Lets see a picture of your classic(s)
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swindler said:
Had an all too rare blast in the M3 at the weekend and came home happy 
I stupidly passed up on a slightly tatty one of these for 3k about 7 years ago. Should have bitten his hand off.......If I ever have one of these and an Ur Quattro I think I'll be able to drop off the earth a happy man!
fourfoldroot said:
Here is the latest addition to the fold. I decided to sell my BMW330d and return to classic everyday motoring as I commute a very short distance to work. After a very brief foray into scimitar ownership I managed to pick this up locally. Has 82000 miles and not really run much in the past 10 years or so. Not quite sure on mpg but it seems to be 28/30 ish. BBS bodykit fitted from new gives it a look of the 6 series. It is a 1983 E23 728i auto. I'm not sure whether it is a classic or "modern" classic but it does qualify for classic insurance. If you click on a pic it should take you to my photobucket where there is a few more photos.
That is lovely. Always fancied one, but too many cars too little off road parking!
terenceb said:
I know of someone with M3 EVO on his same coloured car.Very very nice.
Not an E30 though, unless an anomoly? "M" plate would only be available on a car registered from late 1994 onwards. Misano red is only available on the 1988 Evo 2s. I know "E30 EVO", is that the one you're thinking of? It's about 7 cars away from mine.
here she be.............................
29 years old - 30 next september - in better nick than I was at the same age!!!!!!!
drove her 150 miles today to pick up an engine for a project - could have gone in my audi 3.0 bituro diesel and saved a few bob - but I chose to go in my lovely old Delores instead - how many smiles did she bring to strange faces?
Lost count......................
Cost over 100 quid in fuel - but I care not...................worth every penny ten times over.
29 years old - 30 next september - in better nick than I was at the same age!!!!!!!
drove her 150 miles today to pick up an engine for a project - could have gone in my audi 3.0 bituro diesel and saved a few bob - but I chose to go in my lovely old Delores instead - how many smiles did she bring to strange faces?
Lost count......................
Cost over 100 quid in fuel - but I care not...................worth every penny ten times over.
Edited by vjj on Friday 11th October 00:39
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|http://thumbsnap.com/mAwF0dGO[/urlMy Alfa Romeo 'bitsarrini' special (coz' it's a bit of this and a bit of that!)
Just in case anyone is interested:
I have always dreamed of owning a 'proper' sports car, one that provides wind in the hair AND flies in the teeth motoring. My 'ultimate' car being the 1936 Mille Miglia-winning Alfa Romeo 8c 2900A. The idea of a two-seater racing car being driven on real roads appeals to me, but as I don’t have the necessary millions to buy an original I’ve tried to make my own interpretation – a tribute to one of history’s greats.
Whilst it’s not an original Alfa Romeo racing car, neither is it a replica nor a kit car but a one-off evocation. I like to think of it this way: although you’d love to see the 'real' Beatles or the 'real' Elvis Presley, obviously you can’t – so why not substitute a tribute band and just enjoy at that level?
So back in 1989 I fancied a vintage car but was put off by the thought of hours spent lying underneath a rusty wreck at the side of the road, missing some obscure part that would need to be made specially. I opted for a special combining retro styling with new bodywork and reasonably modern mechanics. A company called Classic Specials did a brilliant job of constructing a bespoke chassis utilising MGB mechanics and a Lenham Healey bodyshell. Unfortunately, in 1999, at the Castle Combe Classic Action Day I 'blew' the engine which was a turning point. I mean, at some point – surely – all car enthusiasts must have dreamed about designing their own car. But amongst all the dreamers are us fantasists; a very small, deluded, minority who actually believe that we can engineer a car as well as Vittorio Jano or Enzo Ferrari...... and some of us actually put our spanners where our mouths are!
Utilising the MG-Lenham chassis and Lenham Healey rear bodywork I replaced the MG engine/gearbox with that of a 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV. I then constructed a buck from the aeroscreens forward and used this to make a mould and moulding. Although my bodywork is in no way accurate, I hope it reflects the spirit of the original. Was it worthwhile? Yes. Finished just in time for my birthday five years ago, it was a wonderful present – even if I did pay for it myself!
My car’s first run was a ‘lap of honour’ down Bath’s main shopping street and I was soon joined by 30 affluent-looking Italians who spilled out into the road, blocking all the traffic, pulling out cameras and waving, clapping and cheering: “Bello”, “Magnifico”. Three of them (all old boys in their 70s) got down on their knees, in the middle of a busy shopping street and mock worshipped me (well the car actually). My last sight of them, through tears of laughter, was through the rear-view mirror as I drove off, each one being helped to their feet by a pair of female ‘silver-tops’. I think I made their day; they certainly made mine!
Edited for spelling. More edits to follow!
Edited by alfaspecial on Friday 11th October 17:10
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