Coventry Transport Museum and Curry Social - the pictures

[ULP]

Rubber Duckey, 10-4, Breaker Breaker; we got ourselves a convoy!

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The only old car you'll see here I'm afraid - no idea what it is

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Nice, not sure what it is though (yes, I should have taken notes...)

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[ULP]

An Austin Mini - wrong age for the sketch, but it's depicting the scene in The Italian Job where the three mini's escaped through sewers under Turin - this scene was actually filmed in Coventry in sewers for a new housing development that weren't in use at the time

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This is more like it - Reliant Scimitar GTE. A proper 70's and 80's 'sporting tourer'. Lovely

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A Chrysler Avenger (I think...) on a mock production line. Notice the lack of tin-worm!

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Marie, my wife, posing with an Austin All-Agro; her Dad had a few of these, being from the West Midlands it was the law to own one (with his whopping BL discount)

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[ULP]

Thrust 2, the car that Richard Noble broke the land speed record driving in 1983 hitting 633.88mph - the record was held until 1997...

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...when Andy Green broke the record piloting the wingless aircraft, Thrust SSC, with its twin Rolls-Royce Spey jet engines. The simulator and presentation are fantastic; touching this 763mph beast feels incredible.

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A2 owners will be pleased to note that we do not suffer from door cracking alone...

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Triumph Dolomite Sprint - 'ave it

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[ULP]

Princess Diana's mini metro bought for her by Charlie

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The Acclaim, a Triumph that proved reasonably reliable; probably because it was a re-badged Honda!

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Not sure on the Coventry Connection (the car was built in Northern Ireland, the engine is a Peugeot Renault Volvo PRV V6), but Back to the Future is a great film

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Peugeot, until recently, built cars in the Ryton factory (former Talbot) - the 309, 405, 306 and 206 were all built there. Sadly the carcass of a once-proud plant sits alongside the A45... The Rally cars were also engineered in the UK. The 205 T16 does it for me!

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[ULP]

A Triumph TR7, otherwise known as 'The Wedge'

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Some models produced by students of Coventry's International Automotive Design Course were also on display. Fantastic they are too

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[ULP]

The forums attempts to produce an A2 in the childrens play-area. Without the help of some kids, it wouldn't look anywhere near as good!

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And Finally, at the Curry we all took the opportunity to oggle at the A2's award for the Autotrader Used Car awards, kindly lent to the club by Audi UK.

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[driveforward]

Some great pics there Chris - thanks from all us Fuji FinePix owners for posting them up!

[wooly A2]

Nice, not sure what it is though (yes, I should have taken notes...)

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I Think you'll find its a Triumph Italia 2000 designed by pininfarina ... :p

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[wooly A2]

The forums attempts to produce an A2 in the childrens play-area. Without the help of some kids, it wouldn't look anywhere near as good!

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10 out of 10 for effort:D

[dilbert]

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I'm sure this is an A2 estate that never made it into production! ;)

[richard-]

ULP have you got a high quality picture of that first picture looking in the mirror I can have please

[Poor_John]

I'm sure this is an A2 estate that never made it into production! ;)

A2 estate??? A2 Avant!!!:D

[wooly A2]

I'm sure this is an A2 estate that never made it into production! ;)
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I Think it actually looks like a Fiat Panda LOL !!!

[ULP]

ULP have you got a high quality picture of that first picture looking in the mirror I can have please

Sorry Richard - I missed this post. Will dig out the piccie and forward it on to your email account

[wooly A2]

The only old car you'll see here I'm afraid - no idea what it is

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Believe or not its the first Hillman Minx which ceased production in 1970 ...