Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k

[Blakeatron]

cat220 said:

Take the bra off that and I like it! (Not the first time I've said that)

Watching with interest!

[W00DY]

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31mph said:

Sorry for posting more Volvos...

Lose the bonnet bra and the huge exhaust, and this looks pretty wicked



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/850-T5R-MANUAL-TRANSMISS...

Liking that.

On the train to fetch the Saab. 4 hours that I could be enjoying the sunshine.


It better be good.

[Kj159]

Is my latest purchase worthy of this thread?



£1750

[cat220]

Kj159 said:

Is my latest purchase worthy of this thread?



£1750

Certainly is! More details/pics would be good. Looks like a bargain at that price.

[Kj159]

cat220 said:

Kj159 said:

Is my latest purchase worthy of this thread?



£1750

Certainly is! More details/pics would be good. Looks like a bargain at that price.

1976 with overdrive, MOT until September, all seems very tidy (touchwood). Had a drive in it today and I really enjoyed it. It's my first experience driving anything other than a W reg polo.

I have no more photos currently I will take a few more tomorrow

[ess]

Kj159 said:

Is my latest purchase worthy of this thread?



£1750

Lovely !
Fond memories of my BGT whilst at Portsmouth Poly.

Possibly change the wires for Minilites or the original Rostyles ?

[vournikas]

31mph said:

Sorry for posting more Volvos...

Lose the bonnet bra and the huge exhaust, and this looks pretty wicked



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/850-T5R-MANUAL-TRANSMISS...

Mmmmmm.

Not to far from me as well.......

[gforceg]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C612724

[deeen]

Kj159 said:

It's my first experience driving anything other than a W reg polo.

Wow! Quite a jump! These fish swim in a different kettle... hope you enjoy it!

[Kj159]

ess said:

Kj159 said:

Is my latest purchase worthy of this thread?



£1750

Lovely !
Fond memories of my BGT whilst at Portsmouth Poly.

Possibly change the wires for Minilites or the original Rostyles ?

Thanks

Not sure what i plan to do with the wheels, i quite like the wires at the moment but i can see that changing.

deeen said:

Kj159 said:

It's my first experience driving anything other than a W reg polo.

Wow! Quite a jump! These fish swim in a different kettle... hope you enjoy it!

Haha you could say that Really enjoyed the hour or so i was out in it today. There is a lot to get used to though, getting the hang of the manual choke and overdrive is a bit of a mission at the moment, also getting used to the indicator stalk being on the other side leads to some funny wiper/indicator combos. I really love the sound of the thing, huge difference to more modern cars.

I will put up some more photos tomorrow if i get round to it

[sawman]

ess said:

Kj159 said:

Is my latest purchase worthy of this thread?



£1750

Lovely !
Fond memories of my BGT whilst at Portsmouth Poly.

Possibly change the wires for Minilites or the original Rostyles ?

I 'll wager you will be searching ebay for rostyle wheels after you have cleaned those wires the first time

car looks nice though...

[deeen]

Kj159 said:

Haha you could say that Really enjoyed the hour or so i was out in it today. There is a lot to get used to though, getting the hang of the manual choke and overdrive is a bit of a mission at the moment, also getting used to the indicator stalk being on the other side leads to some funny wiper/indicator combos. I really love the sound of the thing, huge difference to more modern cars.

I will put up some more photos tomorrow if i get round to it

Well if you haven't had a manual choke before, remember it's continuously variable, not just "on" or "off", and you can probably start pushing it in sooner than you think. Sorry if you've heard this already!

Have you checked the tyre pressures yet? And I would aim for decent tyres (not out of date!) that at least match left to right!

Take it more gently than a modern car in the wet, and bumps or braking mid-corner will affect it maybe more than you are used to, also.

Yes would love to see more pics! What's the inside like?

[johnnyBv8]

Kj159 said:

Is my latest purchase worthy of this thread?



£1750

Looks nice. Lose the extra wing mirrors if you can!

[ess]

Nice colour. Strange ad.



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C612705#

[Zad]

Kj159 said:

Is my latest purchase worthy of this thread?



£1750

In addition to the wing mirrors, are chrome bumper conversions prohibitively expensive? The chrome works very well in that dark colour. Very nice, and a good investment.

[mccrackenj]

gforceg said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C612724

That's lovely. I really must wean myself off my addiction to late '80s / early '90s Mercs sometime - and that would be a great way to start.

[Patch1875]

mccrackenj said:

gforceg said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C612724

That's lovely. I really must wean myself off my addiction to late '80s / early '90s Mercs sometime - and that would be a great way to start.

I would love that.

[masermartin]

northernmedia said:

kapiteinlangzaam said:

W00DY said:

That is seriously, ridiculously cheap.

That's got to be a good buy.
Surely the engines worth half that?

There's another one for sale for £900 more in Glasgow. I flew 340 miles to see it previously when it was on Autotrader for £3500. I flew home. There are two types of "cheap" ones. Hopefully this one isn't the kind of cheap the one I saw was.

[masermartin]

ess said:

Nice colour. Strange ad.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C612705#

100% scam.

[marmitemania]

masermartin said:

ess said:

Nice colour. Strange ad.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C612705#

100% scam.

No it's just another Knockers and Snatch advert.