Need ideas for another car
Discussion
Is yours a hard top?
a v12?
Do you have a preference for a specific era, 60s or 70s?
Anti french, german, japanese etc?
Do you use it for the country lanes mainly or motorway mainly?
Mostly UK or do you get much chance for the good roads of europe?
Money no problem?
There's so many options that we have to narrow it down a bit, or you'll have a list of 50 cars on here from jensen to monteverdi.
a v12?
Do you have a preference for a specific era, 60s or 70s?
Anti french, german, japanese etc?
Do you use it for the country lanes mainly or motorway mainly?
Mostly UK or do you get much chance for the good roads of europe?
Money no problem?
There's so many options that we have to narrow it down a bit, or you'll have a list of 50 cars on here from jensen to monteverdi.
We currently have a hardtop- which I prefer(sin of all sins)..
Looking at the20k ish bracket.
It must be fast (ok the E-type is not that fast today but much faster than an MGB for example).
We do about 1000-2000 miles a year (hopefully more), drivingon country lanes mostly, some longer distances - all in the UK.
I am quite happy with the Jag but the OH is thinking about possible replacements. Personally I can';t think of anything suitable in the budget and he doesn't like American cars
Looking at the20k ish bracket.
It must be fast (ok the E-type is not that fast today but much faster than an MGB for example).
We do about 1000-2000 miles a year (hopefully more), drivingon country lanes mostly, some longer distances - all in the UK.
I am quite happy with the Jag but the OH is thinking about possible replacements. Personally I can';t think of anything suitable in the budget and he doesn't like American cars
Coco H said:
It must be fast (ok the E-type is not that fast today but much faster than an MGB for example).
We do about 1000-2000 miles a year (hopefully more), drivingon country lanes mostly, some longer distances - all in the UK.
Is an E-Type quick down country lanes?
I'd have thought it's a bit big for the.
My 5Star choice would be a lotus elan, but you could think about any of these;
Aston DBS
Datsun 240(or 260) Z
De Tomaso Pantera
Lancia Fulvia or Beta Spyder or Montecarlo
Lotus 7 or Europa
Marcos 3litre
Morgan +8
Porshe 356 or 911 or 914 (or 914-6)
Alpine Renault A110 (had to get that one in!)
Sunbeam Tiger
Triumph TR3-8
TVR Grantura or Griffith or vixen or tuscan v6
Wow, no mention of the prancing horse...
Half of these are of no interest to me, but they have to be respected and may be more relevant to your wants/tastes.
I can give you more if need be, But i've tried to keep it to sports cars although an Alvis TD21 is a really stylish tourer, but a bit big for the lanes
Cheers
pre '72?
How about the early mechanical fuel injected Aston V8 or DBS V8?
Lovely storey told in an old article by Innes Ireland about driving the then new V8 against a V12 jaguar abroad. He would let the Jaguar catch up, then floor the throttle and leave him behind. Without changing gear! Highly recommended!
How about the early mechanical fuel injected Aston V8 or DBS V8?
Lovely storey told in an old article by Innes Ireland about driving the then new V8 against a V12 jaguar abroad. He would let the Jaguar catch up, then floor the throttle and leave him behind. Without changing gear! Highly recommended!
I say go for the marcos. Although it depends. Might be a bit serious for an e-type driver 
p.s. im originally from surrey where all e-type drivers are 70 something and on the rare occasion they venture outside rather than polishing the car they travel at a max of 2 mph after struggling to get into the thing. Such a driver would undoubtedly consider a marcos hell.
p.s. im originally from surrey where all e-type drivers are 70 something and on the rare occasion they venture outside rather than polishing the car they travel at a max of 2 mph after struggling to get into the thing. Such a driver would undoubtedly consider a marcos hell.
justayellowbadge said:
There is an AC Frua 428 for sale in this months octane, for around 30K. Fairly serious and rare bit of kit...
Hi
I'm a friend of Stefan Dierkes who runs the FRUA-website
www.pietro-frua.de
Would you please do me a favour and email me the AC Frua adver.. of this months Octane?
classicsincamera@aol.com
Thank you in advance
Helmut
>> Edited by classicsincamera on Thursday 30th December 13:59
Coco H said:
We currently have a hardtop- which I prefer(sin of all sins)..
It must be fast
drivingon country lanes mostly, some longer distances -all in the UK.
Coco
summary:
fast-very good handling-good value for money and also reliable (spare parts....), good investment? All this?
I like Italian styled cars (Maser, Lambo, Ferrari..) but forget them in your special case.
911 timeless, great performance
928 which are cheap now and fully underrated !!
You can't do anything wrong
www.928.org.uk/
and
www.928gt.com/928gt/index.html
and
www.wolfeden.org/928S4/history.php
Helmut
>> Edited by classicsincamera on Thursday 30th December 14:42
lanciachris said:
p.s. im originally from surrey where all e-type drivers are 70 something and on the rare occasion they venture outside rather than polishing the car they travel at a max of 2 mph after struggling to get into the thing. Such a driver would undoubtedly consider a marcos hell.
In Cheshire we seem to have the same types - on the road where I live there are two Lotus Elans - one a red SE, the other a three-tone green/gold/white Sprint, and two Austin-Healeys, a 100M and a frogeye Sprite. All have been restored to perfection for some time now, all have been there for probably about ten years.
I've never seen them touch the road! On sunny days, the owners roll (don't even reverse) them onto the drive, polish them till they blind passers-by, then roll them back in. Are classics there to be polished? Right now, they may be worth a lot, but their values in terms of what they're intended for are bugger-all.
pre-'72 sub-£20k non-American GT coupe replacements for an E-Type? Let me think. I'm afraid all DeTomaso Panteras are all post '72:
-AC Greyhound (maybe a bit slow? 110mph)
-AC 428 (bit unrefined? wild Cobra in Frua body)
-Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint (understeers like crazy)
-Aston Martin DBS/V8/AM Vantage
-Bentley T1 MPW Coupe
-BMW CS
-Bristol 407-411
-Citroen SM
-Datsun 240Z
-Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 S1 (yes, if you look carefully you can afford this 250GTO-era Ferrari!)
-Fiat Dino Coupe (if you don't fancy the 330's V12 costs)
-Iso Rivolta, Iso Lele (you won't get a Grifo under £30k)
-Jensen Interceptor/FF
-Lamborghini Jarama
-Lamborghini Espada
-Lancia Flaminia
-Marcos GT
-Maserati Mexico
-Maserati Indy
-Mercedes-Benz 280SL ('Pagoda')
-Any number of early 911s
-Triumph Stag (thoroughly-re-engineered - you can afford the best)
-TVR Griffith V8 (Shelby)
What would I do? Lotus Elan +2S, galvanised replacement chassis by Spyder engineering, 2-litre Ford Zetec with enlarged throttle-bodies, minilites and custome leather, wood & aluminium interior - essentially a pre-'72 GT car with a rust-free body, E-Type performance, modern reliability and Ford Focus running costs. Perfect.
Only problem, I suppose, is that underneath they've got a big thirsty Yank tank engine, and if the rules are 'no American cars' that might include 'no American engines' too.
On the subject of Jensen but without the thirst or Americanism - the 541 or the GT spring to mind (the GT might be post-'72 though)
On the subject of Jensen but without the thirst or Americanism - the 541 or the GT spring to mind (the GT might be post-'72 though)
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