skoda_norman Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I was looking through some old photos earlier and ended up looking at my photos from the 2006 Uxbridge Auto Show. 2006 by all accounts wasn't that long ago (until you realise it was 9 years ago anyway!) yet how times have changed. I took a picture of this Estelle 120 L5 which was being sold for £150. He also had a 24,000 mile Estelle 120 requiring some welding for £45 and a Wartburg estate for £175! As it is now, you're lucky to grab an Estelle for less than £1,000 - oh how I wish I'd had the foresight to grab it whilst I could! IMG_0385 by skodanorman, on Flickr IMG_0388 by skodanorman, on Flickr IMG_0387 by skodanorman, on Flickr IMG_0386 by skodanorman, on Flickr So, if you could go back in time, what'd you have bought? oldcars, eddyramrod and brickwall 3
trigger Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 So, if you could go back in time, what'd you have bought? Everything! brickwall, eddyramrod and fordperv 3
Asimo Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Sticking with the shite: Wolseley Six automatic (Landcrab), when one could be found without any rust. And lots of spares.
New POD Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Apple Shares.And a bigger garage. Much bigger.
New POD Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Sticking with the shite: Wolseley Six automatic (Landcrab), when one could be found without any rust. And lots of spares. Yes, I would as a 9 year old have questioned the wisdom of my granddad part exchanging his (which had no rust) for an Allegro Vandom Plas as "a retirement present to himself" I mean, a 5 speed gearbox for a man that had NEVER had lessons or passed a test. I remember trips down the fosse way where he sat in 3rd gear at 37 mph for mile after mile. trigger 1
Rusty_Rocket Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 That Skoda must have been a barg though, even in 2006. My biggest regret was turning down a 1970 VW Camper in the early 90s. It was £400 with a years MoT. I was put off because the paint was knackered.What a doofus.
Parky Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I would travel back to 1975 and buy literally every mk1 Cortina and Escort panel I could find. Stash in shed for minimal (I.e no) storage costs I would now be the go to guy for classic NOS Ford panels and control the market. I would become known as Lord Nos. fordperv, RobT, eddyramrod and 1 other 4
fordperv Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Ford's, ford's and even more ford parts. you couldn't give away rwd escorts, capri's, granada's, anglia's or cortina's and they were for sale on every street corner now they get omg osf tax In The Pit, AlabamaShrimp and oman5 3
Bren Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 As well as cars- lots of old toys. Star wars, corgi rockets (james bond ones I would'nt have to go out to work.
srad34 Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 All of the road going Escort RS1800's and RS Mexicos when they were rock bottom (early 90's iirc) In The Pit 1
dollywobbler Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Funnily enough, I paid £150 for the only Skoda I've ever owned - a 105 Lux in 1998. Had MOT and everything, though the starter ring gear needed replacing. Didn't clock up many miles in it before I scrapped it for £30. I was bloody hopeless back then.
Parky Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Buying fast fords is a guaranteed thing - but if you have to pay thirty years of storage, it's a different story. That said a massive barn would only have cost about £5000 in 1975 so just make sure you have your 2015 wages slips with you when applying for a 1975 mortgage!
dave21478 Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 The smart investor would go back and buy a storage unit somewhere where property and land is now worth a mint - Were there any barns for sale in Notting Hill 50 years ago?Then fill the barn with OSF, aircooled VW and Mini variants.That way your storage actually pays you.
nigel bickle Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I have always bought cars at or round the bottom of the market. Some I get right, some wrong, but it's a good game, and I enjoy it. Still doing it now. Why don't you? When bought, everyone sneers. You've bought worthless shite, you must be mad. They don't say that about a good portion of my shite now though. Shame is, I still prefer the clunkers! RobT 1
skoda_norman Posted February 6, 2015 Author Posted February 6, 2015 I sort of am really; whilst I still have my Rapids I also have a Felicia which is at the bottom of its depreciation I think (I bought another one last year for £107 with MOT!). I find it is quite different to own from the Rapids in that I can mess about with it without worrying about originality, or getting spare parts or affecting the value. I used to feel the same about the Rapids but now its becoming much more about keeping them original and in good condition.
Bobthebeard Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 I would go back to before the universe was created, have a beer or two with 'The Creator' and just go through the plans for planet earth...... 'Right mate, so what do you reckon will happen..... ' skoda_norman 1
Hertz Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Yep loads but if I could only buy one I'd go back to the 70's and try and push in front of Nick Mason to buy that GTO.
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