New Garage Build

[_Leg_]

Today

Edited by _Leg_ on Saturday 24th January 12:42

[anonymous-user]

This is amazing. Can't wait to see it finished.

[RoadRunner220]

Really looking forward to watching this progress, and can't wait to see it finished with your new collection housed inside it.

[SydneyBridge]

How may spaces do you have left to fill after your recent purchases? what do you plan to fill them with?

[_Leg_]

Five spaces indoors remaining. Phew, there's a long list of possibles. A few that spring to mind are below. These are just things that interest me though. I'm undecided tbh.

A 964 Porsche of some description. Wide bodied, probably a lightweight version.
Porsche 356 coupe
430 Scuderia (although prices are getting dafter and dafter)
Original Fiat Abarth or mk1 cooper s
Mercedes 190SL
70s Celica (but would be a project to build a modified concourse one)
I keep coming back to the White mk1 escort at Cheshire classic cars but 80k is a lot for it
Mk1 golf gti
Aventador
I have an LOI in at Porsche Leeds for the, maybe, possible, will it come GT4
I check the web for interesting Alfas on a near daily basis. They built some great cars in the old days.
Cobra Daytona Coupe
80s/90s Fezza
Ferrari 246
Volvo p1800s
599 or an f12 (when/if prices drop as I would use that regularly)
For sentimental reasons I would love a mk1 Astra gte, preferably red. But they're scarce.

Dunno. Open to suggestions. :-)

I would love to do the Peking Paris classic rally too but right now I haven't the time. When the kids go though, a car from RPS and an entry in that would be awesome.

Edited by _Leg_ on Saturday 24th January 13:20

[Ken Figenus]

>bookmarked for inspiration<

They are really mean to mean to not let you have a go on the diggers though!

Looking forward to the updates. Best of luck with it - sounds like you have a builder you like and trust though.

[DannyScene]

_Leg_ said:

Five spaces indoors remaining. Phew, there's a long list of possibles. A few that spring to mind are below. These are just things that interest me though. I'm undecided tbh.

A 964 Porsche of some description. Wide bodied, probably a lightweight version.
Porsche 356 coupe
430 Scuderia (although prices are getting dafter and dafter)
Original Fiat Abarth or mk1 cooper s
Mercedes 190SL
70s Celica (but would be a project to build a modified concourse one)
I keep coming back to the White mk1 escort at Cheshire classic cars but 80k is a lot for it
Mk1 golf gti
Aventador
I have an LOI in at Porsche Leeds for the, maybe, possible, will it come GT4
I check the web for interesting Alfas on a near daily basis. They built some great cars in the old days.
Cobra Daytona Coupe
80s/90s Fezza
Ferrari 246
Volvo p1800s
599 or an f12 (when/if prices drop as I would use that regularly)
For sentimental reasons I would love a mk1 Astra gte, preferably red. But they're scarce.

Dunno. Open to suggestions. :-)

I would love to do the Peking Paris classic rally too but right now I haven't the time. When the kids go though, a car from RPS and an entry in that would be awesome.

Edited by _Leg_ on Saturday 24th January 13:20

please will you do a thread on the celica project when it happens

Recently got my first car (celica gen 7) and have since fallen in love with every version

[_Leg_]

If, not when mate. As I said in my post, that's just a list of potentials.

[DannyScene]

_Leg_ said:

If, not when mate. As I said in my post, that's just a list of potentials.

ooops, yes you did, my eyes literally jumped to celica then I made my post
...here's hoping haha

[_Leg_]

Lol. Me too. Question of finding one.

[DannyScene]

The only ones I've seen up for sale have been fully restored already

Anyway I won't sidetrack your thread anymore, will watch the build in jealousy

Great collection and garage ideas!!

[ColinM50]

Leg, do you have many friends? Do you need a new one? Bagsy I'm it.

[_Leg_]

Everyone on PH is my friend. Aren't they?

[_Leg_]

Been out all day today. Just went out to the site with a torch. They've started laying the base blocks for the wall on the foundations.

Can see the shape now. Awesome.

Ill get pics tomorrow when it's light.

[_Leg_]

Quick snaps from early this morning

[Pixel-Snapper]

Coor shes a biggen!

[_Leg_]

Pixel-Snapper said:

Coor shes a biggen!

19m x 17m back wall. 7m deep all round the L. last 5m of the 17m is a covered open bit for me 'ot tub.

That's plan dimensions. Minus the wall depth for internal.

12m x 7m garage. 7mx7m Games room. 5mx7m gym. 5mx7m covered area. All with a 2M overhang at the front along the garage doors and front of the gym and covered area.

Pretty big. I thought I may as well go for it and it saves faffing later. Great thing is there's space for 2 big trailers on the drive at the back so I can store 2 more cars in them if I want later.

[Pixel-Snapper]

Go big or go home.

Which in your case isn't far so go to the in-laws.

[SydneyBridge]

How easy will it be to convert to a house when you retire abroad?
did you get planning permission to be able to do that?

with all the cars on your wish list, you may need to go underground...

[_Leg_]

SydneyBridge said:

How easy will it be to convert to a house when you retire abroad?
did you get planning permission to be able to do that?

with all the cars on your wish list, you may need to go underground...

Easily done, bungalow or house. No planning as yet, I would have to get that when the time came. It would expire by the time I came to do it in 20-25 years if I got it now anyway.

I was just this minute looking at an underground garage in the states a guy had built and thinking I may have missed a trick but enough is enough. I can store 13 cars inside (3 more if I didn't bother using the games room as a games room) plus I have the Brian James trailer so 14 cars, plus the two daily drivers outside so that's probably enough. Once I hit the limit I may swap the Indy for a more powerful track car but beyond that I think I'll just enjoy them and relax for a bit.