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

That interior is gash!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C453909

(Half the money)

Prices for the coupes seem to be easing, but the fastbacks are still strong. I'd love a racer.

I think at these prices this is going to remain a dream.

I keep seeing a coupe rumbling around and it looks great- dark blue I think, quite subtle in a way as it's so much smaller than modern car.

there seems to be reasonable coupes on ebay going for 15-20

We've got a TIG welder in the workshop now - I wonder whether it would be insane to get one with some rot and repair it?

I couldn't do it. I think a cobra is about as yank as I could get.

Even that is pretty common.

1971 Mach 1, because Diamonds are Forever.
25 large for a restored one.

For 60s cars I prefer coupes and convertibles to fastbacks. Bullitt replicas are a bit try-hard aren't they? No ones ever going to be as cool as Steve McQueen, they'll just look a bit sad trying.

Does the TIG welder paint, too?

Not a mad idea. They are simple cars, all parts are available from USA, plenty of upgrades on the market. And they have a solid resale value. If you want a resto it's not a bad choice.

Yeah, definitely a good choice for a forty grand resto, not a "buy one for £5k, weld a floor pan in and - presto!" job.

I just like making/fixing stuff, I guess it's a silly idea. We do have a compressor and guns, but it'd be a big learning curve.

not silly if you want to restore one, but if you want one, it is always going to be cheaper to buy one done than sort one out.

i need to fit this engine and I will have replaced all of the running gear (apart from loom and gearbox) in the mgb. i have spent easily more than it's worth.

...and it now is in need of a paint job.

at least if you start with a decent car, it's going to be worth something when done.

I couldn't do it. I think a cobra is about as yank as I could get.

Really? You'd even say no to this:

@Dammit

You could probably get this mustang for under 10k...

and then cut it into tiny pieces with the blowtorch

I think if I lived in the States it would be easier. Maybe hire one for shits n giggles. But to use it regularly over here I would need a character to match. Reserved too much? That Charger doe...

Yeah, reality. I'd love a charger, or some kind of muscle car but like you say - character.
I do not have one to match the car and would and feel like a tool driving one. Shouldn't care, but I do.
I feel comfortable in small older Peugeot GTi hatchbacks or big practical estates - what does that say about character?

it's a practicality thing, for me. they would be a pain in the pipe here. you'd need a fucking huge garage just to keep it and you'd get to drive it on motorways and that's about it.

I'd love a big old muscle car. I grew up around them, and the character thing doesn't really bother me (i am a bit of a bogan, anyway). i'd still rather have a pretty little italian/british sports car to chuck about a country lane.

Seen this C-Type round Weybridge way on rides. No idea if replica. Just stinks to high heaven of British Racing Pedigree with an air of Outlaw. Sounds so good too. Would rock.

The Mustang Coupe I keep seeing around town is physically quite small - a lot smaller than a Mondeo.

I trust you've seen this:
http://youtu.be/OzofjlgWR1U

stupid cars I wanted in my yoof
VK SS crumbydore

XU1 Torana

HSV Senator (VP commodore)

glad I grew up

No Kingswood in your list?

I had one of these:

wanted one of these:

glad i grew up too. (although I'd stilllove a blue meanie...)

nope, although I'd love one now weirdly. probably a wagon that looks stock and a bit ratty but with a nice big lump in it.

Honeycomb design on the rims with a tartan interior, please come back 1978!

You can only have driven that in footy shorts, thongs (sorry, flip flops) and wife beater (again, sorry, a singlet) oh, and a gold flat chain necklace...

BTW, have you seen the prices of good HK monaros, jeebus!