Odd week for odd cars

[JPSmit]

this week I have seen a few cars that I didn't even know existed any longer. Was driving home from church and saw on of these

 

[JPSmit]

And then, the same day a Lada

 

[JPSmit]

and today a Toyota Corona Liftback - and I'm sure they were all just daily drivers

 

[Deleted member 8987]

That Le Carcass.....in front of a circus tent....did 27 clowns just climb out of it?

And that Lada........just as straight as the day it left the factory, eh?

 

[aeronca65t]

I've owned three similar cars.

Fifiteen years ago, I got a Toyota Corona wagon for free and gave it to my Dad. Eventually, Dad gave it to my litle brothers for a "woods car" and they used to jump berms in the woods.....all four wheels at least a yard of the ground. Wish I had pictures.

I owned a FIAT 124 sedan...interchangeable with that Lada. A real piece of crap.

And I bought a Renault 5 (LeCar) for $25 and used it for autocrossing (we named it "Pig Vomit"). It was decent and surprisingly nice to drive. Later, because of this car, I bought a Renault 9 (Alliance), which I can honestly say as one of the best cars I've ever owned.
I wouldn't mind having one of the ~GTA versions~ even now.

 

[JPSmit]

That Le Carcass.....in front of a circus tent....did 27 clowns just climb out of it?

And that Lada........just as straight as the day it left the factory, eh?

:lol: actually they were all remarkably straight for their age and marque.

 

[JPSmit]

Later, because of this car, I bought a Renault 9 (Alliance), which I can honestly say as one of the best cars I've ever owned.

there was a Renault racing team for sale on Kijiji here about 6 months ago 2 or 3 cars and tons of parts. Not sure if it sold or not (just cause you need more cars right :thumbsup: )

 

[AngliaGT]

I saw a Studebaker Lark station wagon
the other day,in real nice shape.

- Doug

 

[Deleted member 8987]

That Le Carcass.....in front of a circus tent....did 27 clowns just climb out of it?

And that Lada........just as straight as the day it left the factory, eh?

:lol: actually they were all remarkably straight for their age and marque.

Just goes to prove the point.
Never wash and wax a Lada.

 

[Steve]

The Renault 5 was actually a decent little car, and popular as any in Europe and the UK.

Nial, there is a Renault GTA in attendance at the historic races at Road America every year, a group of Renault enthusiasts gather in the paddock around the tent of a race team that competes in the Alpines.

Yes, I have photos! :wink:

 

[aeronca65t]

I couldn't actually recall who those old Renault racers were, but it just came to me....The Archer Brothers (out in MN). They ran 5s, 9s and Alpines as well as a lot of other stuff.

https://www.archerracing.com/history.htm


When I bought my Alliance, an old friend, Larry DuLude, bought one too...and went racing in the Renault Cup races with it. That car got him to the Nationals. He's moved on to other cars, but I think he's been to every National since.

 

[vagt6]

Amazing with the nice weather brings out. I saw a perfect MK II Jag sedan yesterday. I mean, it was perfect, even the wheel wells were perfectly clean. I followed him for awhile just to watch it go.

 

[Banjo]

I'm sure it's just the way the picture is, but the guy driving the Lada looks like he's got the face of a camel!
My parentals had a LeCar. I loved the big canvas "Flip top" it had. It ran well for many years. A cable type guard rail ended its useful career.

 

[DrEntropy]

A cable type guard rail ended its useful career.

...and just WHO was at th' helm at the time of the incident? hmmmM?

 

[Grantura_MKI]

Is that LeCar the Johnny Player Special edition?
Cheers,
D.

 

[eddyramrod]

I've actually had a Lada, same model as the car shown; mine was Flag Red. It was a good hefty old bus and served both me and my parents well for about 4 years. We had others before and after it, which says a lot, especially considering we always bought them at the bottom of their price graphs. With RWD and plenty of weight of their own, they were brilliant towing cars, able to haul much more than you would expect of a 1500. In the UK they were universally derided for their low price, secondhand design and heftiness, but for the elderly (eg my parents) and the low-paid (eg me) they were perfect. Now of course most have gone, and those that are left are beginning to climb the classic ladder, but I don't expect they'll go very high very fast. They've always been seen as disposable, like security guards on the Enterprise...

 

[JPSmit]

They've always been seen as disposable, like security guards on the Enterprise...

:lol: there's a Skoda that I still regret not buying..

 

[AngliaGT]

Nial,

Hurry,before it's gone!

- Doug


https://humboldt.craigslist.org/cto/1674247054.html

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Nial,

Hurry,before it's gone!

- Doug


https://humboldt.craigslist.org/cto/1674247054.html

Air Conditioning.

Unbelievable.
Turn the AC on, watch the car slow down.

I could tell you stories about AC and small cars and auto-cycling.....but I won't bore you.

 

[eddyramrod]

JP, I can tell you Skoda stories... I had one about 15 years ago and it was much more fun than I thought it had any right to be! When I took pity on it, outside a car-auction, it was 9 years old, so you can imagine how far the price had slid. It served me 6 months before succumbing to "uneconomic repair" and the lure of my first Capri (which was cr*p). I drove it to the junkyard and my buddy, following in my 400cc-bigger Capri, couldn't keep up!