Classic vehicles - whatcha got?

[arther dailey]

I have posted all mine a few times, so apologies for repetition.

I had a clear out a couple of years ago and sold my 71 Saab 96, 91 Trident 900 and 92 Trophy 900, so am just down to:

1956 Matchless G3LS (Though almost have a G80 engine rebuilt for it):
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1956 Matchless G3LS bought as a pile of bits:
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Currently looks like:
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1969 Triumph Bonneville

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1972 BMW R75/5
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I suspect my future classic is the modern (52 plate) Defender rebuilt on galvanised chassis and bulkhead that I have run the last 16 years:
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nothing but admiration for how perfect you keep your bikes/kit

 

[Rannsachair]

These at the moment:

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1936 Morris 8, restored by me 2012 - 2014 ish.

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1973 GT6, restored by me 2006 - 2008

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1997 Mini, probably not technically a classic but....

Oh, and once it fails an MoT on corrosion, it'll be getting restored using a new Heritage shell. I fear that day is not too far off!

Love the Morris I bought one in the early 80's that had been stored in a shed during petrol rationing and left, came up for sale when the shed fell down. Wish I had kept it, it is still on the DVLA database. Mine was a 1937 Series 2, I have fond memories of the sticking trafficators, using the starting handle when the battery was flat and my friends standing on the running boards at low speed!

 

[RonA]

1934 Wolesley Hornet Special

 

[RWD3M]

1934 Wolesley Hornet Special
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Sporting the same aftermarket indicators as my Morris!

Is this picture current? I wondered how far from completion the car is.

 

[Stueeee]

I may have posted up a few of these vehicles before.

1932 Austin Seven Special. My first car. passed my driving test in this in January 1973.

1931 Austin Seven Tourer bought and restored in 1978. Was my daily driver till 1987. Life stuff meant it had to live outside for a fair while, so is needing some work again now.

1950 Chevrolet 1/2 ton Pickup truck. Bought this in the USA in 2006 and shipped it over. It was running and driving but managed to spend 16 months sorting this that and the other on it. Is such fun to drive and is a useful load lugger.

1928 Chevy Tourer, the open top version of Mr Gritineye's car posted earlier in this thread. This was imported from Australia so is RHD. I'm doing some re-engineering on the original OHV 4 banger OHV motor ATM. I have got rid of the hideous modern indicators since these photos were taken.

I also have a supercharged Austin Seven Ulster replica/special which has been a forever project, and am in negotiation for a 1935 supercharged Austin seven single seater. All told, enough projects to keep me busy well beyond my dotage.

 

[RonA]

Sporting the same aftermarket indicators as my Morris!

Is this picture current? I wondered how far from completion the car is.

Hi RWD3M,
The car is actually a little further on than the photo would suggest. I have just been installing the floorboards after getting the transmission tunnel powdercoated. I just need the wooden B posts, scuttle & doors remaking the I can get the Aluminium cladding on the wooden framework. Hopefully its then into paint & upholstery, both of which jobs I am going to hand onto somebody else.
Its come a fair way since this photo was taken, even at this stage the chassis, engine & springs had been restored
RonA

 

[Blue Chips]

The Case looks very tidy, what year is that?

The Case is a 1987 480E Loader/Backhoe, 4-wheel drive, 14-foot backhoe model, which I've had for about 12 years. It's in good shape...low hours and no welded cracks anywhere. Pins are still quite snug. Apparently it's been lubed well and never been abused. I plan to touch up the paint on it this summer. I suppose that due to its age it's almost becoming a classic of sorts, to join my 1954 M37 and 1953 Ford NAA (Jubilee year) tractor.

 

[Wallace]

Modern classics 15 or 20 years old.
Classic 35 years old.

These are the generally accepted criteria unless something very rare or exotic.

That means my Volvo V40 T4 is a modern Classic at 20, my Nissan Terrano 23 and '95 Speed Triple positively ancient!

 

[Cato]

A 1928 Motoconfort.

Looks like this at the moment.

A 1934 Magnat Debon.

A 1958 Royal Enfield 350 Bullet. Destined to become a works trials replica as I've wanted to build a genuine Pre '65 trials machine for a while now.

A 1980 Puch Maxi.

A 1981 GSX1100. Currently in dock for a refresh, fork overhaul etc.

The newly painted bodywork waiting to go back on.

