A rare beauty

[FarmerPug]

definatley a diesel conversion if that engine in it is shot rip it out would an xud go
in ok what happens with engine mounts and gear linkages.
the best thing would be a 2.2 hdi defapped drift mobile

[lozz]

definatley a diesel conversion if that engine in it is shot rip it out would an xud go
in ok what happens with engine mounts and gear linkages.
the best thing would be a 2.2 hdi defapped drift mobile

dunno if a xud wouid mate up to that box, but anything is possible,

years ago cars like that with big engine bays where getting v8s and jag engines thrown in them so the Xud route is perhaps more than possible,

[FarmerPug]

there is a few v8 videos of 505s on youtube i suppose being rwd opens up that potential ive seen americans put chevvy v8s somehow in a suzuki.
but the 505 does an xud or hdi have mounting brackets to put the engine in
long ways or can the original box be adapted so the gearlinkages work if the gearbox
is moved.
the v6 hdi is always a possibility take one out of a rwd wrote off s type

[waue1978]

you can drive over a ploughed field without breaking an egg.
But yup the dolly isn't a very manly car, but the 2cv is still such a simple car id love to fix one up.

A 505:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-505-G ... 500wt_1377

not a bad old car that.

tidy underneath,
ibet someone buys it and converts to diesel, that wouid make it 8 seats cheapto run and not far off being tax exempt also perhap couid be insured using classic insurance,

& still boot space with all the seats up - unlike today's sh*te 7 seaters where you either have no boot or make somebody walk to the airport...

[lozz]

the price as gone up, this old girl as raised alot of interest ithink,

ibet it sells for good money!
no doubt it will end up in large steel container and sent overseas icarnt see many people buying it to put back on the road over here it wouid work out an expensive motor, and where wouid one find one of them old skool engines

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-505-G ... 500wt_1377

[FarmerPug]

my uncle has a 1981 505 saloon diesel way at the back of his shed beside a 924 i have only been allowed to see it once but he said he will keep it there until i can restore it makes sense because it would cost a couple of grand to get right

[STALLED]

Many of the 504 and 505's here in Australia have been shipped to the middle east for parts!

Saw a nice 504 GL during the week on my work trip - Haven't seen one on the road/registered in ages!

[FarmerPug]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C239047
the best looking convertible from france?

[TooT]

Better than mint Austin Westminster this afternoon


That looks like a rather large steering wheel.

[FarmerPug]

thats a huge wheel, but whats that in the back window?

[lozz]

thats a huge wheel, but whats that in the back window?

its a Toaster,


its the old skool heated rear screen mate,

[lozz]

Heres what iused to work on,

riley 1.jpg

1947 riley,

[FarmerPug]

i had a read on wikipedia about the austin westminister one version took 17.9 secs to 60 and did 22mpg to me that seems really slow was most cars like this?

[lozz]

i had a read on wikipedia about the austin westminister one version took 17.9 secs to 60 and did 22mpg to me that seems really slow was most cars like this?

They where realy heavy cars
you didnt want to go fast in out like that the steering in old critters like them are Mega muscle tear.ing

[Doggy]

Don't be too hard on the A110 Westminster, (so called as it's 2912 cc straight 6 produced 110 bhp gross, or something like 77 bhp as it's measured today). It was much more about smoothness than speed.

I did manage to get one of these out of shape going over the crest of a hill on a bendy wet road at about 80 & somehow kept it out of the scenery, mainly by treating that huge wheel like an expensive piece of crystal.

Most things were much worse - Austin made A30's for example. IIRC a 2.25 litre petrol Landy took 40 seconds +, (the diesel couldn't reach 70, 0-60 was measured in minutes).

My first Poxhall Viva had a top speed of about 77, but was really nippy & could do 0-60 in a fraction under 20s.

Not everything was slow though, my bro's 1962 Jaguar 3.8 mkII managed 125 mph & 0-60 in 8.5 sec. (according to the Motor roadtest). In the early 70's it blew just about everything into the weeds, including new Rovers & Triumphs, (the Audis & BMWs of that period). He paid £80 for it!