The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T(Vol XIX)

[Leins]

L100NYY said:

But advert also states interior as black

[L100NYY]

Leins said:

L100NYY said:

But advert also states interior as black

How spooky, that sketch (sketches) cropped up on my feed today. Until today I had forgotten all about them!

[W00DY]

PlywoodPascal said:

original interior, car was a special order for bananaman

ferrisbueller said:

Advert said:

This accident-free Porsche 930 3.0 Turbo Coupé, first delivered in Germany, will be restored to new condition in our workshop and painted in the original delivery color Turquoise Diamond Metallic 370. The vehicle has a yellow interior. The
vehicle's equipment is the same as on the birth certificate.

Reads exactly like they're trying to avoid saying it. The equipment is the same, the exterior colour is the same. Can the colour of the interior be considered equipment? Probably not and of course listing it as yellow rather than a specific colour name and code also suggests non-original. I really like it, but it doesn't look original to me and I think they are going out of their way to hide that fact.

[PRO5T]

W00DY said:

PlywoodPascal said:

original interior, car was a special order for bananaman

ferrisbueller said:

Advert said:

This accident-free Porsche 930 3.0 Turbo Coupé, first delivered in Germany, will be restored to new condition in our workshop and painted in the original delivery color Turquoise Diamond Metallic 370. The vehicle has a yellow interior. The
vehicle's equipment is the same as on the birth certificate.

Reads exactly like they're trying to avoid saying it. The equipment is the same, the exterior colour is the same. Can the colour of the interior be considered equipment? Probably not and of course listing it as yellow rather than a specific colour name and code also suggests non-original. I really like it, but it doesn't look original to me and I think they are going out of their way to hide that fact.

It sounds to me like someone typing whose language isn't English first. I don't recall seeing that colour on a dash in that era but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Reflections will be a bd though.

[L100NYY]

My thought too, much better than my German -> English!

[Mr Tidy]

Output Flange said:

jeremyc said:

Our Thread budgetary metrics have been updated. Behold, the £160K Defender.

It is, but it also isn’t.

It’s a £1200/month(?) Defender.

Sorry that doesn't meet the Shed budgetary requirements, even though it does look like a shed!

[L100NYY]

One of my favourite racers is finally up for sale.

Bugger…..

https://oldracingcar.com/cars/for-sale/lotus-bread...

[Chris Stott]

Cripes, it’s not a looker, is it?

What’s up with the rear wheels… did it once have a different chassis with a longer wheelbase?

[L100NYY]

Chris Stott said:

Cripes, it’s not a looker, is it?

What’s up with the rear wheels… did it once have a different chassis with a longer wheelbase?

I love it and always hve done.

wrt wheebase;

It was originally like this

[Chris Stott]

That’s a stunning thing!

Why don’t the rear wheels on the ‘bread van’ sit in the middle of the arch?

[ferrisbueller]

PRO5T said:

W00DY said:

PlywoodPascal said:

original interior, car was a special order for bananaman

ferrisbueller said:

Advert said:

This accident-free Porsche 930 3.0 Turbo Coupé, first delivered in Germany, will be restored to new condition in our workshop and painted in the original delivery color Turquoise Diamond Metallic 370. The vehicle has a yellow interior. The
vehicle's equipment is the same as on the birth certificate.

Reads exactly like they're trying to avoid saying it. The equipment is the same, the exterior colour is the same. Can the colour of the interior be considered equipment? Probably not and of course listing it as yellow rather than a specific colour name and code also suggests non-original. I really like it, but it doesn't look original to me and I think they are going out of their way to hide that fact.

It sounds to me like someone typing whose language isn't English first. I don't recall seeing that colour on a dash in that era but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Reflections will be a bd though.

It's Google translate. No mention of a black interior on the version I translated.

[L100NYY]

ferrisbueller said:

It's Google translate. No mention of a black interior on the version I translated.

https://www.early911s.de/en/cars/sales/car/porsche-930-3-0-turbo-1

[barchetta_boy]

Thought you guys would appreciate this pic from my weekend. Was racing the Elan 26R at Snetterton (another signature on the licence, only 3 more to go!) and drove the Alpine A110 down there so my preparer Tom could take it away and sort it out. The amount of attention the A110 got in the paddock was insane.

Cheburator came to watch me and kindly gave me a list home in his Maserati Granturismo - how underrated are they…

[L100NYY]

Oh wow, they are both stunning !

Is the Alpine yours? And the Elan too?

[barchetta_boy]

Yes, bought the A110 on impulse about 3 years ago - had always always wanted one and this is a 1600S so pretty rare, with old FIA papers and lots of history. Paid a 'full' price for it (£95k) and then realised after a few weeks it was not in a great way including rotten chassis. That took a year and £12k to sort out, rebuilding Webers and gearbox along the way. Almost given up on it many times but a car loving friend borrowed it, fitted Lumenition ignition to it (so now it actually runs really reliably) and used it for a few weekends to iron out some niggles. I then fitted correct Pirelli CN36 tyres to it. The job list seems never ending but if we can sort the gear linkage out, cure the steering wheel wobble and quiet the exhaust down a bit we're pretty much there. It's a cracking little sports car and feels so special when you're in it.



The Elan is a 26R replica built to a very, very high spec by Dean Lanzante. I was taken round Zandvoort in it by the previous owner who is a historic racer of some repute - he quite simply blew my mind with what the car could do, how it felt on the historic Dunlop racing tyres. 591kg and 187bhp from the Ford/Lotus twin cam (1558cc). I decided then and there I was going either to learn how to do what he'd just done or give up track days altogether and just waft about in classic cars. A year or so later I managed to persuade him to sell it to me and I did my first race weekend in June. It's been such a fun journey. Next race is at Anglesey July 21st with CSCC.

[L100NYY]

Never did like you.

[Chris Stott]

The alpine is

[braddo]

Love hearing about the Elan and Alpine, keep us updated!

That Elan must be flippin' quick...

[L100NYY]

On a serious note Joel, any more pics of the duo would be much appreciated

[Chris Stott]

L100NYY said:

On a serious note Joel, any more pics of the duo would be much appreciated

This.

And driving impressions for the Alpine!