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Oneball said:
Todays race was good. First time I’ve actually felt at one with the Vette, so looking better for this season, it’s taken a while to get used to the grip levels compared with the Dunlop X plies I’ve race on for 20 years. Finished 10th. 3rd in class.
Live stream here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MD_0w5hQttc
I am glad it all went well for you. It sounds like you will move to the front of the pack very soon Live stream here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MD_0w5hQttc
aeropilot said:
ratrod 2 said:
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150, 
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Blimey...........Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
The Mustang obsession is still alive and well in the UK then.
roscobbc said:
aeropilot said:
ratrod 2 said:
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Blimey...........Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
The Mustang obsession is still alive and well in the UK then.
other exotics in his stable,
Plus one upmanship once bidding in front of his chums where he can afford to go on and not effect his bank balance one bit,
Watching the 30 strong Mustang race edging him on plus a new topic at the dinner party how he bought his Mustang at Bonhams
while at Goodwood all ads to the pomp and ceremony with these type of people,
He wouldn't have dremp of paying that type of money say from a on-line auction or ebay,
Sold my 68 Bullitt which was basically a dark green fastback with a set of touque thrusts fitted for £18K back in 2007
the guy when i asked did he have any other classic's reluctantly said ,well yes, a Derby Bentely , 2 Aston's,one being a V 600
a E Type and a Dino ,he was one of the smart toff's who got in before prices of fake Bullitt's and Shelby's went bonckers.
Edited by ratrod 2 on Monday 15th April 21:28
roscobbc said:
Perhaps the purchaser of the Mustang GT had sufficient funds to purchase a far higher priced vehicle and paying what we consider a price perhaps £30K or so 'over the top' meant nothing to him/her. ?
Almost certainley.Its what often jacks up the price, especially if there a two people involved in a bidding war where for both, 20-30-40k is what they'd find in loose change down the back of the sofa.....
ratrod 2 said:
Loose change to some of these guys who go to the Members Meeting ,the winning bidder probably has a Miura plus
other exotics in his stable,
Plus one upmanship once bidding in front of his chums were he can afford to go on and not effect his bank balance one bit,
Watching the 30 strong Mustang race edging him on plus a new topic at the dinner party how he bought his Mustang at Bonhams
while at Goodwood all ads to the pomp and ceremony with these type of people,
He wouldn't have dremp of paying that type of money say from a on-line auction or ebay,
Sold my 68 Bullitt which was basically a dark green fastback with a set of touque thrusts fitted for £18K back in 2007
the guy when i asked did he have any other classic's reluctantly sad ,well yes, a Derby Bentely , 2 Aston's,one being a V 600
a E Type and a Dino ,he was one of the smart toff's who got in before prices of fake Bullitt's and Shelby's went bonckers.
Yep agreed other exotics in his stable,
Plus one upmanship once bidding in front of his chums were he can afford to go on and not effect his bank balance one bit,
Watching the 30 strong Mustang race edging him on plus a new topic at the dinner party how he bought his Mustang at Bonhams
while at Goodwood all ads to the pomp and ceremony with these type of people,
He wouldn't have dremp of paying that type of money say from a on-line auction or ebay,
Sold my 68 Bullitt which was basically a dark green fastback with a set of touque thrusts fitted for £18K back in 2007
the guy when i asked did he have any other classic's reluctantly sad ,well yes, a Derby Bentely , 2 Aston's,one being a V 600
a E Type and a Dino ,he was one of the smart toff's who got in before prices of fake Bullitt's and Shelby's went bonckers.
Bread and butter cars are struggling, just no actual buyers,
Which is a shame , trouble is we now tend to think “30k “
Well that’s not to bad!!!
Try coming up with it if you’ve got 10k to spare,
Toffs will always large it up , probably get done big time
But if one’s minted, meh just loose change to these folks
As I’ve said before, I love the old yanks but they ain’t super cars !
Nor should they be super expensive
But ……..,,,,,
ratrod 2 said:
Sold for £29,750 , Where were you Nij.
Just when Ferrari prices seem to be dropping
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Who ever paid that for a Donkey engined Mustang, must need their head examined. The Bullitt hype is what is driving the £$ values of these, but the 390GT was a slow reving understeering hand full. Just when Ferrari prices seem to be dropping
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
SS427 Camaro said:
ratrod 2 said:
Sold for £29,750 , Where were you Nij.
Just when Ferrari prices seem to be dropping
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Who ever paid that for a Donkey engined Mustang, must need their head examined. The Bullitt hype is what is driving the £$ values of these, but the 390GT was a slow reving understeering hand full. Just when Ferrari prices seem to be dropping
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Unlike these toff's my wish list is mostly cars that i have already owned and realise i need them back in my life
and should never have sold them in the first place either because life got in the way or to move on to the next one on my list.
