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I must get another proper classic. I sold my Sunbeam Alpine for somthing more usable and ended up with a Merc SL R129. I had a day free ish yesterday and nothing to tinker with! I ended washing it, nothing really needed doing.
The Merc is staying, lovely drive, a really good mile muncher, it can live outside and it's Mrs D friendly.
The garage is small so need a small car (maybe another Midget or a GT6 at a stretch) a motobike would be good but Mrs D has vetoed that. What else, small, coupe maybe and not a whole hill of cash?
The Merc is staying, lovely drive, a really good mile muncher, it can live outside and it's Mrs D friendly.
The garage is small so need a small car (maybe another Midget or a GT6 at a stretch) a motobike would be good but Mrs D has vetoed that. What else, small, coupe maybe and not a whole hill of cash?
Know what you mean
Just got an Elan +2 and the last week has seen me strip off carbs, distributor, dynamo, all front wishbones, ball joints and tie rod ends, check valve clearance, check compression etc.
Next week will rebuild carbs, install electronic igntion, alternator, relay sand halogen headlights, new bushes and sterring bits.
Hopefully it will start!
Just got an Elan +2 and the last week has seen me strip off carbs, distributor, dynamo, all front wishbones, ball joints and tie rod ends, check valve clearance, check compression etc.
Next week will rebuild carbs, install electronic igntion, alternator, relay sand halogen headlights, new bushes and sterring bits.
Hopefully it will start!
Austin A40 Mk II Farina (the Mk 1 had cable brakes, not hydraulic).
Had one as a first car and I still think they were great and better than anything Ford had at the time (followed it with disappointing Cortina Mk I and IIs and an HC Viva 1800).
I'd suggest an Alfasud Ti or something Italian but they are rare having all crumbled to dust.
Either way, rust is the enemy.
Had one as a first car and I still think they were great and better than anything Ford had at the time (followed it with disappointing Cortina Mk I and IIs and an HC Viva 1800).
I'd suggest an Alfasud Ti or something Italian but they are rare having all crumbled to dust.
Either way, rust is the enemy.
If you like tinkering, just get a motorbike to restore/renovate and then sell it. I have done a few cars (Ultima GTR and Westfield race car recently) but now I am getting into motorbikes. I haven't got a licence, and I am not really interested in getting one - so no stress from the wife.
I did a complete nut and bolt restoration on a BSA Bantam last year (easy bike to do, just to see if I enjoyed it) and now I have a 1970 Triumph Bonneville 650cc that I am working on. A couple of my friends have bike licences - they can test the bike when its done, and one of them is interested in buying it anyway, which is good... Last point - bikes take up much less room - give it a try !
Edited to say - I don't mean a modern bike...I mean classic britbikes...
I did a complete nut and bolt restoration on a BSA Bantam last year (easy bike to do, just to see if I enjoyed it) and now I have a 1970 Triumph Bonneville 650cc that I am working on. A couple of my friends have bike licences - they can test the bike when its done, and one of them is interested in buying it anyway, which is good... Last point - bikes take up much less room - give it a try !
Edited to say - I don't mean a modern bike...I mean classic britbikes...
Edited by pilbeam_mp62 on Friday 4th October 13:05
pilbeam_mp62 said:
If you like tinkering, just get a motorbike to restore/renovate and then sell it. I have done a few cars (Ultima GTR and Westfield race car recently) but now I am getting into motorbikes. I haven't got a licence, and I am not really interested in getting one - so no stress from the wife.
I did a complete nut and bolt restoration on a BSA Bantam last year (easy bike to do, just to see if I enjoyed it) and now I have a 1970 Triumph Bonneville 650cc that I am working on. A couple of my friends have bike licences - they can test the bike when its done, and one of them is interested in buying it anyway, which is good... Last point - bikes take up much less room - give it a try !
Edited to say - I don't mean a modern bike...I mean classic britbikes...
This makes a great deal of sense, I'm not keen on bodywork and my garage isn't very big. I don't think I could resist riding it though.....................I did a complete nut and bolt restoration on a BSA Bantam last year (easy bike to do, just to see if I enjoyed it) and now I have a 1970 Triumph Bonneville 650cc that I am working on. A couple of my friends have bike licences - they can test the bike when its done, and one of them is interested in buying it anyway, which is good... Last point - bikes take up much less room - give it a try !
Edited to say - I don't mean a modern bike...I mean classic britbikes...
Edited by pilbeam_mp62 on Friday 4th October 13:05
I've had bikes in the past, including a Norton Commando 750 fastback. I managed to chuck it up the road and had no money at the time so it wound up as a flat track custom.
LuS1fer said:
Also worth considering a cheap Mustang - no, I don't mean the expensive appreciating rusty classics but rather the Fox body - cheap as chips and the stratosphere is the limit for modifications.
The aftermarket means you can never stop tinkering, even if you wanted to.
Yep - that looks just like a classic...The aftermarket means you can never stop tinkering, even if you wanted to.
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