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

[ferrisbueller]

bodhi said:

GreatGranny said:

This was my 328i I sold late last year.

Lovely - looks similar to one me old man had in the 90s, a 1996 328i Touring in Boston Green with caramel leather. Him and me mum both thought it was the best of 17+ BMWs they had.

He liked it that much he borrowed an M3 Evo and couldn't see the improvement over his 328i unless he was absolutely hammering it. Admittedly I did go out in it when he was hammering the Evo and it was mighty impressive, but the 328i was nicer day to day.

Conversely I had an Evo in Boston and Caramac. My touring, and my coupes, were all 328s and all Montreal. Have to say I agree that I liked the 328s more.

[L100NYY]

First quick car I ever drove was my then neighbours Boston Green E36 Evo 4dr. They also had at the same time a bright red E30 318i convertible and neighbour the other side had a Calypso Red E36 318i with ‘Alpina’ alloys and a fruity exhaust.

Ahh, memories.

[biggbn]

bodhi said:

GreatGranny said:

This was my 328i I sold late last year.

Lovely - looks similar to one me old man had in the 90s, a 1996 328i Touring in Boston Green with caramel leather. Him and me mum both thought it was the best of 17+ BMWs they had.

He liked it that much he borrowed an M3 Evo and couldn't see the improvement over his 328i unless he was absolutely hammering it. Admittedly I did go out in it when he was hammering the Evo and it was mighty impressive, but the 328i was nicer day to day.

I had a Boston Green e36 M3 Evo, a two door with the black Vader leather briefly. In retrospect it was a wonderful, special machine that I really didn't appreciate at the time

[McGee_22]

Loving the oldies - I always get giddy when this rocks up at The Black Swan on a Sunday morning...

[L100NYY]

Absolutely stunning. Looks like a Racing Green recreation to me?

[McGee_22]

Honestly I don't care if it was made 100 years ago or last week - it is glorious in the details...











Incidentally, and I have not a shilling to spend anyway, but that glorious Mulberry RR Silver Spur did not sell at auction last week.

[NomduJour]

L100NYY said:

Absolutely stunning. Looks like a Racing Green recreation to me?

I’ll go Petersen.

[Chunkychucky]

biggbn said:

bodhi said:

GreatGranny said:

This was my 328i I sold late last year.

Lovely - looks similar to one me old man had in the 90s, a 1996 328i Touring in Boston Green with caramel leather. Him and me mum both thought it was the best of 17+ BMWs they had.

He liked it that much he borrowed an M3 Evo and couldn't see the improvement over his 328i unless he was absolutely hammering it. Admittedly I did go out in it when he was hammering the Evo and it was mighty impressive, but the 328i was nicer day to day.

I had a Boston Green e36 M3 Evo, a two door with the black Vader leather briefly. In retrospect it was a wonderful, special machine that I really didn't appreciate at the time

We had a couple - a 2 door in Estoril with grey cloth/suede, and latterly the Fern Green with Modena Natur leather example featured in this random episode I found (around 6:30 onwards); preferred the cloth seats in all honesty as they gripped you better in the twisties...

https://youtu.be/o5WDdUPighg?feature=shared

[L100NYY]

NomduJour said:

L100NYY said:

Absolutely stunning. Looks like a Racing Green recreation to me?

I’ll go Petersen.

Could well be, all I can tell you is that is based on a ‘38 Rolls.

Glorious thing either way.

Friend inherited his fathers collection a couple of years ago, among them is a proper pre war Bentley. His father took it all over the world which is rather lovely.

[Fast Bug]

Vintage cars have never really floated my boat so to speak (although I do love hot rods). But William Medcalf is up the road from me and I went to an open day there and it changed my mind a little. A vintage Bentley or RR would be a fine thing for a picnic outing or a day at the races

[L100NYY]

Vauxhall 30/98 is a fantastic thing, true 100mph car (first road car to reach it in fact) and also great at long distance lolloping too.
Brakes are pretty poor though and only use foot brake in an emergency!!

Been going to, and member of, VSCC for as long as I can remember.

Edited by L100NYY on Wednesday 10th April 16:52

[Fast Bug]

www.vanguardmotorsales.com/inventory/5035/1934-for...

[Crook]

By complete coincidence I saw one of these (I think) with No. 6 on the grille driving down my local high street earlier today. Looked a bit smaller than the big blower jobs.



Hmm, may have been one of these...

Edited by Crook on Wednesday 10th April 17:00

[biggbn]

All of these vintage cars posted are stunning. If I won the lottery big I'd have something like a Cadillac v16 Roadster as a daily.. scruffier the better!!

[L100NYY]

Friend is rebuilding this atm;

Atalanta V12 Special

https://saulstevens.co.uk/atalanta-racing-special








And this is how it was pre strip down

Edited by L100NYY on Wednesday 10th April 18:16

Edited by L100NYY on Wednesday 10th April 18:17

[McGee_22]

The fabulously eclectic car meeting near me had these three roll up together last year...

[Leins]

GreatGranny said:

This was my 328i I sold late last year.

That is lovely. It’s been so long since I’ve seen one about

[Fast Bug]

McGee_22 said:

The fabulously eclectic car meeting near me had these three roll up together last year...

How small does that Silver Cloud look!

[biggbn]

L100NYY said:

Friend is rebuilding this atm;

Atalanta V12 Special

https://saulstevens.co.uk/atalanta-racing-special








And this is how it was pre strip down

Edited by L100NYY on Wednesday 10th April 18:16

Edited by L100NYY on Wednesday 10th April 18:17

Just wow. That is all.

[barchetta_boy]

Those blower type Bentleys just look wrong to me when they are so clean and shiny