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unkel · 11-01-2020 10:43pm

kadman wrote: »

I am not ruling anything in or out at this stage, so give me a link please:)

Here it is

kadman · 11-01-2020 10:53pm

I just want to say to all you knowledgeable MB posters, many many thanks for your concise
info on the marque, its really really helpful.

Thanks,
Tim

Seweryn · 11-01-2020 11:21pm

In your own time Tim you may watch some videos like this one why you should buy one

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8-zsXvNVOc

Wibbs · 11-01-2020 11:58pm

I suppose I have found myself in the classic driver category. By mistake.

Well "Youngtimer" status anyway. A pic of mine and my friend's car of a kinda similar status*.

Play spot the car with Italian. Mine looks like a badly drawn manga character by comparison.

Though when the roads get twisty and the drivers get nervous I'd murder him. Then again, the fecker is currently restoring a 4WD Brera(the Alfa press car no less). So I need to up my game. :eek: AKA, learn to drive better.

I will say Alfaholic mates are the best mates to have, if you're a petrolhead of any stripe. They will always help, day or night and they invariably "know a man".

*and IMHO it most certainly will be. If I had a big shed and around 20 grand(not that much really, considering) A Brera would defo be in the mix, along with Fiat Coupes, anything Rallye, with the word Peugeot attached, Mitzi Evos, Scoobies, Celica GT4 etc.

kaizersoze · 12-01-2020 12:53am

Bawnmore wrote: »

Here's mine - my 1st classic!

That's lovely.

w124man · 12-01-2020 11:29am

kadman wrote: »

I just want to say to all you knowledgeable MB posters, many many thanks for your concise
info on the marque, its really really helpful.

Thanks,
Tim

If there is anyone who is genuinely interested in buying a 124 of any year please PM me and we can try and meet up with one of mine and I will go through all the points to watch and where to find them. Its all well and good reading about it but when you have an actual car in front of you, you will remember better when you have actually seen where to look

kadman · 12-01-2020 12:53pm

w124man wrote: »

If there is anyone who is genuinely interested in buying a 124 of any year please PM me and we can try and meet up with one of mine and I will go through all the points to watch and where to find them. Its all well and good reading about it but when you have an actual car in front of you, you will remember better when you have actually seen where to look

Thats very good of you, and i will contact you in the next couple of days and arrange something.
Thanks,
Tim

Bawnmore · 13-01-2020 10:44am

kaizersoze wrote: »

That's lovely.

Thanks - it's driving lovely. 93k miles. Was owned by an old couple in the UK and always stored in a garage overnight, so lovely and clean underneath. Had a spin from Galway to Leitrim and back just before Christmas and averaged 44mpg, so a nice handy daily driver too.

kadman · 13-01-2020 7:29pm

kadman wrote: »

Thats very good of you, and i will contact you in the next couple of days and arrange something.
Thanks,
Tim

PM sent.

Thinkingaboutit · 14-01-2020 8:42am

Mine. Have had it for c. 12 years. 1971 Wolseley 16/60, 1971.

tyney · 15-01-2020 7:12pm

Mine for the last 13 years

tyney · 15-01-2020 8:13pm

Then there's this more recent project

tyney · 15-01-2020 8:49pm

And then there's this yoke.
I bring this out quite a lot, but it rarely draws any interest.
It's by far the best original car I've ever owned. Complete rebuild of all suspension components, so it drives like a new car. Great brakes, excellent handling, everything working perfectly. Interior re stuffed with original vinyl on all surfaces. Never welded.

Wibbs · 15-01-2020 9:50pm

That Berlina is bloody lovely.

tyney · 15-01-2020 9:52pm

Ill post some more pics later.

tyney · 16-01-2020 1:46am

Very 60's

tyney · 16-01-2020 1:51am

Engine and subframe out.

tyney · 16-01-2020 1:53am

Rebuild

tyney · 16-01-2020 1:56am

Oily bits back together

tyney · 16-01-2020 2:08am

Here is the root of my problem. I see this as art.

tyney · 16-01-2020 2:10am

Hub

MrCostington · 16-01-2020 9:48pm

Beautiful collection tyney and thanks for posting your resto work!

Do you use them much?

tyney · 16-01-2020 10:05pm

MrCostington wrote: »

Beautiful collection tyney and thanks for posting your resto work!

Do you use them much?

Every week I get one of them out. Once the roads are reasonably dry, I find an excuse.
I took a day off late last summer. Washed all 3, then air-dried them by doing 100 miles in each of them. Most enjoyable selfish day of my year. All 3 taxed and insured. Proper modern tyres on them, and running lovely.
The Appia is a 58. Column shift with sliding pillar suspension and drum brakes.
The Berlina is a 68. Disc brakes, better suspension and so much more refined after just 10 years. The Coupe is a 76, another 8 years saw 4 pot calipers and a 5 speed box.
It's funny driving them chronologically. The advances over 20 years are remarkable.

tyney · 16-01-2020 10:18pm

If I was to sell all 3, I wouldn't have the price of a new family car.

kev1.3s · 16-01-2020 11:08pm

tyney wrote: »

If I was to sell all 3, I wouldn't have the price of a new family car.

Ah ya would john, you could buy a new dacia I'm sure and at least you'd have a 201 plate

kev1.3s · 16-01-2020 11:09pm

Actually you could do a hell of a lot better than a dacia.

unkel · 16-01-2020 11:10pm

tyney wrote: »

If I was to sell all 3, I wouldn't have the price of a new family car.

