with integral fog lamps, while the number of models on offer remained at three: Coupé, Targa, and Cabriolet. In 1987 the Carrera was upgraded with a new five-speed 'G50' gearbox sourced from Getrag, together with an hydraulically operated clutch. Thirty-plus years on, the Carrera 3.2 is now highly sought after and for very good reason, though finding one is not that easy.
This stunning Carrera 3.2 was ordered new by a Mr Jacques Boudet resident in Louveciennes (78) on 18th June 1988. Copies of the bill of sale and the original temporary registration document are on file. The Porsche then passed to a Mr Guy Rocchi before being bought by Mr Fornas in 2017 from Mr Rocchi's daughter, who had inherited the car from her late father. The odometer reading was 49,720 kilometres at time of purchase and currently stands at a little over 51,800 kilometres. Also on file is a detailed and copiously illustrated Rapport d'Expertise from Michel Gicquel, which was commissioned by way of a pre-purchase inspection by Mr Fornas in 2017. This report lists all servicing and maintenance carried out from the time of delivery in 1988 up to August 2015. It concludes: "Vehicle in a rare condition (in original paint) and with a clear history." The Carrera also comes with its Porsche wallet, tool kit, space-saver spare wheel, stamped service book, various instruction manuals, and other historical paperwork. Finished in dark blue with matching interior, this Carrera presents beautifully and feels almost like a new car. A rare opportunity.
ScotRail Class 385 unit 385004 is a three-car Class 385/0 electric multiple unit built by Hitachi Rail as part of ScotRail’s major new-train programme associated with the electrification of Central Scotland. The Class 385 fleet comprises 70 units, with 46 three-car 385/0s and 24 four-car 385/1s. The trains were constructed between 2015 and 2019, with the majority built at Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe factory in County Durham. Unit 385004 consists of vehicles 441004, 442004 and 444004. It was one of the earlier three-car units, being completed and delivered during 2018.
The Class 385 programme originated from Abellio ScotRail’s plans for a substantial renewal of its electric fleet. A contract worth approximately £475 million was agreed with Hitachi in 2015 for 234 vehicles forming 70 trainsets. The trains were intended principally for the newly electrified Edinburgh–Glasgow route via Falkirk High, together with other Central Belt routes. They brought substantially increased seating capacity, modern passenger facilities, improved accessibility and greater energy efficiency compared with much of the stock they replaced.
385004 entered service during the initial period of Class 385 operation in 2018. The first passenger services using the new trains began on 24 July 2018 between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High. The introduction was initially gradual as additional units were delivered, tested, accepted and prepared for traffic. A technical issue subsequently resulted in the temporary withdrawal of the Class 385 fleet on 4 October 2018, with the trains returning to service on 13 October.
During the following months 385004 became part of the expanding Class 385 fleet working across Central Scotland. By December 2018, 32 Class 385s were in service, while the number had risen to 58 by May 2019. The complete fleet of 70 units was in revenue service by December 2019. The new trains progressively displaced older electric units and allowed diesel multiple units to be cascaded elsewhere on the Scottish network.
As a three-car 385/0, 385004 has 206 seats and is capable of operating either independently or coupled to another Class 385. The units have been used in a wide variety of formations, including six-, seven- and eight-car trains, depending upon the requirements of individual services. The Class 385 fleet has subsequently spread well beyond the original Edinburgh–Glasgow route, appearing on services including the Stirling, Dunblane and Alloa routes, North Berwick and Dunbar, the Shotts route, Glasgow Central suburban services, the Cathcart Circle, Lanark and Inverclyde routes.
385004 carries the standard ScotRail Saltire livery associated with the Class 385 fleet, including the distinctive blue exterior and white Saltire detailing. The unit is also associated with the Class 385 “eXpress” branding applied to the fleet.
By the 2020s the Class 385 had become an established part of ScotRail's electric fleet. The type has continued to receive extensive use on Central Scotland services, with its introduction contributing to the retirement of Class 314s and the cascading of other older stock. ScotRail has subsequently highlighted the Class 385 fleet's reliability and its role in the continuing modernisation and decarbonisation of Scotland's railway.
