One For Classic Car Fans.....
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Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
Alfa Romeo S3 Spider
1988. Imported from Japan into my garage.
1988. Imported from Japan into my garage.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Indeed they areView attachment 146400
Vauxhall Viva Convertible 'G' registration (1968) - according to Wikipedia "very rare"
This lives near me, a Crayford conversion
Sometimes seen, at a garage, close by
And, at the same garage, a few months after taking the Monte-Carlo image
Chromatic
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
I nearly bought a Lancia Beta once, I came to my senses just in time.
wheresthetorch
Dreaming of Celeste
- Location
- West Sussex
A thing of absolute beauty.
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
Thanks. Was a car I've always loved the looks of and finally now own.
I swapped a 916 Spider (the FWD one that replaced it) for it. The 916 Spider/Coupe are now looking like cheap buys, as incidentally are the early Porsche Boxers.
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
The bottom one a Europa 2S Rich?
gbb
Legendary Member
- Location
- Peterborough
Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
That is a beaut. I always loved that version of the Viva which replaced the original box shaped one. A guy near me had the Brabham version, which now must be worth a small fortune if there are any left.View attachment 146400
Vauxhall Viva Convertible 'G' registration (1968) - according to Wikipedia "very rare"
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
I found pictures the other day of our holiday on the isle of Colonsay in 1991.
Why is this relevant??
Well, on one of the days the ferry came (the old MV Claymore) we all went down to watch, and, in a cloud of exhaust fumes and even more noise, 7 or 8 vintage Bentleys came off and roared away up the hill to the hotel.
Turns out they were/are a group who tour different Scottish islands every year and, were staying at the same hotel as us, so we had them there for a week or so.
I'll post the pictures, but they were Bentleys from the 1920s, save for one which was a kit car, and, they took us on parts of their tour with them!!
I was only 9, but I and my siblings (and other kids, including family friends who were with us) were whisked away by complete strangers in a car resembling a large bath tub, ala Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, with sod all suspension, no seat cusions and no seat belts, to strange parts of the island! They could have been anyone, but that never occurred to us!
What I also remember most was when we were on a beach somewhere, and this huge roar started from the distance..... Of course, we knew who it was, and when they appeared, they took us, partly off road, I hasten to add, back to the hotel. My bum was all battered and bruised from that wooden seat in the back, but I didn't care!
Utterly amazing and I would recommend it to anyone if you ever meet such a group!!
Why is this relevant??
Well, on one of the days the ferry came (the old MV Claymore) we all went down to watch, and, in a cloud of exhaust fumes and even more noise, 7 or 8 vintage Bentleys came off and roared away up the hill to the hotel.
Turns out they were/are a group who tour different Scottish islands every year and, were staying at the same hotel as us, so we had them there for a week or so.
I'll post the pictures, but they were Bentleys from the 1920s, save for one which was a kit car, and, they took us on parts of their tour with them!!
I was only 9, but I and my siblings (and other kids, including family friends who were with us) were whisked away by complete strangers in a car resembling a large bath tub, ala Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, with sod all suspension, no seat cusions and no seat belts, to strange parts of the island! They could have been anyone, but that never occurred to us!
What I also remember most was when we were on a beach somewhere, and this huge roar started from the distance..... Of course, we knew who it was, and when they appeared, they took us, partly off road, I hasten to add, back to the hotel. My bum was all battered and bruised from that wooden seat in the back, but I didn't care!
Utterly amazing and I would recommend it to anyone if you ever meet such a group!!
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Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
No, a Jenson-Healey GT
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
I sold my 308gt4 in 1978 for about £6500, my son sold his 1978 308gts about 10 years ago for £25,000, if I look up the prices now, well I just don't.
Not quite the same calibre of classic, but I was quite pleased to get £300 for my Mk2 Escort Ghia when I sold it in 1993. It would be worth nearer £10k now...
