Boxing Day uncovering Dad's Rancho..... Sounds sweet. Some work needed it's a Simca after all but I'm confident Dad can fix a bit of unseen frill making better than new.
The secret is out. I bought a 2011 Peugeot Hoggar Escapade 1.6 BioFlex across the ocean in São Paulo. Briefly it's the European 206+ model we never got in the UK, with a pickup backside including a 650kg payload suspension borrowed from the Partner van.
Thought of the day - 5 cars models that designers made worse when it was replaced.
1)
#Ford
KA.
From a budget Fiesta parts bin underpinnings and styling to stand out from the crowd, KA has now slumped in to the generic blandness.
Well to those who said it couldn't be done and I'd like to see how he manages that..... Well I give you the road registered, insured and ready to drive Peugeot Hoggar Pickup Truck in the UK. Only one on the road outside South America tmk.
#PeugeotHoggar
@AventurePeugeot
@Peugeot
I'm bruised all over, I keep pinching myself.... No real opportunity today to do more checks on it as I was working, however I did get a front wheel off. Good news, very meaty pads and discs, new looking drop links and even the suspension and alloy gearbox casing looks spotless!
2)
#Peugeot
3 series - 306->307->308
Peugeot's golden years came to a fairly swift halt with poor design choices proven by most models needing styling updates to try and sort out the awful mess. It never really worked and the original 306 essence was lost.
3)
#Mercedes
-Benz A class
Let's just jump straight the point - updated styling kept the originality of the Mercedes courtesy car shape, until now were left with the rich kid's generic tosspot. The A class, is now A crass.
Am I allowed to have a palpation over what's just arrived? The oldest Peugeot here so far, and probably the rarest.... A mark one 1981 Peugeot 305 GLD estate. 305s are rare anyway, let alone a pre XUD engine 1548cc diesel with the legendary 90 degree fan belt set up!
@PSCUK_
First drive since MOT, a few miles to top up the fuel. All seems well so far. Booked it for a new set of Michelin Crossclimate 2 to be fitted tomorrow then on to the gathering at Atwell-Wilson motor museum in Calne. Meet runs from 4pm to 9pm.
5)
#Volkswagen
Polo
The Polo always seemed to be the Golf's less fashionable sibling, but it did have it's own personality and style, until..... one day it borrowed it's brothers clothes and joined the generic clone look.
Whilst I love an engine, I often wish stationary engine displays were a little more inspiring with their power output rather just a water pump or a couple of bulbs. Yesterday however this owner was the business, a water pump driven by an engine which subsequently drove
#Mecchano
Following on from
@nickinnocent
CX post the aggressive 505 cabriolet was such a missed opportunity by PSA. Perhaps there was a shortage of tan leather? Not measured it but a
@Carpervert
Tesla pan-o-plonk would be stunning too.
Here's an oddity. Whatever happened to the oval country stick that were usually given away for free with the business logo on them, like P&O, Eurotunnel? Not that I can't afford the £2 for a generic unbranded (UK) one it seems part of history and looking back at retro cars now.
The Peugeot Hoggar collection caper video is churning away in iMovie, so hopefully sometime tomorrow you lovely
#Weirdcartwitter
peeps et al will get a first glimpse of this unique
#Peugeot
pickup truck I bought from
#Brazil
!
A little more Peugeot Hoggar because I'm still pinching myself. One of the video clips from the pre-purchase inspection mechanic. Yeah it has the usual age related marks from a 12 year old vehicle but it will keep me busy.
If you're all quite recovered from the 604, then I'll unleash the Turbo .... A gorgeous
#Peugeot
505 Turbo which pulled up outside. I also saw a 504 Cabriolet at the traffic lights have a snippet to come in one of the episodes!
"𝑊𝑒𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒". Let's all pop in to Currys for the latest Matsui own brand, what you buying and what you taking it home in?
Before, and after, another little job done this morning. Love the embossed Peugeot font in the bulkhead bit of a styling hint from the old 504 tailgate?
#PeugeotHoggar
So Twitter peeps who do you think drives this
#LandRover
adorned with Special Vehicle Operations badges? They parked next to me in the 205 this afternoon. Some say they're a National Treasure, probably. They were going on the same closed door museum tour as me!
Nearly choked on my lazy Sunday lunch, with old episode of
#Dynasty
on. If anybody forgot that the
#MorrisMarina
was a global car, then checkout this beige wonder in Dynasty S4. Denver must of been a BMC haven!
With just over two weeks until
#Hagerty
#FOTU
#FestivalofTheUnexceptional
I'm busying myself with Eddie PooGo in readiness for the day. Pleased to be able to say Eddie, in XL trim, is taking a place on the Unexceptional Concours lawn with the 49 other contenders.
#Peugeot205
News from São Paulo, just waiting for it's container sharing parter a VW Kombi to be fettled with then shipper news within the next couple of weeks. Can't tell you how excited I am every day about this.
Some Renner goodness for all you
#weirdcartwitter
peeps, a Renault 25 Symphony. It smells of fags and airfresher, has a well used cassette in the centre console, and has a 127k on the clock.
#chodspot
First time meet,
#PeugeotHoggar
and
#TalbotMatraRancho
or to be correct it's a Ranch being a car from Italy. Shots from the Poulshot gathering. Two of the rarest cars in the country, possibly the only Italian Ranch and certainly the only Hoggar.
From 205 to Rancho, whilst we were friggin with brake fluid I got flat on the floor and we finished the brakes on the Rancho. Had to dash off for a new pipe too. I don't know French icons.....
Good start to the day at Coleford Carnival of Transport, my parking area has come up trump's even before seeking coffee! The Morris Ital will tickle
@sarahcrabtreee
and the Polo must surely be a
@HagertyUK
FOTU contender in all its L glory.
#classiccars
Superb gathering tonight, plenty of
#Weirdcartwitter
motors to oogle over at Noggin, Nosh & Natter at The George, Longbridge Deverill.
More pictures to come!