First hydraulics in UK

[Battersea Boys]

I think my 58 was the first car to run them in 79.............

http://usera.ImageCave.com/milts58/fiddy8.JPG

pic courtesy ken robbins

[Brizey]

That`s how I remember it too. Caused quite a stir at the time too as something not seen over here before...

[kapri]

I think you'll find Jon Pastors Capri pre dated that ....1977 if I remember correctly...though it was rear only.

[1960Zody]

I think you'll find Jon Pastors Capri pre dated that ....1977 if I remember correctly...though it was rear only.

I remember the Hot Car (Or was it Street Machine) description of the hydraulics as sounding like "A distant pneumatic drill" in operation.. :-)

[PFF]

I think my 58 was the first car to run them in 79.............

http://usera.ImageCave.com/milts58/fiddy8.JPG

pic courtesy ken robbins

Forgive me if Im wrong but didn’t your hydraulics come of a 55 Chevy that Real Steel imported, thus meaning this was before you, Hot Rod and Custom UK did a article on it

Pete

[Crossroads Speed Shop]

I think the guy who used to run the original 'States Plates' ,Gary Taylor from Maidenhead, had the hydraulics off of a '55 Chevy. He eventually installed them on an early Fifties Hillman Californian, though this would have been in the early Eighties, the car was never seen around much (if at all).

L.P.

[timetravel]

I think my 58 was the first car to run them in 79.............

http://usera.ImageCave.com/milts58/fiddy8.JPG

pic courtesy ken robbins

A few shots of it on here........ http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aGjgSXCW-Hw

[Cragarsarecool]

I think you'll find Jon Pastors Capri pre dated that ....1977 if I remember correctly...though it was rear only.

Weren't the hydraulics operated by an electric aerial Kev?

[Battersea Boys]

yes they were off the five-five at real steel though it never went on the street here.

Also they weren,t hooked up properly, I fitted stanchions to carry RR rear shocks to make it sorta legal.

Alright, I was the second or third person Happy now!!!.....

[Battersea Boys]

Just to clear up Jon pastor was indeed first with some british concoction that was very slow, However they according to you lot are considered hydraulics. Mine were off the real steel car and were big reds, proper Chicano ones so my car did actually hop!...My 64 chevy is the one that was the first lowrider seen over here but I could be wrong (again).

[Terry Howarth]

There was a little early red pergeot chris adams ? maybe

[lancelot link]

The leccy aeriel bit on Jon's Capri was right .....a very inspirational car for me back then that led me into owning a succession of Consul Capris ....

[kapri]

There was a little early red pergeot chris adams ? maybe

That was about 83/4 Terry, he drove it all the way frm Hull down to Hayling for the show,if you've ever driven a juiced motor that was an epic journey at 50mph all the way.

[mikeyboy]

Yes Milton,your red 64 Impala WAS the first 'Homeboy Chicano' type lowrider in England. But I must be the first to have married an East LA Latina lowrider chick !!

[mr1958cadillac]

wasn't the 1st UK lowrider " Change of heart Buick "....

http://www.timetraveldvds.co.uk/gallery/BROXBOURNE%201980/images/broxbourne_1980_022.jpg (http://www.timetraveldvds.co.uk/gallery/BROXBOURNE%201980/index.html)

:) I thought this was here in 78

[lancelot link]

I owned Boulevard blues for a brief while......

[Battersea Boys]

a lowrider HAS to have 520x14 tyres and be a Chevrolet

[prostreet70gto]

Yeah I too still had highb*llocks in 1978.

Oh sorry i must get my eyes tested you are talking about things that make your car go up and down aint you.:rolleyes:

[Battersea Boys]

gto?

[mikeyboy]

a lowrider HAS to have 520x14 tyres and be a Chevrolet

No Buick Rivieras are acceptable. But 520x14 1 inch white band tyres are mandatory.

[AL]

Glad to see this thread has thrown up the same differing opinions as the last time it was on here.

Clive Miles' Change of Heart Rivierra had air shocks on the back, I wonder what that makes it? Let's see, wire wheels/white bands, 'flake panel painted, crush velvet trimmed, chain steering wheel...

[Battersea Boys]

buick, wire hub caps don,t count either, or airshocks for that matter

[Von Dutch]

Great to see the early "low lows" and still with the thread anyone got any pics or footage of the Diplomats lowrider club,sad I know but never had any pics of it "in action".

[64Del]

The leccy aeriel bit on Jon's Capri was right .....a very inspirational car for me back then that led me into owning a succession of Consul Capris ....

The aeriel only controls the position of the directional valve.

This is it now...


http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj95/Del64/100_1212.jpg

[Paul]

I think the guy who used to run the original 'States Plates' ,Gary Taylor from Maidenhead, had the hydraulics off of a '55 Chevy. He eventually installed them on an early Fifties Hillman Californian, though this would have been in the early Eighties, the car was never seen around much (if at all).

L.P.

I remember the Hillman at Stoneleigh in the 80s, candy red with a silver roof if I remember correctly....lovely little car, only ever saw it once and it disappeared.

[Motorama]

talk of the devil!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Peugeot-203-lowrider-hotrod_W0QQitemZ270310758331QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAut omobiles_UK?hash=item270310758331&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A2%7C240%3A1318

[fatrod]

The aeriel only controls the position of the directional valve.

This is it now...


http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj95/Del64/100_1212.jpg
Jon's car was the inspiration for mine. Never got round to fitting hydraulics...
http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr290/hemiducekid/Rasberry%20Tart/6Nov80-1.jpg

[64Del]

Chris,

What happened to the old 'tart'?

Del

[fatrod]

Dell,

I wish I knew, I would buy it back in a heartbeat! Last I saw of it was when I delivered it to its new owner who lived just south of Tower Bridge in 1982.

Great to see Jon's it still about.....Are we going to see it out and about?

[64Del]

Chris,

I'm in the owners club, do you want me to put that pic of yours in the club mag and ask if anyone has any info.?

Progress on mine is slow at the moment, but it will be back out next year (but I've said that before!).

Del

[kapri]

Nothing on the details held at DVLA, may not be a good sign :(

[fatrod]

Dell,

PM sent

[64Del]

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