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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
It very MX5 - & I'm not sure that's a manufacturer's badge, some tuning firm perhaps, like Arbarth, Brabus, Alpina, etc who rebadge the cars they modify.
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
van ordinaire wrote: ↑16 Oct 2018, 23:10 It very MX5 - & I'm not sure that's a manufacturer's badge, some tuning firm perhaps, like Arbarth, Brabus, Alpina, etc who rebadge the cars they modify.
Both Correct! wiki tells us "Eunos was a marque of Japanese automaker Mazda, marketed as its upscale, fun to drive line in its home market." Mk1 MX5 imported from Japan.
Heres one on Gumtree with a background of the Scotswood Bridge
https://www.gumtree.com/p/mazda/2001-k- ... 1317305859
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
I walked past this the other day and did a double-take.
It is well out of place and time, here in New Zealand...
Possibly never built in RHD in this format, but the car it was based on certainly was.
It is well out of place and time, here in New Zealand...
Possibly never built in RHD in this format, but the car it was based on certainly was.
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
Simca 1100?
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
Owes something to the C15. Interesting little cubby-hole in the side.
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Yes I think Jim has nailed it
here it is in more familiar surroundings for the old french van owner!
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here it is in more familiar surroundings for the old french van owner!
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
I think you nailled it (I had not actually checked which model of Simca). Nothing wrong with your powers of recollection.
I suspect that is actually the same example, both on NZ plates, but it has been re-registered. In NZ if the rego (road tax) lapses without being put on hold, the vehicle must be re-registered and gets a new number.NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑30 Oct 2018, 08:09 Yes I think Jim has nailed it
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The very same van also appears on Wiki described as a 1979 Simca VF2 with the VF standing for "Voiture Fourgonnette". The VF1**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] was a low-roof van, VF2 high roof, and VF3**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] very high roof apparently. (now that's funny FCF does strange things when you use the characters V F 3 in a post )
1979 Simca 1100 VF2 Van (9004409743) [CC BY 2.0
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
)], by Riley from Christchurch, New Zealand (1979 Simca 1100 VF2 Van), from Wikimedia Commons
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1979 Simca 1100 VF2 Van (9004409743) [CC BY 2.0
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑30 Oct 2018, 08:35 The very same van also appears on Wiki described as a 1979 Simca VF2
Maybe there is only one
That is true, it looks too much like a Peugeot VIN, (rather than a Simca van).NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑30 Oct 2018, 08:35 VF3**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff][/color] very high roof apparently. (now that's funny FCF does strange things when you use the characters V F 3 in a post )
For lovers of trivia, that photo was taken outside the old Canterbury university where the cheese vendor had a permanent shop. The stone buildings were badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, and I presume that photo was taken near the end of restoration of that building in about 2016 (or perhaps there were pre-earthquake repairs going on in that photo). The cheese vendor later moved out of the shop and now just operates at one or two weekly markets, at one of which I photographed his van.NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑30 Oct 2018, 08:35 The very same van also appears on Wiki described as a 1979 Simca VF2 with the VF standing for "Voiture Fourgonnette". The VF1**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] was a low-roof van, VF2 high roof,
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
They did one as a Rancho, Simca and Talbot badged.
http://ipocars.com/imgs/a/h/f/g/m/talbo ... 3_lgw.jpg
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
Remember the Rancho (Talbot-Matra-Simca, 1977-). Poor man's Disco (1989-), and maybe the inspiration for it.
See that all those Simca 1100's (V F 3) had the little hatch in the side. What was it for?Chris
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
You'd have to ask a man that owns one.
Saw a Rancho quite recently (Manchester Classic Car Show?) - had completely forgotten about them. (can't think why )
That C15 style (if there can be such a thing) of car cut off behind B-pillars & box grafted on goes back to the 2CV & with the singular exception of the Morris 1/4 ton (neé Minor)* seems to be peculiarly French/Italian/Spanish - although there may have been a pre-war Opel (but they had some sort of link with Peugeot/Simca at the time, it seems).
* whoops, of course I forgot about the Standard 10/Pennant
Saw a Rancho quite recently (Manchester Classic Car Show?) - had completely forgotten about them. (can't think why )
That C15 style (if there can be such a thing) of car cut off behind B-pillars & box grafted on goes back to the 2CV & with the singular exception of the Morris 1/4 ton (neé Minor)* seems to be peculiarly French/Italian/Spanish - although there may have been a pre-war Opel (but they had some sort of link with Peugeot/Simca at the time, it seems).
* whoops, of course I forgot about the Standard 10/Pennant
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Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club
'05 C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS
& the numerous "abandoned projects"
'81 2CV Club
'05 C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
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Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS
& the numerous "abandoned projects"
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
I thought I recognised it from the front wing shape...
No, my long-term memory remains good... It's my short-term and working memory that's failed...
What forum is this?
To stoke the coal-fired cabin heater...white exec wrote: ↑30 Oct 2018, 10:46 See that all those Simca 1100's (V F 3) had the little hatch in the side. What was it for?
Chris, I always liked the Rancho and it still looks good today
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Re: Whatsthisthen?.new one to try
...Or did they break down so often, an AA roadside phone came ready-installed?
Chris