Practically Classics Forum

suffolkpete wrote: Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:10 pmCan't even get the make right, it's a Thornycroft

I hadn't even thought of that!

Rich, a Renault 12 Break with a seized engine is probably worth having. One of my 12TL Breaks was that same shade of blue. VCU284T, R.I.P.
I like both of the Mitsubishis, especially the second one, which is on French plates. That's surely a JDM car though, in which case how the heck did someone manage to get it registered in France? I thought that was nigh on an impossibility so well done to the person who managed that. I also like the boot carpet, but I always was fickle like that.


That seems like a decent HiLux, but if you want such a beast, why not go for a Surf, which is much more like a car than that example and that reminds me about the pickup truck that went for a haircut..

Pickup truck goes into the barber's and says "Nice and short please, not as long as a number three but maybe slightly longer than a number one".
Barber replies "Certainly Mr Truck, one crew cab cut coming right up".

i emailed the chap with the mitsubishi on french plates.. he wants far too much for it & took offence at my offer for the same money i can get one in the uk with history & 50/60k less miles.. my search continues

Imagine if the bloke with the Mitsubishi had a few other offers coming in, all lower than yours. D'you suppose he would get back in touch with you and accept your cash after all?

Just saying..

well its still for sale...

Never mind that one, you need this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-HILUX ... SwX7BaXlqh

I wondered where the "Monster" part of the title came from, then I read the MOT history! Maybe stick with a slightly less modified truck, so here it is: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-hilux ... Sw8A1aT72n

i would like those but they lack seats for the kids.. ive just spotted this & its a couple of hours away but wifey used to drive them at work & isn't keen & its lacking seats again
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/13709 ... tm?ca=18_s

rich. wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:12 pmi would like those but they lack seats for the kids..

I know just the thing for you Rich, you can get al your brood in and still have enough room for all your tools:

yes please!

rich. wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:52 am yes please!

Fancy yourself a Bond baddie? In Dr No, Bond is seen driving his Sunbeam Alpine whilst being chased by Dr No's henchmen. Is the baddies car the same as the white one above? Is it a Buick? If not, what is it?

This:



It's a combination hearse/limousine body mounted atop a 1939 La Salle commercial chassis. Apparently (and I didn't remember this before I flicked through the film to have a closer look) the American thing miraculously transformed itself into a Humber in the later part of the chase, where the bad guys went over the cliff.

Info courtesy of IMCDb.org