Put some effort in ...

C'mon you lot !!Don't be shy or tight lipped about your Alp adventures .......... seems to be the same old gobshites posting on a regular basis ( Note,I do have a vested interest in keeping a high profile ) New and improved thanks to Vince and Co so make use of the photo storage and show and tell
Good to see the Venturi resto being updated and I'm sure there are others out there doing things ??

[BIG_MVS]

You know the drill by now, lots of Voyeurs not many posters apart from the usual crew. We need fresh blood.

Well if I could actually use it to get to where I want to go at the moment that'd be nice. It's non stop jams round here for the next few months as they're digging up the M23 and every man and his dog has opted to take my trusted back roads to work.

I wouldn't mind but my regular route through Betchworth has also been dug up (by the waterboard) and is now closed for 6 months meaning a trip through Dorking every morning. Every way you go it's roadworks and jams.

That's scuppered the regular use plan.

Weirder than that, Google maps has now deleted the road -

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Spot the difference -

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Erased from existence.....

Guilty as charged.

The Alpine ain't getting used much if I'm honest. Anyone want to know about the ever increasing numbers of Lotus's on the drive?? No, I thought not.

I'd like to see them ... sick of the sight of Rusty Renaults atm ...

I'd like to see them ... sick of the sight of Rusty Renaults atm ...

Ah rust. My favourite thing. It ain't just Renault's/Alpine's that rust. Other plastic things do too.

My drive today...

Ok, so we have a very rare French vehicle in at the moment. It isn't sporty by any stretch of the imagination but definitely rusts and is without a doubt a talking point..... Anybody like to guess what this is?

Type kz?

Type kz?

Good guess. But no. It isn't a Renault (or Citroen / Peugeot either)

There is only one in the UK of this make of vehicle. And this particular vehicle was a complete one of a kind as only one 'van' was made. The rest were cars.

[BIG_MVS]

Hotchkiss?

Hotchkiss?

Another good guess (I think!) but wrong

More pictures..



Bonus point if you can guess what the bike is (clue: it is French and was VERY common in France)

Bleriot?

Bleriot?

No it isn't, sorry. Another good guess though.

[The Saint]

the front grill of that van/car thingie looks very Buggati..

the front grill of that van/car thingie looks very Buggati..

Getting slightly warmer actually, there are links with Bugatti. But it isn't a Bugatti.
This is the inside. Anyone want to hazard a guess why a French car bought and registered in France would be a Right Hand Drive?