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

[bob-lad]

They are (were) fabulous. This was mine way back when.


The full Paramount Performance job with Peacock Blue paintwork.

Unfortunately it was written off in 2006 by a rather large rear end shunt that banana'd the chassis. I walked away, but the car was very much undrivable.
Curiously cazana isn't showing that write off.

Edited by bob-lad on Tuesday 30th October 10:42

[CharlesdeGaulle]

'Sold by ourselves' and over-use of 'gentleman' notwithstanding, this looks as though it could be a laugh.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1055235

[CharlesdeGaulle]

White lacks the 'junior minister' gravitas, but red seats compensate.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1055202

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Achingly cool, whilst at the same time so depressingly bad and embarrassing for your children, makes this (not cheap) Volvo a must-have.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1055214

[phil_cardiff]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

White lacks the 'junior minister' gravitas, but red seats compensate.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1055202

My wedding car! Well, same model and colours. Not sure I'd sink £11k into one though.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

phil_cardiff said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

White lacks the 'junior minister' gravitas, but red seats compensate.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1055202

My wedding car! Well, same model and colours. Not sure I'd sink £11k into one though.

£10k, my friend; thread limit and one assumes haggling skills after all. That 10% saving immediately makes the car a bargain and convinces the frau that the car you first travelled in together as a married couple is worth buying as 'an investment'.

Works every time. Possibly.

Above all, red leather FTW.

[anonymous-user]

Power Barging with wallet emptying ability - Mercedes-Benz S Class 5.4 S55 AMG £5k

Just add the £5k running costs - bargain

[loafer123]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

'Sold by ourselves' and over-use of 'gentleman' notwithstanding, this looks as though it could be a laugh.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1055235

Ironically (given the post above) this is similar to my wedding car.

It had a knackered rear suspension so we laughed all the way to the hotel whilst attempting to take out the 3 billion hair clips in my wife’s hair!

[bob-lad]

I forgot to post these two yesterday.

Comically inappropriate wheels aside, I like this:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...



But a more "restrained" option might be:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[feef]

bob-lad said:

I forgot to post these two yesterday.

Comically inappropriate wheels aside, I like this:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

the bling wheels and the Landsail tyres suggests this may have been run on a budget. Shiny enough, but I wonder where maintenance has been skimped upon.

That being said, I do keep looking at Bentleys of this era, and will probably end up with an expensive mistake one on my drive one day

[Shnozz]

feef said:

the bling wheels and the Landsail tyres suggests this may have been run on a budget. Shiny enough, but I wonder where maintenance has been skimped upon.

That being said, I do keep looking at Bentleys of this era, and will probably end up with an expensive mistake one on my drive one day

You say that about those godawful wheels but according to the description they cost a previous owner £4.5k! Suggests a lack of taste rather than funds.

[feef]

Shnozz said:

feef said:

the bling wheels and the Landsail tyres suggests this may have been run on a budget. Shiny enough, but I wonder where maintenance has been skimped upon.

That being said, I do keep looking at Bentleys of this era, and will probably end up with an expensive mistake one on my drive one day

You say that about those godawful wheels but according to the description they cost a previous owner £4.5k! Suggests a lack of taste rather than funds.

....and I suspect that's most likely £4500 on wheels that didn't get spent on servicing

[Shnozz]

You may well be correct.

Either way, I rather like it as it is. Sort of st rapper snotter. Bet these probably aren't too hard to home DIY either with everything accessible and old school tech. Lumphammer repairs like the older V8 TVRs.

[Hugh Jarse]

Want badly.
SWMBO computer says no.
Stay single!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/132772662272

[bob-lad]

I can see it says Jaguar in the title, but ...



Why not go all Colin Furze on it and nail this on the back ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/173646165972

[nobrakes]

E24man said:

Those cone air filters just fill engine with hot air from the engine bay not cold air from through the front panel like the oem system.

Yes - overcome by adding a feed of cold air via a 4” tumble drier flexi hose to the lower grill intake. Class.

[Zonergem]

This is very decent value for the spec, mileage and condition (though advert incorrectly states pano/glass hardtop roof) - you need to change the tyres, polish the plastic softtop windows and replace the centre armrest slider button but you'd be away for less than 9k all told.




https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[anonymous-user]

That is very classy. Is the rollover bar standard on those?

[niva441]

OpulentBob said:

That is very classy. Is the rollover bar standard on those?

Yes, but normally retracted. There's a button to open it.

[heisthegaffer]

Hugh Jarse said:

Not been lusting after cars of late, but this little thing got the juices flowing. A white hen.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1019160
Wierd photos.

Same heating controls as my dad's Fiat Regattas unsurprisingly. In 1985 I thought they were awesome.