Great photos Ray,wow,i would love to go to those places some time,keep them coming.As for Terry S,needs to stop taking the grumpy pills.!!
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Great photos Ray,wow,i would love to go to those places some time,keep them coming.As for Terry S,needs to stop taking the grumpy pills.!!
Great pics. Use them to test the brain. 2 x Fluoxitine tabs in the morning would certainly help......................!!!!!
Ray, your pics are always of interest....keep them coming
Why is it "grumpy" to ask for the names of the cars? Surely that would only enhance the thread. Look at posts 1053 to 1057 as example. I' d love to know what some of those cars are.
ERC's comment that you can run the mouse over the photo is of little use, as I and I expect a large number of viewers are using iPads!
Thanks Guys for the positive comments. Not being an i-Pad user, I wouldn't have a clue but I would have thought there was some means of identifying an image's name.
This might help you Terry...
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Today, the Nikon's shutter died... (I didn't know they had a finite life) so I left HD early to see if it could be sorted. Not easily, and it means sending it away - so I had to invest in a new camera. I suppose that is next month's pension spent already.
Now I find on Google, there may be a temporary fix that I'll have to try, but the camera shop were quite adamant that the shutters may not be good for more than a certain number of shutter operations.
A few from today. I missed much of the day (see above) but still managed to take some with the Nikon, but most of the statics are with the compact camera.
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Although not in the programme, as the deal wasn't made until Thursday, Angus did a deal to drive this 'Aussie Race car' (which was red on Friday - he had it vinyl wrapped overnight...) and first time out was about 6th on the grid, basically where he finished in race 1 Saturday.
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More from Hampton Downs 101
Warwick and Andre Mortimer are keen supporters of local motorsport in more than one category.
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Good to see former speedway sprint car champ Kerry Jones out on track.
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Keep em coming Ray. I enjoy looking at all your photos. I noticed yesterday that the "double bastard" corner is quite bumpy in the second part and was catching a few drivers out.
Those little Aussie Race Cars look like fun
Bugger - didn't see that Pagani yesterday.
Probably because it was behind the Amon block apartments! I have two or three other pics of it.
Yup, the new extension is bumpy there. Interesting that on TV they are calling it 'DB' corner. I wonder if the brewery will front up with any advertising revenue? The Ten Tenths site automatically renamed it Double *******!
I was quite impressed with the little Aussie race cars too. They sound pretty good - but weren't they originally named 'Star cars'?
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Bit of a beggar having that corner named 'Porsche Dipper'...
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yep,star cars, or in the US, and GB, legends. Most popular race cars in the world. last numbers I saw was 6000 sold. bit like a nascar or aussie racing taxi, identical underneath, different shell on top
AKA- Little Aussie Battlers.
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Although I did take a fair few pics, last batch to be published for now from the HD101. I know others will publish pics if relevant, meanwhile, I'm still uploading and filing from mid September! 101 certainly looked good on TV.
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What a great noise this car makes. Very unlucky not to win. For anyone who really thinks Formula E is the future, think again.
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Tony Quinn must love liquorice as he owns Darryl Lea in Australia and also RJ's in NZ. Gives a good run for the money as they used to say...
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Ray it's hereditary, runs in the jeans.
Coventry. Oldfart will be swotting up on all of these like mad...
Note that the display boards are situated in such a way that they don't block the view through the lens. Other museums, please take note.
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Some very imaginative displays and as Coventry was heavily bombed during WW2, part of the history of the City is included in the Transport Museum's displays. Note the white edges on the wings. As lights were not allowed during the blackouts, cars and bicycles had to have these painted. My dear old dad, probably one of the most law-abiding men who ever lived, must somehow have overlooked painting the rear 9" of the mudguard on his pushbike - or borrowed someone else's, as he was summonsed and fined 5/- by the court, the only ticket he ever got! Putting that into perspective, as a proportion of the wages at the time, it makes today's NZ attitudes to law breaking and fines, a total joke - or the UK penalties very harsh.
