Things you almost bought

[Profpointy]

1973 I turned down a Vincent Series B Rapide for £200.
1976 I turned down a white soft top 3.8 E Type for £1200.
Guess I never learn....

Mmm, if we move to somewhere were we can keep it I might actually be tempted by a Vincent. Doubt I'll get much change from forty grand ! That said that's less than a year or two back when it was £50 or 60k

When I first started work in the 80s could have got one for five or six, Though to be fair that was a year's wages so I guess they've not gone up much in real terms

On the other hand an Ariel Square 4 or a nice Velocette for £10k is a far smaller financial commitment

 

[wakemalcolm]

We once nearly bought an Alfa GT coupé thinking it would be a more practical family vehicle than our 24v 166.

In the end bought a 159 2.4 diesel wagon. Spent all the money saved in fuel consumption over the petrol version decoking the dpf on a regular basis.

Out of the 4 options available to us, I would have ended up regretting them all, but that's just Alfa ownership.

 

[PeteXXX]

Mid 1970's I nearly bought one of these.. Jenson CV-3
Affordable to buy but the 5.9 or 6.3 litre engine (I can't remember which one it had) returning 11mpg, wasn't cheap to run or drive around Thanet in..

Classy car, IMHO, though 😏

 

[Profpointy]

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Mid 1970's I nearly bought one of these.. Jenson CV-3
Affordable to buy but the 5.9 or 6.3 litre engine (I can't remember which one it had) returning 11mpg, wasn't cheap to run or drive around Thanet in..

Classy car, IMHO, though 😏

I've only ever seen the one in real life. It's a kind of half-way-house between the lovely if perhaps agricultural straight 6 541, and the slightly later Interceptor which also has a big
Yank V8

 

[fossyant]

We once nearly bought an Alfa GT coupé thinking it would be a more practical family vehicle than our 24v 166.

In the end bought a 159 2.4 diesel wagon. Spent all the money saved in fuel consumption over the petrol version decoking the dpf on a regular basis.

Out of the 4 options available to us, I would have ended up regretting them all, but that's just Alfa ownership.

I had a company Alfa 147 Selespeed. Glad the bills weren't mine. Lovely car though.