TR3tim Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I'm competing to see who on Sideways has the slowest car... just bought a diesel Land Rover Def 90 - to start the ball rolling (albeit dead slowly:D). Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterC Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Tim, I dont suppose a quad tractor counts? It is very slow, but quite alarming=exciting even at a crawl.... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeTRacted Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Surely doesn't count Peter as not road-registered? How about this, - 20 raging horsepower and just over 60 flat out, if you are brave enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidescreen Vicky Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I used to drive a very old and chronically underpowered 8 wheeler. The reg plate was B*** UAH. It was affectionately known as Useless A*se Hole in the yard. One day I got back and said to the relief driver "You won't believe it, I've just been overtaken by a bicycle going up Finborough Hill!" He replied "Well when I drove it last week, I was overtaken by a jogger going past Wattisham Camp!" Not long afterwards, said relief driver did me a huge favour and turned it over in a quarry, writing it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerguzzi Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Hello All 20 HP pure luxury! This is in my garage having a bit of TLC is a Bond Minicar with a Villiers 198cc engine with about 3 to 5 bhp at best It has been upgraded to electric start! instead of opening the bonnet and kick starting it! So if thrown off a cliff it would probably do 40 MPH Roger ps they made a 4 seater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Ye gods........ didn't that used to be Noddys? I can see I'm not going to win this. The family Arosa 1.7SDI (s is for slow) has 60 short legged, normally aspirated ponies but can manage 85 in favourable conditions. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod1883 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 See the fourth picture in - sideways-technologies.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/7663-hi-from-deepest-west-sussex/ The Acadiane slows in anticipation when any upward incline hoves into view! Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod1883 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 ahh, copy and paste of the link didn't work, and I can't see any edit button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterC Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, DeTRacted said: Surely doesn't count Peter as not road-registered? How about this, - 20 raging horsepower and just over 60 flat out, if you are brave enough. Rob, We're neck and neck on HP, but mine bends in the middle and will go up a 45 deg slope, bucket first !! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterC Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 34 minutes ago, Rod1883 said: ahh, copy and paste of the link didn't work, and I can't see any edit button. Rod, I think it appears alongside the quote button , but not immediately after posting Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR3tim Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Brilliantly different vehicles; any pics of that 8-wheeler, Vicky? No-one could induce me to think ill of a Bond; they just have sthg, for me - and probably still faster than the Landy. Might let you know, after l've picked it up tomoz and clogged it up the A1... And that so sweet MG; rather nimbler than the LR, and possibly near it over rough terrain, too! Just realised what Citroen did with the name of that camionette. Glorious thing. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidescreen Vicky Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I've got some pics of some of my other old trucks, but not the 8 wheeler. It was in the days before digital cameras, and it wasn't worth wasting film on!! I was secretly rather fond of it as it earned as much as the other trucks in the yard and didn't owe anybody anything. Peter, is that your tool? It looks jolly useful.....I could do with one here (that is a hint, Ben!). Rob, That is a very, very pretty MG.....I think it would really suit me. (Ben, we need a bigger garage). Roger, 3-5 bhp, are you serious? That is smaller than most peoples lawn mowers these days!!! I think you might be winning this one! Rod, you are winning the style prize. You don't want to be driving that one too quickly otherwise no-one can appreciate those classic good looks. As for your Defender 90, Tim, we look forward to seeing some pictures. They are ruddy uncomfortable to drive, have dreadfully vague steering and wouldn't pull a hen of a nest, but they will go anywhere! Once you have got it up the A1 what are your plans for it? Some off roading I hope..........then you will have some serious fun with it! Have a safe trip. Vicky x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR3tim Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Well, got it (the Landy) home, after chopping in my Morris Minor 1275 against it. So l still have only four old bangers : ). Have to say l was pleasantly surprised by the (relative) directness of the steering, and it tootles along effortlessly (if noisily :D) at 60. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR3tim Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 21 hours ago, PeterC said: Tim, I dont suppose a quad tractor counts? It is very slow, but quite alarming=exciting even at a crawl.... Peter Peter, why aren't you at the helm? Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 'Cause he's taking the picture..... Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterC Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Tim, 'cause of bifocals and a stiff neck I was tooo slooow. We had to go up the slope backwards because the weight in the bucket put air under the front wheels going forwards. More snaps of my version of hill-climbing here: https://supertrarged.wordpress.com/2015/11/12/concrete-canvas-ditch-lining/ Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Interesting project. We have a stream that crosses our garden, which likes to "go underground" and needs lining. I seriously looked at concrete canvas but even with their "special offcuts prices" it was going to be £ 1200 for materials alone. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterC Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, Nick Jones said: Interesting project. We have a stream that crosses our garden, which likes to "go underground" and needs lining. I seriously looked at concrete canvas but even with their "special offcuts prices" it was going to be £ 1200 for materials alone. Nick Yes it was expensive about £25 per sq meter- 30 adds up. But if the stream blocked there it would go downhill striaght into the cottage, and worse, the garage. So it had to be done. In my experience pipes are a big liability. it only takes a stick and leaves to block a 12 inch culvert in minutes. I'd go for an open ditch anyday if there are trees around Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidescreen Vicky Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Tim, That is a fine looking LR! How old is it? Glad you had a safe trip. Vicky x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR3tim Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 That work is clearly not just a labour of love, then, Peter! Back to that machine: l 'dig' the rather racy roll-over bar... Vicky: the Landy is a '97, formerly in service with the Royal Marines in Gib, l gather. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattius Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I want a defender badly, but i just can't manage more than one old car. For the competition i would like to put forward my Spitfire, it has an average speed of 0mph in the last 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod1883 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Was the Landy picked up from a MOD sale Tim? I've often wondered if that might be a route to get a good vehicle that has been properly serviced at a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR3tim Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Mattius: Courage, mate! Get that Spitty back on the road! I know what you mean about managing a clutch of old bangers. It's worse than having dogs - at least with dogs you can exercise them all at the same time :D... l'm finding the LR a hoot, much quicker, more wieldy and less noisy than the 'received wisdom' holds. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR3tim Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Rod - hi: l gather that all ex-MoD stuff now sells through one specialist, and this one had been privately pre-owned after de-mob in '10, so it came thru a used-car dealer. I uncovered the manufacturer's plate in the cab today, [pristine condition, tho that's not to say the rest of the machine is : )...] and it is stamped 'MoD'. That said, it appears to have been re-engined recently and the chassis is v.clean indeed, with a new diesel tank. And there's me, saying all those years: 'l'll never get a diseasel'! Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 My offering.................Rangie in low ratio, 1st gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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