So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

[prozac]

Wouldn't do me much good for a UK registered vehicle, though.

Why, because they all think they are special?

 

[Brissy1]

I've been mulling over what project I will do after I retire (shortly I hope). There are so many of these left in the world, you can get newly manufactured spare parts.
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10hp is enough.

Why not do it. Yes after all that, really, why not!

 

[Matt_01]

I've been mulling over what project I will do after I retire (shortly I hope). There are so many of these left in the world, you can get newly manufactured spare parts.
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10hp is enough.

Is that an Austin 7. I have always been a fan of BMC cars and posted (most likely many pages upthread) between myself and my dad we own a 1948 Riley 2.5 and a 1928 Riley 9 open Tourer. I have also owned a 1972 MGB flow through and when my sister went on an extended holiday some 30+ years back she gave me her 1968/9 MGB as a loaner and to look after. I was played as she gave me her MGB in poor condition knowing I would would most likely fix it, which I did.

 

[kookaburra75]

Is that an Austin 7. I have always been a fan of BMC cars and posted (most likely many pages upthread) between myself and my day we own a 1948 Riley 2.5 and a 1928 Riley 9 open Tourer. I have also owned a 1972 MGB flow through and when my sister went on an extended holiday some 30+ years back she gave me her 1968/9 MGB as a loaner and to look after. I was played as she gave me her MGB in poor condition knowing I would would most likely fix it, which I did.

Yes. I've known several people over the years that have owned them, and even been on drives - you can understand what they are called "Chummy". It's a balancing act between what I could maintain, store, and if required, pop onto a trailer to get there and/or back. At 1m wide and 1.9m wheelbase, it's manageable. You can pick up renovated models herein Australia for around $20k.

Why not do it. Yes after all that, really, why not!

The biggest issue is space. We only have a single garage. I could borrow/rent some garage space. I'm researching different options.

 

[Quickstatus]

Wouldn't do me much good for a UK registered vehicle, though.

yes unfortunately in UK it has to be letters and numbers...

 

[prozac]

Is that an Austin 7. I have always been a fan of BMC cars and posted (most likely many pages upthread) between myself and my day we own a 1948 Riley 2.5 and a 1928 Riley 9 open Tourer. I have also owned a 1972 MGB flow through and when my sister went on an extended holiday some 30+ years back she gave me her 1968/9 MGB as a loaner and to look after. I was played as she gave me her MGB in poor condition knowing I would would most likely fix it, which I did.

In one of the neighbouring streets where I grew up was a family that had a possibly pre or just pst war red Jensen tourer.Looked fabulous. It was a daily.

 

[Flashback]

yes unfortunately in UK it has to be letters and numbers...

And it has to be a combo that matches a rego no newer than what your car actually is (for standard issued numberplates, you can tell what year a car is based on the numberplate) e.g., 24 = First reg, 74 = mid-year 24 reg. 64 would be 2014 mid-year reg and 14 would have been the first reg run that year.

 

[kelvedon]

And it has to be a combo that matches a rego no newer than what your car actually is (for standard issued numberplates, you can tell what year a car is based on the numberplate) e.g., 24 = First reg, 74 = mid-year 24 reg. 64 would be 2014 mid-year reg and 14 would have been the first reg run that year.

Before, in 1963, there was a letter at the end relating to the year it was first registered. e.g. T for 1979, N for 1974. In 1983 they ran out of letters of the alphabet , so the ” year” letter was moved to the front.
Dealers and manufacturers complained that buyers would wait till August each year ( when the new years letter was changed ) to buy new vehicles, to the detriment of sales in May, June and July.
To address this in 2001, two numbers in the middle of the registration plate were used identify the initial year of registration, thus spreading the sale of new cars more evenly over the whole year.
Hereby endeth the lesson on UK car registration plates !