Voitures Anciennes

[Oldblueraincoat]

Each year the Maison des Vins for the Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux Appellation organise a Portes Ouvertes and a magnificent rally of voitures anciennes. Unfortunately it was cancelled last year and this year but, fingers crossed, should be held again next year. Here are some pictures from previous years.

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[RobertArthur]

What to do on a perfect Sunday afternoon? Touring. I saw the garage where I spotted these two Morgans last year. An immense garage, doors open. Almost enough space for a Halifax bomber, many classic cars and as clean as an operating room, an incredible amount of tools, machinery and manuals. The owner of this all gave me a guided tour. A guy who doesn't need a laptop and an OBD-scanner to diagnose what's wrong: eyes, ears and hands-on experience. Under reconstruction and redesign his Morgan three-wheeler:










Because the gearbox of the original Morgan three-wheeler didn't have a reverse he was fitting his own personal solution. He is not the only one bringing this three-wheeler into the 21st century.

[Spardo]

Does that mean then, [mention]RobertArthur[/mention], that they could be driven on a motor bike licence then, having no reverse, that is?

[RobertArthur]

@ Spardo, I'm not a Morgan expert and not someone who knows everything about the regulations applicable in 1911 when the first three-wheelers left the assembly line (workshop?). Actually, I don't know anything about them. So I suppose a bike licence was enough in those days. More about the UK regs of today here. And of course an update of the French regulations.

[Spardo]

[mention]RobertArthur[/mention] Much later than that I think, I'm trying to think of another car that had 3 wheels and no reverse, or at least reverse blocked to avoid having a full driving licence. Not our Piaggio Ape of course, that has 3 reverse gears.

[Char]

@RobertArthur Much later than that I think, I'm trying to think of another car that had 3 wheels and no reverse, or at least reverse blocked to avoid having a full driving licence. Not our Piaggio Ape of course, that has 3 reverse gears.

Would that have been the reliant Regal - which was the predecessor of the reliant robin?

[RobertArthur]

Reliant Robin?

[curtis]

@RobertArthur Much later than that I think, I'm trying to think of another car that had 3 wheels and no reverse, or at least reverse blocked to avoid having a full driving licence. Not our Piaggio Ape of course, that has 3 reverse gears.

The Isetta was one. I had a couple before I passed my test. Had the pleasure of rolling it over. It came back on its wheels, fortunately.

[curtis]

oldblueraincoat Ah yes, the Portes ouvertes at Cadillac. I have entered a car for many years and hope 2022 will be re started. I may have seen you, what car would you have been in?

[Oldblueraincoat]

Hi [mention]curtis[/mention] we were in a Green Renalt Scenic dci but l don't think that's what interests you. We were some of the thousand or so members of the non-voitures anciennes owning public looking at the cars and, of course, tasting the wonderful wine of Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux, l don't own one of the vineyards but that doesn't stop us enjoying the wine