Voitures Anciennes

[DominicBest]

Same era, my Aston Martin DB5 had a claimed 149mph. Not sure how accurate the speedos were then but I had it flat out on many occasions.

Was that on cross ply tyres? Apparently at high speeds the diameter of the E-types wheels grew significantly, that would have had affected the speedometer accuracy.

[DominicBest]

My MGBGTV8 must have seemed quite slow at 120mph but it was quick enough for me. Above 70 you couldn't hear the radio

I have driven my Golf at a GPS registered speed of over 150 mph. Two things impressed me about it, one was the ease with which it reached that speed and the other was how calm and quiet it was. A world away from driving 50s or 60s sports cars, especially roadsters.
The highest speed I have ever seen on one of my satnavs was 187 mph. I recorded that driving down the A1 towards Paris well within the speed limit. I went through one of the 'tunnels' where the airport runways cross the road just as a recently landed jet was taxiing above me. I presume something to do with its electronics scrambled my ancient Garmin's brain.

[L Austin France]

Was that on cross ply tyres? Apparently at high speeds the diameter of the E-types wheels grew significantly, that would have had affected the speedometer accuracy.

Presumably they read low

[curtis]

I think that was on cross plies, Dominic. Avon Turbospeeds 16".
I never competed in that Aston, although a few of us hired Goodwood circuit for the day. I remember that the brakes were smoking after each session, probably as I was using them too much.

[DominicBest]

Was that on cross ply tyres? Apparently at high speeds the diameter of the E-types wheels grew significantly, that would have had affected the speedometer accuracy.

Presumably they read low

Yes, fewer revolutions.

[RobertArthur]

Not a Jaguar. The last Citroën 2CV ever built has now found a parking space in the world's largest automobile museum, the MNA in Mulhouse, France. This 2CV was originally intended to become the property of the Citroën company, but was passed on by the factory director to his adopted son Patrick Bourdeaux from Mulhouse.

Bourdeaux announced in July 2020: "It will never be for sale. After me, it will go to the Mulhouse Car Museum, where I am a volunteer." Following his death last year, his wife has now kept her word.

[DominicBest]

Not a Jaguar. The last Citroën 2CV ever built has now found a parking space in the world's largest automobile museum, the MNA in Mulhouse, France. This 2CV was originally intended to become the property of the Citroën company, but was passed on by the factory director to his adopted son Patrick Bourdeaux from Mulhouse.

Bourdeaux announced in July 2020: "It will never be for sale. After me, it will go to the Mulhouse Car Museum, where I am a volunteer." Following his death last year, his wife has now kept her word.

What a museum that was when it was just the Schlumph brothers’ collection. For me it’s just not the same now.

[curtis]

I visited during the period when the workers had taken it over. You were allowed in free but asked for a donation on leaving as I recall. Normally I would never give to anything like that but the impact of the visit was such that I relented. I have a collection of B&W 8x6 prints that I took during the visit.

[RobertArthur]

@ Curtis, I've never visited this museum, comparing old versus new impossible. What I do know is that I appreciate their efforts to respect the patrimoine automobile. For some particular reason: they also have Chris le Bricoleur's NSU Ro80 in their collection.

A translation of one of his last postings (April 9, 2019).

"This car, indeed an NSU Ro80, one from the last years, is in the museum in Mulhouse among other post-war classics - roadworthy. The car is a donation through the Ro80 Club International to this museum, and being an honorary member of both this club and the Assiociation Internationale des Amis du Musee National de l'Automobile de Mulhouse, I was asked to drive this car at a special event.
I restored the car completely 'originalgetreu' in the years 2006-2008, and owned it until 2017. When our club was approached because of the intended expansion of the post-war museum collection, I gave it as a gift to the museum.

The parts supply by the club is good. The stock includes parts from disbanded NSU garages and scrapped Ro80s. Wear parts (anything rubber, and also shock absorbers) are available there as reproductions, and there is a list of parts that were also used for other cars and are therefore still reproduced by suppliers.

Ah yes, and I arranged with the RDW that the original (oldtimer) number plates could stay on the car.
German cultural heritage via NL to LDF! "







And together with several Bugattis.

[curtis]

Another view on the Schlumpf story, by Arlette Schlumpf; "Auto biographie"
A good read which I enjoyed.

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