That brake is an Eventer.
Early Skyline GTR "Hakosuka" for me, or a Datsun 240Z:
It’s not often Clarkson talks sense but he’s probably right about “Interceptor “ being the best car name ever.
“I’ll pick you up at 7. In the Interceptor.”
“Shall we take the Interceptor this weekend Darling?”
”I’m taking the Interceptor down to Biarritz”
or even
”I’m stuck in a jam on the A14 in the pissing rain. In the Interceptor “
Hmmm I have a VW Type 3, mate has Karmann Ghia. so in a dream world
maybe a Tatraplan 600
Or a Citroen SM
Mainly (possibly) because we borrowed one for our wedding car, but an Alvis T21 has a certain understated appeal -
Bristol 411 Siii
Ferrari 250 GT SWB
Audi RS2 as a bike car
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Is it wrong that I'm scrolling down the screen muttering "yes, no, yes, yes, yuk, oh baby" etc at other peoples choice, and if I'm honest judging people too? 😉
P-JayIs it wrong that I’m scrolling down the screen muttering “yes, no, yes, yes, yuk, oh baby” etc at other peoples choice, and if I’m honest judging people too?
Go on, give me the bad news...
My first car was a 1971 MG Midget that I resprayed in Ferrari Rosso Red! Different tyres on each corner meant it spend quite a lot of time going sideways around bends. It was replaced by a 2CV when the clutch bearing went (again) and I didn't have access to anywhere I could lift the engine out.
I had a 1939, Slough-built Citroen Traction Avant for about 10 years - it was like a gentleman's club on wheels with big leather seats and wooden panelling. It could do 70 on the motorway and surprisingly quick on twisty roads as long as you kept your foot on the gas. No seatbelts in the back meant the passengers had to hang-on and the monocoque wasn't the stiffest so the doors could pop-open cornering hard!
I now have a 1974 VW T2 camper with a 1640 engine with twin Weber 40mm carbs - pops'n'bangs a bit
Is it wrong that I’m scrolling down the screen muttering “yes, no, yes, yes, yuk, oh baby” etc at other peoples choice, and if I’m honest judging people too?
As mine were third and fourth, this is fine by me
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For wafting about in, I'd have a Gordon-Keeble...also very exclusive but nearly affordable.
Or a Volvo Suga
Well if anyone does care about my odd sense of taste the only cars I actually dislike are:
Rover P5
Mini
59 Caddy
Range Rover
but mostly, and I’m aware even Enzo Ferrari thinks I’m wrong, but I think E-Types are revolting, equally oddly I chose a fat-cat BMW no one liked when they were new (apart from Prince) and a chaved up old Man’s Merc which is nothing like as fast as a car which such a spoiler should be.
Fiat 500 Abarth ideal for todays congested roads with limited space,
Porsche 356a, always fancied one even if it just a beetle thats been trod on.
There’s loads of classic cars I’d love, given the money, one of them is this one, which I’ve seen at its owner’s home, and I don’t think there’s a lottery win that would buy it, and it’s owner would never sell it anyway. Good to see that it gets used for what it was built for, and doesn’t languish in a garage somewhere.
I also have a bit of a lust for one of these, the Icon Bronco:
but I think E-Types are revolting
Even when it looks like this one?
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Even when it looks like this one?
Not sure that better or worse, but I still don’t like them.
For my tastes the bonnet it too long and makes it look like the driver is in the boot.
The body, although it looks narrow because of the length of the bonnet, is actually much wider than the chassis so the wheels are far too inboard, the overhangs at the front are absurd and like most Brit cars of the era it relies on chrome bits for style and I hate chrome, so it’s not really for me ha ha
Low Drag!
p jay - I am hurt, devastated even!
p5 coupe - not the saloon - is a very usable classic and looks better in the flesh and the caddy - its got fins and rockets and things and is 20 ft long - whats not to like 😉
well, I have to admit having Richard Hammond draped over it didn’t help ha ha
very hard to pick two....
currently thinking:
mk2 Jag rally prep
Porsche 911
Realistically?
635CSi
NSX (1st generation)
Realistically?
635CSi
NSX (1st generation)
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Definitely a mk1 Mini Cooper s 1071. Maybe in appendix k race spec. And probably a Ford f100 with a v8 dropped in the front.
BMW 2002 Tii with S14 engine and running gear (E30 M3)
Just about the only variant I haven't yet owned.
And second choice could be from so many, but would love one of these.
3.0 CSL
GT40 Mk1
The body, although it looks narrow because of the length of the bonnet, is actually much wider than the chassis so the wheels are far too inboard, the overhangs at the front are absurd and like most Brit cars of the era it relies on chrome bits for style and I hate chrome, so it’s not really for me ha ha
The E-type has a long bonnet because it has a straight-six*, it needs some overhang at the front to allow for the radiator and the fact that the entire bonnet hinges forward. I take your point that on original models the tyres look too skinny and are set too far into the arches, but that nothing to do with the width of the chassis. There’s also very little chrome on an E-Type, and none to speak of on the Eagle in the photo, which has decent sized rubber on it.
*The V12 is best ignored, although it did have fatter tyres.
Eagle do a low-drag too; Inthink I’m going to lie down for a bit...
1st
Then the one on the left as the 2nd
I think I’ve just found a new, outwardly unassuming classic, and I want one!
https://jalopnik.com/246084/jalopnik-fantasy-garage-honda-1300-coupe-9
212 Barchetta
And to drive more often
CSL 3.0
