Voitures Anciennes

[RobertArthur]

@ PE, good question. A real classic car, modified, near vintage, copy-cat engineering, retro, let's go back to the 50's and 60's, life was so much easier then (?). Answer: many shades of grey.

Let's have a look at this example. Retro or modern? The MGB reinvented? A Japanese two-seater with inspiration from the past, a Mazda. Without hidden trunk hinge.

[curtis]

Does retro count as near vintage?
https://newatlas.com/automotive/vandere ... amper-van/

To be clear:-
https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/ufaq ... t-vintage/

[Polarengineer]

RA, I would guess they are canopy clamps and not boot hinges.

[curtis]

Healey Hillclimb c by john curtis, sur Flickr

[Hotrodder]

My mrs. will kill for an MX5. Used to have one and loved it. Plus point: Japanese reliability. Minus point: Japanese rustproofing.

[curtis]

MCH 2019 j by john curtis, sur Flickr
MCH2019h by john curtis, sur Flickr

[RobertArthur]

Not moving at all, no snow. The Scania of my father-in-law, long before I met his eldest daughter.

[curtis]

Looks like a useful piece of kit. Presumably a flatbed with the crane for loading?

[RobertArthur]

@ Curtis, yes, flatbed and a HIAB crane. In the years after WW II, many buildings destroyed, incredible fierce fighting during the five-week offensive around the river Scheldt, inondations, an almost forgotten war, he began his business with an old US army truck, perhaps this one. Demolition of what could not be renovated. Dangerous: land mines everywhere. And as a follow-up: transport of construction materials. His Scania: second choice, he would have preferred to buy a Volvo, but much too expensive in those days.

[Blaze]

I'm not particularly a car fan, just a set 'o' wheels ... even if some are nicer than others.
A trip to Saint-Malo this afternoon and the underground car park was virtually empty except for these fellows. I know the second one isn't "ancienne" but we were parking in rich man's corner !

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