I'd say you would

tyney · 17-01-2020 12:38am

unkel wrote: »

I'd say you would

You would be surprised. They can be picked up for modest enough cash. Lancias were very expensive new, but are not really on collectors radars.
A 68 capri was around 890 pounds.
A fulvia was around 1700 pounds

tyney · 17-01-2020 1:02am

kev1.3s wrote: »

Actually you could do a hell of a lot better than a dacia.

An Alfa giulia is 40k.
Replace stylish sporty Italians with stylish sporty Italian.?

RobAMerc · 17-01-2020 1:11am

tyney wrote: »

If I was to sell all 3, I wouldn't have the price of a new family car.

now thats a collection of REAL classics !

unkel · 17-01-2020 9:27pm

tyney wrote: »

You would be surprised. They can be picked up for modest enough cash.

A family car (say Skoda Octavia) is €22k

You put down some values for your three cars that add up to less than €22k and I might buy one or two of them from you at those prices :pac:

tyney · 17-01-2020 11:33pm

unkel wrote: »

A family car (say Skoda Octavia) is €22k

You put down some values for your three cars that add up to less than €22k and I might buy one or two of them from you at those prices :pac:

My comment was a little tongue in cheek. It's easy keep cars that didn't cost much to buy.
The coupe has been an absolute joy to own and I will never part with it. The others are nice.

unkel · 17-01-2020 11:39pm

tyney wrote: »

The coupe has been an absolute joy to own and I will never part with it.

And so you shouldn't. It looks stunning!

RobAMerc · 17-01-2020 11:55pm

tyney wrote: »

My comment was a little tongue in cheek. It's easy keep cars that didn't cost much to buy.
The coupe has been an absolute joy to own and I will never part with it. The others are nice.

I had a 74 Fulvia coupe I tried to restore. I think I had every mechanic in the town out trying to get it running right - a bunch of lads used to looking at Ford CVH engines had not a clue or hope I am afraid, I'd say a few of them ended up looking for refuge with the local Toyota dealer as a direct result.

What a car though.

tyney · 18-01-2020 12:14am

RobAMerc wrote: »

I had a 74 Fulvia coupe I tried to restore. I think I had every mechanic in the town out trying to get it running right - a bunch of lads used to looking at Ford CVH engines had not a clue or hope I am afraid, I'd say a few of them ended up looking for refuge with the local Toyota dealer as a direct result.

What a car though.

I struggle to get it running properly. Every now and then I accidentally get it right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbcSRA3D5Ng

RobAMerc · 18-01-2020 1:43am

I bought it having dropped a valve - I took the head off and sorted the remarkably little damage myself, but the alloy head seemed to be beyond any of the mere mortals who lived locally. When I finally got it sorted ( I think we used 2 or 3 ) the solex carbs were like Chinese to a Spaniard, I ran out of money before I ever got to really own it. Sad times.

kev1.3s · 18-01-2020 10:20am

tyney wrote: »

I struggle to get it running properly. Every now and then I accidentally get it right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbcSRA3D5Ng

Dont mind john being modest, hes the master of fulvia engines.

Titzon Toast · 18-01-2020 4:39pm

Here's my youngtimer, it's been off the road for about 4 years now. I'm hoping to get back out in it this summer.
One owner before me, full service history. 2.2 vtec with 4ws.

Harcrid · 18-01-2020 6:15pm

Ended up buying this one today. Great condition inside and out, and drove the 120 miles home without a problem.

kadman · 18-01-2020 6:24pm

Unwanted family project ended up in my yard in pieces 3 months ago.
Now on the button:)

Just making new leather seat covers, then here we come:)

Titzon Toast · 18-01-2020 6:55pm

@Kadman
Was that once sitting under a cover in a large front garden in Louth, facing the sea?

kadman · 18-01-2020 7:05pm

Titzon Toast wrote: »

@Kadman
Was that once sitting under a cover in a large front garden in Louth, facing the sea?

No. Originated from Kerry when a family member purchased it many years ago.
And has been driven since. It was off the road for a few months when the family member started a minor resto, resprayed then, but never re assembled.

I got my hands on it then, re assembled and back on the road:)

Titzon Toast · 18-01-2020 7:30pm

Ah, I thought I recognised it. There was one the same colour with white walls in an area I work in. It's recently moved on.

Casati · 18-01-2020 11:07pm

Isambard wrote: »

i've had dozens of them and on the whole have loved them all.

Did you ever have a 2.0s or a 2.3s? I’ve never seen one since my father got rid of his in 1987

Isambard · 18-01-2020 11:39pm

Casati wrote: »

Did you ever have a 2.0s or a 2.3s? I’ve never seen one since my father got rid of his in 1987

no but I had a 3.0S :-) mk4 Ss are probably the rarest model now

Casati · 18-01-2020 11:46pm

Isambard wrote: »

no but I had a 3.0S :-) mk4 Ss are probably the rarest model now

Wow, didn’t know they had a 3.0s. Any S mk4 is in my short list of classic car to have but I’ll probably not find one!

Isambard · 18-01-2020 11:55pm

Casati wrote: »

Wow, didn’t know they had a 3.0s. Any S mk4 is in my short list of classic car to have but I’ll probably not find one!

they did...in South Africa.

you might spot a few on here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1511621059123626/ enjoy

Bawnmore · 20-01-2020 11:30am

We've a few just about classics in the family that I've access to for the last year or so - I must try snap a few photos when out home next. These would be the most recent:

Lurching · 20-01-2020 6:24pm

My old friend:

Duke O Smiley · 20-01-2020 6:25pm

That looks fantastic. Are those seats out of something else?

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