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What value the Mig?
« on: 26 May 2011, 00:31:49 »
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Re: What value the Mig?
« Reply #1 on: 26 May 2011, 00:39:59 »
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Re: What value the Mig?
« Reply #2 on: 26 May 2011, 01:56:24 »
Rust free bodies tho  ;)
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« Reply #3 on: 26 May 2011, 01:58:19 »
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Rust free bodies tho  ;)

Not Tilt free bodies tho!!  ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #4 on: 26 May 2011, 12:31:53 »
Hard to remember the last time I saw one of those on the road! Prices v.surprising!!

I have a degree of nostalgia for them - my Dad (who only had a bike licence), had a '65 Regal Saloon as his first car - it was crap, but it was fairly reliable crap (reliable at turning over, anyway - Dad did it at least three times ;D). Undeterred, he went on and bought a '70 Regal Supervan (the Del Boy motor) afterwards, then, strangely, he was sent a full licence by the DVLA by mistake when renewing his bike licence! To this day, my Dad has never taken or passed a car test  :)

The basic layout has changed not a jot since '65 - the interior is very recognisable, and the engine is still the same old wheezy 848cc unit  :) Amazing that a minter with very low miles can command £6K!
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Hard to remember the last time I saw one of those on the road! Prices v.surprising!!

I have a degree of nostalgia for them - my Dad (who only had a bike licence), had a '65 Regal Saloon as his first car - it was crap, but it was fairly reliable crap (reliable at turning over, anyway - Dad did it at least three times ;D). Undeterred, he went on and bought a '70 Regal Supervan (the Del Boy motor) afterwards, then, strangely, he was sent a full licence by the DVLA by mistake when renewing his bike licence! To this day, my Dad has never taken or passed a car test  :)

The basic layout has changed not a jot since '65 - the interior is very recognisable, and the engine is still the same old wheezy 848cc unit  :) Amazing that a minter with very low miles can command £6K!

nor has mine ,learnt to drive during the war and was just given a full license,good driver though,even now at 84 :D
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Re: What value the Mig?
« Reply #6 on: 26 May 2011, 13:01:51 »
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The basic layout has changed not a jot since '65 - the interior is very recognisable, and the engine is still the same old wheezy 848cc unit  :) Amazing that a minter with very low miles can command £6K!

I think you'll find the Regal was an even wheezier 700cc.  My first car was 1970 Regal Supervan (but a top-of-the-range 21E!).
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Re: What value the Mig?
« Reply #7 on: 26 May 2011, 13:18:48 »
My neighbour used to have his on it's side frequently, he used to say "why jack it up and roll around underneath when you can just pop it on its side"  :)
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« Reply #8 on: 26 May 2011, 13:21:04 »
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The basic layout has changed not a jot since '65 - the interior is very recognisable, and the engine is still the same old wheezy 848cc unit  :) Amazing that a minter with very low miles can command £6K!

I think you'll find the Regal was an even wheezier 700cc.  My first car was 1970 Regal Supervan (but a top-of-the-range 21E!).

You got me thinking, Jimac!
Just checked out Wikipedia - Dad's '65 model was a 3/25, which apparently had Reliant's own OHV 600cc unit. 701cc engines (from the Rebel) were fitted to post '68 Regals...
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The basic layout has changed not a jot since '65 - the interior is very recognisable, and the engine is still the same old wheezy 848cc unit  :) Amazing that a minter with very low miles can command £6K!

I think you'll find the Regal was an even wheezier 700cc.  My first car was 1970 Regal Supervan (but a top-of-the-range 21E!).

You got me thinking, Jimac!
Just checked out Wikipedia - Dad's '65 model was a 3/25, which apparently had Reliant's own OHV 600cc unit. 701cc engines (from the Rebel) were fitted to post '68 Regals...

Yeah, that's right.  I knew that the earlier ones were 600cc but I couldn't remember when they were replaced with the 700.

Actually, the 700cc wasn't too bad at the time.  Due to the light weight it could easily out-accelerate 850cc Minis but it did run out of steam over about 75mph.

And being a van there was a lot more useful space in the back than a Mini for "entertaining" the ladies!
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Re: What value the Mig?
« Reply #10 on: 26 May 2011, 13:32:30 »
And just how many ladies did you ever entice into the back of a plastic three-wheeler!?!
Says a lot for your charm and powers of persuasion, mate!
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Re: What value the Mig?
« Reply #11 on: 26 May 2011, 13:34:51 »
In the early '70s, you were automatically attractive if you had any kind of car!
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« Reply #12 on: 28 May 2011, 06:07:21 »
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In the early '70s, you were automatically attractive if you had any kind of car!
Back then there was so much LSD around that everybody found just about anybody attractive  ;D
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