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Dave Plowman (News)
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 Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks (was BMC part no. beginning with 24G) |
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In article <k7qdnY4_DZPU1MDVRVnyigA@bt.com>,
Neil McD. <n.mcdonald43DROPTHIS@btinternet.com> wrote:
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That description should narrow the possibilities somewhat. I was
thinking of individual to each doorway kick plates. But I can't think
of any BMC car with one that wide. I'm seeing my brother tomorrow so
I'll ask him. He had several large old BMC vehicles.
Possibly the Austin 3 litre - based on the 1800 bodyshell?
A more accurate measurement today - its about 5foot 6inches in total
length. Square at one end, tapers at the other for the last foot or so.
Flat face is about 2 1/2 inches and has 3 lines of small indentations,
and there is a lip at 90 degrees of about 3/4 of an inch. And I only
have one, not a pair, and its definitely a sill strip, not a tailgate
fitting.
My current thought is A60 Oxford/Cambridge. Possibly...
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None of the Farinas had such a strip.
I did ask my brother and he also thought of the Austin 3 Litre - but that
was a fairly narrow strip, certainly not 2" wide.
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Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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Ian Edwards
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks (was BMC part no. beginning with 24G) |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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In article <k7qdnY4_DZPU1MDVRVnyigA@bt.com>,
Neil McD. <n.mcdonald43DROPTHIS@btinternet.com> wrote:
A more accurate measurement today - its about 5foot 6inches in total
length. Square at one end, tapers at the other for the last foot or so.
Flat face is about 2 1/2 inches and has 3 lines of small indentations,
and there is a lip at 90 degrees of about 3/4 of an inch. And I only
have one, not a pair, and its definitely a sill strip, not a tailgate
fitting.
My current thought is A60 Oxford/Cambridge. Possibly...
None of the Farinas had such a strip.
I did ask my brother and he also thought of the Austin 3 Litre - but that
was a fairly narrow strip, certainly not 2" wide.
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How about an Austin Westminster?
http://www.motorbase.com/profiles/vehicle/picture.ehtml?i=294;p=285323510
Vanden Plas Princess?
http://www.vpoc.info/vp1800/56.jpg
Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre R?
(sorry, can't find pic. with door open).
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Willy Eckerslyke
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks (was BMC part no. beginning with 24G) |
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Ian Edwards wrote:
Is it just me, or can everyone smell the leather in that photo?
It's been a while, but I'm pretty certain they had "VP" etched into the
centres. |
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Steve Firth
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks |
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Ian Edwards <red--NOSPAM-squirrel@ntl-INVALID--world.com> wrote:
I saw an episode of "The Avengers" recently where one of the "good guys"
was drivign a Princess. |
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Dave Plowman (News)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks (was BMC part no. beginning with 24G) |
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In article <hmL7k.24542$aE7.21450@newsfe16.ams2>,
Ian Edwards <red--NOSPAM-squirrel@ntl-INVALID--world.com> wrote:
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <k7qdnY4_DZPU1MDVRVnyigA@bt.com>,
Neil McD. <n.mcdonald43DROPTHIS@btinternet.com> wrote:
A more accurate measurement today - its about 5foot 6inches in total
length. Square at one end, tapers at the other for the last foot or so.
Flat face is about 2 1/2 inches and has 3 lines of small indentations,
and there is a lip at 90 degrees of about 3/4 of an inch. And I only
have one, not a pair, and its definitely a sill strip, not a tailgate
fitting.
My current thought is A60 Oxford/Cambridge. Possibly...
None of the Farinas had such a strip.
I did ask my brother and he also thought of the Austin 3 Litre - but that
was a fairly narrow strip, certainly not 2" wide.
How about an Austin Westminster?
http://www.motorbase.com/profiles/vehicle/picture.ehtml?i=294;p=285323510
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Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre R?
(sorry, can't find pic. with door open).
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But I thought we had established it wasn't a trim over each individual
door opening but one which went along the whole outside of the sill - ie
visible with the doors closed.
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Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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Neil McD.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:30 am Post subject: Re: Thanks (was BMC part no. beginning with 24G) |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4fb40bb149dave@davenoise.co.uk...
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In article <hmL7k.24542$aE7.21450@newsfe16.ams2>,
Ian Edwards <red--NOSPAM-squirrel@ntl-INVALID--world.com> wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <k7qdnY4_DZPU1MDVRVnyigA@bt.com>,
Neil McD. <n.mcdonald43DROPTHIS@btinternet.com> wrote:
A more accurate measurement today - its about 5foot 6inches in total
length. Square at one end, tapers at the other for the last foot or
so.
Flat face is about 2 1/2 inches and has 3 lines of small indentations,
and there is a lip at 90 degrees of about 3/4 of an inch. And I only
have one, not a pair, and its definitely a sill strip, not a tailgate
fitting.
But I thought we had established it wasn't a trim over each individual
door opening but one which went along the whole outside of the sill - ie
visible with the doors closed.
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I think it is an internal "kick plate" not an external sill cover - it's too |
flimsy to be fitted outside the car. I think the "big" side will be
vertical, with the taper fitting where the floor rises in the front footwell
and the small side which is at 90 degrees running along underneath the door
openings.
The digital camera should be home tonight, pictures up tomorrow hopefully!
Neil McD. |
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Adrian
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Thanks (was BMC part no. beginning with 24G) |
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Dan Smithers <dsmithers@talktalk.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:
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Would it be for a car that has no B-pillar between the doors?
Didn't the old London taxis have this configuration with a
conventionally opening door at the front and a suicide door at the back?
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Yes, but they had a B-pillar. I can only really think of stuff like the
Lincoln Continental and Facel-Vega Excellence (and more recently the RX8,
Mini Clubman and some 'merkin Ford pickups) which were pillarless. |
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Dan Smithers
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: Thanks (was BMC part no. beginning with 24G) |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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In article <hmL7k.24542$aE7.21450@newsfe16.ams2>,
Ian Edwards <red--NOSPAM-squirrel@ntl-INVALID--world.com> wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <k7qdnY4_DZPU1MDVRVnyigA@bt.com>,
Neil McD. <n.mcdonald43DROPTHIS@btinternet.com> wrote:
A more accurate measurement today - its about 5foot 6inches in total
length. Square at one end, tapers at the other for the last foot or so.
Flat face is about 2 1/2 inches and has 3 lines of small indentations,
and there is a lip at 90 degrees of about 3/4 of an inch. And I only
have one, not a pair, and its definitely a sill strip, not a tailgate
fitting.
My current thought is A60 Oxford/Cambridge. Possibly...
None of the Farinas had such a strip.
I did ask my brother and he also thought of the Austin 3 Litre - but that
was a fairly narrow strip, certainly not 2" wide.
How about an Austin Westminster?
http://www.motorbase.com/profiles/vehicle/picture.ehtml?i=294;p=285323510
Vanden Plas Princess?
http://www.vpoc.info/vp1800/56.jpg
Vanden Plas Princess 4-litre R?
(sorry, can't find pic. with door open).
But I thought we had established it wasn't a trim over each individual
door opening but one which went along the whole outside of the sill - ie
visible with the doors closed.
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Would it be for a car that has no B-pillar between the doors?
Didn't the old London taxis have this configuration with a
conventionally opening door at the front and a suicide door at the back?
I was about to suggest the MG Y-type but then realised
(a) that the the doors are in the reverse configuration opening
back-to-back around the B-pillar and
(b) they don't have a trim strip across the bottom of the door openings.
dan |
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