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Posted by: SLITS Jan 10 2006, 04:56 PM

Posted by: Part Pricer Jan 10 2006, 05:00 PM

Is it Slit's Daily Driver?

Posted by: SLITS Jan 10 2006, 05:16 PM

No, mine looks worse than that

Posted by: Flat VW Jan 10 2006, 05:20 PM

Is that Columbo's car, some kinda Volvo?

John

http://www.columbo-site.freeuk.com/inside.htm
P.S. Volvo ..... Pugeot...... It's all the same thing........

Posted by: SLITS Jan 10 2006, 05:36 PM

QUOTE (Flat VW @ Jan 10 2006, 04:20 PM)

Is that Columbo's car, some kinda Volvo? John http://www.columbo-site.freeuk.com/inside.htm P.S. Volvo ..... Pugeot...... It's all the same thing........

You are within 1000 miles, but no.

Posted by: KaptKaos Jan 10 2006, 05:41 PM

Did it come with that rust from the factory? If so, it must be Italian. A Lancia perhaps?

Posted by: SLITS Jan 10 2006, 05:51 PM

QUOTE (KaptKaos @ Jan 10 2006, 04:41 PM)

Did it come with that rust from the factory? If so, it must be Italian. A Lancia perhaps?

Closer than John, but no

Rust was supplied by Toyota Forklift & rain.........it does run and well, but more about that later

Posted by: bondo Jan 10 2006, 05:54 PM

Needs a bigger front sway bar.

Posted by: fiid Jan 10 2006, 06:59 PM

It's not a ford anglia convertable is it?

Posted by: SLITS Jan 10 2006, 07:21 PM

No Fiid....but yer getting warmer

Posted by: goose2 Jan 10 2006, 07:32 PM

German Ford...Taunus?

Posted by: bernbomb914 Jan 10 2006, 07:36 PM

Hillman minx

Bernie

Posted by: SLITS Jan 10 2006, 07:49 PM

QUOTE (bernbomb914 @ Jan 10 2006, 06:36 PM)

Hillman minx Bernie

Bingo.....1955 Hillman Minx Convertible

Now in my best Paul Harvey voice " Now, the rest of the story".......

Car was outfitted with a Nissan L16 engine and trans (for you you youngins, that's a Datsun 510 engine). Runs like a bat out of hell....looks as bad as Aaron...with the original engine, the car wouldn't get out of it's own way...English ya know.

But, even though Bernie is old, I think he's cheating....he's been here and seen it

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jan 10 2006, 08:08 PM

QUOTE (SLITS @ Jan 10 2006, 05:49 PM)

story"....... Car was outfitted with a Nissan L16 engine and trans (for you you youngins, that's a Datsun 510 engine). Runs like a bat out of hell....looks as bad as Aaron...with the original engine, the car wouldn't get out of it's own way...English ya know.

Wouldn't get out of it's own way because it couldn't get traction in the perpetual oil slick! The Cap'n

Posted by: bernbomb914 Jan 10 2006, 08:16 PM

your right I cheated. thats an old farts perogrative.

Bernie

Posted by: black73 Jan 10 2006, 08:43 PM

QUOTE (bernbomb914 @ Jan 10 2006, 08:16 PM)

your right I cheated. thats an old farts perogrative. Bernie

Old age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm every time.

Posted by: jim_hoyland Jan 10 2006, 08:57 PM

Saw that car at the swapmeet. Reminded me of my uncle who drove a Hillmnan to South America back in the '50s. I couldn't there and back.

Posted by: Gustl Jan 11 2006, 01:27 AM

sorry, but I just saw it now ... a little too late

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Jan 11 2006, 02:21 AM

I had a friend in High School who had one of them back in 1985.
Elliot

Posted by: BMITCHELL Jan 11 2006, 02:58 AM

I had one in college. Hillman super minx back in 64.
Blew it up on the ventura frwy doing about 80. Next one was a TR4.

Posted by: maf914 Jan 11 2006, 08:20 AM

Never had a Hillman, but I did have a 71 Datsun 510. Great car.

I always wanted to put dual Weber DCOE's on it, but I figured I'd get flamed by the club. Oh, wait, but, it already had a carb!

Posted by: Bleyseng Jan 11 2006, 09:27 AM

Had a friend who had a Hillman Stationwagon that we would take to go skiing in when I was in HS. Took forever to get there......