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

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Lovely colour. One owner. Errant leaper.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C671873

[braddo]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Lovely colour. One owner. Errant leaper.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C671873

It looks beautifully right. A manual gearbox and some firmer springs and quality dampers hiding behind that ride height, and that's just about a quintessential XJS for me.

Maybe some racy cams, a lightweight flywheel and grumpy idle for chuckle factor

[olly755]

Output Flange said:

In other news, over the course of the next few weeks I should get a lap of Bathurst in a rental Kia, and then go to see the V8 Supercars at Philip Island in a camper van. Can't wait!

Did the same in a rented Commodore (what else?) a few years ago. The gradients and narrowness will surprise you: it looked far easier on the telly when I was growing up. The quick men around there have balls. It's a genuine public road, no 'Ring style hot laps and surprisingly few pilgrims, but you can still have a little bit of a go. I didn't dump the Commodore into the kitty litter at Murrays. Nope.

[shirt]

very strong money, but just look at it!





https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/mercedes-benz...

[L100NYY]

Ooft.

Actually looks like good value to me

[ATM]

Anyone know this car

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm//381454608321

[rejn]

ATM said:

Anyone know this car

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm//381454608321

I assume somebody has stuck a turbo engine into a carerra car?

I quite like it. Attention to detail looks good (although in sure an expert will be along soon).

ETA: or did it start off as a turbo before being converted to 2wd?

ETA: dvla states MoT expired in June and tax expired in Feb. I wonder how recent the photos are... Having said that, the ad States it has an mot until 08/16...

Edited by rejn on Saturday 7th November 20:48

Edited by rejn on Saturday 7th November 21:06

[mft]

rejn said:

I assume somebody has stuck a turbo engine into a carerra car?

I quite like it. Attention to detail looks good (although in sure an expert will be along soon).

ETA: or did it start off as a turbo before being converted to 2wd?

Q&A on eBay says it's a converted turbo.

[Crook]

Actual real barn find*

• not real barn find we knew it was in there somewhere!

Edited by Crook on Sunday 8th November 20:27

[L100NYY]

Are you going to get it back on the road?

[Crook]

No, well I'm not. It looks ok in the pictures but have been quoted ££££ to get it serviceable and interior is beyond help. We've donated it to a local college automotive course for them to learn on and get back on the road (hopefully).
Many many happy childhood memories so a difficult decision.

[W00DY]

Crook said:

No, well I'm not. It looks ok in the pictures but have been quoted ££££ to get it serviceable and interior is beyond help. We've donated it to a local college automotive course for them to learn on and get back on the road (hopefully).
Many many happy childhood memories so a difficult decision.

Nice one.

Hopefully it'll live to see the road again.

[Crook]

W00DY said:

Nice one.

Hopefully it'll live to see the road again.

College lecturer bloke has experience of them so fingers crossed!

[L100NYY]

Shame to see it go but it will be more satisfying to see some youngsters get it back on the road and learn skills at the same time.

I trust you told them to keep you up to speed on progress? They should do a blog in Readers Cars on here, good bit of PR for the college too.

[Crook]

That's not a bad idea Ben. Will suggest it. Yes, not the only family member to consider it then have head win nor a friend who had wanted it for some time until he saw what was required. My Uncle whose car it was, was amongst other things a university lecturer so it is fitting.

[W00DY]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bmw-m5-E34-saloon-m-spor...

Lovely.

Edited by W00DY on Sunday 8th November 23:56

[Crook]

^^ yes and ^ yes!

[L100NYY]

[Crook]

Yes



Yes



And yes

Brooklands 28th November

[barchetta_boy]

Crook said:

And yes

Brooklands 28th November

Great spec - LSD and manual gearbox. A rare car. Given that mine is in the process of generating a £3.5k bill I hope it goes for the upper end of the estimate!

Joel