What is it about your classic - that makes you (so happy)?

[Jim H]

Following on from Lowdrag’s example, and in a similar attempt to give this area of the forum a righty deserved kick up the arse it deserves - (for whatever reasons it’s been neglected)

I’ll start.

I took a day off work today anticipating the nice weather and knowing I had to get back to some car bonding.

First up, a 20 minute blast in the Elise - it always blows the cobwebs off.

Then, back to my Storm.

All the Auto Glym products were present: feeding the leather, wiping across all the rubber / plastic parts, just standing back and looking at it - good music playing.

Thinking, my god, I’ve owned this car 28 years - it never stops giving me so much enjoyment!

[Jim H]

[Jim H]

[hilly10]

Every time I look under the bonnet it makes me smile, and then when it is at full chat with the exhaust screaming, I smile even more. Life’s good when I am in the TR





Nice Storm by the way I remember mine back in the day.

Edited by hilly10 on Friday 8th April 14:22

[GAjon]

I think having the beer fridge in the garage cheers me up no end.

[Jim H]

I’ve just striped the back lawn with the Atco / Villiers.

Just a wonderful half hour after a glass of red.

Keep it going lads, and let’s prove this area of the forum is not dying to Mr Lowdrag!

[jeremyc]

The lack of modern devices and fripperies.
Fun at low speeds thanks to narrow tyres.
Exquisite ride and handling from light weight, small wheels and tall sidewalls.
That smell.
Carburettors.
Pop up headlights.

[P5BNij]

Simple pleasures really - opening the garage door and catching a glimpse of it just sitting there, having a sniff of the interior then opening the bonnet...







After several weeks of faffing about I finally put a new battery in it this afternoon then fired it up and even though it's still not idling correctly it made me smile.

[sortedcossie]

quite a few things for me really,

1) It's usable, been away on holiday in it with wife and 2 kids;

2) It's a pretty unusual sight on our roads now;

3) I've had it 16 years so know it inside out;

4) It's usually a talking point when out and about in it;

5) It's got a presence about it, and the smells and sounds of the 90's.

[21st Century Man]

That it's such a weird fish. That and saying "Good Morning! Today is Friday the 8th of April" in Japanese upon start up. Then a few seconds later telling me that the ETC card is missing, also in Japanese.

[Xcore]

The different smells of the mgb with the massive steering wheel and non servo’d brakes, the boxer rumble and the distinct early jap import smell of the impreza.

[hilly10]

Just thinking about the weather being nice and dry tomorrow, so a little trip up to Curborough Sprint course to a breakfast meet is in order, also there is a Rolls Royce trackday on hmmm Rolls Royce on a Sprint track that will be interesting. The joys of Classic Cars. Fantastic.

[AndrewT1275]

GAjon said:

I think having the beer fridge in the garage cheers me up no end.

What is the blue car?

[restoman]

My Classic doesn't make me happy.

[GAjon]

AndrewT1275 said:

What is the blue car?

Tommy Entwistles Grantura Gem. Prototype intended to be the TVR for the 1970,s

[shouldbworking]

How about a general one of the excitement of finding a new old stock bit of unobtanium, fitting it and seeing other owners befuddled looks as they wonder how you've managed to achieve it?

You'd think I'd invented fire with some of the rare odds and sods I've managed to lay my hands on. It almost makes me forget the extortionate costs paid.

[AndrewT1275]

GAjon said:

Tommy Entwistles Grantura Gem. Prototype intended to be the TVR for the 1970,s

That is seriously cool.

Just had a quick google for more info but there isn't a lot around.

Love it - looks mean and aggressive.

[mike9009]

I currently have a knackered gearbox in my classic which we have owned for 10 years now.

I love it for the memories it has bought to our family, great camping and road trips in the UK and France. I love that it is so different to our 'everyday' cars. I like that it is slow, a different pace in life. I love being high up looking over hedgerows and seeing stuff I don't usually see. I love the smell, the quirks (start up procedure mainly), the noise, how unrefined it is, the mods I have made, the slight crustiness, the body roll, the wind up windows etc.

I love getting compliments about it, the curiosity from friends and family, going to the beach......I love rocking up at work in it and making everyone bacon and egg baps......

[Mr Tidy]

Some great posts already.

My weekend car is "only" 15 years old so not a classic by any definition really. But I like having an N/A straight 6 petrol engine with a manual gearbox, Hydraulic PAS and an LSD. Which makes me happy every time I drive it.

After 2030 it may well be looked at as a classic.

[FHCNICK]

GAjon said:

AndrewT1275 said:

What is the blue car?

Tommy Entwistles Grantura Gem. Prototype intended to be the TVR for the 1970,s

Didn't Tommy used to race with the number 73? It was probably his age the last time I saw him race that car at Oulton, great to see it looking race ready

Edited by FHCNICK on Saturday 9th April 00:56