A GALLERY OF GORGEOUS - please contribute !

[harbourseal]

And not in business anymore unfortunately. He retired some years ago.

 

[JdeW]

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At the finish of 1979 Acropolis Rally, ELPA's Fourgonettes are being used as escort cars (!) to the Escort 1800RS of the winners, Waldegaard-Thorzelius.

ELPA was the national road assistance company back then, and responsible for any motorsports event held in Greece.

Oooooh yeah, very nice old memories come to life, me and my late dad restoring a Ford Escort mk1 RS 1600 back in the mid 70's, in Daytona Yellow with the small pen striping on the sides.
It was our family car and he sold him sadly way to early...those cars are nowadays a small goldmine on wheels.

 

[angel]

 

[Jimthevan]

 

[John Edmonds]

Love it! I guess there's a ladder access to the R4 upper deck for the scenic drive across the bush. Any more photos? What does it look like from the front?

 

[laxeian]

Is that the back end off of a 5 Express its towing too?

 

[Jimthevan]

Love it! I guess there's a ladder access to the R4 upper deck for the scenic drive across the bush. Any more photos? What does it look like from the front?

 

[Cornish4]

Sorry Jim, I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, because I reckon this abortion should be in A Gallery Of Gruesome

 

[Jimthevan]

Sorry Jim, I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, because I reckon this abortion should be in A Gallery Of Gruesome

you could well be right there - I suppose I love the old 608 mercs and R4s but i'm sure there is a better way to enjoy both - like an Italian Job style garage in the back or the Merc for the R4

 

[Cornish4]

Yes, that's more like it Jim.

 

[John Edmonds]

Please forgive my enthusiasm for the Merc 608/R4 double decker, of course it should be 'Gruesome', but I enjoy the irony and particularly the unexpected to happen. Rather than going to the crusher for the poor old R4 and R5 Express, it's good to see repurposing with the next incarnation. Remember the '60s Drop City (hippy community in USA)? The structure was built from the chopped roofs taken from VW split-screen Type 2 vans. It's called sustainability. If only they knew how valuable they were to be......

 

[Tomcat]

My trio.

 

[André4Renaults]

What's the collective noun for a group of Renaults? A "Ronnie" of Renaults?

 

[AdamWilkes]

A Rollout of Renaults, perhaps ?

 

[jjad]

A redoubt, perhaps? It's French, after all.

 

[edwin]

I like a"Ronnie" of Renaults. Un Ronnie sounds so, how shall we say.... Allo Allo ! It has that air of authenticity

 

[KeithS]

A Rust of Renaults?

 

[petak]

Just a glimpse!

 

[Cornish4]

 

[André4Renaults]

Good Somerset car there!