My old motors thread - probably done before, but who cares!

[jjeffries]

Inspired choice to Italianize those wheels but refinishing them au naturel.
I was going to guess ATS, but would have been incorrect.
I remember as a kid (1970's) that even Italian lorries had interesting wheels which looked rather like radial aero-engines.
John

[cubist]

My current truck averages 19mpg... The SRT10 is just too juicy unless you have really deep pockets.

Medium pockets but then average mpg out the window as Kuwait virtually gives its fuel away anyway. Favourable financials balanced out by regularly replacing 'quality' rear Bandags. This will be coming back with me to the UK but may have to spend its life sitting in storage except for '10p off a litre' Tesco fuel days...

[jonno1]

More Fulvia content from me....sorry. This time, my S2 1600HF which was fully race prepped with a stonking engine on big throaty Webers. Bought with best intentions. Then more kids came along so it made way for the Fanalone. It was a cracking car, so great (if not that fast) round Goodwood - still makes me smile thinking about those days. It was bought from me by Andrew McAlpine (construction fame) who set about converting it into a splendid Fanalone replica....see bottom shot! It takes part in classic Monte and other events at his hands.

4632006753_1ab7e946cd_o by CARMANWAITINGINTHESKY, on Flickr

16247617447_a04f8936e7_b by CARMANWAITINGINTHESKY, on Flickr

[Lightweight_911]

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[Sam]

Ram SRT10 daily here in Middle East which would be cripplingly expensive to run in the UK. Kudos to you with 8-10mpg (at best?) at home pump prices.

I’m trying to work out where to go next after my v6 amarok ... would love an older v8raptor but The f150 lightning trucks looks to be sensible size wise..

I wonder how easy it would be to find a [good] GMC Syclone.

They claimed a quicker 0-60 than the 930 when it came out.

I've quietly lusted after one since.

[cubist]

I wonder how easy it would be to find a [good] GMC Syclone.

They claimed a quicker 0-60 than the 930 when it came out.

I've quietly lusted after one since.

There you go...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-GMC-Syc ... Sw1h9dns9H

[Sam]

So... quite easy then.

Would.

[Dougieboy1]

Like you, have always fancied one. They are quite rare. 0-60 in 4.5 secs....

The one on ebay is actually the typhoon, the SUV version. The Syclone was the pick up....which that isnt....obvs....

[richkaz]

Inspired choice to Italianize those wheels but refinishing them au naturel.
I was going to guess ATS, but would have been incorrect.
I remember as a kid (1970's) that even Italian lorries had interesting wheels which looked rather like radial aero-engines.
John

Yes, Lancia lorries used a sporty looking split rim design from the 40's through to the early 60's.





According to this quote from an ex lorry driver member of the Lancia club this is why

'As a former lorry driver i can inform you that the wheels are known as "split rims". The driver could change a tyre without having to lever the bead of a tyre over the rim, he merely separated the rim by undoing the nuts.
Still heavy work but manageable. This type of wheel is still commonplace in Australia due to the arduous journeys undertaken. The nearest ATS could be 500 miles away or more!'

[sng45]

I wonder how easy it would be to find a [good] GMC Syclone.

They claimed a quicker 0-60 than the 930 when it came out.

I've quietly lusted after one since.

There you go...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-GMC-Syc ... Sw1h9dns9H

For sale at Motorhub - dealer with one of the worst reputations in the country - close run thing between them and specialist cars of Malton as to who would win Olympic gold for poor client service and skulduggery !

[Dougieboy1]

According to this quote from an ex lorry driver member of the Lancia club this is why

'As a former lorry driver i can inform you that the wheels are known as "split rims". The driver could change a tyre without having to lever the bead of a tyre over the rim, he merely separated the rim by undoing the nuts.
Still heavy work but manageable. This type of wheel is still commonplace in Australia due to the arduous journeys undertaken. The nearest ATS could be 500 miles away or more!'

WW2 jeeps had the same split rim idea for the same reason, changing a tyre where it was unlikely there would be tyre changing equipment.

[Winston Teague]

My first car, also my first competitive outing, Land's End Trial......

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[Winston Teague]

Well, when i say 'competitive'.......

[jonno1]

First classic. Bought for £3000 from a chap in Devon. It had been his sons car, who had sadly passed away. It had a great engine but the body was rough. Took it to DTR for a check over....sobering bill and sobering report! Sold it when I got into Fulvias.

P1010392 by CARMANWAITINGINTHESKY, on Flickr

[ghia70]

First Car - 1959 Ford 100E Escort - Started when i was 13 (1978) - finished at 17 when i started driving. 1500GT engine, anglia rear, Capri front struts