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Post by eightofthem (Andy) on May 3, 2015 10:40:36 GMT
whilst at work last week, i decided to have a little stroll along the recently uncovered abondoned railway line, i think they plan to re instate it soon. In fairness they had cleared most of the undergrowth before the mating season had begun, but i came across this lot... ......No prizes for guessing what car it was, but have a go anyway.   Then i stumbled across this chap.  who then showed off a bit.  And what really made my day was this fella.  I watched him / her for a good twenty minutes before it got bored of me and slipped off back to the undergrowth. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 11:22:08 GMT
Nice photo's but I can't ID that car which looks as if it was hit by the last train to pass through!
It's always good to hear of a disused Railway being reopened. Whereabouts is it?
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Post by Colin McA on May 3, 2015 21:05:11 GMT
5 door austin metro.
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Post by eightofthem (Andy) on May 3, 2015 21:21:19 GMT
Nice photo's but I can't ID that car which looks as if it was hit by the last train to pass through! It's always good to hear of a disused Railway being reopened. Whereabouts is it? It is in Portishead near Bristol, lots of development going on, very up and coming. I also had a chat with Mr Briggs, aka Mike Baldwin from Coronation St, he drives a nice old car, nice chap. Sorry Colin, definitely not a Metro, good guess though.  |
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Post by Colin McA on May 3, 2015 21:47:59 GMT
I was going by the wheels.
The pulley on the engine I thought was french as it is on the wrong side for the A series engine but small french cars have 3 stud wheels.
Perhaps a larger austin model?
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Post by Simon H on May 3, 2015 22:15:37 GMT
No idea what the car once was but I know a peacock when I see one...
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Post by Warwick on May 4, 2015 2:53:51 GMT
I dropped the photo into Google Images and did a search. Turns out it isn't a car at all, Andy. It's a haystack.
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Post by eightofthem (Andy) on May 4, 2015 7:34:33 GMT
I was going by the wheels. The pulley on the engine I thought was french as it is on the wrong side for the A series engine but small french cars have 3 stud wheels. Perhaps a larger austin model? French, you are on the right track, it's the wheels that give it away. I hope there is no needle in it Warwick |
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Post by Colin McA on May 4, 2015 20:05:40 GMT
Some kind of talbot, horizon or alpine?
Could do with some better pics....
Colin
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Post by GlennR on May 4, 2015 20:54:16 GMT
Renault 16?
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Post by Welsh Warlock on May 5, 2015 8:11:57 GMT
Renault 5
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on May 5, 2015 9:13:38 GMT
Peugeot 205  |
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Post by Colin McA on May 5, 2015 10:58:01 GMT
I think Alan is correct, renault 5.
Had a google of the engine bay and they did use a similar pulley and wheels.
I thought they had three stud hubs but that may have been the early ones.
The pulley is familiar to anyone reading hot hatch car magazines from the 90's.
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Post by eightofthem (Andy) on May 5, 2015 14:56:30 GMT
Yes I will go with a Renault 5. My first thought when I saw it was a Peugeot 104, but nothing matched, I ruled out a Renault 5 for the same reason as Colin and I thought that most of the R5 range did not have a transverse engine, the early ones were forward facing front wheel drive, like my old R12. Anyway, I think this one looked like this at one time.  Oh, and the Water pump.  Well done all, well done Alan.  , you get a gold star. |
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, you get a gold star.