Mash Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Well, that's my foray into Alfa ownership sorted! Cheers Cort! (I think?!) They're temperamental big shites those 166's but well worth 500 notes just for the noise alone. If you go to look at it first have a look at the big engine mount on the left hand side top of the engine as if borked (the rubber splits away from the bolt) as ruins they handling and they're about 1.7 billion lira to replace. Also the rear suspension setup is mega complex (you won't believe it until you see it) as it's meant to allow the rear wheels to steer slightly on corners. Have a look for bent suspension arms and worn bushes as it ruins the way they drive and looks seriously involved. Mike - Ed's done the engine mount on this as far as know. Having been driven around (and driven!) around North Lincs in it at very high speed, I can confirm it's fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Another stupid car I would instantly buy had I money to burn: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-MUSTANG-SUPERCHARGED-LHD-/130893936482?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e79e2f762#ht_817wt_1399 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Hi guys. I've got this up for grabs if it interests. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200918603725 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Sweet 1987 family holiday to Clacton-esque! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I drove an Alfa like that (albeit a manual one) round Goodwood once. They're f*cking ace fun, unbelievably quick and brill handling too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I had a 3.0 Sportronic 166 - lovely car, but the 'box let it down I found. Only a 4-speed, so very undergeared on the motorway for such a potent engine. Still go like the clappers though. If that one on RR was a 6-speed manual I'd be fighting you for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 The Rover 600 coop idea is an ace one. Also, wasn't there an unregistered blue Avenger being hawked about a couple of years ago? Shirley it must be the same one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Your Escorts is lovely Alex. That Avenger doesn't seem right to me, for starters it's not original, It's been dipped and repainted and secondly is that colour correct? seems very modern to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 the avenger looked crap to me,and the line of it was repainted not because it needed it,but to preserve it seemed like complete bollox to me,i thought thats what the purpose of paint was,to preserve the metal underneath,so if it wasnt a rotten out hulk found in the back of a damp shed behind a workshop (etc) why repaint it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I'm intrigued to know the history of that Avenger and astonished the seller hasn't thought to talk about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 aye repainting it has lowered the value of it. Given its got next to no miles and is clearly kept in a garage why would you strip it and repaint it? What's it actually going to achieve other than taking away the originality? Folk are odd. I'm sure there used to be a next to no miles avenger in the Transport Museum in Glasgow years back so I wonder if this is it although I've a funny feeling it was a later model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I've had a look on their website, and it didn't look too bad before.. http://www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk/pain ... _cars.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I guess it's galvanised or the like now. Still seems seriously odd to do that to delivery mileage old car that's not rotten. Alright if it has 60 miles on it a rust old crock then fine but not when it was like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Wing tops look a bit sus to me. Also echo the 'why bother' comments as there can only be an incredibly tiny minority of people who'd actually register/use the car. The best possible place for that is a showroom or heated garage where rust wouldn't be an issue anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Have we had this yet ?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-TALBOT-H ... 43bb408d8fIf not, why not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Carrying on with the Avenger theme, look what some chump's done to thishttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-Avenge ... 27d2312412 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 It needs that suspension sorting out again but other then that i really like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 A little different http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 £350 a day left, got some MOT and tax too - cheap compared to usual ebay prices for these. Attracting the intelligent ebay buyer too: How much do u want buy it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Honda Accord Coupe with 50,000 miles £495. Looks nice.Do you think you could fit a Rover 600 front end to one of these?http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/rare-honda-coupe-51000-good-mot-and-taxed-bargain-495/1016414096 Not easily, the Seppo Accord is very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedvan Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Bit steep at €800 yo-yos for a car that still needs to be re-registered and then fixed, (sounds like it needs a head rebuilt from what he says) and I don't know but I'm guessing any dealing with Spanish authorities to re-register may be less fun than a wander down Cherry Blossom Lane. Looks like a fun novelty though a SEAT 124, would that be closer to the FIAT mechanical spec than a Lada, aren't the a little more sophisticated that the Russian variant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 £500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talbot928 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 IF it's the same car... that Avenger sold on eBay a good few years ago, went for around £7k. Had about 17 miles on the clock. There was some story about the family having a rootes dealership and the Avenger was stored away as an investment. Family sold dealership and moved abroad car was forgotten about for many years, oh... and the top surfaces had suffered in storage, i do remember that from the original listing, so it really did need painting. They have kinda ruined it now in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Very late AX, looking tough on those wheels and tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Fuckety fuck, the BX is due to be collected on Saturday and I got beaten on the white 924 I was bidding on. This one is cheaper and must be the most creative use of a black tidemark I've ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyCat Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Hi guys. I've got this up for grabs if it interests. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200918603725 That looks ace and great Ebay listing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandamonium Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Have we had this yet ?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-TALBOT-H ... 43bb408d8fIf not, why not ? That's my old car! A bit of a heap, but a loveable one nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I quite like this.http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/r5-18-16v-fully-restored-modified-not-gtisrivxrvtitype-r/1013392080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackywacerwill Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I like that 5 too, rear wheels look like they could rub like a bastard mind and I'm not sold on the front grill. The Lumberghini Cuntach has hit the bay!!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251265674568?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I like that 5 too, rear wheels look like they could rub like a bastard mind and I'm not sold on the front grill. The Lumberghini Cuntach has hit the bay!!! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251265674568?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 What a fucking ACE advert! £500 already, should buy a few beers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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