Pilgrim65
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Two rides come to mind , driving my cobra replica around rockingham nascar race track carrying the favourite driver for the upcoming race.
Being taken down the local motorway at 174 mph by my friend at the time in his Lamborghini contach scary .
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This is interesting, I never knew of carphones before 80s , I had one with a home type hand in my company car , it worked via a large box under my seat . I knew military had radio phones in 40s ,but never knew about the phones mentioned above . How did they work , were they radio technology to a land based operator service or were they able to dial into land line numbers ( 4g mobiles didn’t exist then)
really amazed , must have been very expensive so quite rare , I would think
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1 hour ago, 35cz8 said:
I hate the thought of any of my cars being turned into street rods or modernized. That said, I see a decline in the interest of most of the younger generation in an original car. Also, some people are no longer interested in buying one because they are afraid the fossil fuels are going to be eliminated thus making it unable to even use one. An old car could be modernized with electric motors and still used and have that old look. I am no longer in the best of health nor am I young enough to really be concerned about the future so I have considered starting to sell the cars I have except for one that my wife and I can enjoy for the rest of our time. One can only hope that there will be enough interest in the old cars that at least some will survive to represent automotive history.
Solemn thoughts , but sadly my mindset is heading in that direction
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1 hour ago, JV Puleo said:
Me too. For exactly the same reasons at least 15 years ago. Now, on the very rare occasions when I'm in the same room as a TV, I marvel at how puerile it is. Right now I'm re-reading a book on the Spanish Armada...last night it was Prince Eugene of Savoy...all of which is 100 times more interesting than anything that has been on TV in the last 20 years.
One thing you may find interesting are a bbc documentaries series by Lucy Worsley , ( histories biggest fibs )she tells the truth about historical events including the Spanish Armada , very interesting and thought provoking , worth a watch
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Firstly this side of the pond , as in states , there is no money doing restoration for profit , even if you only allow 2 bucks an hour for your labour , but on plus side prices are holding and even increasing .
i have been restoring an Mga and it’s nearing completion so I have been looking to sell my stag v8 , a year ago cars similar condition now sell for 4 k more , although not planning to sell Mga , the price of properly restored has risen by 30% since I started, however still a loss money pit , maybe prices will double in a few years , yea I know pigs will fly first.😆
The trouble is I love cars , not golfer or keen on globetrotting so although I know my hobby costs me , it gives me purpose , occupies my time ,and it’s the one I enjoy
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22 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:
That is a Volkswagen floorpan with a fiberglass two passenger body, someone painted it blue. The 19 inch wheels are from a 1930-31 Model A Ford.
Bob
That’s amazing , couldn’t get nearer than photo , ( shouldn’t be there then) thanks
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Looking at that wonderful Bugatti,
reminded me , I saw an earlier Bugatti in the cyprus museum , the museum was actually closed and car was just parked up so didn’t have any info with it . I thought it must be 20s , but would be interested to know more
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My wife is very easy going about my hobby , but reluctant to travel in them sometimes as broken down few times and unfortunately thinks all old cars are unreliable
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1 hour ago, Larry Schramm said:
Did you mean 50 cubic meters?
Yes well spotted, 8 big bins , we call tidy bins , expensive though
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I I’ve had two experiences of hoarders
my first wife mother was a hoarder she would buy every colour of the same skirt or jumper and leave in her bedroom still in bag and never wear . Every two years we would take 8 to 10 Dustin bags to charity shop , but the worst was a tenant , I had she wouldn’t allow me access and other tenants noticed vermin , so I got an order to inspect , when we entered the hall had been reduced in width to a foot wide , by magazines and papers stacked each side floor to ceiling , we couldn't enter the lounger or bedroom as was covered with rubbish head height ,there was a small passageway foot wide into kitchen which was similarly full of rubbish to ceiling , all that was left was a single mattress size space by the cooker and sink . She was filthy covered in sores and rat bites , the authorities put the poor woman in care .
we completely stripped flat back to bare brickwork and new floors , took away over 50 cu m of household rubbish .😁
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There was a plaque kept it out of photo for a bit of fun .
