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

[L100NYY]

Obviously that green Mini is fantastic but also that Lotus Elite is ruddy

[olly755]

jeremyc said:

olly755 said:

But for me generally, the more extreme the car, then the more subtle the colour.

Shouty car = SHOUTY colour.

I did say generally, so there can be exceptions

Talking of green Loti, one for the dads amongst us?



http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Seven-1-2-scale-chil...

[L100NYY]

Or the short people.

[PowerslideSWE]

W00DY said:

The XJ220 is nothing but wheeled pornography. Lottery win 1st choice for me, love them

[braddo]

jeremyc said:

nono:

Shouty car = SHOUTY colour.

The colour scheme just reminded me - didn't you buy this on Halloween? Is that 2 years ago now?

[jeremyc]

braddo said:

The colour scheme just reminded me - didn't you buy this on Halloween? Is that 2 years ago now?

Good memory - I've had it just over two years.

[L100NYY]

jeremyc said:

braddo said:

The colour scheme just reminded me - didn't you buy this on Halloween? Is that 2 years ago now?

Good memory - I've had it just over two years.

Was it really two years ago we were at Goodwood for that Lotus day? Supposed it must be

[jeremyc]

World. Gone. Mad.



£60K to you, Sir.

As sold at this weekend's auction.

[L100NYY]

I always wanted one of these -

[Crook]

I always quite liked these back in the day



But not in red

[L100NYY]

I almost bought a black Fiesta RS Turbo many moons ago. Would still quite like one now tbh

[s m]

L100NYY said:

I always wanted one of these -

The seats were lovely in them

Getting the right parts at the dealer for one, even in the late 80s, wasn't so easy

[olly755]

jeremyc said:

World. Gone. Mad.



£60K to you, Sir.

As sold at this weekend's auction.

Blimey. Suppose if you want the best, and have the means, then why not.

The Capris made good money too. Criminally undervalued in my humble opinion.

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[Crook]

anonymous said:

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And depends on the red too.

[sly fox]

jeremyc said:

World. Gone. Mad.



£60K to you, Sir.

As sold at this weekend's auction.

What is the logic behind that purchase? None. None at all.
They were not even that good when they were launched. Given that a 1.5 diesel hatchback has more power and torque, it's a rich man's folly.
Surely you cannot think the value will go up even further? What's the chance of finding someone willing to spend more than that on a f**king Ford Escort?
Maybe a Ford Mexico driven by a Flying Finn or Swede with Rally pedigree but a run of the mill road car?

Insanity.

[p1stonhead]

sly fox said:

jeremyc said:

World. Gone. Mad.



£60K to you, Sir.

As sold at this weekend's auction.

What is the logic behind that purchase? None. None at all.
They were not even that good when they were launched. Given that a 1.5 diesel hatchback has more power and torque, it's a rich man's folly.
Surely you cannot think the value will go up even further? What's the chance of finding someone willing to spend more than that on a f**king Ford Escort?
Maybe a Ford Mexico driven by a Flying Finn or Swede with Rally pedigree but a run of the mill road car?

Insanity.

How much do diamonds cost? They are valuable for no logical reason other than they are scarce. Same here.

[barchetta_boy]

anonymous said:

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I don't know about that... a 2.2S was the top of the range when it was new, had an engine that revved happily to 7,000rpm and was basically handbuilt. The Escort was never that good even when it was brand new, and was only ever a parts-bin warmed-over take on one of the most common cars ever made at the time.

[whytheory]

Crook said:

I always quite liked these back in the day



But not in red

They look great, largely because of those awesome wheels and twin fogs!

Some cool stuff here here. I want this marmite Jensen, I even like the colour!

[L100NYY]

I sold one of those Jensens last year, it was actually a pretty good drive and the chassis was much better than I expected.

[W00DY]

whytheory said:

They look great, largely because of those awesome wheels and twin fogs!

Some cool stuff here here. I want this marmite Jensen, I even like the colour!

The colour definitely works.

Rather like it.