Classic Cars - UK

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It's been an expensive year....

Just a few notes on things which have happened this year, posted in the hope that they may save others from making the...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmac
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmac

Help! ID Unipart / Girling Brake Shoes

Dear All I was recently given some front brakes shoes which purport to be for a Ford Anglia 105E and should therefore a...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ian.groups
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by ian.groups

Will your car be 'Historic' or not?...

Anyone seen the latest issue of PC, looks like the FIAI [1] is trying to define what will be classed as a historic vehi...
55 comments posted 17yrs
posted by INVALID
55 comments posted 17yrs posted by INVALID

'Gap insurance' for classics?

I've managed to get a guaranteed value policy for £11k on my freshly rebuilt motor, but I know it would cost more than...
54 comments posted 17yrs
posted by whos
54 comments posted 17yrs posted by whos

OYEZ YORKSHIRE

Hello there, I have just set up the Yahoo Group OYEZ-YORKSHIRE. The aim is to allow people in the Wakefield, Bradford,...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by thulalandini
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by thulalandini

BMW 2002

Hi, Advice please - I want to sell my 1974 BMW 2002Ti automatic, 55,000 miles, 2 owners, but: a. Have little idea of it...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gordon.macpherson
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by gordon.macpherson

Yellow lines

Anyone know when double yellows were introduced? OK, I admit it, been watching Heartbeat.... Geoff MacK
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gmac
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmac

Can I use very old engine oil?

In my garage are four metal tins of very old Shell Super multi-grade 20/50 engine oil that I "inherited" with the house...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by michael
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by michael

Importing from Spain/Portugal

Anybody done it? I'm looking at importing an older (c.70s/80s) car from Spain or Portugal at the mo - finding it should...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by toomany2cvs
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by toomany2cvs

Rover P6 base unit / shell going spare

Having just stripped down my donor car (1973 Rover P6 2000TC) ready to haul off to the scrapyard, I can't help feeling...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oss108no_spam
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by oss108no_spam

BMW 5 Series Dash

Hi I have a 1987 5 Series BMW that is in good condition (despite 152,000 miles) appart from the dash board that has thr...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by KB
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by KB

MGA unbalanced brakes

Hi, I have a perennial problem at MoT time with unbalanced brakes on my MGA. They are drums all round. I have tried fre...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dan
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by dan

Fual Gauge Resistance

You guys are normally very switched on & helpful so thought I would ask here, might be the wrong place but shove me in...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by alan
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by alan

What's up with eBay?

Normally there are about 2,500 items in Classic Cart Parts -> Triumph. Today it's 1,700 or so. Same with Citroen: 99 in...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ian.groups
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by ian.groups