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Time to update my diecast collection with some of the latest offerings from Oxford Diecast. Fiesta Mk 1 and VW Golf stand on their drives. In the early seventies most people still drove saloons.
The predecessor of the LNA was the LN and was presented at the Paris Motor Show in October 1976. It shared the floorpan and body with the 1974-1988 Peugeot 104 Z.
It had a 2CV 2 cylinder engine.
More than two years later the LNA was introduced with better performance.
The LNA shared the body with another PSA variant, the 1981-1986 Talbot Samba.
The Peugeot 104 Z was a 2-Door city car based on the 4-Door 104 saloon. This 104 was designed by Paolo Martin. I assume Martin was also involved by the development of the LN/LNA series, because both brands were part of PSA, together with Talbot.
For model year 1986 the black plastic grille and the black bumpers turned to dark grey.
652 cc flat-2 or 954 cc L4.
C. 710 kg.
Production Citroën LN/LNA Series: Sept. 1976-Summer 1986.
Production LNA: Oct. 1978-Summer 1986.
Production LNA this version: July 1982-July 1985.
Original first reg. number: July 18, 1984.
New French reg. number: ? (after April 2009, Dept. Tarn-et-Garonne).
Exact place unknown.
Photo taken by © Marjolein, not by me.
Somewhere in the Dordogne (South-West France), Aug. 6, 2021.
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Passing a local garage they had this Mini Cooper parked outside advertising their business, I've always loved Mini's ever since I was a lad,hence took a few snaps to archive on my Flickr .
Mini Cooper and Cooper S: 1961–1971; 1990-2000
John Cooper, owner of the Cooper Car Company and designer and builder of Formula One and rally cars, saw the potential of the Mini for competition. Issigonis his friend was initially reluctant to see the Mini in the role of a performance car, but after John Cooper appealed to BMC management, the two men collaborated to create the Mini Cooper. The Austin Mini Cooper and Morris Mini Cooper debuted in September 1961.
The 848 cc (51.7 cu in) engine from the Morris Mini-Minor was given a longer stroke to increase capacity to 997 cubic centimetres (60.8 cu in) increasing power from 34 to 55 bhp (25 to 41 kW).
The car featured a racing-tuned engine, twin SU carburettors, a closer-ratio gearbox and front disc brakes, uncommon at the time in a small car. One thousand units of this version were commissioned by management, intended for and designed to meet the homologation rules of Group 2 rally racing. The 997 cc engine was replaced by a shorter stroke 998 cc unit in 1964. In 1962, Rhodesian John Love became the first non-British racing driver to win the British Saloon Car Championship driving a Mini Cooper.
Timo Mäkinen and Mini Cooper S on their way to the first of a hat-trick of wins in the 1000 Lakes Rally in Finland
A more powerful Mini Cooper, dubbed the "S", was developed in tandem and released in 1963. Featuring a 1071 cc engine with a 70.61 mm bore and nitrided steel crankshaft and strengthened bottom end to allow further tuning; and larger servo-assisted disc brakes, 4,030 Cooper S cars were produced and sold until the model was updated in August 1964. Cooper also produced two S models specifically for circuit racing in the under 1,000 cc and under 1,300 cc classes respectively, rated at 970 cc (59 cu in) and a 1,275 cc (77.8 cu in), both had a 70.61 mm (2.780 in) bore and both were also offered to the public. The smaller-engine model was not well received, and only 963 had been built when the model was discontinued in 1965. The 1,275 cc Cooper S models continued in production until 1971.
Sales of the Mini Cooper were as follows: 64,000 Mark I Coopers with 997 cc or 998 cc engines; 19,000 Mark I Cooper S with 970 cc, 1,071 cc or 1,275 cc engines; 16,000 Mark II Coopers with 998 cc engines; 6,300 Mark II Cooper S with 1,275 cc engines. There were no Mark III Coopers and just 1,570 Mark III Cooper S.
In 1971, the Mini Cooper design was licensed in Italy by Innocenti and in 1973 to Spain by Authi (Automoviles de Turismo Hispano-Ingleses), which began to produce the Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 and the Authi Mini Cooper 1300, respectively. The Cooper name was discontinued from the UK Mini range at this time.
A new Mini Cooper named the RSP (Rover Special Products) was briefly relaunched in 1990–1991, with slightly lower performance than the 1960s Cooper. It proved popular and a new Cooper-marked Mini went into full production in late 1991.
So as to meet emission standards, Coopers from 1992 on were fitted with a fuel-injected version of the 1,275 cc engine, and in 1997 a multi-point fuel injected engine was introduced, along with a front-mounted radiator and various safety improvements. "I love my Mini Cooper," remarked Madonna in 2003. "I was too scared to drive a big car in London: the roads are so narrow and I'm always afraid I'm going to hit people on both sides."
