Interesting link-kitcars are nothing new.

[h_m_cumming]

Spotted this, thought it might bring back memories for some.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/car-transformation-aka-rebuilt-cars/query/wildcard

[greyV8pete]

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Brilliant bit of archive! Even a "Tardis" Police box at the road junction, not to mention the proper garage that could fix cars and real petrol pumps. I guess fuel cost about 17d / gallon in 1934. That's about 7p in today's currency? Wages were equally small though. Peter.

[CosworthCabrioLee]

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Fantastic ))))

[listerjp2]

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Looks very much like the Sammio Spyder

[greyV8pete]

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Looks very much like the Sammio Spyder

Or vice versa !

[Peterx]

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Looks very much like the Sammio Spyder

Nah, nothing like a Sammio......the body fitted on this one!!

Great video, thanks for posting.

...peter

[b_caswell]

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The Sammio grew out of a 1958 Nickri Spyder shell bought from flebay a few years back and the GRP shell on the News Reel looks very similar to it !

AH bring back the side valve and a bit of Castrol R !

[Robert in Cumbria]

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AH bring back the side valve and a bit of Castrol R !

Amen to that.

My first Build:

Austin on side.jpg

A rather poor pic of my first Austin Seven the same day as I bought it complete and running delivered to me for £7 - 10 shillings! Built in 1936, that photo would have been about 1961 or 62 I think.

It had the much acclaimed Bowden cable front brake conversion, it still took about half a mile to stop though...

[listerjp2]

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I keep looking at the Sammio and thinking should I, shouldn't I.

I dont think my wife would be to pleased.

Oh well, I can dream.

Adrian

[b_caswell]

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That wouldnt be a dream it would be a bloody nightmare

[cameronfurnival]

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correct me if Im wrong - the sammio is a big plastic car bodyshell which fits onto a small ancient (not very good) chassis and the thing is made to fit by bodging in plywood which is then 'bonded' by convering in grp? And it doesnt need IVA whereas my car is a good chassis with proven handling and steel/grp bodywork (which nearly fits ) and I DO need IVA!!!

[listerjp2]

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Hey it wasn't meant to wind anyone up.

I just think they are cute.

Just harks back to how things use to be done.

Adrian

[cameronfurnival]

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Not wound up Adrian! just enjoying the thread lol

[listerjp2]

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i was just thinking maybe we could use bens triumph herald.

[listerjp2]

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opps just noticed its a vitess (if that's how you spell it)