£750 Classic?

[mike9009]

Bit under budget - but may help getting it back on the road....

http://www.wightbay.com/cars-for-sale/porsche-924-...

Mike

[soxboy]

TR7 - classic with pop ups, and cheap.

[Liquid Knight]

mike9009 said:

Bit under budget - but may help getting it back on the road....

http://www.wightbay.com/cars-for-sale/porsche-924-...

Mike

She looks a bit of a bargain.

I like 80's wedgieness and have had a couple of TR7s before.

How about this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lotus-twincam-excel-185-...

Pop up lights, ripsnorter of an engine, grp body, galvanized chassis, suffering a little from Lucasitus from the description. Could be a bargain or bottomless pit. Either way a proper Se7en donor.

[Steffan]

Its a shame these Lotuses are as cheap as chips.

But they are.

The problem is the cost of repairs.

It would make a very fair Super Seven Kit car. It would need IVA unless you can keep the entire unaltered chassis. If it has a chassis.

The Porsche is interesting as is the oddity of the sellers cars.

Assuming the description is correct this could be a bargain but collection from the IofW is a ball ache.

This post just shows what is about for very little money. The ST24 on the Lotus sellers site is another cheap car.

You are almost spoilt for choice.

[Liquid Knight]

Another Facebook suggestion. Someone who knows I like Luc Besson films.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-406-GLX-/2307530...

http://youtu.be/xqSqdTA4TWo

[Twincam16]

Thanks to age, decay and the lure of free tax, pre-73 cars for £750 will be scarce (or BL wrecks).
However, you'll find fairly sound examples of:
-old Audis, including the GT5S quattro
-lesser-engined BMW E21s/E30s/early '80s 5-series
-late Cortinas, XR3is
-Hillman Hunter
-Jaguar XJ40
-Scimitar SS1
-Renault Fuego
-Rover SD1
-Saab 99/900
-Toyota Celica/MR2
-Triumph Dolomite
-nearly all classic Vauxhalls of the mini-muscle-car era

I wouldn't be too picky at that price - buy entirely on condition.

[crofty1984]

gshughes said:

Same engine as the LT is it not? The door handles on the 944 I had for a while looked very similar to those on the old T3 bus we used to have when I was a kid. Alternator on the 944 was stamped with VW/Audi logos. Any more?

The block is. But then again a Sierra 1.6 and RS200 engine are arguably the same block.

[Liquid Knight]

Twincam16 said:

-old Audis, including the GT5S quattro
-lesser-engined BMW E21s/E30s/early '80s 5-series
-late Cortinas, XR3is
-Hillman Hunter
-Jaguar XJ40
-Scimitar SS1
-Renault Fuego
-Rover SD1
-Saab 99/900
-Toyota Celica/MR2
-Triumph Dolomite
-nearly all classic Vauxhalls of the mini-muscle-car era

Nice list there.

Audi = Dub-Scene
E21s are superb, E30's less so fives are a bit too bargey and nearly all for drivers with one leg.
XR's are a good shout thrashed, trashed or parts held together by rust for the budget.
Cortina/Granada cool but as bargey as the BMW five series.
Hillman Hunters with the mighty Roots engine is a nice budget version of the MkII Cortina.
XJ40 did they ever do a manual version?
Scimitar SS1 great cars, as under rated as the MX5 used to be. Pop up-ish headlights and either 180sx or CVH power (that I would bin in favor of a Zetec or ZVH). I have two on my watch list.
Feugo N/A ones in budget, needs a turbo to keep up with my Cinquecento Sporting. Doesn't the Volvo T5 drop straight in?
SD1 of course.
SAAB 99/900 Never really appealed to me but very capable.
Celica GT4 yes, everything else is ballast.
MR2 X-1/9 replica.
Dollies very capable chassis but bargain or bottomless pit for the budget.
The Vauxhall Viva one of only three GM Europe cars I would consider owning.

[Liquid Knight]

Another 944 for 924 money.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140714197289?ssPageName=...

[Major Fallout]

Liquid Knight said:

Another 944 for 924 money.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140714197289?ssPageName=...

Thats really nice!

[richie barry]

what about a mk1 fiesta rubber bumper mg's austin a35 an a30 maybe a 90's mini
reliant scimmy old bmw's i like the e30 touring xjs?

[MrDarkBlack]

Liquid Knight said:

Another 944 for 924 money.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140714197289?ssPageName=...

Yeah, so why don't you buy it now? Oh wait...

It does look good, I'm sure it'll still end up being a bargain for someone.

[Liquid Knight]

MrDarkBlack said:

Yeah, so why don't you buy it now?

There's no buy it now price and the cheque hasn't cleared yet.

[Strawman]

The description "Drives like a turbo" for that 944 with the 8v 160 BHP engine translates to me as "I've driven this as hard as it will go to make people think I have a turbo".

[Liquid Knight]

Strawman said:

The description "Drives like a turbo" for that 944 with the 8v 160 BHP engine translates to me as "I've driven this as hard as it will go to make people think I have a turbo".

I wonder if a non-vanos 2.8 with a 2.5 inlet would fit?

[kamilb1998]

Negative Creep said:

The thing I've found is that it's more a case of what's available, rather than what you want. How about this?

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FS...

I like that! And it's in Norfolk. If I didn't have the Jag I would be off to view that, now!

[varsas]

Liquid Knight said:

XJ40 did they ever do a manual version?

Yep, first XJ without a manual option was the X308 V8, which means there are a few X300 XJR's with manual gearboxes around.

[Liquid Knight]

varsas said:

Liquid Knight said:

XJ40 did they ever do a manual version?

Yep, first XJ without a manual option was the X308 V8, which means there are a few X300 XJR's with manual gearboxes around.

Hmmmm....


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJ6-X300-SPORT-ra...

[kamilb1998]

Liquid Knight said:

Hmmmm....


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJ6-X300-SPORT-ra...

Or a manual XJ40 project;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-JAGUAR-XJ6-WHITE-CL...

Or a XJ40 (XJ81) V12;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-Jaguar-XJ12-6-0-V12...

[AndyCowman]

944 is a decent car and very usable for pretty much everything - been doing tip runs the last couple of weekends with my turbo! You cram a lot of junk in the back of those things

From the comparison of VW/AUDI parts... the 944 has the same door handles as a mk2 golf except the say Porsche and cost a lot more. There are lot of bits even in the 944 turbo such as wiring connectors etc that say VW/Audi on them but then a lot of it is Bosch as with any BMW or Merc or the same generation!

So what have you found?!