Our Cars & Motoring - Part 2

Updated : 13th August 2009 Issue : 5

Continued from Cars & Motoring - Part 1 a look at my vehicles along with some family history & our other cars

More detail on the Morris 8 here or the picture above

1963 a Green Morris Mini Estate in 1977. No picture or detail survive. This line drawing courtesy of the British Motor Corporation

ALT 286H a Blue 1970 Ford Cortina MK2 Estate in 1977. No picture available this Saloon line drawing courtesy of the Ford Motor Company

VPK 928G White 1969 Morris 1300 in 1977. No picture available, above the badge engineered MG version courtesy of the British Motor Corporation. More MG's on the MG Page in this "My Scrapbook" section of the website

A 1964 Burnt Orange MGB Roadster in 1977. No picture or details survive. This example the first of the left hand drive models introduced in 1965 courtesy of MG Cars

More MG's on the MG Page in this "My Scrapbook" section of the website

YKT 902B a Black 1964 Morris Mini Estate in 1977. No picture available but similar to CFN 311B. To avoid purchase tax many owners converted the basic van shown above & fitted rear seats. Picture courtesy of British Motor Corporation

1962 a Maroon Ford Anglia in 1977. No picture or details survive, these illustrations courtesy of the Ford Motor Company

See the Ford Anglia history here or from the banner below

GKJ 590L Blue 1973 Datsun Sunny Estate in 1978. No picture available above courtesy of Fortunecity

See more on the Datsun range of cars here or from the logo below

See more on the Hillman Avenger here or from the pictures above

CFN 330K Blue 1972 Renault 6TL Estate with NKF 959 Black 1950 Riley RMF 2 1/2 litre sports saloon in 1981

Interior post restoration in 1983

Depicted in a pastel by David Fellows August 1983

Christened "Rosemary" she's pictured at the Red Lion Herne Hill

An original pair of patern spot lights were obtained & added, see pastel picture above, along with a tow bar for a camping trailer

We sold the RMF to an enthusiast in Faversham but haven't seen her since

Under Lord Nuffield & BMC the post war 1.5 & 2.5 Litre Riley RM was produced at Abingdon above from May 1949 until superceded by the launch of the Pathfinder in 1953 that used the same lump

I was amazed to see your website, because the RMF used to belong to my brother then living Oxford from 1968-1972.

I remember journeys around Oxfordshire & out to the Cotswolds. My sister-in-law was a social worker & so did quite a large rural mileage. I still have a couple of slides of the car looking much the same, but at that time had two additional front lamps, no flashing indicators, & a bent bumper!

It had been hand-painted by a previous owner, very painstakingly to a high standard with thirteen coats of Valspar black lacquer. We nicknamed the car Vladimir, I believe that the block froze & cracked in the winter of 1972 that was when sadly they disposed Vladimir.

It really was a fine car, the nearest thing to it that I've ever owned so far was a Wolseley 4/44, of which we had two in succession; they were nicely finished & handled very well, but did not have the style or individuality or speed of the Riley & being of monocoque construction, were also seriously corrosion-prone in critical areas.

Presumably the car still exists, restored and tucked away somewhere?

I will get a copy made of the better of the two slides I have and send it on to you .......

I'll also join the RM Club. - Thanks once again and all the best - Nick Walton (Norwich)

Rosemary in her days as Vladimir in the summer of 1969 from Nick Walton

There are details of the Riley RM Club here or from the logo above

RHJ 166G Black 1968 MGB Roadster in Chestfield start of restoration in 1983. See the car restored on the MG Page

A927 KKR brand new & first of the Ford Sierras to partner the MGB in 1983

HKL 549Y Gawdy bright Red 1983 Skoda 120 LSE known as the 'Fire Engine' used as a runabout whilst MGB under restoration

Very soon replaced by a AOO 328X a Green 1981 Ford Cortina 2.0 GL Automatic Ghia Estate here at East Bergholt in 1986

The Roadshow vans - RAX 601Y a Blue 1982 Ford Transit & GKM 286Y a White 1983 Mercedes 307D in 1988

Skoda Sponsorship H871 CKN a 1990, J99 KKJ a 1991, & K927 PKN a 1992 - All white Favorit Estates. Here accepting the second from Roger Chapman of Express Garage Herne Bay in August 1991

F385 GRA Mike & Sue take delivery of my 1988 Saab 900 Turbo Sports Saloon in April 1993

RJM 844Y a Blue 1982 Mercedes 300TD Estate, XJJ 38V a Grey 1979 Renault 18, the 1983 Mercedes 307D again, with D857 WPF a Red 1986 Ford Fiesta in 1995

H687 HTF a Blue 1990 Sierra Ghia 2.0i Saloon emerges from a small road tunnel in Northern France in 1996

One of two 1997 Peugeot 306D's at the New Forrest in 1997

Citroen Sponsorship R313 DKK a White 1998 Xsara with M838 OKE a Blue 1994 Peugeot 106D in 1998

Citroen Sponsorship T762 OKM a Blue 1999 Xsara in 1999

Honda Sponsorship W698 UKJ a Black 2000 Civic Sports Coupe in 2000

565 UVW a Green 1998 Rover 400 in Chipping Campden in 2000, J733 NLB a White 1992 Peugeot 405 TD Estate on the Chatsworth Estate Bakewell & our new Blue Peugeot 206hdi in 2001

OTB 916M a Bronze 1973 MG Midget in 2002. See more of the Midget on the MG Page

M921 GGH a 500 limited edition 1994 Eunos 1.8.i RS (Mazda MX5) at the Pen-Twyn Reservoir in the Black Mountain region of Wales in 2002

New Peugeot 206 HDI TD SW July 2005

Peugeot 307 Hdi TD Sport with all the toys September 2006

Peugeot 308 Hdi TD Special August 2009

There's more Motor Mania on the following pages:

Navigate from MX5 for all the Mazda MX5 & Eunos Roadster features

For MG's navigate from the MG Page

For the Civil Service Motoring Organisation (CSMA) navigate from CSMA Anniversary Run

For track days navigate from Castle Coombe

For Veteran Cars see London - Brighton 2006