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

Re: Marcos.

Looks surprisingly similar to the AC Coupe made in the building of my employment.

http://www.chronomaddox.com/motorin/185mph_on_the_British_motorway.pdf

Nun a you ballerz gonna break that top speed. ;O)

I just had a look at the price of a 1972 911, now I need a lie down in a darkened room.

https://carclub.easycar.com/CarProfile/UKCB07138A

its efficient on fuel

Anyone got a porsche i can borrow to drive to goodwood? Will pay for own petrol

Get a 1969-71 2.2s. The 1972/3 2.4S is a bit quicker but the 2.2 has a proper dog leg gear box so it feels like a racing car.

They're also marginally cheaper than the 2.4 cars so you could more or less just stick one on the credit card.

http://www.classiccarshq.co.uk/ads/sale-rhd-1971-porsche-911s-2-2-coupe/

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That's insane.

Sit on yours for another 35 years and you're golden.

It certainly explains those rusty shells on eBay that change hands for £15k.

Watched a wheeler dealers episode with an electrified maserati bi-turbo... Maybe not the right car for electrickery but really makes me want to electrify a Citroën ds... If I can get the hydraulics working of course.

That's mega money for one. £150k is plenty.

One second, I shall commence the sub-sofa cushion rummage.

In all seriousness, it does support buying a shell, then doing what seems to be the standard Enviro-Strip/Barry Carter/paint-shop/agonisingly drawn out rebuild in double garage process.

Unless Mr Carter is ~£50,000 of course.

You wont spend £50k on the body, but could spend £30k. Then £15k on the motor. £5k on the gearbox. £5k on trim. £15k on suspension and wheels. A rewire, new rubbers all round, refinish all the brightwork, replace all the fasteners, new brakes, etc.

£100k comes up quite quickly unless you do lots yourself.

Yes, but you can spread that out a little, I would think - doing it commercially you'd certainly want to get it in and out of the workshop as fast as possible, doing it as a hobby the biggest single cost is the trip to see Mr Carter and his Celette/welder.

Not that that isn't a huge sum of money, but metered out over say three years, with as much done yourself as you have the time to spare then it could be managed.

/** buys Volvo P1800 ES**

Would also accept an Elise

You can buy everything needed to make a new classic 911 body shell from Porsche. I wonder how much that would be.

A replacement ash-tray for my car is £295, I'm guessing a whole new chassis would be more than that.

It's also banking heavily on the classic car bubble not bursting. I can't see old 911's going back to the way they were 10-15 years ago but theres always the risk that all this speculative buying of classic cars slows/stops which will slacken the prices.

This. Took 20+ years for a bunch of classic prices to regain highs of the 80's. Stuff like e types bombed back then.

Old 911s are so fashionable right now they're almost cliched. Bit like the car world equivalent of the Honda CB750.

That old 911s price is a joke.

Behold a 997 Turbo for your 911 kicks. And a fucking glorious big Healey 100/6 for less than half the price for both!

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/austin-healey/100-6/1920678.html#&gid=1&pid=1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/201826941931?lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=201826941931&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-53200-19255-0%252F1%253Fff3%253D2%2526toolid%253D10039%2526campid%253D5335839224%2526customid%253DDefault%252Bcampaign%2526item%253D201826941931%2526vectorid%253D229466%2526lgeo%253D1%2526srcrot%253D711-53200-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D1172866053684&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=201826941931&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-53200-19255-0%252F1%253Fff3%253D2%2526toolid%253D10039%2526campid%253D5335839224%2526customid%253DDefault%252Bcampaign%2526item%253D201826941931%2526vectorid%253D229466%2526lgeo%253D1%2526srcrot%253D711-53200-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D1172866053684&ul_noapp=true

Or 560 throbbing donkeys, through period Hallibrand knock-offs in one of the most sublime packages ever. (I know the MK1 small block cars are purer but I love the MK2s.) Look at those wheels! $125k.

http://dynamic-auto-west.ebizautos.mobi/detail-1966-superformance-gt40-mkii-used-11651914.html?photolist=true

That's a kit car.

Anyone want a ticket to Classic Car Show at Excel for Saturday?

Anyone got a recommendation for single day car insurance? Seems like everyone is doing it these days

Reasons. Going in this car

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