I wasn’t going to change my non de plume, but changed my Marque....
I wasn’t going to change my non de plume, but changed my Marque....
Originally Posted by Spgeti
For you Bruce, and Ray too !!
Ray would be pleased that sitting in the shed is my little Riley Elf, owned by John Fitzpatrick ( no not the famous one) and it raced in the Telecom Festival and is listed in the other thread.
Good to hear Bruce. I unfortunately had to scrap two Riley Elfs just before Trade Me started. The 1300cc engine I brought from the UK is now with Mike Lucas and the 998cc part reconditioned engine is with John Hudson.
Not sure if I still have a box of bits (many brand new) for the Elf but I do have various bits and pieces including a lovely pair of 1 1/2" SUs on a Mini manifold, Cooper remote gear change, two sets set of glass, boot floor cover panel etc.
A mix
First is a professionally taken slide (ie not mine). Can anyone identify the second car?
Teretonga 2005
2018
2018 Goodwood - of course
Hi Ray, I will PM you.
Bruce, your Avatar has changed to suit the new car and your new name should be " BMC ELF " well done Mate, need some photos now !! ,
Last edited by Roger Dowding; 08-20-2019 at 05:10 AM.
ERC, a guy in the UK has a Riley Pathfinder - year and details unknown at this stage but it came with this Number Plate.
He says DVLA has been unable to assist - understand many " Local Body " records have been lost / destroyed ! - seems a bit like NZ did with obsolete / expired Rego's .
Can you help
Seem to remember you know quite a bit about the system and where a Rego could be from.
Cheers..
My knowledge NZ based like this.
That rego plate was originally issued in Surrey. British Motor Museum Heritage should have the build data for the Pathfinder as Riley was under the Nuffield/BMC/Leyland banner.
https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk...e-certificates
Briiliant Ray and thanks - hope it didn't involve too much work .. Cheers Roger
A bit of colour to brighten up the day.
2000
2011
2012
De Thomaso
Recreations and replicas. A photographer's nightmare... Not so much that they are in anyway non-photogenic, far from it, but often, you just can't tell from a photograph. If I ever publish a book of photographs, it will have to carry the disclaimer that pics may or may not be of original cars.
Hamilton 1994
Auckland Domain 1997
Goodwood 2004
Pukekohe 2005
bit like 250F's ERC
2009
2011
2013
But wait, there's more...
2014
2016
2018 - shame about the wheels...
Hope you are still able to view these Oldfart. Let us know when it drops out. back to real cars.
1990
2018
Hampton Downs café.
2019
No issues at all so far
Not the best of Dad's Donington pics.
1938
2019
F1 Renaults
1977 - British GP in the days when paddock access wasn't just for the elite.
2002 - Goodwood Festival of Speed - note the crowds in the background. If you can't make the Revival, because the timing doesn't suit, the FoS is worth a visit, but for the various cars around. Viewing the action, as with any hillclimb, is very restricted, but the static displays and paddocks are worthwhile.
The central sculpture/display outside Goodwood House is always impressive.
2004 - Goodwood FoS
Last edited by ERC; 08-29-2019 at 10:07 PM.
Engines... (date refers to photograph, not the engine!)
2018 - Alta
BRM V16
2011 BRM
2015 BRM
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