My old motors thread - probably done before, but who cares!
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
RS6. Not exactly an original choice for someone who needs more space than an RS4.
I'm boring myself now....
Need to find a pic of the boy racer Scirocco, circa 1989. Or the CX - now that was a proper car...
I'm boring myself now....
Need to find a pic of the boy racer Scirocco, circa 1989. Or the CX - now that was a proper car...
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
I’ll try and dig out what digi photos I can find ... I’ll start with some of my old Porsche’s
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James
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
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A few others
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James
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
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James
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
I think that I've posted this before but this was my Suzuki LJ80V that was my second car in 1985. It packed an 800cc motor and cost me £1800 which was a lot of cash back then to an 18 year old. I fitted the KC Daylighters with the smiley faces. check out the Kevin Keegan mullet and my Dad's Marina Coupe too!
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And a few more:
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And a few more:
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
Started off with a Metro 1.3L for my 18th, I used to rag that thing. Was off cars for a few years, uni then travelling before I got a '93 Clio 1.4RT, I thought it was sporty at the time
After that got a '96 Prelude which was a 2.2 VTEC and looked like KIT inside with all the LCD displays.
Following the Predule this 3.2S was my first Porsche
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/43vb97MX/IMG-2335.jpg)
Had this as a toy at the same time as the Boxster
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Needed more room so sold the Boxster / Capri and got this 993
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/TwRjq2Mg/IMG-2393.jpg)
2 children meant more room. Had a new VW Scirroco in between times but it got stolen so returned to Porsche
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/JnPNTwMg/IMG-3402.jpg)
Still have this old boy though he doesn't get much use
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/hP7mmQzN/IMG-0522-Original.jpg)
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Following the Predule this 3.2S was my first Porsche
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/43vb97MX/IMG-2335.jpg)
Had this as a toy at the same time as the Boxster
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/mrWykNmd/IMG-0665.jpg)
Needed more room so sold the Boxster / Capri and got this 993
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/TwRjq2Mg/IMG-2393.jpg)
2 children meant more room. Had a new VW Scirroco in between times but it got stolen so returned to Porsche
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/JnPNTwMg/IMG-3402.jpg)
Still have this old boy though he doesn't get much use
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/hP7mmQzN/IMG-0522-Original.jpg)
Jonny
Current custodian of 1976 Porsche 912E, 1973 VW Camper
Current custodian of 1976 Porsche 912E, 1973 VW Camper
Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
nice Golfs Ralph
Have you still got any of them ?
.. My parents made me buy a 'proper' car when i got my first job straight out of uni as an engineer in the subsea oil industry as they didnt' think a scruffy beetle that had been lowered to the point the front beam scrapped the road all the time was suitable
. Anyway I bought an immaculate 1991 Mk2 golf 1.6 Driver ( gti look a like but with no power ) from the main dealer in York . Loved that car and did some great european driving in it with my now wife . Think I had it about 1.5 years and sold it for onlu about £300 less than Id paid . Would like another MK2 sometime but preferably a gti small bumper ![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
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.. My parents made me buy a 'proper' car when i got my first job straight out of uni as an engineer in the subsea oil industry as they didnt' think a scruffy beetle that had been lowered to the point the front beam scrapped the road all the time was suitable
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James
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
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Although my first car was a Beetle - a '55 Oval bought for £30 - it wasn't because I was a VW fan, merely the fact that it was a bit different to my mate's cars (typically A 35's, Morris Minors, Standard 8's/10's, etc) - & I've never owned one since (apart from a donor 1300 bought to build a GP Spyder in the early '80's).
I've owned lots of 'Classics' (over 100 I think !
) but the vast majority were in pre-digital days & I don't tend to take pictures of my cars anyway ...
However here are a few random pictures :
Firstly me in a silly pose with my TVR Grantura Mk IIa - my everyday car for 6 years in the early '70's:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700532712_25121831c4_c.jpg)
My first Alfa - a '67 LHD Giulia Sprint GTV - bought in the late '70's:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49699692518_649ab20c1b_c.jpg)
Possibly the worst car I've ever owned - a Matra Simca Bagheera S (sometime in the early '80's I think):
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700532012_03198681b1_c.jpg)
A Jaguar D-Type replica I built in the late '80's/early '90's:
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After I sold that, I bought a 924 Carrera GT (one of only 75 RHD cars built):
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Which I swapped 12-18 months later for this Dino-engined Stratos replica:
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I can't remember exactly when I owned these - sometime in the mid '90's I think !!
A '65 Renault R8 Gordini which I totally restored (& fitted with a set of rare set of bi-metallic wheels) :
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700221311_76759f45b4_c.jpg)
-& a car many said didn't exist/wasn't built - a very early RHD 'solid buttress' Beta Montecarlo:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700531027_df3a1d6b2e_o.jpg)
- more later ...
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Although my first car was a Beetle - a '55 Oval bought for £30 - it wasn't because I was a VW fan, merely the fact that it was a bit different to my mate's cars (typically A 35's, Morris Minors, Standard 8's/10's, etc) - & I've never owned one since (apart from a donor 1300 bought to build a GP Spyder in the early '80's).
I've owned lots of 'Classics' (over 100 I think !
