Which Classic Car - upto £10k

[Shed_Jensen]

Right gents,

I've posted this over in General, but thought I might get more "specialist" ideas here...

Hypethetical mid-credit crunch splurge – if you had £10k to spend on an interesting classic, what would you buy - I’m looking for some suggestions.

I already have a Jensen Interceptor, a Jensen CV8 - both pretty much concours quality examples and a Rover P5B saloon which I use most days.

Criteria:

Must be pre-‘73
RHD
Big enough inside for my “ample” 6ft 4 frame
Be interesting
Must be able to get a really nice original or restored example for £10k or thereabouts.

My original idea would be an early 911 to fill the obvious sports-car gap. But they are 20k+ for a nice example...

Suggestions?

Cheers,

Steve

[velocemitch]

Alfa Romeo Bertone Coupe, Sprint GT, 1750GTV etc, fits the bill perfectly, find a fault if you can

[BlueCello]

Volvo P1800, Alfa GTV of some sort (1750 would be my choice), Porsche 912, Triumph Stag/ GT6, there are more out there but I can't think of them right now!

[MrVelox]

911 won't fit budget... what about a 912?

[Shed_Jensen]

Thanks for the ideas so far, P1800 I didn't think of, and will fit in with the Jensen theme (the early bodies were assembled at Jensens)

912 is an idea - can I get a good one for 10k though?

Keep the thoughts coming!

Cheers,

Steve

[guru_1071]

a shabby 541-r of course.

on wires with peely paint.

either that or a alvis te

[racingsnake]

Lotus Elan +2
Truimph TR6
Marcos
Gilbern Invader

[RichB]

guru_1071 said:

a shabby 541-r of course. on wires with peely paint. either that or a alvis te

Don't think you'll get much of an Alvis for under £10k

Agree with the TR idea, TR4a would be my pick but depends on one's taste for older or more modern body shape I suppose.

This one's £10k



Or whay about a Jensen Healey? This one's £3,500

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C65250

Edited by RichB on Friday 24th October 17:31

Edited by RichB on Friday 24th October 17:49

[DaveShark]

I was going to say Citroen CX GTI, but the CX was only launched in 74'. Even the very best top spec cars with good colour/trim combo can be found easily under 10k. They are only going to go up in value.

Alfa GTV keeps cropping up, good choice. Or, how about...

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

[G'kar]

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

[guru_1071]

RichB said:

Don't think you'll get much of an Alvis for under £10k

dont spoil it for me, i keep dreaming!

[Markh]

velocemitch said:

Alfa Romeo Bertone Coupe, Sprint GT, 1750GTV etc, fits the bill perfectly, find a fault if you can

Great choice, I will have one, one day

[BlueCello]

May not be the right age or spec, but food for thought nonetheless:

TR6:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C64155

Porsche:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C61974

Volvo:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C58558

Elan +2:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C55090

Jaguar XJC:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C54812

BMW 2002tii:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C23643

Scimitar:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C59077

[dilbert]

You might get a newer 911 for that sort of money at the moment.
The whole 6'4" thing though I doubt would work.
I'm 6'2", and I could really do with being an inch shorter in mine. My head is not pressed against the roof, but I couldn't put both hands on top of one another between my head and the roof.

[braddo]

velocemitch said:

Alfa Romeo Bertone Coupe, Sprint GT, 1750GTV etc, fits the bill perfectly, find a fault if you can

I was going to say it if you hadn't! You'll get immaculate Guilia saloons under that price too, which might offer a bit more room for 6'4. The only caveat I can think of is you might have to fiddle with seat height/wheel reach to get properly comfortable in an Alfa.

Or, Merc 280se 3.5.

Brad

[daninsidious]

Have you thought of something American? Some sort of V8 brute? Interesting? Surely, Fit in it? I'd imagine so. Mustang, GMs, Dodge....there must be something good for under 10k?

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

TVR Vixen or Tuscan if you can find one! ( I have one )

you should fit ( just)

[vixen1700]

Yeah, TVR Vixen.

Or...

Volvo P1800.

[RichB]

Seeing as the OP already has 2 x Jensens and a Rover if I were him I'd be looking for a convertible. If you're building a collection the cars needs to complement each other, I would see no point in having three 2+2 coupe's for example i.e. the two Jensens and a P1800. Perhaps sell one of the Jensens and spend £40k instead of £10k? Then have a Jensen Coupe, the Rover Saloon and a really nice soft-top like an XK140?

[crisisjez]

Triumph Stag.


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/746261.htm

Edited by crisisjez on Tuesday 4th November 21:00