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

I could really do with an auto right now.

Who can robotise my clutch, today, for cucumber sandwiches and tea?

Just shift clutchless pusssioo

Pulling away using the starter motor tends to wear parts heavily when in a 1,500kg vehicle.

Well just use clutch for first? And when you see a traffic light turn red slow down and inch ur way towards its so u never stop?

How lumpy is your cam...? That could turn into some sort of lurch forward, pause, lurch forward scenario.

Standard turbo cams, I have some NA cams but they are sat in a box in the garage waiting to go in.

I'm off today with a mate but will be up for attending Tuesday evening as well. What time we meeting?!

That VSCC Norfolk Run was really cool. Civilised cruising in classy cars. I want a pre-war sports car.

The most expensive (and one of the nicest):

The prettiest:

My favourite:

Can you name them?

Bugatti type 35
Lagonda V12
Riley MPH

good work (although its a type 37)
you would have loved it there yesterday, niall.

Those Lagondas are delicious.
Engine designed by W. O. Bentley.

yeah - we couldn't believe that this one was bodied by lagonda - looks so french.

A few more:

This thing was on bike carbs/engine management etc! divided opinion, but was so, so fast.

This is beautiful

as was this, but i didn't like the chrome wires

i'll stop now

Great photos BRM. Looks like a good day out.
When opening the thread, my pisspoor connection made the first pic come out like this

so I was wondering what kind of a VSCC meeting let a 205 in...

Whats the thing on management and what engine was it running?

AskMid has it as a Talbot 75 special.
Google reveals its sale ad
http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/07-12-2011-ThePavilionGardens-1294/1934Talbot75CCRSpecial-34161.aspx
200bhp
It's lush. Has the look of a mk2 Aston Martin about it.
2nd is a Talbot-Lago T120 Baby Sport.
Last one is an AC Greyhound

Wow. It used to look like this
https://m.bonhams.com/auctions/12166/lot/366/

Amazing. 200bho in that would be great fun! I like the look of it better sans wings but it's a lovely looking thing either way!

Went to the BMW Art Car exhibition this afternoon. Great stuff, especially the competition cars. Just found out my dad is delivering a car down to Chelsea on Tuesday and is coming to stay on Tuesday night so going to take him along.

war wounds

Looks like a scale model.

2CV rod from Olli Erkkila.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/audi/a1/18611/audi-a1-quattro

Looks like it could be rather fast. Still ugly though

Campagnolo Countach Anniversary wheels look quite odd with those curves.

Agreed.

You could get Dragway wheels (Indys?) that were similar and looked great on muscle cars. Not sure if they were US or Ausso.