Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

My mate has had a few over the years, can be a handful in the wet, but definitely a good car.

Any particular reason you're fancying rear engined?

The joy of the coventry climax engine...

Yes have owned a couple. If the headgasket has gone or unknown change it for a proper reinz gasket. This maybe different now, but this gasket was better quality than the others. Make sure the water system is clear or detritus. Use premixed coolant.

Interesting!

My uncle used to be a grey import dealer 15 years ago, I've mentioned it enough times in the past, and given the resurgence in people buying imported Japanese cars, I'm really tempted to explore getting involved. If only to fund me making trips to Japan a couple of times a year (or more), and getting to drive all those cars again.

He would buy the cars in Japan, sort everything out, then a bunch of us, him, a couple of other uncles, my dad, and sometimes me, would go overnight to Hook of Holland, meet the cars, then put them on the ferry and drive them back from Harwich.

From Harwich I remember some ridiculous midnight runs in all the Japanese supercars, on Dutch plates, zero fucks given. Standing - triple figures side by side twin turbo Supra and RX7 was one of the highlights.

There use too be an auction of imported cars here, that sold cars and bikes straight out of the crate.

Needs someone you trust at the auctions to buy the cars and then know which ones sell.

Same with my old man. He dabbled in importing and selling a few WRX STI Type 5's and Evo 5's & 6's when they were brand new. Fun times when you didn't see a lot on the road.

Up until recently one of his long standing customers still had his Evo 6 that he bought from us from new. It had a FSH, 50k on the clock and it was completely standard. He hadn't even fitted a stereo/headunit to it - it still had the blanking plate in the dash. Wish we'd bought it back off him.

I did think those cars on the transporter were Lady Docker Daimlers, but they aren't. Hmm

I bought half a dozen fast Japanese things from auctions, purportedly straight off the boat on Southampton docks.

I didn't really know what I was looking at and they were all shit.

Yeah

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Dream.

100% first lottery win buy.

Meh.

I've always preferred the F50, and not just because I refuse to like anything Jeremy Clarkson likes.

No matter what comes out, F40 will always be at the top of my dream list.

F40 is easily the best Ferrari. Just sublime.

P4?
250 GTO?
330 Testa Rossa?
Dino 206 SP?

There are loads of Fezzas I'd have before an F40.

Agreed, speaking of modern-ish era, I'd have a 288 GTO first.

Would have an F40 still though....

What is better than an F40? (^That looks like an LM btw)

A blue F40. (UK owner)

The best looking fezza of all time?

I do love the 288 GTO. Also the F40.

But this...

(Gotta b blu)

Nice plate... 🙄

Oh don't get me wrong, I'd eat my own testicles to own one. I went round Brands Hatch a few times in the passenger seat of this one:

And it was quite quick.

It belonged to a bloke who apparently made some money in telecomms (CALLS - geddit?).

They say the prices are dropping since Brexit. Though I doubt they'll ever get to the point where I'll be able to buy one. Or run one.

The Lusso.

Words cannot comprehend.

Dat Lusso...

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Sorry.

I also have an absolute eye boner for supposedly the ugliest.

So what do I know?

Too much miami vice?

Hefty, what say you: http://europeanpartssolution.com/products/ims-bearing-repair/