I did 350k in my 1969 car yesterday. The most it's done since 2011. I felt like I had exposure yesterday from all the wind.
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I did 350k in my 1969 car yesterday. The most it's done since 2011. I felt like I had exposure yesterday from all the wind.
[biggrin][biggrin][biggrin] Your vehicle ownership and 'Hot Dinners' go hand in hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerryd
I wonder what the average age is. [bighmmm]Quote:
Originally Posted by Saitch
Somewhere between the Territory and MG. [bigwhistle]
They have two big radiator fans, they have two big fans like later falcons do. run on a series/parallel circuit (so low and high speed fans). .... In melbourne traffic on hot days, the fans would spool upto high speed.... and the pedestrians on the footpath would take a couple of steps back to avoid the hot air being blown at them. I'm not sure if you have ever driven a CX, but they are horrifically hot to travel in on hot days (that big windscreen is like a sauna, and the A/C is all but hopeless).Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
The speedo isn't digital, its a drum type speedo, with a magnifying glass infront of it.
I still have a Citroen CX on a club permit, but its a later car (1985), the first of the petrol turbo models. A very fast car in its time, but still extremely hot to travel in (I have even fitted the locally fitted front and rear A/C to mine ... still hot in hot weather). I have quite a few earlier CX's around the yard in various states of decay ... oh and one sitting in hte shed that should probably be restored ( A 79 factory sunroof with twin A/C model ... and a C-matic gearbox which I used to think was stupid, but now I think its great ... the lunacy of it can't be beaten [bigrolf] )
I think its done about 180,000miles now. The motor has never been touched (other than oil changes), the gearbox has never been touched. I've had endless issues with old dodgy wiring though. Oh I just realised, my profile picture here is that car.
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Shane L.
What sort of car? Travelling windows (or top down) does leave you feeling wind blown [bigrolf] Its awesome, a part of the appeal of old cars :banana: it makes you feel alive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot
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Shane L.
Yes, I had an old Singer 9 Bantam once ,I used to drive to high school in There was a crank handle under the windscreen that when rotated would open up the bottom of the screen nearly horizontal. Good for shooting through chasing bunnies.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleChevron
I even drove my MGB to the snow fields, top down. Loved it.
A Lotus Elan. The engine has just been rebuilt. It's rowdy.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleChevron
That is really cool.... Are they the ones iwth the little renault alpine motor?Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot
No - You're thinking of the Europa.Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleChevron
I've owned it for a while now. For a nearly 60 year old car - it's comically fast while being delicate in a way that I've never felt in another car. There is not really anything to compare it to. Gordon Murray who own's a few elans said he tried to get the steering as good in the Mclaren F1 but failed.
These days I've found the best way to describe it to people is it's the car that Formula 1 drivers drove to the GP.
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They are pretty too.. so much Mazda faithfully copied them with the MX5. While they certainly copied the styling the concept was more MGB. The elan was a far more serious sports car.
The Mazda MX5 is not a modern day Elan, it’s an MGB! | ViaRETRO