However , Well done , thought with only 175 produced would be difficult to recognise , took a couple hours though .
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Live in Cyprus for half the year and saw this at a private collection museum
I know there are many experts on this a forum , and I thought might tax their expertise and memory 😊
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24 minutes ago, TerryB said:
Thank you for the well wishes! Many of us on this side of the pond enjoy your TV shows, sports cars and of course the famous fish and chips! Beer too but we prefer ours a wee more chilled.
Most of my generation have been Americanised , love big Mac’s , cold beer , buds and miller for me , American drama , ( breaking bad , mad men , Ozark , being some of my favourites. They love American muscle cars , me American 50s backwards to 30s. I’m glad you like fish and chips , used to be the most favourite British dish , Afraid been surpassed by chicken tikka Marsala !
200 years on but think we still maintain a warm feeling and affinity to our American brothers
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Being a Brit on this forum , send my good wishes to all my fellow American members , hope your enjoying your revolution day 😊
hopefully doing something classic car related .
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Just started my rebuilt healey 100/6 engine , but my carbs are a problem , although bought service kits , think will never be good enough .
Therefore urgently need a pair of reasonably priced SUs HD 6 carburettors
these carbs were used on jags and mg s as well as healeys
will arrange and pay for shipping
please Pm
regards
paul
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Bought a 2007 jag XKR 4.2 supercharged convertible , already started refurbishing bits , paint, air con replaced sat nav and couple more damaged bits . Love it , intend keeping plus confident will be a classic in future
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My Father didn’t have a car until early 1950s I was about 6 I remember it was a black 1932 ford 8 and we used for quite a few years travelling to relatives and camping holidays , great little car
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Seems a common problem one of the companies you mention took 3 months to deliver my 4/6 day parcel and try and charge additional fees
using DHL now
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whether Fake or real purchase , ones satisfaction level based on price paid
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3 hours ago, Dave Gelinas (XP-300) said:
Fiat 600 Jolly Ghia 1958
Great little car were they produced open sided or was a this specially modified job , perhaps to show her legs 😆
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7 hours ago, wayne sheldon said:
Wonderful photo! Notice the 1930/'31 model A Ford sedan delivery near the middle! Probably the earliest car there, nearly eight years old when the photo was taken, and looks to be in pretty nice shape still.
Agree great photo , but coming from Uk I notice many of the shops are single story whereas in Uk are mostly the ground floor of at least 2 storeys , often homes above , if fact my first 11 years were spent above and rear of a cash register shop , lovely machines .
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12 hours ago, nzcarnerd said:
It is 'only' a 190SL. I guess even when new they were not cheap. Today it is only the very high prices for 300s that is bringing up the 190 prices. I have not had anything to do with them but my son works at a restoration shop and has driven one. He was less than impressed by it.
Guess I could make do with it at a push😊
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Some great cars , brings back good and sad memories, when I reached first 10 year wedding anniversary,my boss lent me his classic roller for the week end and we went to nearby expensive 5 star chewton Glen hotel , popular with Americans , especially golfers . Good part lovely week end ,great car, big though , sad part the big C took her. Cest la vie. , live for the day
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On 6/23/2021 at 3:21 AM, twin6 said:
Travelling in style , marvellous
Paint ..Color changes, or keep original?
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Pardon my curiosity, but why the reluctance to reveal year and make of car . The advice you request would be best achieved if the experienced members on this forum had the full information. Particularly as the colour you want to change may be specific to that year and model and as such could be a rare colour and worth keeping if the car is valuable.
However the value of a car ,can be a personal opinion, I value my cars ,but not one worth more 40k probably less if I’m honest ,but within my hobby budget I consider them valuable,but on the open market no. Valuable in bucks is often an opinion relative to your personal circumstance. What’s valuable to me is probably pocket change to Bill Gates and the like 😁