Unlike nat who is probably having to pinch himself that he finally ownes his dream T/Am the Mustang was bought on a whim
and will be sold the same way.
SS427 Camaro said:
ratrod 2 said:
Sold for £29,750 , Where were you Nij.
Just when Ferrari prices seem to be dropping
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Who ever paid that for a Donkey engined Mustang, must need their head examined. The Bullitt hype is what is driving the £$ values of these, but the 390GT was a slow reving understeering hand full. Just when Ferrari prices seem to be dropping
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Edited by roscobbc on Tuesday 16th April 01:05
roscobbc said:
SS427 Camaro said:
ratrod 2 said:
Sold for £29,750 , Where were you Nij.
Just when Ferrari prices seem to be dropping
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Who ever paid that for a Donkey engined Mustang, must need their head examined. The Bullitt hype is what is driving the £$ values of these, but the 390GT was a slow reving understeering hand full. Just when Ferrari prices seem to be dropping
a 67 Mustang Fastback sold at Bonhams Members Meeting yesterday for £93,150,
Yes it was a 390 GT manual but must be some sort of record here in the UK.
Pretty much really what this thread started with,
There always going to be cars brought and sold that seems to defy all manner of normal logic!
Sierra’s making over 100k, Lancia’s the same
It’s all part of this scene,
Top spec E’ ot’s regularly made well over 100k
Not now, times change and so does fashion and whatever is trending at the the time,
I caught a advertisement video last night for a 70’ TA
Fully restored in Lucerne Blue, Automatic Air con etc,
Looked very very nice , but at $135k really
As someone said “ it’s just a number “
But looking at it all shiny and new reinforced my idea to Rat my one, then watched an old “House of muscle “
About good ol boys ragging there very dodgy old muscle cars around,
It gets more appealing every day!!
newsatten said:
Agree with you to a point........however, FE 390 is still the same basic engine design as 428 CJ, which itself was effectively a lower manufacturing cost derivative of Fords infamous 406/427 engine..........one can draw some parallels with Chevy's 396, 427 and 454 engines, which although a newer design perhaps a good few years later differed widely like the FE in terms of standard output. Chevy big block has had the benefit of over 50 years of aftermarket development. Ford big block, far less so except for a few relatively recent specialist, expensive stroker jobs. But, yes in truth FE 390 in passenger car lopo 2bbl or 4bbl configuration can be a 'slug'.......put it in a lighter body and it does better................
Pretty much really what this thread started with,
There always going to be cars brought and sold that seems to defy all manner of normal logic!
Sierra’s making over 100k, Lancia’s the same
It’s all part of this scene,
Top spec E’ ot’s regularly made well over 100k
Not now, times change and so does fashion and whatever is trending at the the time,
I caught a advertisement video last night for a 70’ TA
Fully restored in Lucerne Blue, Automatic Air con etc,
Looked very very nice , but at $135k really
As someone said “ it’s just a number “
But looking at it all shiny and new reinforced my idea to Rat my one, then watched an old “House of muscle “
About good ol boys ragging there very dodgy old muscle cars around,
It gets more appealing every day!!
We have both have had shinny and 10 yard cars and i find myself with a more relaxed attitude towards the latter,Pretty much really what this thread started with,
There always going to be cars brought and sold that seems to defy all manner of normal logic!
Sierra’s making over 100k, Lancia’s the same
It’s all part of this scene,
Top spec E’ ot’s regularly made well over 100k
Not now, times change and so does fashion and whatever is trending at the the time,
I caught a advertisement video last night for a 70’ TA
Fully restored in Lucerne Blue, Automatic Air con etc,
Looked very very nice , but at $135k really
As someone said “ it’s just a number “
But looking at it all shiny and new reinforced my idea to Rat my one, then watched an old “House of muscle “
About good ol boys ragging there very dodgy old muscle cars around,
It gets more appealing every day!!
No more getting a long range weather forecast before leaving the garage, not to bothered if it has to spend a night or two outside,
No more driving round in circles looking for a safer parking spot and above all more driving than polishing.
, ratrod 2 said:
newsatten said:
Agree with you to a point........however, FE 390 is still the same basic engine design as 428 CJ, which itself was effectively a lower manufacturing cost derivative of Fords infamous 406/427 engine..........one can draw some parallels with Chevy's 396, 427 and 454 engines, which although a newer design perhaps a good few years later differed widely like the FE in terms of standard output. Chevy big block has had the benefit of over 50 years of aftermarket development. Ford big block, far less so except for a few relatively recent specialist, expensive stroker jobs. But, yes in truth FE 390 in passenger car lopo 2bbl or 4bbl configuration can be a 'slug'.......put it in a lighter body and it does better................