ScotRail Class 334 unit 334032 has a considerably longer history. It belongs to the Alstom Coradia Juniper family and was built as part of the 40-strong Class 334 fleet for the Strathclyde Passenger Transport area. The units were conceived principally as replacements for Glasgow's ageing Class 303 “Blue Trains”, which had been introduced in the early 1960s.
The Class 334s were constructed around the turn of the millennium, with bodyshells manufactured by Alstom in Hungary and final assembly associated with Washwood Heath in Birmingham. The original order was for 38 units, but two additional sets were subsequently supplied, bringing the fleet to 40. Each unit is a three-car electric multiple unit consisting of two driving motor vehicles and an intermediate pantograph vehicle. The trains have a maximum speed of 90 mph and originally provided 183 seats.
The introduction of the Class 334 was considerably delayed. The first unit, 334001, arrived in Scotland in August 1999, but a succession of technical, testing, acceptance and training problems postponed the beginning of passenger operation. Testing eventually commenced in 2000, although the programme suffered a notable setback when 334001 ran away from Glasgow Central during testing and derailed on catch points.
Passenger operation finally began on 3 April 2001, when units 334010 and 334020 worked the first Class 334 passenger service, from Glasgow Central to Gourock. Further units followed, initially appearing on Ayrshire and Inverclyde services. Their introduction enabled Class 318 units to be redeployed and contributed to the eventual withdrawal of the Class 303 fleet.
334032 was among the units that became established on the Strathclyde electric network during this period. Its early career therefore belongs to the era when the Class 334s were still carrying the original SPT Carmine and Cream livery, with blue and turquoise detailing and Strathclyde Passenger Transport branding. The units were particularly associated with services around Glasgow, including the Ayrshire, Inverclyde, North Clyde and Argyle routes.
The withdrawal of the Class 303s was completed at the end of 2002. On 30 December 2002, 334032 was involved in the final-day sequence associated with the last regular passenger operation of the Class 303s. It worked ahead to Helensburgh while Class 303 units took over the final ceremonial workings, making 334032 one of the Class 334s directly involved in the transition from the “Blue Train” era to the Juniper era.
During the following decade the Class 334 fleet gradually became associated particularly strongly with the North Clyde and Argyle networks. The opening of the Airdrie–Bathgate railway in December 2010 gave the units an important new role, with services running between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh via Glasgow and the newly reopened route. The arrival of Class 380s on the Ayrshire and Inverclyde routes also allowed the Class 334 fleet to become increasingly concentrated on services through Glasgow's North Clyde network and across the Central Belt.
The fleet's appearance changed substantially during the 2010s. ScotRail began applying its Saltire blue livery to the Class 334s in preparation for the Airdrie–Bathgate opening, with 334006 becoming the first to receive the new exterior treatment in November 2010. A much more extensive refurbishment programme began in 2012, initially at Brodie Rail Works in Kilmarnock. The work included renewed interiors, new flooring, replacement wall panels and ScotRail-branded seating. The refurbishment programme eventually covered the entire fleet, with 334006 being the final unit to undergo the main refurbishment.
A further major overhaul was commissioned by Eversholt in the middle of the 2010s. The work, carried out by Alstom, included the installation of air conditioning, passenger-counting equipment, power sockets, improved lighting, cycle accommodation, CCTV and provision for Wi-Fi. These changes substantially modernised the trains and extended their usefulness well beyond their original intended lifespan.
334032 continued in regular service throughout this period. Photographic records place the unit at Glasgow Central on Gourock services in January 2008, at Ardrossan Harbour in March 2005, and at various North Clyde locations during the 2010s. In September 2019 it was recorded as the rear unit of a service which had been due to operate to Balloch but had terminated at Dalmuir following disruption caused by another failed unit. In February 2019 it was photographed at Helensburgh Central before working back towards Glasgow.
The Class 334s have remained important to ScotRail despite being considerably older than the Class 385 fleet. Their principal modern role has centred on the Glasgow North Clyde and Argyle networks, including services between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh via Bathgate, together with other Glasgow-area workings. The fleet has also continued to appear on a range of services according to operational requirements.
