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[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

21st Century Man said:

The Fleetwood. I could live in that.

It's longer than an extended wheel base Rolls Royce Phantom

180bhp from a 7 litre engine! Even in 1977 that's horrific

[W00DY]

bolidemichael said:

7L and 180bhp?!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

W00DY said:

[Macron]

The potato Prelude is spectacular. Three grand in Yorkshire mind...

Now as Friday has started early, why is it I look at this, and think it's an absolute abomination



And then look at this and think it's fricking awesome and I want it for no good reason at all?!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2021060133...



It may of course, just be the drink talking...

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

I think both are awful but the BMW is much worse!

[Dapster]

Seeing as it's all gone a bit Huggy Bear in here, how about this bad boy? The size of what, half of Texas? 212bhp and 9mpg (official). Probably red lined at around 1,200 rpm.




https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1323040

[bolidemichael]

MercedesClassic said:

Thanks for all the replies. I think it's not bearings then, thankfully as discs seem to be cheaper and easier. In fact discs are probably one of the few things not replaced on it since I bought it. I assume they were in the past and there might be paperwork for it but they're probably due again.

[MercedesClassic]

bolidemichael said:

Good man thanks. ETA it recently passed the MOT after the rear tyres and front suspension were fitted but before the front tyres were added.

[Macron]

https://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/218552/198...

Have we had this 300E at 3.5? Looks really nice. I expect it's a second or third post of it so apologies in advance, lol!

[BritishBlitz87]

W00DY said:

Thankfully the yanks took the brunt of crude emission control systems. Imagine how much more crap the Cortinas and Avengers of the 7-s would be choked with catalytic converter systems, detuned low compression engines and incredibly complex elecctro-mechanical emission control systems!

The US version of the Triumph Spitfire only made 51 horsepower from a 1.5l engine, we got a whopping 71 that made our version three seconds faster to 60

Ironically these burned more petrol than the hi-po engines they replaced.

[carinaman]

BritishBlitz87 said:

The US version of the Triumph Spitfire only made 51 horsepower from a 1.5l engine, we got a whopping 71 that made our version three seconds faster to 60

But the US models got split circuit brakes before the ones for domestic consumption.

[olly755]

Popped into my usual garage to arrange a retest yesterday, and had a proper nose around this, including getting it up on the ramp. What a machine!





Also, it appears to be for sale on Car and Classic...

[21st Century Man]

They do appear to be getting rather common of late.

[RicksAlfas]

Macron said:

The potato Prelude is spectacular. Three grand in Yorkshire mind...

Now as Friday has started early, why is it I look at this, and think it's an absolute abomination



And then look at this and think it's fricking awesome and I want it for no good reason at all?!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2021060133...



It may of course, just be the drink talking...

Is it because it is French? Non?



Joyeux vendredi!

[ian316]

[Emeye]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Some curious photography techniques based, I suspect, on a potato, but a car that is now pretty rare and which will outlast the most long-lived cockroach. Pity it's white, but what a cool thing. Didn't these have 4 wheel steering? And I bet it has a green digital clock for the win; hard to be sure, potato man didn't bother getting anything pictured inside.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1349567

I got a little excited about that until I looked at the advert and the MOT history as we just happen to be heading up past there this evening to spend the weekend away for our 10th wedding anni.

A lack of details but it looks like the 2.0 model and not the rapid (2.2VTi?) version with the four wheel steering. I came very close to buying a lovely burgundy version of the following generation a good few year ago. I've always liked them.

MOT history also suggests it has been fighting metal cancer for quite a while.

Thinking about it, I don't think my wife would have been too impressed with a detour for her to spend an hour or so sat in the car while I crawled all over a sporty 30 year old japanese model...

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194196828084


Nice

[martynr]

Emeye said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Some curious photography techniques based, I suspect, on a potato, but a car that is now pretty rare and which will outlast the most long-lived cockroach. Pity it's white, but what a cool thing. Didn't these have 4 wheel steering? And I bet it has a green digital clock for the win; hard to be sure, potato man didn't bother getting anything pictured inside.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1349567

I got a little excited about that until I looked at the advert and the MOT history as we just happen to be heading up past there this evening to spend the weekend away for our 10th wedding anni.

A lack of details but it looks like the 2.0 model and not the rapid (2.2VTi?) version with the four wheel steering. I came very close to buying a lovely burgundy version of the following generation a good few year ago. I've always liked them.

MOT history also suggests it has been fighting metal cancer for quite a while.

Thinking about it, I don't think my wife would have been too impressed with a detour for her to spend an hour or so sat in the car while I crawled all over a sporty 30 year old japanese model...

I remember when a mate was banging on about Hondas... so one day he tells me that he bought one. A Prelude on M reg no less! I got so excited only to find out it was 2.0 auto it was silver in many shades with panel gaps and clocked mileage. I still can't figure out why he bought it. Yet his mate had a red one of similar vintage with a vtec as in "vtec kicked in yo!" And that was rapid with 4ws.
And I would pay 3k for it, but not for white 2.0. Some folk think that they have a unicorn...
Sorry for coming off topic.

[5 In a Row]

Macron said:

The potato Prelude is spectacular. Three grand in Yorkshire mind...

Now as Friday has started early, why is it I look at this, and think it's an absolute abomination



And then look at this and think it's fricking awesome and I want it for no good reason at all?!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2021060133...



It may of course, just be the drink talking...

The issue is that the BMW has stripes in the 'fabled' Motorsport colours but is only a puny 2.5 with M Sport plastic guff attached so it's trying way too hard.

The Peugeot meanwhile has stripes that aren't trying to elevate it into something it isn't.
Having said that I don't think white is the right colour for those RCZs but they do a nice Rover Nightfire Red which makes a nice change from the almost ubiquitous black.

[SpeckledJim]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194196828084


Nice

That's pretty magnificent, itsn't it? 15 years from now, if that still looks like that, then it'll be a jaw-droppingly elegant way to arrive.