Pretty much really what this thread started with,
There always going to be cars brought and sold that seems to defy all manner of normal logic!
Sierra’s making over 100k, Lancia’s the same
It’s all part of this scene,
Top spec E’ ot’s regularly made well over 100k
Not now, times change and so does fashion and whatever is trending at the the time,
I caught a advertisement video last night for a 70’ TA
Fully restored in Lucerne Blue, Automatic Air con etc,
Looked very very nice , but at $135k really
As someone said “ it’s just a number “
But looking at it all shiny and new reinforced my idea to Rat my one, then watched an old “House of muscle “
About good ol boys ragging there very dodgy old muscle cars around,
It gets more appealing every day!!
We have both have had shinny and 10 yard cars and i find myself with a more relaxed attitude towards the latter,Pretty much really what this thread started with,
There always going to be cars brought and sold that seems to defy all manner of normal logic!
Sierra’s making over 100k, Lancia’s the same
It’s all part of this scene,
Top spec E’ ot’s regularly made well over 100k
Not now, times change and so does fashion and whatever is trending at the the time,
I caught a advertisement video last night for a 70’ TA
Fully restored in Lucerne Blue, Automatic Air con etc,
Looked very very nice , but at $135k really
As someone said “ it’s just a number “
But looking at it all shiny and new reinforced my idea to Rat my one, then watched an old “House of muscle “
About good ol boys ragging there very dodgy old muscle cars around,
It gets more appealing every day!!
No more getting a long range weather forecast before leaving the garage, not to bothered if it has to spend a night or two outside,
No more driving round in circles looking for a safer parking spot and above all more driving than polishing.
, Absolutely,
Ok it may upset the rivet counters and all the show boaters but from a user perspective perfectly fits the bill!
I’ve never seemingly been able to do this in the past
but there’s no doubt about it ive definitely changed my attitude to lots of things I’ve thought and done previously.
Whether I’ll actually be able to keep to this ummm only time will tell!
It’s all hinges on whether I can without months of graft get it through the MOT,
If that’s reasonable easy to achieve without gutting the car, then that’s absolutely the way forward,
However if once home and semi pulled apart it becomes apparent that’s it’s Fooked then plan B
Will be implemented
ratrod 2 said:
We have both have had shinny and 10 yard cars and i find myself with a more relaxed attitude towards the latter,
No more getting a long range weather forecast before leaving the garage, not to bothered if it has to spend a night or two outside,
No more driving round in circles looking for a safer parking spot and above all more driving than polishing.,
Yes, using hindsight, I'd go this route now, if making decision today, rather than the shiney-show route direction.No more getting a long range weather forecast before leaving the garage, not to bothered if it has to spend a night or two outside,
No more driving round in circles looking for a safer parking spot and above all more driving than polishing.
, With increasing age comes an element of 'couldn't-give-a-f
kitits' regarding OCD cleaning regime etc.Black 68 440cu Charger coming up for Auction on Car & Classic. Looks to have originally been red, column change, no console, wheels look so wrong, ARE or Minilites would transform it.
Hotchkiss rear anti roll bar and frame stiffeners.
The advert description is poor and very vague, surprised that they have let the advert on, with such a vague description. No Vin de code info either, which is vital for a Mopar.
It does have its / a build sheet ( which would have been inside one of the seats )
SS427 Camaro said:
Black 68 440cu Charger coming up for Auction on Car & Classic. Looks to have originally been red, column change, no console, wheels look so wrong, ARE or Minilites would transform it.
Hotchkiss rear anti roll bar and frame stiffeners.
The advert description is poor and very vague, surprised that they have let the advert on, with such a vague description. No Vin de code info either, which is vital for a Mopar.
It does have its / a build sheet ( which would have been inside one of the seats )
If its a real 440, and a column shift, no-console car, that would be unusual, although not super rare, as even a few Hemi cars got optioned with column shift auto's!
All done and I now actually own my very own
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
Obviously it’s a feasting turd of a car, but it’s my turd!
Logistics being what they are can’t get it collected and delivered for a week, but hey ho ,
So having been completely sidetracked for the last 3 weeks I can get back to finding my wife a new car bless er,
She never moans or complains however that may change when she see my new Bird ,
So wife’s car and then I can get stuck in!!!
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
Obviously it’s a feasting turd of a car, but it’s my turd!
Logistics being what they are can’t get it collected and delivered for a week, but hey ho ,
So having been completely sidetracked for the last 3 weeks I can get back to finding my wife a new car bless er,
She never moans or complains however that may change when she see my new Bird ,
So wife’s car and then I can get stuck in!!!
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