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Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:28 pm
by Lightweight_911
Sam wrote:
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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Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:29 pm
by 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...
Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:31 pm
by Lightweight_911
Dougieboy1 wrote:
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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Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:06 pm
by Mike
Lightweight_911 wrote:.
- 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
Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:09 pm
by Mike
Lightweight_911 wrote:
nothing from the '80's is in contention ...
Oh well never mind.....
Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:34 pm
by Lightweight_911
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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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Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:37 pm
by 904GTS
NSU 1200 TT
Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:43 pm
by Bootsy
Lightweight_911 wrote:.
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
Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:46 pm
by Sam
Lightweight_911 wrote:[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.
Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:48 pm
by Mike
Lightweight_911 wrote:.
....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!
Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:52 pm
by Lightweight_911
904GTS wrote: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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Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:04 pm
by Lightweight_911
Dougieboy1 wrote:Simca 1200S
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KS wrote:
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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Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:22 pm
by 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......
Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:29 pm
by Lightweight_911
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Looks good from a distance but every panel seems to have 'issues' ...
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Re: Deciding factors ...
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:32 pm
by 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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