Lottery win autoshite

[UltraWomble]

Im a man of simple tastes:

http://www.classiccarshq.co.uk/ads/sale-1980-citroen-dyane-6-4x4/

A Louis Barbour 4x4 Dyane

And for the wife....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-Unimog-4x4-U-1550-L-double-crew-cab-Expedition-Truck/233294336456?hash=item36516d11c8:g:0dkAAOSwI~FdNuCq

Because she first learned to drive in a unimog on the farm in Inskip & would be ideal for the school run and Asda trips

[Springer]

12 hours ago, 2flags said:

I must admit there is very little new stuff that excites me. Maybe a Jaguar F type. A lottery win fleet would have to include something pre-war, or just post war, something from the early fifties, most likely a Riley RM. I have a Landrover 110, a Jaguar X type and a new Ford Focus. I have been looking at Merc CLK convertibles. They seem so cheap for so much car. There's probably a very good reason for that.?? 

Not at all. Had an 04 plate one for a few years, sound as a pound. Sold it 2 years ago and it's still going strong.

[MiniMort]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F254458370749

This would be my car of choice. The Beetle used by Larry in Man About The House. And its a rare Jeans special edition.

[MorrisItalSLX]

3 hours ago, HMC said:

I’d also buy a mk2 escort 4 door ghia as I’ve wanted one since they were unloved bangers (I was 10 in1990 and it was the default buy/thrash/crash/throw away for all young drivers back then it seemed) now a lottery win is needed.

They are still relatively affordable in Australia

£6k for this tidy one: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1980-Ford-Escort-Ghia-Mk-II-Manual/SSE-AD-6424297

But if I won the lottery I would probably follow suit with Skizzer and get a Lagonda.

[anonymous user]

I too have simple tastes and with an unlimited budget would probably end up buying decent examples of things I've had before and liked. So a Series 1 Land Rover for pottering about, a nice Volvo 240 estate and an Austin Dorset Tourer. If I occasionally wanted something fast or flashy I'd just hire it.

[Sudsprint]

In this colour (Topaz) please

[cms206]

Lottery win you say?

I would start by buying a shed.

Then I'd fill it... starting with a trip to the far east for these two.

[Conan]

The above picture gives me a good Feeling.

[Skizzer]

48 minutes ago, cms206 said:

I would start by buying a shed.

Then I'd fill it... starting with a trip to the far east for these two.

I don’t know what either of those is but I like your thinking.

[Sir Snipes]

Or maybe;

Clearly it would have to stay at an airfield, and I'd have to pay some old geezer in a boiler suit to look after it and biggles to fly it to airshows 'n' what not, but I'd like to be custodian of a classic cold war Jet.

Could never really decide with cars. 

[big_al_granvia]

my lottery win fleet would have to consist of

Capri 280 Brooklands restored to mint condition 

Capri rebuilt using focus wrc parts, full 4wd, handling sorted, 500 brake minimum, caged, road and track monster

gen 2 scooby legacy twin turbo restored to mint but with impreza wrc mods, usable as daily driver but winter fun toy

rover sd1 v8, restored with full leather and reliability mods, motorway cruiser/towcar

89 micra k11 as that was what i learned in but small enough for tight supermarkets

irvine built volvo ailsa bus, converted to motorhome with all facilities but capable of shifting capri 

70's sprite major caravan rebuilt to modern spec internally in terms of heating and facilities but still having the classic shape

[cms206]

1 hour ago, Skizzer said:

I don’t know what either of those is but I like your thinking.

The blue one is a Yue Loong Feeling, the other is Japan's answer to the Mk2 Cavalier/Opel Ascona/Cadillac Cimarron etc - the Isuzu Aska.

[MKT]

https://gaz21.co.uk/volga-gaz-m-21-rhd-for-sale/

RHD GAZ-21P anyone? Only 40 grand!

[HillmanImp]

Is that Sam Glovers? 

He's gone up in the world from selling Volvos on here for £150. 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

A big Euromillions win would see the addition of an " American engined GT wing " to my collection. This would be the most exotic of the various sheds. It would have a AC 428 Coupe, Bristol 411 and an orange 412 on Denovos, a Gordon Keeble. CV8 and FF, an Iso Lele and Fidia, a deTomaso Deuville, Monteverdi 375/C and an L,  and of course a Monica.

The other sheds would include ;

The 60's barge recreated as factory V8s collection- 383 Super Snipe, 289 Zodiac, 327 Viscount, Daimler Hemi Austin 3-Litre etc- but not hot rods, made as if the manufacturers were putting them out as P5b rivals.

The 1976 Renault, Simca, Citroen and Peugeot Motor Show stands- with one of everthing that would have been at Earls Court that year.

The Granada and SD1 shed.

The Range Rover shed, possibly including P38s.

[Six-cylinder]

If I won the lottery big time I would buy some very expensive cars to park alongside my cars of much cheapness like my Citroen LNA.

Jaguar D Type

Lola T70 MK3B

Invicta Low chassis, Carbodies bodywork

These spring to mind, but there will be others.

Obviously I would need a huge warehouse and fully equipped workshop. Then there would be the break out area and I could have great fun designing that with car of the week in the coffee shop.

Now I would need quite a number of staff to help me look after the collection, would anybody be able to stand working for me, one day drive a Citroen Visa, next day a Jaguar D Type! None of the jobs would come with a company car but would have an indoor climate controlled parking space for your own tat!

The bit I like the best about the plan is that I would not have to sell any of my existing collection and I have come to realise that I enjoy my cheap cars just as much any others.  

[bangernomics]

I’d aim for the full set of mini coopers, 970, 1071 & 1275. The rest were less fun, I ran a 1071 out of an innocenti for a while and that was a very rev happy unit.

[timolloyd]

I’d pour as much of the win as needed into tracking down a surviving Lonsdale - or parts - and restore/build a replica.

And open a museum dedicated to base models of popular cars.

[Craig the Princess]

I'd finally get the head gasket done on the Saab.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

fvvxx

[NorfolkNWeigh]

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[Yoss]

19 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Wouldn't mind a Bristol (or a pair ), but I'd rather have a

 

Yeah, Tatra was my first thought. If I could only have one the 603 seems a good compromise of style and useability, 

But if it was a proper lottery win I'd have a T87 for messing about with, 

And a 613 for everyday use, which is essentially the same as the 700 you posted above. Preferably a late 80's one as the buttons, air vents, ash tray and a few other bits are straight out of my Favorit. 

Even in the same shade of brown. 

 

But I wouldn't say no to any of them. As long as there's an air cooled V8 hanging dangerously out the back I'll be happy. 

[Yoss]

Or... 

Proper Italian supercar but with a Fiat badge to keep it in Autoshite territory.

I mean look. 

[Skizzer]

31 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

That Monica is a good shout.  Wolfrace slots FTW.

[MKT]

Only 101 built, mid engined with a 1L Wartburg engine with gull wing doors.

[jon.k]

Norfolknweigh, what are the threered cars in your first post? They look ace!

[Sir Snipes]

Actually I did like the Venturi Atlantic that appeared on here in another thread;

Or a mk3 Supra;

Not really lottery win cars though. Maybe a modest win.

[Spiny Norman]

I wonder if any of these still exist?

[Wack]

Citroen SM would be my first search

Citroen suspension with a maserati engine, what could possibly go wrong

 

Then a maserati convertible

 

[95 quid Peugeot]

16 hours ago, New POD said:

Fixed that there for you..

Don't need to fix it 

My old one    and yes they do look like shite