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
However here are a few random pictures :
Firstly me in a silly pose with my TVR Grantura Mk IIa - my everyday car for 6 years in the early '70's:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700532712_25121831c4_c.jpg)
My first Alfa - a '67 LHD Giulia Sprint GTV - bought in the late '70's:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49699692518_649ab20c1b_c.jpg)
Possibly the worst car I've ever owned - a Matra Simca Bagheera S (sometime in the early '80's I think):
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700532012_03198681b1_c.jpg)
A Jaguar D-Type replica I built in the late '80's/early '90's:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49699691193_3c8876a72f_c.jpg)
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700220616_f5cc3a7a6a_c.jpg)
After I sold that, I bought a 924 Carrera GT (one of only 75 RHD cars built):
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700220741_c0db36a652_b.jpg)
Which I swapped 12-18 months later for this Dino-engined Stratos replica:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49699748963_fa3542ec78_c.jpg)
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700220606_93a785079a_b.jpg)
I can't remember exactly when I owned these - sometime in the mid '90's I think !!
A '65 Renault R8 Gordini which I totally restored (& fitted with a set of rare set of bi-metallic wheels) :
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700221311_76759f45b4_c.jpg)
-& a car many said didn't exist/wasn't built - a very early RHD 'solid buttress' Beta Montecarlo:
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700531027_df3a1d6b2e_o.jpg)
- more later ...
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Andy
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- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
Love a Monte Carlo. In fact that and the Stratos are on my bucket list...
93 964 C2
99 Boxster 2.5 > 2.7 hill climber
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'You see Paul, hill climbing is like making love to a beautiful woman. You get your motor running, check your fluids, hang on tight and WHOA..30 seconds later it's all over!' Swiss Tony
99 Boxster 2.5 > 2.7 hill climber
71 914/6 3.0 - gone
'You see Paul, hill climbing is like making love to a beautiful woman. You get your motor running, check your fluids, hang on tight and WHOA..30 seconds later it's all over!' Swiss Tony
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
my parents had one of these in the late 70's.... Beta HPE
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/T3hGHnG3/images.jpg)
Fantastic looking car but quite unreliable. It was repurchased by Lancia after about 2-3 years i think as it was one of the infamous rusting Lancias from which the engines fell out whilst you were driving.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/T3hGHnG3/images.jpg)
Fantastic looking car but quite unreliable. It was repurchased by Lancia after about 2-3 years i think as it was one of the infamous rusting Lancias from which the engines fell out whilst you were driving.
1972 911S
1944 VW Schwimmwagen (originally a Porsche typ128, eventually VW166)
A bunch of other crap (according to my wife)
1944 VW Schwimmwagen (originally a Porsche typ128, eventually VW166)
A bunch of other crap (according to my wife)
Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
the Matra ... that was the 3 seats car wasn't it ?
James
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1973 MGB Roadster
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
Bought this in 2015 for £18k. A fairly ropey 964 C2 manual cab. Sold it back to dealer two months later for £18k. Free motoring for summer. It was scabby, leaked a lot of oil, had a manky creamish interior and was many shades of blue. Pretty much what I would like now to rag around in. If I could go out. Which I cant
DSC05077 by CARMANWAITINGINTHESKY, on Flickr
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1958 356A Coupe
987 Gen 2 Boxster
986 2.5 Boxster
987 Gen 2 Boxster
986 2.5 Boxster
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
Yes James - 3-abreast seating.hot66 wrote:the Matra ... that was the 3 seats car wasn't it ?
I don't have any pictures of the interior of my car but it was trimmed in a light brown tweed type material ...
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Andy
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- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
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I've been looking through some more old (pre-digital) photos & found some more old cars I owned:
This is a GP Spyder I built in '84 - in a single rented garage ~ a mile from home so no power tools other than an early cordless drill.
I think I must have been the only person in the UK to build a LHD Spyder from a RHD donor Beetle (the correct '66 model in order to get the 'ventilated' 5-stud wheels, 'fluted' brake drums, etc):
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700598296_b47b850ebb_c.jpg)
- & these were part of a comparison (with a professionally-built highly modified 356 Speedster replica) article in the French version of a magazine entitled 'Top Marques':
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700905017_0563ec4b0d_c.jpg)
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700066083_256193e7b9_b.jpg)
This 2.0 litre-engined Guilia Super was used as my everyday car in the late '90's &, funnily enough, was bought by a DDK member in the early 2000's.
It then got uprated/converted to a twin-spark engine, etc & painted white.
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700595466_2e5ec7c0d5_c.jpg)
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700064253_632e66c875_c.jpg)
*Bonus marks to the first person to correctly identify the wheels ...
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I've been looking through some more old (pre-digital) photos & found some more old cars I owned:
This is a GP Spyder I built in '84 - in a single rented garage ~ a mile from home so no power tools other than an early cordless drill.
I think I must have been the only person in the UK to build a LHD Spyder from a RHD donor Beetle (the correct '66 model in order to get the 'ventilated' 5-stud wheels, 'fluted' brake drums, etc):
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700598296_b47b850ebb_c.jpg)
- & these were part of a comparison (with a professionally-built highly modified 356 Speedster replica) article in the French version of a magazine entitled 'Top Marques':
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700905017_0563ec4b0d_c.jpg)
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700066083_256193e7b9_b.jpg)
This 2.0 litre-engined Guilia Super was used as my everyday car in the late '90's &, funnily enough, was bought by a DDK member in the early 2000's.
It then got uprated/converted to a twin-spark engine, etc & painted white.
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700595466_2e5ec7c0d5_c.jpg)
![Image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49700064253_632e66c875_c.jpg)
*Bonus marks to the first person to correctly identify the wheels ...
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Andy
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
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Re: My old motors thread - probably done before, but who car
Alfa GTV or Spyder wheels made by Melber by chance?