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Post by stevegbr on Sept 18, 2014 12:58:20 GMT
Is it a Vauxhall Victor? Unsure of the TV show. yes it is a 1968 Vauxhall Victor 2000 SL. and the show was "randall and hopkirk (deceased). |
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Post by rich on Sept 18, 2014 13:32:02 GMT
hillam imp....engine based on a Coventry climax fire pump engine.....stiletto twin carb hot version model revved to 14k from memory..........the company was nationalized at the time ( as was the british motorcycle industry ) so why oh why didn't they develop this unit as a motorcycle engine, cosmetic tart up and shaft drive would have been a jap competitor/beater......simple ohc water cooled 4 cyl "superbike" in a feather bed frame......lost opportunity, the classic british deases. dejavu...........
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Post by stevegbr on Sept 18, 2014 13:38:24 GMT
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Post by mansell on Sept 18, 2014 13:44:36 GMT
My brothers first car was a sunbeam stiletto, it was basically a fastback Hillman Imp. They looked quite similar. I'll try and find a piccy..
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Post by madaxman on Sept 18, 2014 15:39:51 GMT
Randell and Hopkins deceased  |
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Post by madaxman on Sept 18, 2014 15:40:57 GMT
Oops slow Internet, just saw correct post lol
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Post by mikef on Sept 18, 2014 16:14:16 GMT
Hi.
I must confess to cheating a bit. I did a google search.
The TV show was Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased). It brings back some memories of my youth.
I do remember the series, it ran for a few years I think.
It must have been on TV in the late 60's or early 70's from the registration of the car.
Mike.
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Post by mikef on Sept 18, 2014 16:21:39 GMT
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Post by ian on Sept 18, 2014 19:44:34 GMT
I had a Sunbeam Stiletto in the 70's. I didn't have it long - got it for while my TR6 was off the road for a quick rebuild. I was very nervous of it's reliability problems, but I had no trouble with mine. I sold it to a guy who was going to commute from Hyde to Leeds every day on the M62 - don't know how long that lasted! No pictures of that, but I did find one of my first ever car - a Ford Prefect. Technically far removed from the Stiletto; side valve engine, 3 speed gearbox & vacuum operated wipers that got slower the more you put your foot down! Looks like I thought it was cool though!   BTW, you might pass the campsite next weekend - it was in Prestatyn |
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Post by mikef on Sept 18, 2014 20:11:22 GMT
Hi Ian.
Seeing that photo stirred some distant memories. Was that Prefect known as the 100E? I seem to remember the Ford cars given numbers like 100E, 105E and 107E.
I think the 107E was the Anglia.
Can you remember?
Mike.
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Post by ian on Sept 18, 2014 20:49:27 GMT
Right on both counts, Mike. The side valve's were 100E - Prefect 4 door & Popular 2 door, replaced by the ohv 107E Anglia.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 21:03:30 GMT
First car I had- passed my car test in it- was an Anglia. Thought it was designated a 105E?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 21:09:03 GMT
Funny that you started this thread today Steve because at 4:56pm today I pulled up behind this in Redditch. Blanked the badges.......what is it?  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 21:22:31 GMT
I had a Sunbeam Stiletto in the 70's. I didn't have it long - got it for while my TR6 was off the road for a quick rebuild. I was very nervous of it's reliability problems, but I had no trouble with mine. I sold it to a guy who was going to commute from Hyde to Leeds every day on the M62 - don't know how long that lasted! No pictures of that, but I did find one of my first ever car - a Ford Prefect. Technically far removed from the Stiletto; side valve engine, 3 speed gearbox & vacuum operated wipers that got slower the more you put your foot down! Looks like I thought it was cool though! BTW, you might pass the campsite next weekend - it was in Prestatyn Roland Rat had one of these.....pink from memory. |
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Post by stevegbr on Sept 18, 2014 21:39:50 GMT
Funny that you started this thread today Steve because at 4:56pm today I pulled up behind this in Redditch. Blanked the badges.......what is it? looks like a triumph toledo? |
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