Noel Tidybeard Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 you can't mention a ferararararri and not do pix 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 22/01/2021 at 14:15, Talbot said: JLR are currently working on a way to make the glass rust... "Hello, is that the 1960s? Can I speak to Citroen please?" Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 53 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: you can't mention a ferararararri and not do pix 🙄 I'm sure it has been posted up here before, but here you go: Shite Ron, flat4alfa, Dick Longbridge and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 34 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: you can't mention a ferararararri and not do pix 🙄 Bought in 2000 and unusual in being black. Very definitely Mrs6C choice and car. It seemed quick when we got it but now 255 bhp is nothing special. It still has a charm and the ching of the metal gate on the manual gearchange is special. Now who wants to polish it for Mrs6C come the spring............ Mr Laurence, brownnova, Dirk Diggler and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 12 Aug 1998 I took my friend to collect his car from a local garage, the proprietor was familiar to me as a classic car enthusiast and started telling me about a Bedford CA camper he wanted to buy but had been let down selling his Fiat 500L. The conversation turned to me buying the 500 and I remember the words come into the office, next thing I know I owned a running and slightly scruffy 1972 Fiat 500L painted yellow. I liked that it had been converted to 652cc all synchro gearbox and 126 brakes. Heaps of Mechanical failures ensued not helped by a specialist not doing up the pinion bolts in the diff and the faults just kept coming. In spite of this I was having a good time with the car including using a twig out of the window to give it some whip. I came home one day and said I stopped at a Zebra crossing and a group of young ladies gave me the eye as they crossed in front of me. Mrs6C pointed out it was the yellow 500 they love not you! Mrs6C and I convoyed to an Italian car day at Brooklands, flat out 70 mph with its upgraded engine on the M25 and by the exit to the M4 the traffic came to a stop and the 500 stalled and would not restart. I pushed it to the hard shoulder across 4 traffic lanes and the exit lane with Mrs6C following. Soon identified as closed up points Mrs6C handed me tools so I could fix my car. As we finished Mrs6C said I hate this, all these people think that nice man in his Ferrari has stopped to help that poor lady in her Fiat! It was an ownership of highs and lows and after 3 years I had had enough and sold it. Floatylight, worldofceri, catsinthewelder and 12 others 9 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 its amazing that at some angles the front looks lotus esprit! Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Bought in 2000 and unusual in being black. Very definitely Mrs6C choice and car. It seemed quick when we got it but now 255 bhp is nothing special. It still has a charm and the ching of the metal gate on the manual gearchange is special. Now who wants to polish it for Mrs6C come the spring............ Well I've already got one black car that's going to be getting a load of cleaning and polishing in the spring... We definitely need to get a photo of this and the XJ-S next to each other... Mrs6C, LightBulbFun, Six-cylinder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 it's not the prettiest version of a 308/328 but by christ is better looking than half of their modern munters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Bought in 2000 and unusual in being black. Very definitely Mrs6C choice and car. It seemed quick when we got it but now 255 bhp is nothing special. It still has a charm and the ching of the metal gate on the manual gearchange is special. Now who wants to polish it for Mrs6C come the spring............ Please sir, me sir, me sir. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: it's not the prettiest version of a 308/328 but by christ is better looking than half of their modern munters It’s my favourite classic Ferrari. The only Bertone ( probably gandini) Ferrari. About 2008 I was at Brooklands with my x1/9. A very smart lady came up and started chatting, she had a yellow ‘80s x1/9 from new and her husband had a blue gt4. The same meeting another lady came over to chat. She’d just bought an x1/9 at auction( said she hadn’t registered to bid but they know me there !). Said it looked so sweet she just had to have it. She appeared in classic cars magazine a month or two later with her multi-million pound collection. I can’t remember her name now, but I think she’s well known. flat4alfa and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 25 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: As we finished Mrs6C said I hate this, all these people think that nice man in his Ferrari has stopped to help that poor lady in her Fiat! that gave me a good chuckle, I would have loved to have seen their faces as it @Mrs6C got back in the Ferrari and not you! and yes I do feel a bit bad for assuming the Ferrari was yours and not @Mrs6C but its not for those typical reasons that everyone thought the Ferrari was yours rather then the Fiat, its just I always picture @Mrs6C as the most shite-est out of you two for lack of a better word (yeah take that out of context! LOL) I mean I dont see you standing up for Pacers in the railshite thread now do I? so I just assumed the Ferrari was yours! (and yeah it looks sharp in black I like it!) Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 40 minutes ago, Mrs6C said: I'm sure it has been posted up here before, but here you go: That is sublime. You guys need a museum for the fleet so we can come and explore properly. richardmorris, LightBulbFun, Mrs6C and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: That is sublime. You guys need a museum for the fleet so we can come and explore properly. I would love that but just not affordable so we will have to hide them away when not in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: I would love that but just not affordable so we will have to hide them away when not in use. And if anything the last year has shown, it’s not easy having multiple cars with no where to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, richardmorris said: And if anything the last year has shown, it’s not easy having multiple cars with no where to drive. There were good moments between lockdowns! LightBulbFun, Floatylight, Mrs6C and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 hours ago, chaseracer said: "Hello, is that the 1960s? Can I speak to Citroen please?" "I'm afraid Citroen from the 1960s aren't available. However, I do have a note that Lancia from the 1970s may be able to assist with your enquiry about Horrific Rust Problems." mitsisigma01 and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: I would love that but just not affordable so we will have to hide them away when not in use. At least we get to see them on here from time to time. The Ferrari is a first time spot for me though. flat4alfa and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Now who wants to polish it for Mrs6C come the spring............ I'll polish it if I can have a go! Actually that might not be a good idea, my trader's only covers me up to £6K and 308s are worth a bit* more than that nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 9 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: This was rather special @flat4alfa It is a wet Saturday afternoon 1st July 1998 and the best place for car ads was AutoTrader with a tiny black and white photo. We spotted an immaculate 1981 Lancia HPE for sale in Maidenhead. It was still raining and the seller could have not been more helpful taking us to town to visit two cashpoint machines! On the way home it had wayward handling and next morning it was difficult to start. When it was dry you could see prep marks in the paint. I sorted the rear suspension alinement with a straight edge and sting and the cars handling was transformed. In spite of the flaws in the paint it still looked smart and a fiddle with timing made it start better if not easily. I know this was 1998 but it was a flying machine with only a 2.0 carburettor engine. Then it started to rust, I could not believe the bubbles that appeared on the side of the roof in less than a year. Still enjoying the car the fateful day was the 18th March 2000 when a load of timber was blow over in a storm and dented the HPE all down the drivers side, roof and bonnet. When we got it, it was put on classic agreed value insurance and I had asked that it was insured at £600 in line with what I had paid and the company came back and said I should insure it for £2,000. Come the claim £2,000 less excess was paid out with no fuss, the insurance company took it away and that was that. I loved it and wish I still had it. I had an HPE - bought from the local auction for £150 in 2001. It was a 2-litre injection so went like the clappers, but it had a badly leaking water pump so required constant topping up. Still one of the best handling FWD cars I've ever driven. It had a decent plate on it too - ALE456Y. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Today a tongue in cheek spot the difference competition, I am only looking for ONE difference. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 The XM has moved. LightBulbFun, loserone and Mrs6C 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, wuvvum said: The XM has moved. and changed colour? in the snow picture it looks like an Estate, the Merc 200TE I think which has then been swapped for the XM in the bottom pic so thats my guess LOL Six-cylinder and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 hours ago, wuvvum said: The XM has moved. Yes 20 miles as it had been away having new front seat belts as the passenger one would not pull out and the driver's had worn, frayed webbing. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 You've parked the Alfa about 3 inches closer to the kerb 🧐 Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 There's snow in the first pic and rain in the second. Obvious isn't it 😃 Well, that and the Merc has turned into an XM. Six-cylinder, LightBulbFun and Mrs6C 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 They say cars look better in the rain, but that rear door and the dented front one look better in the snowy sun. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 26 minutes ago, High Jetter said: They say cars look better in the rain, but that rear door and the dented front one look better in the snowy sun. Even better in the dark! chaseracer and wuvvum 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Today a tongue in cheek spot the difference competition, I am only looking for ONE difference. one of them isnt broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 gt4 great because bertone (ooh) blek wedge (did lertus nick some of the cues?) ive not seen pics of it only one from the back nice one chris ya madman whens the weathers nicer can @Mrs6C take it out and bounce it off the limiter with a video camera Mrs6C and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 5 hours ago, hairnet said: gt4 great because bertone (ooh) blek wedge (did lertus nick some of the cues?) ive not seen pics of it only one from the back nice one chris ya madman whens the weathers nicer can @Mrs6C take it out and bounce it off the limiter with a video camera What, exactly, are you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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