In percentage terms we are below 0 on this one. I am attempting to persuade the wonderful government it may be beneficial to allow some Classic cars , even if they were only able to be used at the Weekends. Shame to eradicate a whole Industry and hobby based upon 20 year old regulations.
In percentage terms we are below 0 on this one. I am attempting to persuade the wonderful government it may be beneficial to allow some Classic cars , even if they were only able to be used at the Weekends. Shame to eradicate a whole Industry and hobby based upon 20 year old regulations.[/quote]
say WHAT???
Unless I misunderstand, you’re talking about kit/homebuilt replicas here.
Do you REALLY think you have the tiniest chance persuading them to go for that, when they can’t accept that its OK to take the fairing off a motorcycle?
The regulations are PERFECT for the Taiwan Government, since they are rooted in a core cultural value: INTELLECTUAL LAZINESS.
They completely remove any need for thought on the part of the responsible official. If you think you can beat that, then “You think too much”
In percentage terms we are below 0 on this one. I am attempting to persuade the wonderful government it may be beneficial to allow some Classic cars , even if they were only able to be used at the Weekends. Shame to eradicate a whole Industry and hobby based upon 20 year old regulations.[/quote]
say WHAT???
Unless I misunderstand, you’re talking about kit/homebuilt replicas here.
Do you REALLY think you have the tiniest chance persuading them to go for that, when they can’t accept that its OK to take the fairing off a motorcycle?
The regulations are PERFECT for the Taiwan Government, since they are rooted in a core cultural value: INTELLECTUAL LAZINESS.
They completely remove any need for thought on the part of the responsible official. If you think you can beat that, then “You think too much”[/quote]
Well, I completely understand your point but we have been making progress with our Caterhams (which in essence are a kit car). There are a FEW reasonable people who understand that some 20 year old rules are now outdated and ridiculous. They are attempting to help with eradicating a few of the crazier rules…or at least modifying them. Like everything , if they see a benefit in terms of revenue etc, it helps. No use just saying this rule is stupid–for the reasons you cited.
There has been no possibility of historic car importation in Taiwan, however,with provisos, I think it is possible to change thinking.
I will continue to try and try because otherwise nothing will change, I fear. :s
Interesting aircon substitute.
Bad taste graphics?
Wasn’t all German muscle though. There was some American muscle.
and some British muscle
but the most numerous were various types of Nissan Sunny, particularly the pickup. I’d guess over 20 there, though I didn’t count them.
There’s apparently a club.
This probably explains why I saw one by the roadside a while ago in very poor died-on-the-farm condition, even by my standards (eg rotted out box sections) with a 70K price tag in the window, and suggests I’m unlikely to be able to get one for less than silly money.
Pity. That’d be my ideal Taiwan vehicle.
I would have loved to check that out. Where was that?
Tainan. I posted on it above but it’s taken me a while to get at the pics (I can’t handle the Flikr interface any longer). There had been more interesting/unusual stuff there (mostlly 2-3 wheelers) but it’d gone by the evening.
More classic-consciousness raising. There’s apparently a Japanese convoy of classic cars on its way around Taiwan, starting in Taipei.
Thankyou tour for tsunami donations.
Anyone up north seen them yet?
[quote=“Ducked”]More classic-consciousness raising. There’s apparently a Japanese convoy of classic cars on its way around Taiwan, starting in Taipei.
Thankyou tour for tsunami donations.
Anyone up north seen them yet?[/quote]
Nope, but it was on the news.
Now that would be really cool. If anyone gets a link, much appreciated.
[quote=“Icon”][quote=“Ducked”]More classic-consciousness raising. There’s apparently a Japanese convoy of classic cars on its way around Taiwan, starting in Taipei.
Thankyou tour for tsunami donations.
Anyone up north seen them yet?[/quote]
Nope, but it was on the news.
Now that would be really cool. If anyone gets a link, much appreciated.[/quote]
Your wish is my command , O mighty Icon. A Jagura E-Type …even I havn’t seen it spelt like that. Do these writers have computers?
http://news.tvbs.com.tw/entry/512250
also
http://news.u-car.com.tw/21890.html
In English:
[quote=“Hokwongwei”]In English:
focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201311280026.aspx[/quote]
Sadly ,impossible for Taiwanese people to do this. Officials are all smiles, whilst refusing to allow Classic cars to be used here. All due to 25 Year old rules with a bunch of tossers enforcing them (unlike the red light rules) :raspberry:
I JUST caught the parade as it was pulling out of Kaoshiung. (Argument with my boss, and gf’s car had a flat battery, both of which delayed departure from Tainan.
