I'd love to see these."Classic Vauxhauls" exhibition......
Classic Vauxhall models go on display in Luton exhibition
Vehicles from more than 100 years of production go on show in the town where they were made.www.bbc.co.uk
The 6R4 was gorgeous.
I went to an old car meet years ago at Dunsfold. Most of the cars were pre 1930 but someone had brought their 6R4 along to demonstrate their inner hooligan on the track. Noisy and fun to watch but definitely out of place amongst the more sedate and much older cars.That's not quite the word I'd use! I think 'hideous' is nearer the mark, although it's so ugly it's strangely impressive. They do sound awesome, though. I started enough of them on stages when I used to marshal rallies. Most rally cars are loud, but once you've done the '5, 4, 3, 2, 1, go!' countdown over the windscreens of a few 6R4s your ears ring for hours afterwards.
I used to go to Brooklands Italian days. There was some amazing stuff there including a Panda with a mid mounted v12 or similar from a supercar. It sounded amazing and was incredibly fast, often as fast as Lambo, Ferrari etc. But the noise...I went to an old car meet years ago at Dunsfold. Most of the cars were pre 1930 but someone had brought their 6R4 along to demonstrate their inner hooligan on the track. Noisy and fun to watch but definitely out of place amongst the more sedate and much older cars.
It was a beige Panda. But the same idea. I’ve seen it get all four wheels off the ground going up the hill. I saw a Lambo do the same, but it landed on its nose which promptly came off. The driver looked both shocked and utterly gutted.
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It’s only a V6 so not “proper.” I suggested to Mrs Dess she might like but she said not in that colour.
I went to an old car meet years ago at Dunsfold. Most of the cars were pre 1930 but someone had brought their 6R4 along to demonstrate their inner hooligan on the track. Noisy and fun to watch but definitely out of place amongst the more sedate and much older cars.
Escort?
Definitely XR3 alloys and a CVH engine.
You may be looking at them through nostalgia glasses (assuming you're of that age?). They looked crap in the 80s.
I was going through a lot of cars at the time. I'd buy something, drive it for a few weeks and sell it, I took a silver Metro as PX on something, and, IIRC, it's the only car I ever felt embarrassed to be seen in, and I used to buy and sell a lot of 2CVs.
How could you own a Jag that's basically a kit car.
