No. 64 MG 1100







1962-1968 MG 1100


The 1100, with its transverse engine, integral gearbox and Hydrolastic suspension, was a  revolutionary car. The 55bhp MG1100 was launched a year after the Austin/Morris versions had established their place in the car market and it too was a success with nearly 117,000 cars produced.

Matchbox #22b Vauxhall Cresta






The advert of this car says: everyone drives better in a Vauxhall. Well all I can say, I never sat in one so I cannot share the experience.






But even Queen Elisabeth drove one, albeit an Estate, so it must be true.

#14 Matchbox Daimler Ambulance





As a kid I got the odd Matchbox model from my elder sisters, which made me happy and I played with them almost to destruction. This Daimler was one of them, and somehow I never liked it. Police cars, Firetrucks and Ambulances never my cuppa Rosie Lee.

Matchbox #27 Cadillac Sixty Special






Big, bigger, huge.


This car of 5,6 meter in length and a sniff over 2 mtr. in width must have been a handful to drive on narrow roads or to park anywhere.


But despite its size, is still has a lot of elegance, it is a real Caddy.

That is a beauty and they are not that hard to drive, at all. Power everything and a huge engine. You just needed an acre to turn around in, as the saying used to go....

1975 HJ Holden Ute.

I can't imagine there are many Rolls Royce Fire Engines so this one might have to do as a comparison. I include a utility that may be converted when we can afford it.

Pininfarina BMC-1800 Berlina-Aerodinamica, 1967








This gorgeous car predates the Citroën CX by seven years. One wonders how BMC may have fared had they the courage to put this beauty into production. That’s assuming the company could afford it, and such a complex car could be produced.
This brilliant Pininfarina styling exercise was never considered for production. The running gear was pure BMC 1800, but the style was utterly unique for 1967.

I always found the RR fire engine very peculiar. This is what it says on the back of the box:


"Purchased on behalf of Borough Green and District for £26.00 the Rolls Royce was converted into a fire engine in 1933 for a total cost of £100.00. Dennis fire fighting equipment was used on the model which had a rating of 40/50 horse power and rear-brakes only. The converted model saw extensive service in Kent during the Second World War."

So there may be photos of the car out there somewhere ?

Dinkydi wrote:






You mean this? Here some history 


bgphotos.wordpress.com/docs/fire-engine/

What a great story, Gerrit, I didn't know these details! Of the many later, 1970s-80s, Models of Yesteryear it is only this one - and the coal lorry - that I did never sell. Perhaps, on a future occasion, you might provide me with a higher resolution pic of the real one? Kind regards, Jan

janwerner wrote:
 


 


 


Sorry Jan this is the only picture available. But maybe I can find another one somewhere, who knows?

A Ghost fire truck from the Hong Kong Fire Brigade which shares some looks with the MOY car:

MOY Jaguar Y1 SS100