Vintage cars at the event

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Some vintage cars etc at last weekend's 'Vintage By The Sea' even on the prom here.

1. It took some patience to get clutter free car shots (Wide angle lens helped get inside the gangs of Smartphone folks)

2. Big Merc Big Engine

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8. Anti-cyclist mobile

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[Pinky]

Gorgeous automobiles, love the colours and grilles.
Anti-cyclist mobile

 

[jimintoronto]

For those that may be wondering, the vehicle in military green is a WW2 Universal Carrier, also known as a Bren Gun Carrier. If you look at the left side of the driver's compartment, you can see the wooden stock of the BREN light machine gun. The BREN was the WW2 standard light machine gun issued to British and Commonwealth armies.

The Universal Carrier was used to transport troops, to tow light artillery guns, and as a scout /recce vehicle. The Canadian built Universal carriers were built by all 3 of the Canadian automobile companies, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, with a flat head 4 cylinder gasoline engine. The carrier was a tracked vehicle, but as the photo shows it was steered by a steering wheel, not track levers. Post war, many of the carriers were bought by farmers here in Canada, to be used on the farms for various tasks. JIM>

 

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For those that may be wondering, the vehicle in military green is a WW2 Universal Carrier, also known as a Bren Gun Carrier. If you look at the left side of the driver's compartment, you can see the wooden stock of the BREN light machine gun. The BREN was the WW2 standard light machine gun issued to British and Commonwealth armies.

The Universal Carrier was used to transport troops, to tow light artillery guns, and as a scout /recce vehicle. The Canadian built Universal carriers were built by all 3 of the Canadian automobile companies, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler, with a flat head 4 cylinder gasoline engine. The carrier was a tracked vehicle, but as the photo shows it was steered by a steering wheel, not track levers. Post war, many of the carriers were bought by farmers here in Canada, to be used on the farms for various tasks. JIM>

This one was the size of a small Jeep and had 4 big wheels with knobbly tires.

 

[jimintoronto]

This one was the size of a small Jeep and had 4 big wheels with knobbly tires.

I stand corrected. The photo only showed the interior of the vehicle, and I made the mistake of assuming it was a Universal Carrier. Did you happen to take an overall outside view of that particular vehicle ? Or a descriptive placard of it ? Or know it's proper name ? JIMB.

 

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I stand corrected. The photo only showed the interior of the vehicle, and I made the mistake of assuming it was a Universal Carrier. Did you happen to take an overall outside view of that particular vehicle ? Or a descriptive placard of it ? Or know it's proper name ? JIMB.

Alas no. But I'll see if anyone did

 

[MrPants]

Your shot #4 looks like that might be an MGB-GT?
I had one back in the early 70's & it was that exact colour - Burnt Orange they called it.

 

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Your shot #4 looks like that might be an MGB-GT?
I had one back in the early 70's & it was that exact colour - Burnt Orange they called it.

I think you're right

 

[horseless carriage]

We were due to attend a vintage car show today. The weather seems to have other ideas. Persistent drizzle is forecast for the entire day. Giving up on that I will treat her to Sunday lunch at our favourite watering hole.

When I bought our old MG there was quite a bit a paperwork with it. Amongst that was a history of the marque. I knew that 2024 was MG's centenary, I also know that so many other companies, it has been swallowed up by the Chinese SAIC company. Here's two models from 1924 and 2024. I will leave you to work out which is which.



Back when MG were a fast car they were regularly purchased by police forces:


TC0699, 0670, 0682, 0683, 0684, 0685, 0686 rolling out of the factory on their way to police service.


MGTC0341, 0342, 0343, 0344, 0355, 0346 being delivered for police service.

Whose job, I wonder, was it to clean those spoked wire wheels?