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Post by lew on Jun 10, 2010 14:13:21 GMT
Very nice, near to you ? or are they yours, if so, you lucky chap.
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Post by mcrouch2000 on Jun 11, 2010 13:55:23 GMT
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Post by lew on Jun 11, 2010 14:31:53 GMT
Do show us when your done, would love to see the result  |
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Post by mcrouch2000 on Jun 11, 2010 15:08:44 GMT
Thanks. Will do. Red one has 87k miles on it and just needs paint and a bit of interior work. Gold one has 114k miles and needs engine rebuild. Fun to work on though.
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Post by Wyvern on Jun 11, 2010 20:35:54 GMT
I second Lew's comments! I love that kind of thing. Mind you, I love any kind of project. I wouldn't drive a Triumph Herald if I didn't!
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Post by lew on Jun 12, 2010 7:21:50 GMT
Great, me and wy look forward to that, maybe start a new thread on this board, and then we can cheer you on. |
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Post by mcrouch2000 on Jun 13, 2010 1:53:22 GMT
Thanks. won't be quick. Can only do a little at time with raising a family. Still trying to find someone reasonable to paint it. First guy wanted $4000 an I have already done 90% of the work. May have to buy a compressor and do it myself.
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Post by dit on Jun 20, 2010 21:24:23 GMT
Interesting bridal car at a wedding I went to yesterday. It's a Beauford - I thought someone couldn't spell, so I looked it up and it's a kit car. Took ages to get a clear(ish) shot as people were all over it!   |
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Post by Wyvern on Jun 21, 2010 5:47:11 GMT
Ah, lovely! I think there might be a photo in this thread somewhere of the pair of Beauford wedding cars a company near me had when I lived in Plymouth. You don't see many and they are gorgeous  |
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Post by jacqui on Jun 21, 2010 17:01:13 GMT
I really like that car Dit something unusual ;D And what a lovely sunny day you had for the wedding  |
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Post by dit on Jun 21, 2010 17:28:09 GMT
It was a lovely day, and did anyone clock the Morris Traveller in the background to the right of the second photo? That was the car the bride arrived in - it belongs to her dad.
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Post by Wyvern on Jun 21, 2010 18:34:29 GMT
Gerald had his MOT today and when I went to pay for it (and leave him behind to be welded  ) I spotted a Mercedes 300SL Roadster waiting for attention. OK, it's not quite as stunning as the Gullwing, but even so, it cheered me up Oh, and I saw my first Citroen DS3 'in the wild' today. Looks every bit as fantastic on the road as the press car I had a look at last November did standing still. Such a pretty, pretty car. If I was in the market for a new car right now, money was no object and I was to go for what feels right, it would be that. |
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Post by mcrouch2000 on Jun 22, 2010 2:29:21 GMT
Gerald had his MOT today and when I went to pay for it (and leave him behind to be welded ) I spotted a Mercedes 300SL Roadster waiting for attention. OK, it's not quite as stunning as the Gullwing, but even so, it cheered me up Oh, and I saw my first Citroen DS3 'in the wild' today. Looks every bit as fantastic on the road as the press car I had a look at last November did standing still. Such a pretty, pretty car. If I was in the market for a new car right now, money was no object and I was to go for what feels right, it would be that. One for the ladies. Sorry couldn't figure out how to make it smaller.  |
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Post by Wyvern on Jun 22, 2010 18:46:51 GMT
Oh god, why did they have to put pink on it? It's such a pretty little car and they've ruined it! The one I saw yesterday was that grey with burgundy and it looked superb |
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Post by mcrouch2000 on Jun 23, 2010 23:23:30 GMT
Wy, Found a better one. I would like to take this on the test track  |
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Post by Wyvern on Jun 23, 2010 23:48:27 GMT
Oh, now that works. I'm liking that very much!
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Post by dit on Jun 26, 2010 18:14:04 GMT
Reminder to self - carry camera at all times!
This afternoon, parked where it shouldn't have been outside Asda, a Lotus Evora, dark gun-metal silver and possibly one of the most beautiful cars I have ever seen in my life. I couldn't fault its looks; don't care how it drives! (Though if its like the other Lotuses (Loti?) I've driven, it'll be amazing).
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Post by jacqui on Jun 26, 2010 19:40:29 GMT
I saw a Renault Avantime today - unmodified ;D Know what you mean about the camera thingy Dit  Not that i would have taken a picture of the Avantime but just lately my and i keep spotting a gorgeous Audi R8  A picture maybe the nearest i/we/ get  |
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Post by chariset on Jul 6, 2010 0:19:48 GMT
Saw one of these just now when I went down to mail a letter.  Ferrari 430 Scuderia All in black with a dark grey 'V' down the hood. I stared. Then I went into the post office and stared a bit more. Then I did a quick circle around it in my Plymouth Neon and stared... stealthily. And then I nearly hit someone from the distraction. So amazing in person. My heart's beating a little faster just thinking about it. |
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Post by dit on Jul 6, 2010 0:28:46 GMT
Jeez - what is it about Ferraris?  |
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Post by chariset on Jul 6, 2010 0:44:18 GMT
Well, you don't see many of them in Dallas, for a start.
