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I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)
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I think you are right, though...
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Just outta curiosity, how much is a rebuild in one of those nowadays?
Alvis 12/50 - 1931. The owner was just putting some items in the back seat - he had just been to the local DIY/Hardware store.
The next day we saw another, different Alvis, not sure of the model but it was a bit younger, and with it was a vintage Bentley with what appeared to be a VandenPlas body.
Also on the motorway coming back into London we passed a Rolls-Royce , it appeared to be a Phantom 1, or a late Silver Ghost, certainly it was late 20's - only saw it for a minute as we passed on the other carriageway.
In Gloucestershire I think there was some sort of old car run, we passed quite a few old cars, including a decent Triumph TR3A, a well restored Jag E-Type mk 11, and even an MG Magnette - a ZB rather than my old ZA, but at least it was running.
Later we saw a Sunbeam Alpine, a Mk III MG Midget, and an old Morgan - late 60's I think, although it is difficult with them, as they don't change much from decade to decade - and we were only a few miles from the factory in Malvern, Worcestershire.
Passed a Bristol 404, which was running well, too.
We even found an old Diamond-T breakdown truck parked on a garage forecourt although that looked like it wasn't going anywhere soon.
In another garage in the Cotswolds, there was a collection of pre-war Morrises, including a decent Morris 8 van, and everywhere we went we kept seeing Morris Minors, loads of them - including Travellers and even a couple of open tourers.
Finally - a DB6, which was parked outside a nice country pub (it doesn't get much better than that).
One really unusual siting, although hardly a classic, was a Honda Element, on North Carolina plates - not a car sold here, and clearly not a local - there is a USAF presence nearby, at Fairford, though.
"During World War 2, Diamond T produced a classic heavy truck in the 980/981, a prime mover which was quickly snapped up by the British Purchasing Commission for duty as a tank transporter tractor. Coupled with a Rogers trailer, the Diamond T gave sterling service with the British Army in North Africa, where its power and rugged construction allowed the rescue of damaged tanks in the most demanding of conditions, often under enemy fire."
Except for a Carrera Panamericana logo on the fenders, the car I saw looked
just like this>
I'll have to keep my eyes peeled, it's Vintage Racing Weekend at NHMS (Loudon NH).
On a more mundane level I also saw a Plymouth Horizon 4-door looking a bit worn but otherwise clean and straight except for some rust at the door bottoms.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
You have to be careful identifying these though. Someone found 14 incomplete chassis from the factory and made cars out of them, so they would have significantly less value. they are kinda bogus cars.
You're right Cunningham did race in '53 at Lemans, but alas the C4R came in 7th and the C5R came in 3rd. Pretty good considering no other American car had come that close since the late 1920s. The Cunninghams did score class wins, though in '53, I think in the 8 liter class (of which I guess they were perhaps the only ones in class?)
Of course, Jaguar won Lemans in 1953 because we remember the plaques on the XKs heralding this victory.
Stutz almost won for America in 1928 but we never won it outright until 1966 and then in splendid fashion.
Very lowline Rolls
Fancy Mini
Be unique
These are kinda cool
You'll be the only one
Most of these didn't survive so well
"1 of a kind" - I hope
Be like George Costanza
A cooler G-wagen
Amazing fintail
Lots of bids
And that Cunningham is one to remember indeed. Reminds me of my college town where a guy who had an Allard would drive it quite a bit in nice weather. You don't forget that shape.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I was kinda curious to see if the mechanic was keeping my Intrepid indoors, or at least secured somewhere, so I figured I'd actually drive somewhere, rather than just around the block.
Well, parked out in front was this ratty DeSoto. It looked like it had been a light blue originally, but was so faded that it was mostly the hue of that pinkish primer they used to use back in those days. The poor thing was really a parts car, at best. Holes in the rear quarter panels. One of the rear doors was smashed. Gaping holes in the floorboards. Interior looked like a rats nest. I'd guess the other three doors, hood, trunklid, and upper part of the bumper/grille (the part with the twin openings), possibly the front fenders, and a lot of minor trim pieces were still salvageable.
Still, it was kinda cool to see the old beast. I can't remember the last time I've seen a DeSoto, other than my own, outside of a car show. Heck, even TVLand cuts the closing credits of "Leave it to Beaver" now, so you can't even see that one anymore!
I quite like that IKA Renault Torino thing - it would probably be unique in Britain, possibly Europe - but it is a bit customised, which isn't my thing, really
Great Tatra - wonderful cars...
Also liked the Volvo Duett - I see one of these every year or so in East London, the guy has had it for years, still in regular use, although I believe the model was never sold here new.
The Riley Elf brought back memories - I had a few friends who had these, or the Wolseley Hornet equivalent, when we were all driving Minis back in the day - ( mid 70's in my case) - college students in London tended to have no money, so a small car that cost as little as possible for the insurance was the best way to go...
Can't say I warmed to the Chrysler Town & Country thing - I'm sure they attract a following but it is a bit of a strange looking beast, with fake wood panels stuck over the steel bodywork....Looks a bit like "coachwork by IKEA"
The engines were made in the US I think.
Later GT40s with later victories were pure Ford. No matter how you cut it, a great achievement and a stinging rebuke to Ferrari, who had rested on their laurels too long (but survived to thumb their noses once again at most of the world).
Oh yes, the 427 "Side-Oiler" was an adaption of Ford's NASCAR motor (seen here in it's usual home with Andretti at the wheel.>
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
i think i saw this car at the henry one time i was there:
it still had the after race tar, etc... on it!
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Also, the professional athlete who lives by me is back for the summer. Looks like he traded his white Bentley GT for a black GT convertible.
'69 AMC AMX. Looked nicely restored
1960's vintage P1800 Volvo (Red - and I won't give up the P, since the guy I know that is president of the Volvo club and owns 2 siad he uses it!)
Local road, a 68ish Ford (maybe a Fairlane?) 2 door, fastback style. COulda been the Mercury version, but it wasn't too close.
Not seen, but I found out the my former BIL is in the process of restoring a 1965 Corvair Monza. Not something you see everyday either.
Oh, and in a local pub parking lot Friday, a Ford Dually pickup. With huge chome whells (dubs, or what ever size they actually are) with rubber band tires. Even on the duallys. made very little sense.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
IIRC, it's really only the cheapest of the cheap...the 1.0 3cyl/stick models that get good fuel economy. By the time you got up to the 1.3 4-cyl/automatic version, your fuel economy was down to something like 30/34...and that's before the EPA revised their estimates downward for 2007/2008! So in reality, an Accord, Camry, or Altima would match it on the highway. Even a bigger car, like an Impala, or a LeSabre with the 3.8, would come close.
Look at these completed listings
You have to be signed in with ebay to see completed listings.
A few years ago an old co-worker of mine bought a 99 Metro sedan, the highline model, with 30K on it. She paid something around 5 grand for it, and I kind of smirked. Looks like she could get that money back now.
Another thing ebay has added is price research.
That is the price research link for the Honda Magnas I am looking at.
Those are the active listings
Those are completed listings
Now, I refuse to put its OEM wire hubcaps back on, but I still have the old deep-dish turbine style hubcaps that my '79 Newport had. And I'm going back to whitewalls. Just put a pair of tires on the front that I had sitting around the house. They're about 6 years old, with barely any wear on them, and my mechanic deemed them safe. Eventually I'll have new whitewalls mounted on the back, to complete the look. In the end, it'll look sorta like the cars in this St. Regis brochure.
Just out of curiosity, is the plural of "St. Regis" "St. Regises" or "St. Regi?" :P
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