There are another three GSX1100s in boxes and on the racking awaiting their turn on the bench. They may well be retirement projects

Then there's the Harley Davidson MT350.

It comes in handy when dropping the truck off for MOT.

 

[Nomad]

Lockdown has given me time to work on a 1960 650 Wideline/Pre-unit Triton I picked up many years ago,
The engine and forks have been rebuilt, now it's running I''ve found out it needs a gearbox rebuild - parts are in the post as we speak.

There's also a very tidy 1992 VFR750 that I used for many years, now parked up and I should really either put it back on the road or put it up for sale.

Also 2.5 (2 complete + a spares bike missing carb & forks) Italijet JC5 kids midi-moto bikes from the 70, great fun and up for sale as I'm not going to get a chance to do anything with them in the near future. I took one to a bbq at a friends farm - kids had so much fun with it I left it there for a year for them to use. Happy times.

 

[Longhorn6120]

Wow guys, you’ve got some beauties between you!

Keep ‘em coming!

 

[chrisbeee]

My oldest ‘classic’ is this 1977 mercian racing bike

the next oldest ‘classic’ is my RD400F

 

[chrisbeee]

Modern Classic, is my T4

 

[chrisbeee]

My newest vehicle, is a 2000 Yamaha TDM

 

[stuvy]

Some great looking cars and bikes

I have a disco chassis with a series body hybrid just about to be converted to a 300tdi as I want to keep the slt35 that’s currently in there

Iv got a disco 1 thats 100% original with factory A, B, C posts sills inner arches and boot floor (soon to be chopped into a pick up)

mk1 Rav4 that’s so reliable it’s an understatement

mk2.5 mx5 very modern classic but with 52k on the clock I really should see it and let someone else enjoy it

Iv also got a tw 200 that I need to finish painting and sell

a CR500 that’s a retirement sale as it should be worth a ton of money then!

 

[Ruffian]

I went to look at a couple of E-plated cars while I was still running mine - one was parked for ages on Nantwich Morrisons (or maybe it was Safeway at the time) until it moved to behind the fire station in Winsford, and another at "Classy Chassis" in the Potteries. Didn't buy either. Is the 800 figure for E-reg cars, or for all of them?

Is yours like mine behind the plastic sill covers?

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Non turbo 2.2 5pot narrow body quattro coupes. 800 made.
Less of them got made than the ur quattro turbos.

It's got a bit of body rot but nothing drastic. Been sat in a barn circa 15years awaiting its turn to restore.

 

[marlinspike]

Here's our Saab 900 turbo. It was in the yard of a garage waiting to be parted out. The garage did a bit of welding and it passed the mot. We then realised how rotten it was and took it off the road to repair it. Fast forward several years and it's nearly there, save some electrical problems. We were welding novices so it's thanks to the advice from you guys and folks on UKSaabs that it was even worth repairing.


Many of you will remember John (Jordan1) who sadly passed on a few months ago. I saw his motor bike collection when we bought his welder. He had all sorts, from vintage cafe racers to a huge Dakkar Rally bike. He would have loved this thread.

 

[rtcosic]

Modern classics 15 or 20 years old.
Classic 35 years old.

These are the generally accepted criteria unless something very rare or exotic.

Modern Classic - what you passed your test in
Classic - what your Dad passed his test in
True Classic - what your Grandad passed his test in if tests had been around then
Vintage & Veteran are the only ones fixed in time!

I've just waved a fond farewell to No1 son's '72 Series III Land Rover which has been gracing the drive since 2004. My Jaguar 420 went a few months ago.
We are downsizing.
But I am thinking of buying in a running order something in a year or two.
No 3 visited this weekend in his newly acquired mid 60's Ford County Sedan.

Edit: for those of you worried about No2 he still has his first car - a P plate MX-5 in the obligatory sun bleached Dark Pink.

 

[Chillitt]

I have a CD175 from 1972 still in its (get to) work clothes. Free tax and no MOT so has to be a classic now. Exhausts are rotting out from the inside so it sounds a lot better than it goes. Need to push it out for the traditional leave it for months then start 2nd kick ceremony.

 

[Longhorn6120]

I briefly had a CB175 with a CB200 lump in it. Something inside broke and damaged the head. I managed to source another and a mate said he’d fix it. He took it apart and that’s the last I saw of it - I moved away (not too far, but far enough to matter).

That was thutty yer ago.