Graham
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Occasionally see pics on line of BMC Farinas used as Paris Taxis. Presumably a very early diesel lead that BMC squandered.
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Occasionally see pics on line of BMC Farinas used as Paris Taxis. Presumably a very early diesel lead that BMC squandered.
The design of the dashboard is all the more remarkable, given that there is very little depth available in the Renault 5 for any sort of dash.
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The design of the dashboard is all the more remarkable, given that there is very little depth available in the Renault 5 for any sort of dash.
These might've been a better bet than the catapult launched Hurricanes used to protect North Atlantic merchant convoys. It would've offered a chance of recovering and reusing the aircraft.
December 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
These might've been a better bet than the catapult launched Hurricanes used to protect North Atlantic merchant convoys. It would've offered a chance of recovering and reusing the aircraft.
...similar to a Docker Daimler.
December 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
...similar to a Docker Daimler.
It looks like a Hooper body.
December 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It looks like a Hooper body.
I guess we were lucky, on this side of the Atlantic, that the J-car Hatchback didn't replace the Manta.
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I guess we were lucky, on this side of the Atlantic, that the J-car Hatchback didn't replace the Manta.
I wasn't aware of those conversions. I must've been thinking of the later Rover Mini Cabriolet, which had some involvement from Lamm Autohous in Achern.
www.aronline.co.uk/cars/mini/mi...
www.aronline.co.uk/cars/mini/mi...
Rover Mini Cabriolet development story - Lamm and RSP background
The full story of the Rover Mini Cabriolet - how Rover commissioned Lamm Autohaus to make 75 before handing over the job to RSP to finish the job…
www.aronline.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I wasn't aware of those conversions. I must've been thinking of the later Rover Mini Cabriolet, which had some involvement from Lamm Autohous in Achern.
www.aronline.co.uk/cars/mini/mi...
www.aronline.co.uk/cars/mini/mi...
Where these German conversions or am I thinking of the Rover Mini convertible?
December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Where these German conversions or am I thinking of the Rover Mini convertible?
He's one of the reasons I didn't vote Labour.
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
He's one of the reasons I didn't vote Labour.
That's a confusing product name. 🫤
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
That's a confusing product name. 🫤
Didn't the original AC 3000 ME have a spring-loaded chin spoiler? I'm not sure that made it into production though. 🤔
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Didn't the original AC 3000 ME have a spring-loaded chin spoiler? I'm not sure that made it into production though. 🤔
It's a baby Studebaker Commander.
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's a baby Studebaker Commander.
Emu throwing him into the freezer is an incredible stunt.
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Emu throwing him into the freezer is an incredible stunt.
It benefits from not sharing the bland doors of the other 'Type Four' cars. That's probably because it was designed before the Fiat take-over.
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It benefits from not sharing the bland doors of the other 'Type Four' cars. That's probably because it was designed before the Fiat take-over.
Maybe not but you don't need any tools to remove the bonnet, it just slides off.
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Maybe not but you don't need any tools to remove the bonnet, it just slides off.
The Traveller had an early version of TomTom, which involved asking your uncle Tom to draw a map.
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Traveller had an early version of TomTom, which involved asking your uncle Tom to draw a map.
Can't be many Rochdale Olympics around.
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Can't be many Rochdale Olympics around.
Were they badly received in the UK too, or only in Canada?
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Were they badly received in the UK too, or only in Canada?
Wonderful. I guess it was one of the earliest casualties of the British Leyland merger, along with the Austin Gipsy.
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Wonderful. I guess it was one of the earliest casualties of the British Leyland merger, along with the Austin Gipsy.
Christmas is Cancelled.
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Christmas is Cancelled.
The Ami 6 headlights also turn up on The Monkees' Pontiac GTO and the Michelotti designed Scammell Routeman truck cab.
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The Ami 6 headlights also turn up on The Monkees' Pontiac GTO and the Michelotti designed Scammell Routeman truck cab.