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W177) is the fourth and current generation of the A-Class range of subcompact executive hatchbacks and sedans. It was launched in 2018 as the successor to the W176 A-Class, with sales commencing in March 2018. The available body styles include:
5-door hatchback (W177 model code)
4-door sedan (V177 model code)
4-door long wheelbase sedan (Z177, only sold in China)
The W177 A-Class hatchback officially debuted at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. It is based on the front-wheel drive MFA2 (Modular Front Architecture) platform and features front MacPherson struts, and rear torsion beam suspension on lower end models or a multi-link rear suspension on A250 models.
All models feature the new Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system with a redesigned touch interface and voice-controlled smart assistant that is activated by saying "Hey Mercedes". MBUX also contains what3words functionality as standard. It is also able to offer quick shortcuts to menus based on the past habits of the user. The system is also optionally available with an augmented reality navigation system that records and displays directional arrows on the road in the navigation system.
South Africa.
The Ford Sierra replaced the Cortina, it was built in Europe, Germany, Belgium, South Africa and the UK from 1982-93. A 3 or 5 door Liftback, 4 door Saloon and a 5 door Estate were available.
The Mk I Sierra was built from 1982-86.
In South Africa, the Sierra range, introduced in 1983, featured both the 5 door hatchback and station wagons. The saloon, introduced in 1989, was known simply as the Ford Sapphire.
Versions were LX, GL, and GLX and available with the 1.6 Kent and 2.0 Pinto 4 cylinders, 2.3 V6 Cologne or 3.0-litre V6 Essex engines.
A limited number of 250 XR8 Sierras were made between 1984 and 1988 for the purposes of homologation for Group-A racing. The XR8 is easily recognized by having four cooling slats between the headlights, whereas lesser versions were sold with the original smooth front.
Engine; 154kw 5 litre Mustang V8
I heard it said that women drive cars, but men have love affairs with them. The risk of course in a romance is that you'll have your moments of passion but also torment. The latter I've had with some of the cars that I've owned, but never with my beloved TUD. She came into my life in 1998 and though not sleek and sexy like a Ferrari or Lamborghini, she stole my heart.
Small and nimble she could zip around corners, park in the tightest of places and "run on the smell of an oily rag" .TUD never broke down and was happy to run in the worst of weather. I finally had to break off our affair earlier this year prior to moving north to Queensland where I would need a more powerful and larger vehicle. There where tears in my eyes when I saw her being taken to a wreckers yard.
One of the most important cars ever created - the pizza delivery car. A staple for all IT nerds, internet junkies and college undergraduates.
Shown here as an inconsequential 2011, 3rd gen Ford Focus and dressed in Dominos' Pizza colours of red, white and blue. The new Focus hatchback makes an excellent pizza delivery vehicle with its large luggage area accessed by a wide opening hatch, frugal petrol and diesel engines, and excellent handling, to ensure that your pizza is hot once it reaches your door.
This lego model has been created for Flickr LUGNuts 49th build challenge - 'On the Job' - for vehicles that serve in a work function.
Car: Peugeot 205 1.6 Auto.
Engine: 1,580cc in-line 4.
Power: 58 BHP.
Top Speed: 104 MPH.
0-60: 12.9 s.
Fuel: Petrol.
Weight: 850 kg.
Body: 3 door hatchback.
Layout: Front engine, front wheel drive.
Years of production: 1983 to 1999.
Date taken: 13th October 2025.
Album: Carspotting 2025
Car: FIAT Tipo Cross.
Engine: 999cc in-line 3.
Power: 99 BHP.
Fuel: Petrol.
Gears: 5 manual.
Body: 5 door hatchback.
Layout: Front engine, front wheel drive.
Length: 4,368 mm.
Width: 1,792 mm.
Height: 1,495 mm.
Weight: 1,132 kg.
Production dates: 2015 to present.
Assembly: Bursa, Turkey.
Year of manufacture: 2021.
Date of first registration in the UK: 6th November 2021.
Place of registration: Swansea.
Date of most recent MOT: 24th October 2024.
Mileage at last MOT: 32,086.
Date of last V5 issued: 15th December 2022.
Total number of keepers: 2.
Date taken: 23rd April 2025.
Album: Carspotting 2025
It's amazing what you can find when waiting in the countryside for the next train. Scouting the lake at Wrawby Junction for some interesting wildlife, I spotted something lurking in the depths. Not sure of the exact species; probably either Fordus Fiestii or the lesser spotted Nova Vauxhallus.
Image enhanced to provide a bit more colour and contrast.
Canon EOS 450D f/8 320th/sec iso 200
Quite a smart looking example of a now uncommon car, it did appear to be rather high up in the range at the time it was made, a blue velour interior which included a matching blue dashboard and steering wheel. Hyundais of this age are terminally valueless, with good ones often failing to make more than a few hundred pounds when they are sold. I am sure they are in reality pretty good cars, although they are probably no where near as good as their Japanese counterparts of the same era. This one is sporting a Swindon numberplate.
A Datsun 210 hatchback - the most attractive body style 210/B310 in my opinion. At a car lot in Great Falls, Montana.
Very nice 2012 Ferarri parked at picnic area at Green Lake this afternoon, in the right place at the right time.
A modification for my Subaru Vivio T-top MOC i did 7 months ago. Decided i want to finish this one as originally planned.
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