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I'd better name this one, or Terry will be somewhat frustrated, as it not as easy to identify as most of the others. Its a Ferguson 4WD prototype...
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Its a Calcott Terry... The rest you should be OK with.
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A bit of nostalgia here! Right up until the day I left home at 21, we only ever had 1 family car. This 1934 Singer 9 Coupe. Apparently, it developed an appetite for half shafts and dad could no longer afford to run it. It was buried in the garage from about 1953 up until a student paid 5 quid for it in 1966 and having divested if of its mechanical bits, scrapped it.
I can't ever remember it having a radio and have only just noticed that it had an aerial! As Dad was ex-Royal Signals and a radio/TV technician in the evenings, both as a hobby and later as a part timer with local repairer, nothing would surprise me.
The second pic shows it after it was dragged out of the garage and just before he came along with a truck to take it away. In the background is my first motorised transport, the trusty LE Velocette and the firm's Minivan - which I was allowed to bring home, but wasn't allowed to use privately.
To this day, I have only ever seen two other Coupes and apparently, there are only about a dozen left - one in Fremantle.
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According to a card at the museum, they have acquired a coupe, (maybe Rhys will trip over it?) but on display is this one.
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Also on display is this Singer van, similar to the one used by the local dairy owner, who lived just 3 doors away. When I say dairy, I mean just that. He'd get churns of milk from the farm just up the road, bottle and deliver it.
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Awesome story and photos Ray. That Singer 9 coupe is a really pretty little car.
Another tough batch for Terry...
Swift
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This Standard looks like the one in a recent period Aussie crime series where I believe it was repowered by a Holden motor.
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Lea Francis
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Strange that having seen this Techcraft BRM at Curborough many moons ago, I wasn't aware that it was 4WD!
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Last batch from the Coventry Museum, though I might post another couple later. (Dratted system mucked things up again, so reposting pictures)
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You can see why the nickname for British Police cars in this livery was 'jam sandwich'.
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Once again, I can't speak too highly of this museum. The presentation is at times, very imaginative and there is plenty I haven't covered. It deserves to be supported and as the Heritage Motor Museum (coming soon!) isn't too far away, both being fairly central England, visitors from NZ should pencil these in, as they are midweek attractions. Both may host extra meets or gatherings, especially the latter, at weekends, but wandering around midweek is a peaceful exercise.
Other possibilities are the Castle Bromwich Jaguar factory, Land Rover and a little further away, the Morgan factory at Malvern. They were on my original list, but I cut short my visit by a few days to please my dear wife, who didn't really want me to be away at all, but bless her, she did allow me this selfish trip.
A quick return to Brooklands...
The H A R was originally fitted with a 2.6 Riley engine and raced in F2, but was no match for the Connaughts. Later, fitted with a 3.8 Jaguar engine. A golden age when competent engineers could design and build a race car. I love stuff like this. This part of the Brooklands collection really needs the cars spaced out a bit as they are crammed in.
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A recreation of Campbell's car - Napier.
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I also took pics in the London bus museum. Coventry also had a few commercials and buses. Not too sure whether they belong on this thread and would be of interest to others. Let me know.
Apart from the buses, the last of the Brooklands pics. More specials.
Ridley Special
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Nanette Brooklands special
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Keep 'em coming Ray
Will do Michael!
The Heritage Museum at Gaydon was originally the BL Museum, situated at Syon Park, just west of London. Needless to say, the new complex is still dominated by products from the BL empire, so no excuses for the biased mix of pics. In April 2016, the extra building housing the stored cars was opened to the public and as mentioned earlier, the Jaguar collection, formerly housed at Brown's Lane, now occupies much of the ground floor, along with a modern workshop, visible from the mezzanine.
