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

If u build it...

Edit: wrong thread...

best motor I saw on recent bike tour to the North

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Not convinced by the tribal tattoo work but the rest is ace. Would tiptoe it 'round a mini roundabout and 4mph.

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-07-13/cars/ref-4-1977-mgb-gt/

Woah. One bitcoin buys a lot of car now days!

not feeling the bloated look of that. reckon fun to drive though

that has had some cash sopent on it, that's for sure. 10-14k would be a steal.

i like this:

and this!

there are some amazing cars in that auction...

I always wondered whether these would benefit from the fitting of castors on the two front corners?

This is temporary, ok?

I've managed to get a bit lower in the car, finally feels like I'm in the right place:

@Dammit

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I’ll turn those inserts early next week, flying back tonight

That would be great- I’m going to a Porsche meeting tomorrow morning and so kludged it temporarily

I've been to a couple of the historics auctions. Always a good selection of cars but the cars always seem to go for more than I think they should.

After being stuck in insane traffic all morning, I need to rant about the trend toward large cars in London.

It's fucking ridiculous! Whether it be SUVs, wanker barges, or those fucking stupid oversized German coupes meant for the US market like the A5. Why do you have such a large fucking car in an old city like London?!? Even worse almost none of them had more than one occupant.

The only time to drive through London is between 21:00 and 05:30, unless you want to spend most of the journey hating life.

London is not alone. 4WD types everywhere. Oddly, mostly in white.

It's probably just me being an entitled motorcyclist assuming there should be space to filter.

But there were two proper carnage situations where people were trying to take shortcuts down small roads and the cars couldn't pass because they were all so fucking massive.

@TGR - the thing is when you move properly outside London there is at least a possibility you might see the advantage of a bigger car.

The Facel vega....is a real dream car.

Cars are getting bigger....

I have a big car and am pondering buying a smaller one. Parking spaces have actually shrunk where I am and I can only park in an end space for fear of being blocked in by other cars.
Driving used to be fun. I used to think if I won the lottery I’d buy a fancy car. I have changed that to - if I win the lottery, I’ll get someone to drive me about.
Sad really.

Although the Landy does come with a starting handle (natch), having used it for the first time last Saturday in B&Q car park, in sweltering heat with a load of timber on and a small audience, I wasn’t in a hurry to do it again. 20W solar panel and charge controller should keep it topped up.

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An isolator switch can be a worthwhile investment in a series 3, presuming you don't already have one?