my non-Porsche picture of the day
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BILLY BEAN
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
In 1969, in my first year at college, I needed transport and purchased a Ford Pop ( sit up and beg) for £10.00. It was very slow and the brakes were, well they slowed the car down. It overheated on journeys greater than 50 miles or so. However, it lasted around 8 months before it ground to a halt. I sold it for £8.50 to another student who was building a Ford special of some kind.
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911hillclimber
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That is close to my heart.
Year before the Y Type I too bought an E93A pop non runner for £5.
My mate towed it back with me in it for miles through Birmingham on the No 11 bus route.
Brakes?
Nope not really. When home I dreamt of my hot rod plans, my mother and sister thought me mad and had it towed to a scrap yard while I was at work.
Never quite got over that.
Year before the Y Type I too bought an E93A pop non runner for £5.
My mate towed it back with me in it for miles through Birmingham on the No 11 bus route.
Brakes?
Nope not really. When home I dreamt of my hot rod plans, my mother and sister thought me mad and had it towed to a scrap yard while I was at work.
Never quite got over that.
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rhd racer
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Ouch - that’s horrid Graham!
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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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911hillclimber
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It was.
It was a really mint car, no rust and no engine or box. £5…
You could do anything in the 70’s
It was a really mint car, no rust and no engine or box. £5…
You could do anything in the 70’s
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Lightweight_911
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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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jwhillracer
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Life's a single timed run with no practice....
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1963 Porsche 109 Junior
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Lightweight_911
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No, not an Allard ...
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No, not an Allard ...
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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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KS
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It's a Gatso 1500!
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Lightweight_911
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Slight correction Keith - it's actually the Gatso 1500 Sport - only one of the model was built by Maurice Gatsonides (based on Fiat 1500 underpinnings) in 1949 ...
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Slight correction Keith - it's actually the Gatso 1500 Sport - only one of the model was built by Maurice Gatsonides (based on Fiat 1500 underpinnings) in 1949 ...
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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 non-Porsche picture of the day
London, West End today
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Lightweight_911
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Some years ago I remember going into Stefano Ricci's to enquire about the price of a jacket that I'd seen in the window - it turned out to be £3500 ...
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Some years ago I remember going into Stefano Ricci's to enquire about the price of a jacket that I'd seen in the window - it turned out to be £3500 ...
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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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jb
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911hillclimber
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20 years ago a business freeing had one, inherited from within his family.
He loved and hated it in equal measure, but saw the funny side of the meaning of FIAT…
He loved and hated it in equal measure, but saw the funny side of the meaning of FIAT…
73T 911 Coupe, road/hillclimber 3.2L
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Boxster 987 Gen II 2.9
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Nine One One
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Which one............Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino or Fix It Again Tomorrow?911hillclimber wrote: ↑Mon Mar 31, 2025 8:12 pm 20 years ago a business freeing had one, inherited from within his family.
He loved and hated it in equal measure, but saw the funny side of the meaning of FIAT…
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matteo68
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'72 T 210 2176 (ex-Hawaii donor car for '72 M491 2.5 SR)
'72 S 230 0347 (unrestored, concours-winning Tangerine unicorn)
'72 S 230 0347 (unrestored, concours-winning Tangerine unicorn)