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Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 9:49 pm
by zipgun
Reet...Looking at this lathe on E bog, and pic 2 shows a red car / van? I saw the door hinge, and thought "Ooh,a Mini " , but it isn't.. Reliant? Kit?
Someone here will say its a "da da da da da"... and i'll say "Oh yeah.. of course it is " and feel a nit. Anyway ,i need to know...like ya do !
What is it? Wheel, looks Viva, Imp ,late Mini , but not the cap ?
The lathe is a steal though !
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smart-and-Bro ... _730wt_958
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:21 pm
by TerryG
I think the external hinge is something else as in pic 4 it shows it has a central aerial on the roof and those modern bars for a roof rack to attach to.
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:31 pm
by tractorman
Ah but there's also a second red car in pic 4 (just on the RH side) - I'd suggest that this may be the one shown in pic 2 as it's near the tailstock tather than behind the lathe.
Can't help with the model though - it looks like a Reliant to me!
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:31 pm
by zipgun
Pic 4 car isn't the same one, thats head on , behind the chuck . You can just see the bumper of the mystery car , tailstock end , extreme right of the 4th pic..It's driving me nuts now!
Don't think its a Mini marcos... or a GTM( or whatever the mini marcos turned into) . Looks a big plastic bumper , very low door handle ,but 60's 70's wheels ?
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:48 pm
by JPB
As the seller of the lathe eBay handle implies, it's a Fox, but from that view I couldn't say whether it's a regular one of these:
the Tandy-built camper version:
Or the Greek original, by Mebea:
Same under the skin as the wee brown car on the left of this post, in my avatar image but with a Galvanised chassis as standard and stronger front suspension drag links, blah blah blah.....
Useless Fox fact: The windscreen is a Fiat 127 one.
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:50 pm
by zipgun
Ya got ya Oscar !
I can sleep now ! The low door handle is the handwheel on the lathe !
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:52 pm
by JPB
Glad to bring out my Reliant Kitten Register anorak once in a while.
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:30 am
by rich.
blue car is an mgf...
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:39 am
by Topaz
Did you look at the other items for sale - what on earth can you do with 45kg of contaminated cocoa butter - and why has he got it in the first place
Mike
Re: Help ! What's the car?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 7:46 am
by zipgun
User name "foxmotorcycles " might be a clue !!
He's the Milkybar Kid i think..