The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)

[Crook]

RicksAlfas said:

Just needs some anti-radar paint and nothing could stop you. Nothing!

I was thinking more along these lines...



I'll just add this too.

Edited by Crook on Tuesday 23 June 11:21

[RicksAlfas]

Crook said:

I was thinking more along these lines...

Ooo Betty!

Still going...
http://www.sterlingsportscars.com/

[Crook]

RicksAlfas said:

Ooo Betty!

Still going...
http://www.sterlingsportscars.com/

Blimey!

[DJFish]

Aside from the fact that this is by the sea and should've rusted away by now (if mine is anything to go by), I'm quite tempted to swap my 330d for this and run it for another 10 years so I can make an informed decision on the petrol vs diesel debate:
http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[L100NYY]

"Oldspeed 1953 Zwitter Racer, featured in many magazines articles, fitted with a pepco supercharger and fuel regulater, stainless steel sebring exhaust, 15" porsche wheels, handmade ally speedster seats with modified runners, Porsche RSK werks steering wheel and 356 horn push,porsche 917 wooden shift knob, modified gear shift, Messerschmitt ME109 stop clock, matching rev counter and fuel guage and temp guage by north hollywood speedometer, Bosch spotlamps, plexiglass blue tint windows,GT leather window pulls, through the bonnet filler,leather bonnet straps, roof lapping light,split engine lid, 8mm fuel line with safety cut off, fully plumbed fire extinguisher 2 into cab and 2 into engine bay, everything works on this car."

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C629840

[jzz30]

Is stuff like this even MOT'able?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1932-FORD-MODEL-B-3-WIND...





Oooff...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970-Pontiac-GTO-Judge-M...

[rejn]

anonymous said:

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Brilliant - that brings back memories - I think I prefer the intro to the sequel, though!!

[bodhi]

DJFish said:

Aside from the fact that this is by the sea and should've rusted away by now (if mine is anything to go by), I'm quite tempted to swap my 330d for this and run it for another 10 years so I can make an informed decision on the petrol vs diesel debate:
http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Only took me 18 months in a 330d to make an informed decision on diesel vs petrol - petrol every time. Costs very little more to run and less chance of it exploding in a cloud of DMF/Turbo/Injector/Swirl Flap dust.

[JZZ30]

£40k

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-BMW-M5-E28-/2519844...

[braddo]

Having said good-bye to the C43 family bus a couple of weeks, tomorrow is new car day.

Am quite excited about having something newer (for me), roomier and different to anything I've had before. Offsetting that is feeling a bit dirty about buying a SUV. I guess they're popular for good reason, though, and they don't stand out as much as they used to. The need to seat an adult with 2 kids' seats in the back doesn't leave a lot of choice in any case.

Clearly I'm still going to be wker with two black Porsches.

[E30M3SE]

jzz30 said:

Is stuff like this even MOT'able?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1932-FORD-MODEL-B-3-WIND...





Oooff...

Anything produced before 1960 is MOT exempt, so no 'ticket' required.

[W00DY]

A generic car from 2008. New Giulia. All turbos.

[Parabola]

All I really wanted was a RWD one of these. At least the engine seems interesting.

[43034]

W00DY said:

A generic car from 2008. New Giulia. All turbos.

I think the colour plays a huge part tbh! Looks OK in red.

I'd like to think i'd keep my GTA on the road for 5 more years then slide into one of these QV jobbies. From the one video i've seen it sounds grand which is a massive factor for me.

[Output Flange]

JZZ30 said:

£40k

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-BMW-M5-E28-/2519844...

Mentioned before I think. Has been restored with a bunch of the wrong parts, so I'm out.

[olly755]

braddo said:

Having said good-bye to the C43 family bus a couple of weeks, tomorrow is new car day.

Am quite excited about having something newer (for me), roomier and different to anything I've had before. Offsetting that is feeling a bit dirty about buying a SUV. I guess they're popular for good reason, though, and they don't stand out as much as they used to. The need to seat an adult with 2 kids' seats in the back doesn't leave a lot of choice in any case.

Clearly I'm still going to be wker with two black Porsches.

Great family bus, with enough interest for Dad. Which one have you gone for? 982? 978? nope 998... erm, Mk1 or Mk2?

[braddo]

olly755 said:

Great family bus, with enough interest for Dad. Which one have you gone for? 982? 978? nope 998... erm, Mk1 or Mk2?

No idea on the model code but 2008 Mk1 facelift, so 4.8 V8 and less archaic sat nav/audio. I thought the best thing to do would be to buy a low spec, low miles V6 so of course I bought a high spec, high miles V8. Air suspension and loads of leather inside, an ex-dealer demo car. A shame it has privacy glass but virtually all of them do.

First impressions are very good. Refined, comfortable, but can pick up its skirts pretty well and goes round corners.

[Alfa numeric]

From the Lotus forum:

otolith said:

450bhp. Road and race versions. Race version dry weight under 900kg.

http://media.lotuscars.com/sites/default/files/The...

Do want.

[rejn]

Alfa numeric said:

From the Lotus forum:

otolith said:

450bhp. Road and race versions. Race version dry weight under 900kg.

http://media.lotuscars.com/sites/default/files/The...

Do want.

I absolutely love it. Shame about the price tag (£82k, or £115k if you want the proper gearbox) - but i reckon you could have quite a bit of fun on a trackway with it!

[olly755]

braddo said:

First impressions are very good. Refined, comfortable, but can pick up its skirts pretty well and goes round corners.

They are fast things, especially for something so tall. The ride is too harsh and pattery on regular coils, so suspect the ride on air will be far superior.

Those chaps at Singer have done a Targa. Could possibly be my new favourite 911.

https://instagram.com/p/4XRfAdxcNK/