I took some pics but I havn’t looked at them yet. Might post some later.
Mostly European, with perhaps a majority of British tin, and a very few oldish Datsuns.
[quote=“shiadoa”]
Sadly ,impossible for Taiwanese people to do this. Officials are all smiles, whilst refusing to allow Classic cars to be used here. [/quote]
As previously discussed, I think this is, strictly speaking, incorrect.
As I understand it, if a classic car was registered here, and the registration hasn’t lapsed, then its legal and can be used.
What you can’t do is register an imported classic.
I’d guess most of the non-Japanese cars I saw at the rally had been imported to Japan as classics, but some might have been imported when less than 10 years old.
Clearly these pics have little to do with the classic scene in Taiwan, (such as it is), so apologies for being off-topic a bit.
An Italian job. You’d have to do one to be able to buy it.
Similar paint job to my car’s, though mine has a bit more patina 
A little closer to real (rest of the) world aspirations, I think that’s a Lotus Elan in the background, and maybe the second cutest car in the parade.
More Italian Tin
This was perhaps the cutest, though. Don’t remember seeing one before. Compact and bijoux, with knobs on.
Check out those head-blisters, bearing in mind that the crew are Japanese.
More later, perhaps.
Bit on Youtube ,
Havn’t got much that isn’t on that vid. You northerners will presumably get a second chance for a look when the rally terminates in Taipei.
Too much Euro-pretty? Well, there was also some muscle.
With a touch of class (sounded nice)
Or with a touch of crass (sounded broken, but I think it was probably meant to sound like that)
The Impala and the other sedan (Lincoln?) weren’t in the rally (at least they didn’t leave when the other cars did) and I wondered if they could be local
There was also a 1929 Bentley on a truck. Dunno what the story is, but I’d guess it’d broken down so they decided to use it as a touring static exhibit. This allowed a more detailed look at the underside, though I didn’t have much time, and I wasted some of it in a pointless attempt to explain to the gf that the car couldn’t possibly be 223 years old, whatever the bloody Chinese sign said.
[EDIT: From press reports in English, seems the 223 years was the combined age of car, driver and co-driver. Lost in translation somewhere. ENDEDIT]
Despite Ettore Bugatti’s famous “Fastest truck in the world” jibe, leading me to expect solid simplicity, it was quite complicated under there, and I didn’t have time to work it all out, what with having to be somewhere else, and being conscious I was blocking other people’s shots while I was poking around.
Some features:
Aftermarket oil filter.
Doesn’t look big enough, but I suppose they change it quite often. Puzzlingly, there only seems to be one pipe, so I guess it must be co-axial. I’d hope something like this would also have a bypass filter. Wonder what oil they use.
You can also see the leather end-covers on the elliptical leaf springs. Not sure what they’re for, I’d guess to retain grease, though I find grease retains itself pretty well.
They don’t cover the axle shackles area though, which reveal a very surprising feature. Someone (and its presumably a JAPANESE someone) has allowed a 1929 Bentley to RUST.
I find that completely astonishing.
Adjustable suspension damping
Oops! MOT fail. (Big in Japan.)
There was a loose chain drive (about the size of a motorcycle chain, so clearly not delivering engine loads on this beast) and sprocket thingy that may have been what took the car off the road, but I’m not sure what it was, and didn’t have time to work it out. Perhaps a gear change (overdrive?) linkage, or possibly handbrake adjustment.
Or not. Anyone know?
You can just see the end of the chain in line with the 4-holed bracket thing. More of it is visible behind the exhaust in the MOT fail pic, but the sprocket is hidden in that one.
Overall, made me feel a bit better about my sloppy maintenance.
Nice car though.
[quote=“Ducked”]
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I saw a Merc similar to the white one in the background in Taichung at the weekend. Looked very nice, also in white, but with a white roof. Much better looking than their current range.
Good afternoon!
Does anyone know if it’s possible to rent a classic car in Taipei area?
I have my own classic car collection in Holland, but I’m getting married in Taipei with my Taiwanese girlfriend.
I would like to make this day extra special and add some style with a nice old car.
All suggestions welcome.
Many thanks! 謝謝
[quote=“FlyingDutchman”]Good afternoon!
Does anyone know if it’s possible to rent a classic car in Taipei area?
I have my own classic car collection in Holland, but I’m getting married in Taipei with my Taiwanese girlfriend.
I would like to make this day extra special and add some style with a nice old car.
All suggestions welcome.
Many thanks! 謝謝[/quote]
Will this do?
Not a real classic, but the oldest to be still reliable and arrive at the party in time …
