Deciding factors ...

[Lightweight_911]

Oooh! A G4

I owned a G4 briefly in the mid '70's - not really what I'm looking for nowadays ...

G12 ? Not sure how you'd register one for road use.

- have great memories of seeing Chris Meek racing one (quite successfully I seem to remember) at Brands Hatch 'back in the day' though.

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[KS]

Just been through this and come to the conclusion that, apart from the very obvious, there's nothing here to satisfy your desires.



But I have to say, I quite like the idea of a Simca 1200S - only ever in LHD, too...

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What about RS1600/Mexico Escort Mk 1. ....

Never owned a Ford - or been particularly interested in owning one either I'm afraid.

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[Mike]

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- a max weight of 1000 Kg check

- an engine of under 2 litres (& preferably no more than 1.5 litres) check

- an advanced spec for the era check

- a recognised Factory competition history.. built to commemorate a Wold Champioship

- & be in standard Factory spec or featuring only 'period'/reversible mods check

They would also need to be LHD, ideally built in (relatively) small numbers.... check

[Mike]

nothing from the '80's is in contention ...

Oh well never mind.....

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I can't think what car you might have been alluding to Mike - but I notice you didn't 'check' another one of my criteria:

"– &, possibly most important of all, must be a make/model the values of which aren't already prohibitively expensive …"

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[904GTS]

NSU 1200 TT

[Bootsy]

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Honda S800

Fascinating little cars - & I love their 'sewing machine' high-revving engines - but nothing Japanese ticks all the boxes.

Toyota 800

That one does look nice - not sure what the availability of parts would be like outside Japan though.

Plus, being Japanese I think they only made them in RHD

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The Dad of a guy who works for me has got this

[Sam]

[quote="Sam]
G12 ? Not sure how you'd register one for road use.

- have great memories of seeing Chris Meek racing one (quite successfully I seem to remember) at Brands Hatch 'back in the day' though.

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There’s always a way. Your 904 was road registered wasn’t it?

I got as far as costing out a build in about 2012. Came to less than £40k with a nicely built 180bhp Lotus twin cam. The Walkletts thought they could help with FIA papers and road registering it.

Should have done it.

[Mike]

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....must be a make/model the values of which aren't already prohibitively expensive …"
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A rare limited edition and only £40,000.....doesn’t qualify though as it’s one year out, 1980!

[Lightweight_911]

NSU 1200 TT

Good call Barrie - & I've always quite fancied a highly modified TT similar to that one in your picture.

However, it's too similar in concept to my Abarth 850 TC Nurburgring replica ...

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Thomas - that must be a rare beast being LHD.

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[Lightweight_911]

Simca 1200S

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But I have to say, I quite like the idea of a Simca 1200S - only ever in LHD, too...

I'd forgotten about those - must admit it's another car that's always quite appealed ...

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[Dougieboy1]

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1095488

'Not suited for people with weak nerves, rather for contemporaries with gasoline in their blood.'

Apparently Radbourne Racing used to Abarth-ise them......

[Lightweight_911]

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Looks good from a distance but every panel seems to have 'issues' ...

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[Lightweight_911]

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Following on from my earlier post - Lancia ?

Did they produce anything that might fit the bill ?


I'd previously owned 3 x Beta Coupes, a couple of Fulvia S2 Coupes (including a 1600HF), an early Beta Montecarlo & a Dino-engined Stratos replica, so what else should I consider ?

I've often been drawn to S1 Fulvia Coupes – which can be accurately summed up by this quote:

"If you want a beautifully-engineered classic car that is entirely practical for everyday use, fast enough to keep up with the modern traffic, economical to run, and not so complicated that maintenance becomes a nightmare - think about a Fulvia. It is probably the most affordable piece of high-quality machinery that will meet all these requirements."

Unfortunately, the value of the competition version - the iconic 1.6HF 'Fanalone' had long since put that model out of contention.

However, Lancia's competition programme for the Fulvia had started with a couple of models that have remained largely unknown - until very recently …

Their first 'homologation special' was the 1.2HF of 1966 followed rapidly in 1967 by the 1.3HF – a model that paved the way for many of the 'upgrades' incorporated into subsequent standard production models.

So I started to research the 1.3HF …

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