GrumpyCat Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Talking of tide marks... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334784669828 Popsicle, sdkrc, motorpunk and 8 others 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Impressively brazen wob levels there 95 quid Peugeot, lesapandre and Popsicle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 35 minutes ago, GrumpyCat said: Talking of tide marks... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334784669828 That reminds me of my old 1600E which had arches by Davids Isopon and sills by the News of the World. Remspoor, lesapandre, grogee and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasialand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 @Schaefft £1500 740i https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1882239345445114 MiniMinorMk3, SteersWithThrottle, grogee and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 8 hours ago, Aston Martin said: 229,000 miles. Probably 229 head gaskets. Nah - L series doesn't really do head gaskets. I've never had one let go. Dick Longbridge and Aston Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 6 hours ago, lesapandre said: Ah the wacky world of BMC. Incredible to think that by the time they dropped this 50's dinosaur the new Ford Escort van had been in production...5 years. But the Peugeot 404 pickup had another 6 years to go. BMC weren't alone in dragging out old platforms for commercial vehicles. Remspoor and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/13/2023 at 2:52 PM, MiniMinorMk3 said: Posh dog transport 2002 ROVER 75 CONNOISSEUR SE TOURER 28,777 MILES | Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd April 2023 | Anglia Car Auctions Fascinatingly*, my 75 is registered BX02O UO, so very closely related and also a Rover demonstrator with almost identical spec. MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Do you want to have a moustache, a horrible sneer and be terrified of white Volkswagens? This could be your lucky day, build your own Thorndyke Special https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/952519069247191/ lesapandre, SteersWithThrottle, Rusty_Rocket and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Are those Porsche 911 doors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 I wonder how many fewer grand that RS2000 was when the vendor snapped it up in lefthanddriveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 14 minutes ago, garethj said: Do you want to have a moustache, a horrible sneer and be terrified of white Volkswagens? This could be your lucky day, build your own Thorndyke Special https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/952519069247191/ The first Apollo 3500 GT cars were powered by the all alloy Buick 3.5 V8, that became the Rover V8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: Are those Porsche 911 doors? No, it’s all their own work wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1 hour ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: The first Apollo 3500 GT cars were powered by the all alloy Buick 3.5 V8, that became the Rover V8. Hell yeah! This is what I wrote when I created a model kit Ferrari 275? Jaguar E Type? Cox Cheetah? Kellison J6?? No, it’s an Intermeccanica Apollo, the bodyshells were styled and built in Italy then shipped to California to be fitted with the Buick V8 engine, the one that was to become the Rover V8 a few years later. The company founders reasoned that while the looks of a Ferrari were very desirable, the fact that a set of carburettors cost more than an entire American V8 engine was uncomfortable for some owners. Wouldn’t it be great, they said, if you could get European GT looks and still get it serviced at your local garage for Buick prices? And there was the question of reliability too; European sports cars of the time weren’t at their best in the traffic of the West Coast, American cars were made for this kind of punishment. Milt Brown, Ron Plescia, and Ned Davis must have been giddy with excitement at this idea, it couldn’t possibly go wrong! They approached Carrozzeria Intermeccanica in Italy with some sketches of a car that looked like a Ferrari but with E Type proportions, underneath they planned to use the 1961 Buick Special with its sophisticated four link trailing arm suspension which used coil springs instead of the more common leaf springs. Reports of the time compared it favourably with the Corvette and even the much more expensive Aston Martin DB4 and Ferrari. Sales were steady at 2 cars a month, but the demon of small companies everywhere – cash flow and lack of investors – was soon causing trouble. Production lurched to a new owner in Texas which soon failed and went back to California to a different owner. Sadly the whole operation folded after just 88 cars were made. In 1967 Disney Studios had contracted Max Balchowsky about preparing two Apollo GTs for their forthcoming film “The Love Bug”, he worked with Carey Loftin (as they worked on the Mustang and Charger for Bullitt) to get the cars ready for filming. Balchowsky made several modifications to strengthen the car for its high speed work. You know the final stunt in Bullitt where the Charger crashes and explodes? That was done with Carey Loftin’s “tow and