Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[Six-cylinder]

This is how mine looked in 1977!

[AnthonyG]

Wow, it really does look one wheel away from the scrapyard in that picture.

 

The pic of your dad, his big hammer and a S type in bits is great. A real period piece from the 1970s!

[Zelandeth]

Mind if I ask who your auto electrician is?

 

At some point I may run out of patience with the gremlin in the Lada's indicators/dash lighting and throw it at someone else to sort...

[Sudsprint]

I love, love, LOVE your E-Type. Can't be many Series 1s running around on white/yellow plates. I love it! 

 

This is chassis number 60. It has been beautifully restored since this picture was taken, but alas it is back on black plates.

 

 

Completely agree over the number plates comment.

 

Six cylinder's  E Type is simply perfect because it looks just like they all looked when I was growing up.

[holbeck]

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1646211745442453&set=gm.1502027746577937&type=3&theater

 

This pic just appeared in the Fb group Unloved Classic and Retro cars, I thought there might be a bumper corner, or a washer bottle or something that might be salvageable if you could get the details from the OP.

[richardmorris]

Mind if I ask who your auto electrician is?

 

At some point I may run out of patience with the gremlin in the Lada's indicators/dash lighting and throw it at someone else to sort...

I expect he’s in full time employment at 6cyl mansions.

[richardmorris]

$44.jpg

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1646211745442453&set=gm.1502027746577937&type=3&theater

 

This pic just appeared in the Fb group Unloved Classic and Retro cars, I thought there might be a bumper corner, or a washer bottle or something that might be salvageable if you could get the details from the OP.

A front bumper is needed.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

30 years ago, I was talking to a guy who used to buy and sell cars. In '73 he bought a 2.8 Sovereign with a buggered engine and back then, XJ's were not in breakers. So he bought a very rough flat floor 3.8 E Type Roadster with a honey of an engine, fitted that (a right faff apparently) and chopped the E Type up with a felling axe. "Yeah, I was doing a house extension at the time so I chucked the E Type bits in the skip and covered it with rubble".

 

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I love, love, LOVE your E-Type. Can't be many Series 1s running around on white/yellow plates. I love it! 

 

This is chassis number 60. It has been beautifully restored since this picture was taken, but alas it is back on black plates.

 

 

That might be my friends' 3.8 - we were discussing CMC at the NEC (lol) and whilst they've done sterling work, he's not exactly delighted with them as a company.

[Six-cylinder]

$44.jpg

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1646211745442453&set=gm.1502027746577937&type=3&theater

 

This pic just appeared in the Fb group Unloved Classic and Retro cars, I thought there might be a bumper corner, or a washer bottle or something that might be salvageable if you could get the details from the OP.

Thanks for putting this up even if it does look very sad. I can't get into the FB group without joining, where is it?

[holbeck]

Thanks for putting this up even if it does look very sad. I can't get into the FB group without joining, where is it?

 

The post doesn't say, but the original poster is based in Wiltshire.

 

https://www.facebook.com/robbie.george.395?hc_ref=ARRl_p5Nb5k8NUoZH5CUjtXPQ9akO9AgFZnV4QBW6SLEWrrD-aujtAzq-xisfFJALok&fref=nf

[Skizzer]

Just catching up with this - excellent news about your Gamma! And +1 on the E-type being spot on and not over-restored for a change.

 

A few days ago when the Auto electrician was here this happened to the sky!

Yup, the sky sometimes catches fire when I start tinkering with auto electrics too.

 

Nothing to claim, the house is for sale so new neighbours on there way!

 

Persuade the electrician to move in?

[Six-cylinder]

I like the idea of the Auto electrician living next door but know he already has a nice place to live.

 

So who wants to live next door to me, parking for 6 cars!

[Heidel_Kakao]

I would love to be your neigbour but I have an inkling that the asking price would be beyond my means Buy it yourself for the extra parking spaces?

[hairnet]

are you called alice??

[SiC]

Under offer now unfortunately. Actually not as expensive as I would have thought.

 

Is the "part-owned" 0.3 acre paddock, the field of dreams?

[Six-cylinder]

Under offer now unfortunately. Actually not as expensive as I would have thought.

 

Is the "part-owned" 0.3 acre paddock, the field of dreams?

 

We thought it was quite cheap.

 

No our field of dreams is separate.

[SiC]

We thought it was quite cheap.

 

No our field of dreams is separate.

Always hard to tell from photos, but is it in need of modernisation? Are you not tempted to buy it, so you can knock through and make for a very large single property?

 

My current place is detached and I have to admit, having that has spoilt me and I wouldn't consider going semi again. The neighbours are annoying enough as it is, without hearing them banging around.

[Six-cylinder]

Always hard to tell from photos, but is it in need of modernisation? Are you not tempted to buy it, so you can knock through and make for a very large single property?

 

My current place is detached and I have to admit, having that has spoilt me and I wouldn't consider going semi again. The neighbours are annoying enough as it is, without hearing them banging around.

 

It is pretty good maybe decoration.

 

Adding to my house just does not stack up.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

It is pretty good maybe decoration.

 

Adding to my house just does not stack up.

Buy it and turn it into another garage?

 

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[Six-cylinder]

Spot the new boy on the drive!

[SiC]

Is that merc the newest thing you've owned?

[hairnet]

Haha won't be long before the others will get used instead of Merc

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I like the shape of these ones. How horrific are they in diseasal form?

 

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[Six-cylinder]

I like the shape of these ones. How horrific are they in diseasal form?

 

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There is more to the C320CDi story, it belongs to a friends wife who's children have grown up and wanted to change from this sensible saloon to a SLK! SLK is bought and my friend dose not have room or inclination to store/sell it so it has come to me. The plan is to sell it and in the mean time I get to use it.

 

I have had my first drive with it today just a few local errands, it has terrific punch just squeeze and go, 0-60 book time is 6.7 secs. The engine does not have the character of the Alfa V6 petrol but does a good job.

[Six-cylinder]

Is that merc the newest thing you've owned?

 

At the moment the 320CDi is the newest car of the household.

 

I have had lots of brand new company cars 1980s and 1990s, the newest car I have bought with my own money was a 2008 Fiat 500 diesel Sport that was 10 months and 8,000 miles old. 

[hairnet]

500 a whaaa????

 

bloke at mot garage last time i was there in the summer (hondas dont break )

 

had just bought 55 plate cls amg

 

got a lift off him while dropping the bike for a service and he said he wants to buy an s3 audi - even his missus said wtf why

[HMC]

Looks great! Does it have airmatic or "sbc"? My cls which was based on this platform did and although it worked fine and is fixable, they used to worry me!

 

Edit- my bad thought it was an e not a c

[Six-cylinder]

What is going on here this morning!

[dean36014]

Looks like a certain jaguar is about to hit the road