Other Classics We Own / Owned or Admire

[Vista]

1 hour ago, katana said:

Good early Boxster - sub 5k ?

Don't they suffer the same IMS bearing issues as the 996 and early 997 911? 

[katana]

2 hours ago, Vista said:

Don't they suffer the same IMS bearing issues as the 996 and early 997 911? 

Pre 2005 maybe - later very unlikely! I'd never heard about the IMS problems till revealed on 'Wheeler Dealers'!

[Rally Pack 2000]

4 hours ago, katana said:

Pre 2005 maybe - later very unlikely! I'd never heard about the IMS problems till revealed on 'Wheeler Dealers'!

Have you had a Boxster? What are they like? My Porsche drives have been very few and only really old stuff.

[Vista]

3 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Have you had a Boxster? What are they like? My Porsche drives have been very few and only really old stuff.

@Vulcanmexico on here did for a few years. He was very positive about his. 

[katana]

3 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Have you had a Boxster? What are they like? My Porsche drives have been very few and only really old stuff.

Not me but a M8 did for about 18 months - no complaints that i'm aware of!

[Rally Pack 2000]

Anyone know anything about these Skodas? Its not a model we ever got here but I came across some images online and I thought it looked really interesting. It has a VW vide about it and wondered if they were related in some way?

[e501]

Fast back model, i remember back in the 1970,s someone i knew bought a brand new skoda, while looking around it i noticed you could see the road through the gap between the sill and bottom of the door.. Excellent quality control.

[colr6]

Think that’s the go faster model of the Estelle.

[accord83]

And it had an RS model

 

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/classic/doff-your-cap-skoda-130-rs#1

[colr6]

34 minutes ago, accord83 said:

And it had an RS model

 

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/classic/doff-your-cap-skoda-130-rs#1

The car to be seen in....lol....NOT !!....street cred factor of - 10

unless you were over 75 and been refused a bus pass

[katana]

They were czechoslovakian made I believe during the eastern bloc / soviet era then got bought by VW when it all dissolved. Skoda were really into heavy engineering from the early parts of the 20th century - cars were a sort of sideline. 

[notenoughtime]

Make good money now, I wouldn’t want to pay the money 

[accord83]

I'll quietly park these here.

[John Murphy]

Hi All

Hope not boring but :-

No pictures, but a partial list of what I’ve owned over 48 years !!!. ( in order )

I really wish I still owned most of them 😢😢😢.

1971 - 1974  :-

62 Anglia ( was going to be a Twin Cam but never got completed 🤬) 63 Daimler V8 - 65 Cortina GT 1640 pre cross flow - 63 Thunderbird Landau 390 V8, Aubergine with White Leather - 61 Mini Traveller with full race 1340, 649 Cam, 45 Weber etc - 65 Buick Riviera 425 Wildcat engine with twin 4 barrel Holleys - 68 Pontiac GTO. Lots of other less interesting stuff.

1975 - 1980 :-  

2 x XJC 4.2, fabulous cars. 70 Escort Estate 1760 Crossflow, self built, work van ! - THE BIG ONE, 65 Lotus Cortina, bought in 75 for £200, yep £200 - in 77 I spent 2k on engineering and parts alone and built engine myself, took it from 105bhp to 172bhp Dyno proved !, Rocket box etc etc etc, never got beat in this, sold her in late 79 for £700 🤡, bloke had it 2 weeks and wrote it off and smashed engine, apple pie. My Favourite Car Ever.

78 brand new RS 2000 in Amber, bought this for Wife to make up for above !!.

1980 - 1984 :-

Emigrated to Canada :- 76 Mk 1 Golf Gti - 77 Thunderbird ( like a boat ) 72 Riviera Boatail , 72 Cuda 340 6 pack - big cam - ported etc - lowered and stiffened, great car and quick, new in 1981 Yamaha RD 350 LC took this from 47bhp to 72bhp and very nearly killed myself on it, no more Bikes.

Back Home 1984 to Now :-

Hillman Hunter estate with 1725 Holbay, work van. 85 Rover Vitesse with 3.9 Supercharged Rover V8, nippy, 96 Alfa GTV. Pre Lit Westfield 1700 crossflow. Pre Lit Westfield crossflow 1760 A8 cam 45s about 170 bhp, mental. Caterham Supersprint, lovely thing. 85 M635CSI Manual. 2000 TVR Tuscan S, fantastic, 2nd favourite ever. In 2005 I went with money in my pocket to buy a Lotus Carlton for 12k yes 12k, it had a bad misfire and I bottled it, what a tinker lol 🙈🙈. 2008 world and life collapses had to sell all I had left of above.

2004 :- 97 SL 320, still have it, 2014 09 XJ TDVI still have it. 2019 68 Alpine in restoration now, probably go 289 V8 route !. looking now for Anglia to scratch itch from 1973 !!.

Probably loads I have forgotten.

Still not had these 2 and intend to :- 928 GTS, Elan +2s, 

Hope I haven’t bored you to death 🤓.

Regards

John

[Rally Pack 2000]

Goodness John, you have had more cars then Ive had underpants!

[John Murphy]

Hi RP

😂😂😂

yeah I quite like cars 🤩.

J

[Rally Pack 2000]

1 minute ago, John Murphy said:

Hi RP

😂😂😂

yeah I quite like cars 🤩.

J

Ive only had 3 (almost 4 but thats another story) cars in the past 35 years and I still have 2 of them! Im guess im not big on change!

[John Murphy]

Blimey, a keeper, what do you have ?.

[Rally Pack 2000]

Just now, John Murphy said:

Blimey, a keeper, what do you have ?.

I kept my Mk2 and my Twincam Escorts. Had them for 35 and 30 years. Sold my Mini I dabbled with in that time. I had two beaters prior to those 35 years during my provisional licence years bringing my all round total to 5. (Six if you count a car I loaned money for that I drove around for a time till I sold it to recoup my money)

[NudgerSS]

Wow some of you have owned gazillions of cars. I tend to buy one and keep it for a while. Can’t remember the years but here’s my list

82 MG Metro

84 MG Metro

90 Sierra Sapphire 1.8 LX (Boring car)

84 Mini 25

94 Mini Cooper (still owned)

2000 Fiat Punto HGT

2004 VW Polo tdi

1980 MK2 Escort 1.1L (still owned)

2006 Toyota Celica GT

2010 Holden Captiva LX

I know I kept the Punto for 8 years and the Polo for about 5. Mini Cooper i’ve had about 17 years and Escort about 5 now. 

Sold the Celica after about 18 months when we came out to Australia. The Holden is the wife’s for her to get to work and for us to get around. Feels strange not having a car of my own for the first time in about 30 years. 

 

[John Murphy]

Hi RP

2 Twincams, well kept I’d say, lucky man.

Did reply but does not seem to have registered !.

J

[Rally Pack 2000]

1 minute ago, John Murphy said:

Hi RP

2 Twincams, well kept I’d say, lucky man.

Did reply but does not seem to have registered !.

J

Just one Twincam and one Mk2 thats pictured in my avatar.

[John Murphy]

One TC, nice.

J

[Rally Pack 2000]

31 minutes ago, John Murphy said:

One TC, nice.

J

You can see it (The Orange one) on Page 7 of the Australian Twincam Thread

 

[John Murphy]

Genuine Twin Cam ?, in OZ,  if so lucky man, still miss my LC 40 years on 😢.

J