(Porsches, on the other hand -- they're everywhere)
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 6, 2010 9:53:17 GMT
It's funny how living so close to the 'footballer belt' you stop commenting on these things after a while - I mean, yesterday when I went to the local shops, I saw numerous Porsches, a Bentley Continental GT and a pretty little Morgan Plus 4, and the Morgan was the only one that made me raise an eyebrow! You do sometimes see something very different, though, and that's what happened a couple of days ago.   I saw one of these, in silver like the top one - the bottom picture is just to show what I think it its best angle! It's a Bentley S1 Continental Fastback with coachwork by Mulliner's (the company Hammond's grandfather worked for). I stood there and jaw-cragged at it because it's so rare and so different. A few years ago, TG.Com listed this as no.7 in the 100 sexiest cars of all time, saying:
Mulliner Park Ward created this two-door version of the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud 1 in very limited numbers (431 to be exact). The S1 is the choice of those who know who they are and what they want out of life. And that's a 4.9-litre straight six.I have to admit, I absolutely love the fastback shape. I want to grope it and run my hands over it and generally touch it inappropriately. The Triumph GT6 brings out the same urge, as do old Alfa Romeo fastbacks. Anyway, I was so busy gawping at the 1950s Bentley that I nearly got run over... by a shiny new silver Corvette, something else you don't see much around here! |
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Post by mcrouch2000 on Jul 6, 2010 18:52:25 GMT
Saw one of these just now when I went down to mail a letter. Ferrari 430 Scuderia All in black with a dark grey 'V' down the hood. I stared. Then I went into the post office and stared a bit more. Then I did a quick circle around it in my Plymouth Neon and stared... stealthily. And then I nearly hit someone from the distraction. So amazing in person. My heart's beating a little faster just thinking about it. Those cars are amazing. My favorite. Wish there more in the states so I could actually see one. |
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Post by mcrouch2000 on Jul 6, 2010 18:56:03 GMT
Saw one of these just now when I went down to mail a letter. Ferrari 430 Scuderia All in black with a dark grey 'V' down the hood. I stared. Then I went into the post office and stared a bit more. Then I did a quick circle around it in my Plymouth Neon and stared... stealthily. And then I nearly hit someone from the distraction. So amazing in person. My heart's beating a little faster just thinking about it. Those cars are amazing. My favorite. Wish there more in the states so I could actually see one. Check this video out on youtube. Don't know where it is at , but is 3 Ferrari's battling it out in traffic. Love the sound of those cars, but these gys are crazy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg7axRkFNFU |
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Post by dit on Jul 6, 2010 21:21:40 GMT
Oooh, so wrong but so right!
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Post by Wyvern on Jul 11, 2010 16:56:12 GMT
I love living here. On the way home from work on Friday, I saw a Koenigsegg whizzing along the motorway. Completely distracted me from the shiny black Corvette that was overtaking the bus ;D
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Post by dit on Jul 18, 2010 16:20:14 GMT
Yesterday a black Audi R8 was coming in the opposite direction and pulled out to overtake just before it got to me. It took off like a rocket. What a beautiful car.
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Post by xjsarah on Jul 21, 2010 20:07:33 GMT
I went for a job interview earlier today, and during the bus journey there I saw not one, but three Porsche 928s, all parked within an area of about 200 yards or so! ;D The 928 is one of my favourite Porsches, so it was rather fun to see them all in such a small area. I think there must be a collector living somewhere in that vicinity. |
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Post by lew on Jul 24, 2010 20:55:49 GMT
A most lovely Morris Minor pickup........ driving in the country by thatched cottages...sigh |
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Post by chariset on Jul 24, 2010 23:23:40 GMT
I saw a new Audi A4 the other day and made a disappointing discovery. You know the 'S' curve running lights under the front headlamps? The ones that make it look like the car is glaring at you in a sexy way?  [these] They turn off when the front turn signal is on. But only on the side that's signaling. So it goes from a pretty glare to a lopsided wink ... and ruins the effect. |
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I love a man who can handle a gun 
) I spotted a Mercedes 300SL Roadster waiting for attention. OK, it's not quite as stunning as the Gullwing, but even so, it cheered me up 
Not that i would have taken a picture of the Avantime but just lately my and i keep spotting a gorgeous Audi R8 
