Estates That Never Were.....

[Hooli]

masermartin said:

Spyder5 said:

This beast is up for auction at Bonhams today:



Linky http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19767/lot/217/?pag...

Yuk! For some reason I can't get past the colour of that. Someone more objective - horror or not?

Horror even without the stupid colours.

[dartissimus]

Hooli said:

masermartin said:

Spyder5 said:

This beast is up for auction at Bonhams today:



Linky http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19767/lot/217/?pag...

Yuk! For some reason I can't get past the colour of that. Someone more objective - horror or not?

Horror even without the stupid colours.

" Estates that never were" I wish this never was

[Spyder5]

It does have a certain Griswalds Family Vacation look about it doesn't it!

[tapkaJohnD]

I don't think anyone has mentioned the Triumph Vitesse Estate.

Surely, with a 2 litre engine, four seats and a relatively enormous load area, this high-power version of the Herald Estate/Courier van, would have accurately targeted the niche market that later bought the Scimitar Estate. In fact about twenty were sold, that were cobbled together from Herald Estates, Vitesse engines and panels from the parts dept at the Standard-Triumph Park Royal Service Depot. Because they were complete cars that had to be rebuilt after they came off the production line, they were far more expensive than they need have been and never went into production.

A few genuine cars still exist: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/l.benfield/norfolk-ts...



While more have been modified:

[kwak]

dartissimus said:

Hooli said:

masermartin said:

Spyder5 said:

This beast is up for auction at Bonhams today:



Linky http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19767/lot/217/?pag...

Yuk! For some reason I can't get past the colour of that. Someone more objective - horror or not?

Horror even without the stupid colours.

" Estates that never were" I wish this never was

I love that to be honest.
Well, except for the McDonalds colours of course...

[AndrewW-G]

kwak said:

dartissimus said:

Hooli said:

masermartin said:

Spyder5 said:

This beast is up for auction at Bonhams today:



Linky http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19767/lot/217/?pag...

Yuk! For some reason I can't get past the colour of that. Someone more objective - horror or not?

Horror even without the stupid colours.

" Estates that never were" I wish this never was

I love that to be honest.
Well, except for the McDonalds colours of course...

Me too, all it needs is a repaint in a sensible colour scheme

[4rephill]

Mmmm... Wonder where the inspiration for that came from



Ah!

[AndrewW-G]

What do we think the Bentley Wagon Queen Family Truckster will fetch

[Hooli]

AndrewW-G said:

kwak said:

dartissimus said:

Hooli said:

masermartin said:

Spyder5 said:

This beast is up for auction at Bonhams today:



Linky http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19767/lot/217/?pag...

Yuk! For some reason I can't get past the colour of that. Someone more objective - horror or not?

Horror even without the stupid colours.

" Estates that never were" I wish this never was

I love that to be honest.
Well, except for the McDonalds colours of course...

Me too, all it needs is a repaint in a sensible colour scheme

It looks like the 'boot' of a random estate has just been nailed on by a blind man to me. The window line doesn't match at all which is why I can't see it as 'one car'.

Each to their own though.

[AndrewW-G]

Sold for £17.5k + the usual . . . . I was outbid

[Spyder5]

AndrewW-G said:

Sold for £17.5k + the usual . . . . I was outbid

Where you at the Auction to see who won it?

[AndrewW-G]

Spyder5 said:

AndrewW-G said:

Sold for £17.5k + the usual . . . . I was outbid

Where you at the Auction to see who won it?

No was bidding over the phone, as was the higher bidder.

[radlet6]

AndrewW-G said:

Sold for £17.5k + the usual . . . . I was outbid

Think you dodged a bullet there.

[Wolands Advocate]

Spyder5 said:

This beast is up for auction at Bonhams today:



Linky http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19767/lot/217/?pag...

There cannot be many cars that boast the eccentricity of a built-in awning!

[Shaw Tarse]

AndrewW-G said:

Spyder5 said:

AndrewW-G said:

Sold for £17.5k + the usual . . . . I was outbid

Where you at the Auction to see who won it?

No was bidding over the phone, as was the higher bidder.

Was it Mr Evans?

[AndrewW-G]

Shaw Tarse said:

AndrewW-G said:

Spyder5 said:

AndrewW-G said:

Sold for £17.5k + the usual . . . . I was outbid

Where you at the Auction to see who won it?

No was bidding over the phone, as was the higher bidder.

Was it Mr Evans?

Sorry I don't know, highest bidder was on the phone

[odyssey2200]

AndrewW-G said:

Shaw Tarse said:

AndrewW-G said:

Spyder5 said:

AndrewW-G said:

Sold for £17.5k + the usual . . . . I was outbid

Where you at the Auction to see who won it?

No was bidding over the phone, as was the higher bidder.

Was it Mr Evans?

Sorry I don't know, highest bidder was on the phone

Evans did talk about it on the show but he said that he didn't buy it.

[texaxile]

My neighbour owned this exact car, a genuine Mexico estate and offered it to me for 5 grand in 1998, or a swap for my 2WD cosworth.


also











http://www.rs2.co.uk/estate.htm#Mexico Estate

did I do the right thing in keeping my cossie and then selling it to get another Colt Lancer turbo?

Edited by texaxile on Thursday 21st June 23:21

Edited by texaxile on Thursday 21st June 23:27

[MarkwG]

"did I do the right thing in keeping my cossie and then selling it to get another Colt Lancer turbo?"

[Hooli]

[quote=texaxile
did I do the right thing in keeping my cossie and then selling it to get another Colt Lancer turbo?


[/quote]

Yes

NO!