There is no attempt to 'display' the cars as it is simply a storage facility, and light from the large windows can dazzle, but most cars in the storage area do have a display card. As mentioned before, although the main halls are well lit and the cars well displayed, the display card stands are often intrusive from my perspective. Apart from one or two displays, it has to be said that the Coventry museum is far more imaginative. Even in the main hall, there are areas where the cars are side by side, bumper to bumper. First five shots here are the storage area.
The stars overall though, are the concept cars and prototypes.
In the workshop, there were cars that had been on display at Goodwood.
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My choice of car for driving in and around Auckland...
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Couldn't get this Daimler in my garage.
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Mini, yes. Body is fibreglass...
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nice to see silvestone Sid's jaguar in the background. keep them coming
Yup. Remember it well!
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The original Jaguar 220 did of course have that fabulous V12 engine and attracted about 55,000 advance deposits from potential buyers - many of whom were not exactly impressed with the production item!
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Still in the storage hall. A batch of MGs.
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This interesting MG prototype was somewhat unsurprisingly built on a TVR V8. Although the Roy Axe design included a revamped, luxury interior, this prototype had the TVR interior. It was dropped in favour of the MGF.
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This is a 6 cylinder MG Metro prototype - but still with a fairly small capacity.
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A rear view of the MGF mule (Austin Metro ute).
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In the main hall, a post - with a car behind...
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Yet more from the storage building.
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1978 Austin Princess 'glassback' designed by Ogle in conjunction with Triplex. It featured some very clever glass technology, including a flexible glass sunroof.
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Seems to be regular hiccup with the website Nigel. It seems to happen about 1 post in 10. All looks good. Reloads OK, then minutes later, all gone again. Have reposted them - #1110.
A very quick Jaguar - complete with parachute at the rear.
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Meet "Gladys"... This was supposed to be an Alvis but was eventually badged Rover, built on Rover P6 basics.
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These volunteers were restoring an ex RAF Standard Ensign.
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Michelotti Triumph Dolomite proposal
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Yep a Mini. But gearless.
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It's a family friendly museum so this Shaun the Sheep (by Wallace & Gromit creators) bedecked Land Rover is a good start.
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For those with long memories, Rover were looking well ahead, way back in 1950 and their gas turbine or jet cars are on show here.
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The second Rover-BRM - a much nicer looking machine than the previous one.
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This is one sports car that very nearly made it into full production. The 1967 Rover/Alvis was even released to the press for test drives.
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The Leyland badge on two totally different cars!
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Rover Marauder
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Thanks Ray, that is a fantastic collection of cars.
Your time taking and effort uploading all these pics is greatly appreciated.
Bruce.
Thanks Bruce - and others who have commented. Fat lot of use taking and saving photographs if no one else sees them! I am posting and filing at the same time.
Although I grew up reading a lot, Dad's (small) collection of motoring books - even though only looking at the pictures initially - gave me a lot of pleasure, not to mention his photographs. Nowadays, my UK based son isn't really into cars, my grandson probably won't be either, so at least on here, they may give a few others something to look at and may even enjoy.
I'm also trying to catalogue the still negatives and slides of the years before 2005. So far, 11,000 individual negatives logged with a few year's worth to go plus the slides. I'm not sure if Ross and the other prolific posters, have catalogued theirs, from the days of film, as they probably have much larger collections - certainly Ross's collection must be huge - and far more professional than mine, which is at a very amateur level, generally taken from the spectator areas.
Ray .. your photos are great, appreciate all you post, have borrowed a few.. and may I say, some quite rare cars recently with Museum visits.. keep it up .. great to see .. thanks, and waiting for the next ones .. I have almost run out as a bit isolated here on Bribie .. John Mck, knows that .. and did not get to " Lakeside " at all this year . Must try harder in 2017 .. again thanks .. don't hold back !!
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The Issigonis Lightweight Special
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This isn't getting my deck rebuilt nor the Magnette V8 finished and the Marcos refreshed... A possible cracked rib isn't helping.
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Less easy to recognise, a Trojan.
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Graber bodied Alvis. This car with others was formerly part of a private collection, displayed on the mezzanine floor.
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