release” system where he drove the Mustang towing the Charger then released the cable letting the driverless Charger crash. Exactly the same system was used with the Apollo releasing the VW here puddlethumper, MiniMinorMk3 and lesapandre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Mercedes SL300-24 only covered 96k | eBay Fumbler, morrisoxide, Remspoor and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunk Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 9 hours ago, lesapandre said: Ah yes thanks - the 'B' was used in the J4 up to '74, Landcrab up to '75, the Marina to '78 and even the Sherpa to '78. MGB used the engine up to the end in 1980. Looking on t'web the diesel version of the B hung on even longer and built under licence in Turkey - and there was a marine version too - popular in narrow boats apparently. Possibly still in production in some remote factory 😂 Don't forget the Princess till '78 as well! lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 4 hours ago, cort16 said: @Schaefft £1500 740i https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1882239345445114 Shame about the cats. Still not too terrible of a price for a 740i Sport, they certainly command a premium but also have so many more expensive issues. cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 15 minutes ago, Clunk said: Don't forget the Princess till '78 as well! Wow I'd forgotten that - so the Wedge got the B! Canal barges to BL's cutting edge saloon - what an engine! Clunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, Schaefft said: Shame about the cats. Still not too terrible of a price for a 740i Sport, they certainly command a premium but also have so many more expensive issues. Do you think it's a real sport? I think it's been off the road for a while as the plate is now on a 730d who's MOT has also expired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 @Ghosty £400 (or £800 if you want an MoT), Quinton https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/clean-classic-honda-civic-14-sport-5-doorgood-enginegearboxdriveaway-or-delivery-or-good-export/1453844219 lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 52 minutes ago, cort16 said: Do you think it's a real sport? I think it's been off the road for a while as the plate is now on a 730d who's MOT has also expired. The lack of chrome on the bumpers usually indicates it's a sport in the UK when it's a facelift afaik. Shadow line and style 32s (if original) would be another indicator. You'd also get the m tech steering wheel and probably a few other things, maybe even the black headliner. cort16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 These have aged well, they look absolutely ace IMHO renault megane coupe mk1 facelift 48 thousand miles | eBay D.E, Pat Earrings, egg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185814535232?hash=item2b4368cc40:g:Bn0AAOSw9wZkEMRM&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA0KbtPSRmBvz5yxfSE2%2BNVk86tjV0vLn6Le%2Fyb49w%2BbfK8Hdl1y6Kwyqb6IYnEcxbDiPqivcAZxlx3AEgRwJ94obRVOG9hjVKU3wC%2FTy9hg%2BrYSHYY%2FFJ1h%2BAHXZYRfdyxZvJf6ipa10wk7rOUwfU0I97gopx%2FQ3a3UbP%2FJbc1rr4GV6rKZEaIPIe8gdepNUUqt4Eg0vgB%2F69xKu3700GVgGP7zN7OLK2dKFRbAhZhpl2IGOrUpJHcgS2vfbXtB9S%2F7782IFR%2B80lo%2Bu3bujVPs8%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8jJs5_cYQ 'After 2 weeks of working on the van I stopped and got it dry stored in the garage' 'I can't remember when the engine stopped' Two weeks after you dry stored it in the garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 1991 Mercedes 230TE Auto 7 Seater S124 W124 | eBay 'Only for sale as I have a police record' egg, D.E, garethj and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: 'Only for sale as I have a police record' 'those days are over, you don't have to transport 7 Germans through the night' meggersdog, Cavcraft and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 TVR Tasmin Archer sleeping shatellite TVR 280i TASMIN COUPE WEDGE 1983 55,000 MILES ORIGINAL (REQUIRES TLC) VERY RARE | eBay GMcD, SteersWithThrottle and MiniMinorMk3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Mercedes 220se Automatic 1965 Classic Barn Find | eBay 'I think it needs stripping down and reassembling' morrisoxide, Remspoor, Dick Longbridge and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Based on a moped, I would think? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144987093458?hash=item21c1e779d2:g:BH8AAOSw-1FkEDfq Cavcraft, lesapandre, Disco Fever and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 11 hours ago, horriblemercedes said: Probably not - head gasket failure is pretty rare on those. I've never come across one myself Ha, you know the Rover branding must be getting to people's heads when they refer to an L-Series as suffering from HGF 😅 garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 11 hours ago, grogee said: @Ghosty £400 (or £800 if you want an MoT), Quinton https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/clean-classic-honda-civic-14-sport-5-doorgood-enginegearboxdriveaway-or-delivery-or-good-export/1453844219 “Middle part of exhaust is missing” that’ll be the cat converter then 😂 grogee and Flat4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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