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@ben, I can now sleep calmly again, knowing that the world will be okay… ;-)
Much as the Oblin is in a different league from the Van den Plas, it would have been criminal if that body had been left to rot!

@ben, Thx for the insight!
1952 does indeed seem more in line with the design of the Oblin.
Much as the Van den Plas body can’t compete with the Oblin on drama and sheer beauty, I hope someone saved it nonetheless…?

@ben, very interesting! So I take it the body being towed behind a Citroën DS (in your attached picture) is the Van den Plas body? I’m curious now, what year did the car then receive the Oblin bodywork?
I […]

I’ve always found the Talbot-Lago’s to be truly exquisite! Such style and elegance.
The pre-war teardrop is naturally nothing less than a design icon of the very finest calibre. I’ve also always rather liked the […]

Dave, what a gem!
But what to do with it? As you’ve already mentioned, this is clearly not a daily driver. It’s much too nice for that. But with that super low mileage, can you even justify driving it? I […]

@yrhmblhst,

“Hope you enjoy my thread over on Torqued Up Mr Bilidt – its a lot of fun to prattle on sometimes…”

I most certainly am! I haven’t yet been through all 160 pages of that thread, but I intend to… :-)

First of all Gentlemen, thank you for your replies. Right now a bit of sympathy is doing me good… ;-)

@yrhmblhst, words well spoken! Why did I bother writing up all those words above, when you can sum it […]

WAUW!! You’re not lying @yrhmblhst!! That’s a serious thread you guys have going over there on Torqued Up…

Whoooar… my dear Claus, in a forum of conservative old grumpy men, that’s a controversial subject to say the very least!

I’ve always found it quite amusing the way the spare tyre on a Healey Silverstone doubles as a rear bumper…

@yrhmblhst, I think it’s safe to say that here in Europe, the complexity should not be compared with an Alpine of any sort. I reckon it ought to be easy enough to keep it running. But sadly, my current situation […]

I’m guessing we all have at least one story to tell on this one. Apparently @yrhmblhst has a bit more than that! :-D

Admitted, I too could tell quite a few. But if I have to select the two that continue to […]

Whoooar…!! Just way too much eye-candy…
I almost feel sick to the bone that I had to be out of the country on this particular weekend – Tony, I soooo wish I could have joined you!

I would have loved to […]

Just to ram Claus’s point home once and for all, I’ll just add to the discussion that what was possibly the most entertaining ride I’ve ever owned, had all of 55hp from a pewny 875cc engine. Needless to say, the […]

@claus-ebberfeld, I fully agree. On the whole, the Ginetta G15 is an altogether happier design. But the Davrian has both performance, handling and not least rarity on its side. Furthermore, the price of this […]

Clearly, every Lady and Gentleman ought to have an oversized wicker basket strapped onto the back of his classic car…. :-D

Love the 924 GT Carrera and the Montecarlo!
But when did you last see a mustard […]