Lovely Cars: Interesting, Classic, Retro, Barge 5-10k

[CharlesdeGaulle]

I've been underwhelmed by Alfas on the Barge 1-5 thread, but I like this.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C837272

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Trabi601 said:

A little over, but this is the shape Spider that's best value for £10k.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPERB-1992-ALFA-ROMEO-S...

No. Just no. Wrong hand drive. LPG. Import.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

dme123 said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I've been underwhelmed by Alfas on the Barge 1-5 thread, but I like this.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C837272

They'd kind of ruined the Spider by the end hadn't they. It's still lovely compared to modern tripe, but compared to the earlier versions it's rather less so.

It did get bloated for sure, but a factory hard top and original RHD is unusual. If it was really offensive in tbe metal you could probably tone down the body kit additions a bit. Such a pity that as models get older they tend to get blinged-up and lose the lines that made them appealing in the first place.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Jimmy Recard said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-53-MERCEDES-BENZ-CL...


Apart from the AMG and Biturbo badges, what do we think of this?

I could live with wood from an orange tree, but fake badges and Bradford-based seller, plus the use of the word mega and what seems a pretty speculative price tag, means it's not for me.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Trabi601 said:

The S3 is ugly, has an aftermarket RHD conversion and is also an import!

OK, OK. I'd missed it being a RHD conversion. Still, I stand by LPG being about as appealing as herpes.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Sunbeam Alpine. I've always liked them.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Slightly over budget, but much nicer than the Montego everyone's salivating over. Wonderful colour.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C843947

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Speed addicted said:

That is lovely. Just spent a while on the advertisers web site. They have some stunning machinery!

Yes, he has some nice stuff.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Jonmx said:

I rather like that, but I fear it would bankrupt me in fuel alone.

I like it too. Interesting car.

Doing somewhere in the region of 3-5k a year for leisure and posing would still keep it a cheap hobby. A couple of big jobs or difficult services are the things to worry about, not petrol.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

The car this belongs to is out of budget at 15, and is either mis-badged or poorly described, but how about this for a super interior?



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

0a said:

Fantastic interior. Rubbish engine.

I'm sure someone here has one with a proper engine?

No under-bonnet shots, but it's badged 320.

I was out in mine today - that 6 cyl 320 is an absolute peach of an engine, with a great noise under hard accleration.

The 220 is probably more than adequate, but cars like this need sumptuous engines, not humdrum 4-pots.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

3 scrummy Daimlers. Which would you have?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...




http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...



Number 2 for me please. Or 3. Maybe 1 ...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

If anyone is wondering what to buy me as a gift, I'd be very happy with this thanks. Slightly over budget, but quite nice.



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C836666

[CharlesdeGaulle]

The reluctance to buy me a Facel Vega disappoints. So how about this instead ...?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C845576



Pity about the wheel and dash, and what's that on top of the front bumper?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

williamp said:

I'll buy you the TR7, you buy me the Facel and we'll both have gifts. Sauteed..

Hmm, not really what I had in mind overall!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

bob-lad said:

Perhaps this is what Sir meant to post

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C829940

Oh yes. Yes indeed.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

The two recent budget-busters are indeed achingly cool, and very desirable, but neither are 'pretty' cars are they? Striking, yes. Iconic, yes. Beautiful, yes. And yet, bizarrely, also slightly clunky and clumsy from some angles. Funny thing, design.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

W00DY said:

Those wheels are proper shockers.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Speed addicted said:

nobrakes said:

Out of budget coupe version (surely ice cold cool)

http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C843397

About as cool as it gets, but would they survive the uk climate? I imagine them dissolving as you drive off the ferry.

Scratch my earlier Facel Vega comment. I actually want this. A Lot.



ETA sumptuous insides. Yeah baby.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Pulls like a train apparently, with Alpina stylish wheels.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C833312