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 MiniMinorMk3, puddlethumper 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 lesapandre, morrisoxide, garethj 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 Pat Earrings, 500tops, SteersWithThrottle 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' SteersWithThrottle, egg, D.E 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' Cavcraft, grogee and meggersdog 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' MiniMinorMk3, Remspoor, morrisoxide 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 Disco Fever, Cavcraft, MiniMinorMk3 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 😂 Flat4 and grogee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Maybe not tat? 77K FSH only 2 hours awayhttps://www.leominstercarauctions.co.uk/details?listingid=bfa443e3-b781-4a56-949a-a435eeda4fa6 MiniMinorMk3, Erebus, Vantman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 8 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: Ha, you know the Rover branding must be getting to people's heads when they refer to an L-Series as suffering from HGF 😅 It would be a challenge worthy of top gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 2 hours ago, New POD said: It would be a challenge worthy of top gear. Given £500 to buy a car notorious for HGF. Series of challenges to see which blows first. Good consumer information. Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 MorrisItalSLX, Cavcraft and grogee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 17 minutes ago, Metal Guru said: Given £500 to buy a car notorious for HGF. Series of challenges to see which blows first. Good consumer information. £500 to buy a car without a bad reputation and give it one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, New POD said: £500 to buy a car without a bad reputation and give it one. Like this bloke you mean? Cavcraft, RoverFolkUs, Rust Collector and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Like this bloke you mean? Is that jerremy clurksum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 8:40 AM, D.E said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115725880783?hash=item1af1cccdcf:g:2EIAAOSwf65kBkyI I was tempted by this until I saw the location. As the crow flies, I'm actually closer to Hamburg than to where this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Once upon a time these looked soooo futuristic. Now it's rusty shite photographed from Too Far Away. Plus point: the registration has TWO Zs. £1000 Stourbridge. https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/honda-hr-v-estate-2002-manual-1590-cc-5-doors/1453914544 MiniMinorMk3, Remspoor, Cavcraft and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Wasn't someone looking for one of these on the Fur Shale Wanton thread? £2500 High Wycombe Please view this ad: https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2005-lexus-is-250-se-4dr-ulez-manual-saloon-petrol-manual/1452885500 Schaefft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 230E needs paint and a zorst apparently. What a lovely old thing. £1700 Oxfordish https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/classic-mercedes-230e-1983-y-reg-on-the-road/1453907271 MiniMinorMk3, MorrisItalSLX and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 530i Northants £1700. Nice project for someone. "Been stored in dry place 15 years, now for sale bcs not dry place to keep it anymore. Lots of paperwork, 3 keys. Need to be trailered" https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/bmw-530i/1453905691 KWhite, 500tops, Erebus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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