The Class 334 fleet has undergone further exterior refurbishment during the 2020s, including updates to the ScotRail Saltire livery. Consequently, 334032 represents a particularly long-lived example of the Juniper generation: conceived during the 1990s as a replacement for the Class 303s, introduced after substantial delays in 2001, involved in the final transition away from the Blue Trains in 2002, refurbished and modernised during the 2010s, and continuing to work passenger services alongside much newer trains such as the Class 385s.
The histories of 385004 and 334032 therefore span two distinct generations of Scottish electric railway development. 334032 belongs to the generation that replaced the 1960s Glasgow suburban fleet and helped establish the modern electric network around the Clyde, while 385004 belongs to the much newer generation introduced alongside the major electrification programme of the 2010s. Both have consequently formed part of the continuing evolution of ScotRail's electric services, albeit entering service approximately seventeen years apart.
I`ve modified the standard Grafar bodyshell to represent an unrefurbished example. The beading around body and cab fronts was applied in strips. Quite fiddly, but worth the effort. Once again I`ve enlarged the windows and fitted handrails and ETH receptacles.
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
... and .. considered for re-purchase I can now add. It is living proof that pre- 1994/5 ish Mini bodyshells age much, much better than later ones. It still does have its points of interest obviously: a 1991 old car is well, very well past it's point of no return in today's automotive world ..
Fleet No.: 163
Reg No.: CTB 557B
Chassis: Guy Arab V
Body: East Lancs H41/31R
Model: MTC bodyshell with scratchbuilt chassis and interior. Converted to rear entrance before Jon Fitness introduced his Bolton's Bits conversion kit (sadly, no longer available).
Estimated : € 20.000 - 30.000
Sold for € 126.420
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Auction - Artcurial
Renault Manufacture
Flins-sur-Seine
Aubergenville - France
December 2025
- Display model true to the Benetton B195
- Benetton’s best season in Formula 1
- In the colours of Michael Schumacher, 1995 World Champion
For Benetton, the start of the 1990s was a time of increasing power. Flavio Briatore gradually brought together a true ‘dream team’ after securing the sponsorship funding to give him the means to match his ambitions. In 1991, he hired Michael Schumacher, who had just started out in F1 with Jordan, followed by Rory Byrne, a brilliant aerodynamicist, and Ross Brawn, who joined from Tom Walkinshaw Racing. In 1991, Benetton finished fourth in the World Championship, then third in 1992 and 1993, and in 1994, Schumacher was crowned World Champion, Benetton finishing second in the Constructors’ Championship. In 1995, it reaped the ultimate reward. Benetton took advantage of the change in regulations reducing the engine capacity allowed from 3.5 to 3 litres to give up the Ford Cosworth V8 in favour of the Renault V10. Installed in the new B195, it worked wonders, and Schumacher notched up nine victories, with another two for his team-mate Johnny Herbert. The German driver was crowned World Champion, and for the first time, Benetton claimed the Constructors’ title.
It was to evoke this magnificent season that this show car – a display model of the B195 – came about. The bodyshell was built in this context, and the car has no mechanical components other than those that can be seen. Its cockpit is equipped with a bucket seat and steering wheel, and the bodywork, bearing Schumacher’s name and his racing number 1, is finished in the blue, yellow and white colours of the period. In excellent condition, this superb show car is a reminder of Benetton’s greatest season and the tremendous success enjoyed by Renault’s engines.
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
The Regatta replaced the 131 / Mirafiori family of RWD cars in 1984. It used many parts from the Strada in more conventional saloon and estate bodyshells.
This an early facelifted Strada which smoothed out some of the original Strada's quirks,
A later revision left them even more conventional, especially changing the round door handles to rectangular.
DLT148Y was red London North West registered and was last taxed on 1 March 1993.
Der Audi A8 von 1994 war das erste Aluminium Raumrahmenmodell (Alu Space Frame) von Audi und verkörperte eine neue Leichtbauweise aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Aluminiumblechen. Der Gewichtsvorteil war deutlich und die Bauweise wurde in andere Modelle übertragen und auch von anderen Herstellern kopiert.