Beautiful 203 Decouvrable for sale in France
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The Australian decouvrables must be inherently valuable for their rarity as RHD's. The owner of the lovely blue car now has a second. From memory 15 were imported by CCM, sold badly and one was dismantled for spares. Soft tops were associated with poverty level motoring, like Singer 9 and Morris 8 roadsters. The blue car was up for sale nearly twenty years ago for $10,000, no takers.
There is a fake convertible in Mt Gambier, built quite well and convincing at first glance. But they always leave off the detail of the semaphore or marker light behind the door.
There is a fake convertible in Mt Gambier, built quite well and convincing at first glance. But they always leave off the detail of the semaphore or marker light behind the door.
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Interesting stuff. The devil is in the detail that's for sure. My Dad owned a Morris 8. Recently restored by my Uncle. Great looking cars. Honeycomb grill, timber frame, but nothing special mechanically from what I gathered!
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Great to see. Ordinary "bread and butter" cars that were so important are often overlooked for restoration. Issigonis said the Morris engine was a "terrible old thing".
202 door handles are nice.
re roadsters; was the Vagabond Vauxhall unique to Australia?
re roadsters; was the Vagabond Vauxhall unique to Australia?
Australian decouvrable. The gentleman standing behind is not the owner but bought the showroom blue decouvrable
from Alec Chapman at Canada Cycle & Motor Co in 1952 for 1050 pounds.
Convertible under construction Mt Gambier. A green early model, probably 1951, was shipped from Sydney to make the sacrifice.
Thank you for the photos Russell, and i do know i shouldn't critique (and better an honest aussie homage than pretensions of provenance (SE Asia))
however ...
"leave off the detail of the semaphore or marker light behind the door"
might be understandable, if one has successfully fabricated curvaceous sheetmetal ... but ... hinges still proud while doors cut down to lower 'waist' line?
(on the off-chance anyone reading didn't know what we're talking about)
however ...
"leave off the detail of the semaphore or marker light behind the door"
might be understandable, if one has successfully fabricated curvaceous sheetmetal ... but ... hinges still proud while doors cut down to lower 'waist' line?
(on the off-chance anyone reading didn't know what we're talking about)
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It is the last project of a gentleman who reportedly had health problems. No doubt there were time and money imperatives, a question of doing it imperfectly or never. I don't know what he was aiming for. I have not heard of the current status of the vehicle but I will make enquiries.
there were a few like rarities being sold here from the Adelaide hills not so long ago; what became of them, i wonder ...
Yes the vagabond was in Aus only
If I am correct the fake convertible in Mt Gambier was in Sydney
The original car came from Sydney but the conversion was in the Mount which is where the photo was taken, but where it is now I don't know. I'll see my informant to verify.
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I used to see one of these in about 1970 in burnt orange which was a popular colour at the time around Hawthorn . After meeting the owner of this blue car at a show he said there were traces of orange under the paint .Apparently it was owned by Jeff Booth from Regan motors .
It has been around. Once owned by Geoff Strachan.
Interesting.I id not know that Jeff was an x Regan man.