What classic cars?

alastair · 18-01-2005 2:46pm

eljono wrote:

@ Alastair; That is a seriously clean engine bay. Do you use the car as a daily driver?

Not a chance. It's a sunny-day-only affair.
The condition of the engine bay is down to the previous owners. I'm just keeping it that way. You have to admire the conscientious way old english duffers look after their motors.

ambro25 · 18-01-2005 3:51pm

Marginally off-topic, because it wasn't mine, but...

My Dad bought a 356 B Coupe in 1977 for what would today amount to €500. Needed a lot doing. He got it restored and resprayed frog-green (a savage, I tell ya). He then sold it back on the year after (1978) for what would today amount to €2000-ish. :eek:

I've still not forgiven him - nor let him forget

alastair · 18-01-2005 4:22pm

ambro25 wrote:

Marginally off-topic, because it wasn't mine, but...

My Dad bought a 356 B Coupe in 1977 for what would today amount to €500.

My Da had a Bristol 406 (Made by the people who made airplanes, and with the same methods - aluminium bodies and streamlining.) for a fair dose of the eighties. In the end the restoration got too much for his wallet and he sold it on. Expensive car when new too - you could have got a couple of Aston Martin DB's for it's original price tag. I've seen another one for sale in that classic garage near Beggers Bush a couple of years back.

lomb · 18-01-2005 4:31pm

i dont think people realise how much proper restorations cost. ur man on discovery bought a jag etype series 2 4.2 cabrio and spent 120000 euro restoring it. and parts are readily available for the etype! :eek:

sure what hope has anyone got of buying a clapper out of a car auction or even privately. essentially u want one where some rich or insane guy has spent the dollars then gone broke doing it and then he had to sell it or rich guy got bored and u take advantage of it, there arent too many examples of this on cars like tr7s etc but there are plenty in the uk on etypes and rollers and cars that arouse passion.

also u can try to take advantage of the late 80s when classic prices were sky high and cars received expensive restoration as it was worth it then. u def want one where the money has been spent and i reakon thats like finding a needle in a haystack in this country.

ambro25 · 18-01-2005 4:38pm

Speaking of e-types... Don't mean to hi-jack or anything, but there was a sky-blue metallic one, ragtop down, IE reg, all on its own on hard shoulder of M50 Northbound just after Leopardstown last Saturday afternoon (2:30-ish) :eek:

Anybody in here lost theirs?

stratos · 18-01-2005 8:32pm

excellent to see another tr7 will be on the rd again soon Bluedrax. Was it an Irish car? Anyway I wish you luck with it.

stratos · 18-01-2005 8:36pm

Btw if your having any trouble getting air filter elements for the tr7. I changed mine over to k+N filters and I have 2 brand new boxed elements.
They are of the panel type. If Ya need em' let me know.

shagman · 25-01-2005 2:56am

I have a 1979 chevrolet (not a rebadged daewoo chevrol-EH?) G30 1 ton van with a cobra campervan conversion.( 5.7 L V8 engine) . I have just bought 2 reliant scimitars (3L V6) one as a daily driver one as parts back-up /resto' project.
The camper is an ongoing 70's custom van / passion wagon project.

http://www.geocities.com/irishskateparkforum/chevy

chevy

kyote00 · 01-02-2005 8:30pm

My fleet attached:

1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal
1964 Ford Cortina Mk1 GT (Grey)
1965 Ford Cortina Mk1 GT (Green)

Alfasudcrazy · 02-02-2005 3:07am

Nice cars - love the grey Cortina - and that Montreal looks like it just left the showroom

Alfasudcrazy · 02-02-2005 3:11am

Nice cars Kyote - that grey Cortina looks great - and id probably crash if I saw your Montreal on the road - looks like it has just left the showroom

shagman · 02-02-2005 11:03am

Kyote that montreal is damn fine, hope I get to see it for real at a show.
Heres a shot of 2 of my 3 ....my 79 chevy van and my 71 scimitar GTE SE5, I have an SE5a now too but no photos of it yet. Heres also a shot of the wheels that will be going on my van soon original western cyclones repainted and polished by arrow wheels of LA. You may recognze them from the A team van and the General Lee

Alfasudcrazy · 02-02-2005 12:28pm

Is that chevy van the same as the one used by Raymond Burr in the TV series Iornside?

mr potato head · 02-02-2005 4:01pm

1973 Hillman imp. these are older photos by previous owner don't have any current ones hopefull i'll get round to doing the odd jobs it needs to tidy it up after my college exams, just engine service, back window seal, minilights and carpet.
It's a fun car to drive...
Its only and 875cc, would like to put a 998cc in it.

mike65 · 02-02-2005 4:54pm

How much water does the engine let through?

and how many head gaskets has it blown!?

Dunno if you have seen this site but its totally IMP-tastic

Mike.

ps do you know about Rosemany Smith and her Imp darring-do?

mr potato head · 02-02-2005 8:13pm

Bought it in Hull in the UK during the summer had a full years MOT. Drove it the 200+ miles to holyhead... Motors along at 60 not a bother temp gauge stayed nice n steady! (a 23 year old in a hoody gets funny looks driving an imp!)

it's in storage till the summer so i can re-reg it and can sort out my insurance.

Was over at the imp club weekend during the summer before i bought it, some really nice cars there. My father knows Rosemany Smith through rallying. he drove imps for years.

Had an old imp that i learned to drive in when i was young... the body was beyond repair, the engine never gave any trouble even at 13 or 14 i could take it out to service. the advantage of alloy blocks!

What classic cars?

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