Spotted Around Town

Post by **Steve Simmons** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:34 am

That was code for "out of time, money, energy and desire to restore a rusty British saloon".

VWNate1 · Post by **VWNate1** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:06 pm

Why the hell does this forum keep eating my replies ?!

Martin Keller · Post by **Martin Keller** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:07 pm

Steve Simmons wrote:That was code for "out of time, money, energy and desire to restore a rusty British saloon".

I though it was code for the wife would make him live in the potting shed if it came to be found in their garage....

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malcolmr18zoy · Post by **malcolmr18zoy** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:29 pm

That is a1959 Humber Super Snipe. It could have a 4.0 liter Humber six cylinder, or a 3.4 liter Armstrong-Siddeley engine. Going by the wheels, it might have the ubiquitous small block Chevy.
Malcolm

HealeyBN7 · Post by **HealeyBN7** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:11 pm

malcolmr18zoy wrote:That is a1959 Humber Super Snipe. It could have a 4.0 liter Humber six cylinder, or a 3.4 liter Armstrong-Siddeley engine. Going by the wheels, it might have the ubiquitous small block Chevy.
Malcolm

Dang, Malcolm is never wrong, so I should just stay quiet on this one, but I still think it is a 4 cylinder 2.3L Hawk. The front is different then the Snipe. The Snipe has grill features below the headlights and loads of chrome trim. Someone is just going to have to lift the hood and count the wires...

malcolmr18zoy · Post by **malcolmr18zoy** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:52 pm

Hi Dean,
The extra chrome came on the 1964 models, and the grille center is different on the earlier Hawk.
Malcolm

VWNate1 · Post by **VWNate1** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:57 am

Please , someone go rescue it ! .

I still am elbows deep in my Morris Minor although I was told to - day that I'll be getting a correct good used rib case Morris Minor shift lever soon

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Larry Kluss · Post by **Larry Kluss** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 1:22 pm

My wife actually spotted this London taxi in Newbury Park and snapped the photo.

Stewart · Post by **Stewart** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:41 pm

wish I could of got a side shot as the paint was interesting

Post by **Steve Simmons** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:58 am

I've been snapping photos but not posting them for a few months, so here are a bunch all lumped together.

Larry Kluss · Post by **Larry Kluss** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:27 pm

The one with the motorhome and Pontiac Aztec --- they're both campers.

HealeyBN7 · Post by **HealeyBN7** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:41 pm

Austin says "Breaking Bad".

Post by **Steve Simmons** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:50 pm

Austin is correct! The meth camper, and Walt's Aztec from Breaking Bad. They were sitting in an alley at a studio I was working at a while back.

Post by **Steve Simmons** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:19 am

A few more spotted recently...

whitebuffalo · Post by **whitebuffalo** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:29 pm

Really good to see the classics out and about.

Larry Kluss · Post by **Larry Kluss** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:39 pm

HealeyBN7 wrote:Austin says "Breaking Bad".

Good call. I haven't seen the show, so I missed that one

Martin Keller · Post by **Martin Keller** » Sat Mar 28, 2015 2:22 pm

1914 Ford spotted in Ventura, CA..

: Nice 1914 Ford; 1914 Ford IMG_20150328_092850_496 SM.jpg (111.57 KiB) Viewed 10872 times

Very nicely restored and maintained.

: Modern Disk Breaks; 1914 Ford IMG_20150328_092820_402 SM.jpg (99.75 KiB) Viewed 10872 times

Up graded rear breaks, (Larry Kluss's Company even make breaks for this Ford which Very Cool and Safe.)
Upgraded with electric starter (1919 bell housing, starter and fly-wheel ring gear, 12 Volt battery in the trunk).......might it be classified as a Hybred since the battery can most likely run the starter and move the car almost as fast *** the engine in 1 gear....LOL...
Rucksford two speed rear differential, wheels were converted to wire wheels instead of the wooden spokes for appearance and safety.

Very Cool Car for sure.

Larry Kluss · Post by **Larry Kluss** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:21 am

We can't take credit for this one, Martin. Someone else must have adapted it to this application.

HealeyBN7 · Post by **HealeyBN7** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:33 am

I think a better mod would have been to add brakes where that are missing - to the front.

According to "Any Colour - as Long as It's Black!" the addition of 4 wheel brakes cuts the stopping distance by 50%, now that's a significant improvement, but I am sure not nearly enough to give you confidence to tailgate on the 405.

Given the size of those wheels, he could have opted for the 40" big brake kit

On another sighting, I saw the flat head MG on a tow truck this weekend

malcolmr18zoy · Post by **malcolmr18zoy** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:06 am

Yes, the MG TC with a flathead 60 installed, had his timing gear strip.
Malcolm

Post by **Steve Simmons** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:21 am

Being a 1937 flathead, his timing gear is likely fiber. Apparently it couldn't handle several decades of abuse!

Spotted in Agoura, a very nice Alfa.

HealeyBN7 · Post by **HealeyBN7** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:43 pm

malcolmr18zoy wrote:Yes, the MG TC with a flathead 60 installed, had his timing gear strip.
Malcolm

That's not good. I guess the bright side is, it's impossible for the valves to hit the pistons

VWNate1 · Post by **VWNate1** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:13 pm

I so hate those damned fiber or two piece timing gears......

They sure made me lots of money over the decades but they're B.S. IMO .

Post by **Steve Simmons** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:18 pm

Spotted at Paramount Studios today, a Hillman Minx. I couldn't figure out if someone drove it to work or if it was a picture car. All I know is I haven't seen one in years.

: Hillman Minx; hillman-minx.jpg (52.08 KiB) Viewed 10820 times

Also, spotted in Santa Monica the other day, a 1986 Toyota Merlot. Love it or hate it, that was a lot of work.

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gorms68 · Post by **gorms68** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 5:31 am

That 1986 vintage was a very bad year for Toyota.

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