The Great British Car Rally stopped in Masterton yesterday. I snapped these in my lunch hour
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Another local registration on this 1961 Hillman Minx Estate. |
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Smart little Morris 8. |
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This Mk I Jaguar carries a personalized registration plate. It is a copy of the UK rego used by Mike Hawthorne on his racing Mk I. |
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Ford's Capri was an unusual, but handsome style. This 1962 model has a small caravan attached behind its long boot. |
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Riley RM from 1948. |
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When I was an apprentice mechanic I used to service vans, like this 1973 Austin A60, for our local Power Board. I remember the oil filters were a nightmare to change. |
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The first Sunbeam Alpines were effectively a two door convertible version of the Sunbeam Talbot sedan. This one from 1953 |
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This Ford Prefect wasn't in the rally, but was parked outside the fish and chip shop opposite my work. |
3 comments:
Those photos bring back some memories, Trev. I owned a 1952 Sunbeam-Talbot 90 for about 3 years and a 1951 2 1/2 litre Riley RMB for about 5 years, both great cars to drive and beautiful to look at.
Yep, the BMC cartridge filters. It was always a gamble whether to replace the rubber sealing ring or not. A bastard to change on so many engines, but if you didn't.......... a big clean up job was on the cards!!!
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