swe62 318 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 just out of interest the reverse set up on a bond was called a siba dynastart it had a switching arrangment with which you could start the engine backward and four rverse gears ensued it was lethal above about two miles an hour ,the early ones you had to open the bonnet with a carraige key and kick start the things ,very amusing for onlookers if you stalled at the lights. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,360 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 Villiers two stroke engine I believe ! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,299 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 This little fella used Siba. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,476 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 I was on Fon a car in 1978 my call sign was Baker, Joe worked on the board ( radio ) and used to have people drive for him, his call sign was Dog,. He lived on Heatherley dr at Heathfield. Can't recall India or Able. There were supposedly 200 cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,299 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 This area of Faraday Rd.was used in the opening credits of Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.I bags the Husky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,299 Report post Posted September 18, 2018 A drizzly High St.Very tidy Austin and i wonder if that Rover belongs to our friend on Trinity Square?i don't recognise the black vehicle with running boards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,096 Report post Posted September 18, 2018 Ian, I think that might be our Triumph Dolomite again 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,299 Report post Posted September 18, 2018 No..please!!! Thanks Oz.i am wondering if that is Pork Farms on the corner..in front of said car? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,283 Report post Posted September 18, 2018 Maybe a Rover 14? Pork Farms were on the corner, Gauntleys window behind the Austin. Nice to see another rainy photo! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,325 Report post Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Oztalgian said: Ian, I think that might be our Triumph Dolomite again LOL, no not our Dolomite. As Commo suggests, it does look like one of the later Rover 14s. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 3,619 Report post Posted September 18, 2018 The Dolomite had two handles on the boot so not one of those then.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,394 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 12 hours ago, IAN123. said: A drizzly High St.Very tidy Austin and i wonder if that Rover belongs to our friend on Trinity Square?i don't recognise the black vehicle with running boards. The Rover P4 is not John Herberts unless he had an earlier one that the one of his that I have . The one pictured is 1957 at the latest. The unidentified car is a Rover 12/14/16 pre 1949 possibly pre-war. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,325 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 My knowledge on these is very limited but the rear window of the old Rover looks like the larger one, wouldn't that make it later '40s? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 612 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 10 hours ago, Brew said: The Dolomite had two handles on the boot so not one of those then.... So did the Gloria, so not one of those either. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,299 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 I found a load of photos from 1949..lots of 'black cars with big lights'..in them..gets us chatting..i love the banter..i go on the net and look at the cars mentioned..some beauties out there. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 246 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 Quite possibly a Rover 16 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,394 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 4 hours ago, TBI said: My knowledge on these is very limited but the rear window of the old Rover looks like the larger one, wouldn't that make it later '40s? It is not a '48 or '49 Rover P3 as I see that it has spring bumpers rather than the later ones which were pressed steel. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,299 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 notty that is a lovely motor..are you the lucky owner? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 246 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 41 minutes ago, IAN123. said: notty that is a lovely motor..are you the lucky owner? No, just a picture I found by googling! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,283 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 When we were teens there were no such things as classics, just ten a penny bangers, and we used to buy them for nowt, run them for a month or so then scrap it and get something else. Over a couple of years we had Jaguar 3.5 saloon, Rover 14, ( that had an early type of overdrive called "Freewheel ),Armstrong Siddeley saloon, 1936 Riley shooting brake( never got that on the road), Ford V8 Pilot, (that went like stink) 1937 Ford 8 (kept that for a while), Morris 8 van and a Ford Pop. Just think, if we had had a barn to store them all we would be sitting on a fortune now! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,299 Report post Posted September 19, 2018 That 3.5 sounds very nice! You could see half a street on a Saturday afternoon of blokes tinkering with cars..i remember ferrying tea out to me Dad...in between Colin Slater and Fluff Freeman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,096 Report post Posted December 17, 2018 6 hours ago, IAN123. said: 3 Notts jag pics. The middle picture, unless it was an Arfur Daley badly done crash repair, typified what killed the British car industry, poor build quality. How a car like that could pass final inspection is beyond me, you don't need any sophisticated equipment to see that it is not right, just a pair of eyes. Just look at the woeful panel fit, the gaps between panels should be even, not wider at the top than the bottom or vice versa. The rear door has been hung to get the style crease across the door to look right but near the quarter light it is miles too high and has an excessive gap between the two doors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 612 Report post Posted December 17, 2018 You're right Oztalgian it does look shoddy on closer scrutiny. Space and pace perhaps but not much grace on this one. The top picture looks like an Alvis to me. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,095 Report post Posted December 17, 2018 Definitely not a Jag ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,096 Report post Posted December 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Willow wilson said: The top picture looks like an Alvis to me. The radiator looks classic Alvis but for the year it does not seem to have the Eagle emblem so I'm not too sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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