The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T(Vol XIX)
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In titanium colour with a hardtop was my no1 target. But got a nice deal on a S135.barchetta_boy said:
This is probably my best driving in the Elan. Pissing we test day at Silverstone and took me all day to be able to drive it like this. The challenge of racing is you have to turn up get in the car and just do it! More seat time needed…
Driven a few now and my favourite is Paul Whights - a genuine 26R and just feels so right to drive.
Driven a regular Elan on the road and loved it, but I would love effectively a 26R spec convertible road / track day car.
L100NYY said:
greenarrow said:
Gorgeous. Never owned one, but did hire one in that colour for a day back in early 97 and have always wanted one since.
Just out of interest, do you still own your Sud Sprint? Another car I almost owned, having driven one but never taken the plunge in my younger days....your taste in cars gets my seal of approval!
This ol’ jalopy…Just out of interest, do you still own your Sud Sprint? Another car I almost owned, having driven one but never taken the plunge in my younger days....your taste in cars gets my seal of approval!
L100NYY said:
I’ve thought about it for a little while, and realised I absolutely feckin love that!L100NYY said:
Interesting, I've often wondered if there would be a slightly awkward look to one of those in real life with it being a plus size 964 design and I think that phot actually shows it.L100NYY said:
Discussed the 996 RS in our 996 GT3 group chat. My stance was whoever creates a collection and gives it a name is a nutter. To then create a collection around "analogue" drivers cars and then not to drive the f
king things is utter lunacy!That 996 RS had a near £20k recommissioning bill to get it roadworthy (which admittedly included new ceramic brakes) but that's what you're buying...
An unloved trinket.
L100NYY said:
Agree totally, I don’t see why ‘building a collection of cars not to drive’ is a desirable thing to do?!
Very bizarre to me.
As an opposite of unused garage queens…..
I had an interesting discussion with an owner of an E34 M5 Touring a few years ago and he was waxing lyrically about this, that and the other he had noticed as part of his 8 or 9 years of ownership. Turns out he had done less than 1200 miles in all that time, with the vast majority being to the MoT station and back.Very bizarre to me.
As an opposite of unused garage queens…..
L100NYY said:
Agree totally, I don’t see why ‘building a collection of cars not to drive’ is a desirable thing to do?!
Very bizarre to me.
As an opposite of unused garage queens…..
Is this the car that went deep into Alaska? Very bizarre to me.
As an opposite of unused garage queens…..
I read an article about a 308 which did just that?
The Sud Sprint is a lovely thing.
My pal had a black one back in the mid-80s, and I had a 33 Sportwagen as a daily (1.7 carburettor).
The Sprint had a rather strange front-brake handbrake arrangement I seem to recall.
Beautiful, characterful cars - it felt like a bereavement when the Mot chap decided there was too much rust to save it.
I drove it to Gibraltar once for a holiday - and still have the steering wheel on my garage wall.
L100NYY said:
It really is a fabulous car and so many memories with it.
We’ve had it since April 1996 and I learnt to drive it on private land as was too young to drive on the road! Has since been restored and regularly maintained etc and used as often as possible…..
Brother’s Diablo dwarfs it!
Had one briefly many moons ago, sold it to another PH member who has/is restoring it to a lovely, lovely car. We’ve had it since April 1996 and I learnt to drive it on private land as was too young to drive on the road! Has since been restored and regularly maintained etc and used as often as possible…..
Brother’s Diablo dwarfs it!
ATM said:
MickyveloceClassic said:
Does that have a roof rack on the rear window?https://www.forza-mag.com/issues/197/articles/spur...
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