Looking for a British classic convertible with 4 seats!

[a8hex]

Which is simply gorgeous, pity Jaguar never made them.

[Yertis]

I've always loved Stags and wish I had got one of the ones I looked at instead of the TR6, it would have saved a great deal of matrimonial stress and got used alot more than the TR when the kids came along. Now that they've grown up and buggered off I'm looking at Stags once again.

Having considered all the colour options (and already owning a blue TR with the A-Type gearbox) I fancy a white automatic, the coolest option.

[TR4man]

Yertis said:

) I fancy a white automatic, the coolest option.

Yertis

You're my kind of bloke

[bencollins]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C633654#
or a morris minor
£3k seems good value for something a bit different, youd need to tune the engine a bit tho for modern traffic
also alot of XJC s have webastos making them a pillarless-near-convertible

[TJS10]

I appreciate the budget limit but my choice would be an Alvis TD20 dhc. A genuine 4 seater which looks good top up and down. I think it looks better than the 21 series with the stacked headlights. Alvis were driven by some noted Brits, Douglas Bader, Frank Muir, Price Philip to name a just a few.

[plasticpig]

TJS10 said:

I appreciate the budget limit but my choice would be an Alvis TD20 dhc. A genuine 4 seater which looks good top up and down. I think it looks better than the 21 series with the stacked headlights. Alvis were driven by some noted Brits, Douglas Bader, Frank Muir, Price Philip to name a just a few.

There is no such thing as a TD20. The TD21 is what you are referring to. The TE21 was the stacked headlight version. Also they are incredibly slow in standard form. Not too bad with triple SU's and a breathed on engine though which is what the final versions of the TF had.

Edited by plasticpig on Tuesday 14th July 11:00

[mikial]

http://www.crabtree-classics.com/vehicle_detailedv...

Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane , a gentlemans carriage from a bygone era .

[rodericb]

Corniche?

[irocfan]

How about an XJS convertible - grace and pace, albeit not much space!!!

[V8forweekends]

MethylatedSpirit said:

Nobody looks good in the back seat of a convertible. Nobody.

My nieces would beg to differ

[Tazio1]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C613755#

This is the type of car I think would work

[Johnspex]

Tazio1 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C613755#

This is the type of car I think would work

Mmmmm, makes you wonder when he can't even spell the name correctly

[anonymous-user]

When I had a Jensen, someone told me it was a fake because the badge should have said Jenson. I had to deploy the Paddington Hard Stare.

That chop shop DIY convertible Interceptor has AVOID written all over it.

[Tazio1]

Ok, I agree with earlier posters that a good Stag fits the bill best, and my frined who sources cars for a living says always buy the best that you can afford, to avoid large bills on that basis this looks nice.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C636312

[V8 Fettler]

Tazio1 said:

Ok, I agree with earlier posters that a good Stag fits the bill best, and my frined who sources cars for a living says always buy the best that you can afford, to avoid large bills on that basis this looks nice.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C636312

Tractor gearbox could require double declutch on the way up and down, a plus point.

[anonymous-user]

Tazio1 said:

Ok, I agree with earlier posters that a good Stag fits the bill best, and my frined who sources cars for a living says always buy the best that you can afford, to avoid large bills on that basis this looks nice.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C636312

Without sounding too much like an anorak I reckon this car was not Tahiti Blue when it left the factory as that colour was not available on 'N' reg stags 74/75.

[MarshPhantom]

[MarshPhantom]

Nice Aston?

[Hurricane52]

mikial said:

http://www.crabtree-classics.com/vehicle_detailedv...

Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane , a gentlemans carriage from a bygone era .

It was indeed nicknamed "The Gentleman's Armchair" in period. We call ours Armchair Siddeley, or Siddeley for short.

The only car I've had with a sofa/play room in the back for the kids.

[CAPP0]

MarshPhantom said:

Nice Aston?

Or, if he can't find a nice Aston, this one?