The Body of a Brit, but the Heart of a Mopar....

[MarPar]

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[6PKRTSE]

I almost bought one before many years back. It was rough, but it was a 440 sixpack. Someone else beat me to it and even paid more than the asking price to get it.

 

[Hey-O]

Strange combination, but fun!!

 

[kiwigtx]

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Right in the Gentleman's region..........the wedding vegetables........

 

[DeltaV]

What we need is a Triumph TR-6 with a 340 six pack.

 

[kiwigtx]

What we need is a Triumph TR-6 with a 340 six pack.

Or a Hillman Imp (Rootes Group/Chrysler) with a 225 /6.

 

[kiwigtx]

Not Chrysler, but quite a few years ago some guy over here put a VW Beetle motor in a Fiat Bambina......ran like a scalded cat.

 

[MarPar]

Right in the Gentleman's region..........the wedding vegetables........

 

[YY1]

There's a tr-4 with 350 on CL, too.

 

[kiwigtx]

Ferrari Door-slammer .... from a few years ago in NZ drag-racing history.

I suspect many a late night was spent on the 'glass BBQ'.

 

[kiwigtx]

 

[33 IMP]

Bristol (about as british as they get) used Mopar engines in the early sixties too. Member David Womby has one.

 

[33 IMP]

Ferrari Door-slammer .... from a few years ago in NZ drag-racing history.

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I suspect many a late night was spent on the 'glass BBQ'.

A different coat of paint would improve that car 1000%.

 

[33 IMP]

Indeed it was. Plus a few more in the backgrounds.

I also see a 190 Merc behind the T-Bird. lol

Pretty sure that's a 230 or 250 sl
190sl was closer looks and time-period wise to the 300sl, but not even 1/3 of a 300, imo.
I sure don't understand the outrageous money they are bringing at auction nowadays.

 

[33 IMP]

Or a Hillman Imp (Rootes Group/Chrysler) with a 225 /6.

Nope. Hillman Imp with 300hp Shelby glhs 2.2! (Or 400 hp?)

 

[kiwigtx]

Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson showing us a pair of nice Bristol's.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Pretty sure that's a 230 or 250 sl
190sl was closer looks and time-period wise to the 300sl, but not even 1/3 of a 300, imo.
I sure don't understand the outrageous money they are bringing at auction nowadays.

Yup.... While working on a 54 300 the owner offered me his 190 in trade for labor.... I passed... Stupid mistake as a couple years later they absolutely took off....

 

[33 IMP]

Not Chrysler, but quite a few years ago some guy over here put a VW Beetle motor in a Fiat Bambina......ran like a scalded cat.

I tried looking up a fiat bambina, and all I got was the current style 500. Is that what you're talking about? Cause I was thinking about the original 500/600.
Saw a fifties era 600, at the drags near San Diego many years back, with a 2150 vw in the back. It was a rocket ship.

 

[kiwigtx]

I tried looking up a fiat bambina, and all I got was the current style 500. Is that what you're talking about? Cause I was thinking about the original 500/600.
Saw a fifties era 600, at the drags near San Diego many years back, with a 2150 vw in the back. It was a rocket ship.

Yes...the 1960's era Bambina - or Fiat 500 as it was known.

I owned one back in the '80's - used to drive with the roof folded back and my head sticking out the top.

A 500cc 2-cylinder sewing machine on wheels.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Yes...the 1960's era Bambina - or Fiat 500 as it was known.

I owned one back in the '80's - used to drive with the roof folded back and my head sticking out the top.

A 500cc 2-cylinder sewing machine on wheels.

I lived in Madrid back in the late 60's-early 70's... Those things were everywhere...