Is it Slit's Daily Driver?

No, mine looks worse than that

Is that Columbo's car, some kinda Volvo?

John

Columbo's Car
P.S. Volvo ..... Pugeot...... It's all the same thing........

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

Is that Columbo's car, some kinda Volvo? John Columbo's Car P.S. Volvo ..... Pugeot...... It's all the same thing........

You are within 1000 miles, but no.

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

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

Needs a bigger front sway bar.

It's not a ford anglia convertable is it?

No Fiid....but yer getting warmer

German Ford...Taunus?

Hillman minx

Bernie

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

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

your right I cheated. thats an old farts perogrative.

Bernie

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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......