Car Wants (maybe once, but now just anything Jim can find on the internet. ๐Ÿ™„)

A35 convertible :+1:

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In Red.

Adding compulsory Noddy hat/ears :+1:

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I had a mk2. I wasnโ€™t the first owner, but I was the last.

Not sure about minilites on a Frogeye.

Fastrac :heart_eyes:

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Really like that Sprite, looks like it has had time/effort/money spent on it. Panels look straighter and gaps tighter than when it left the factory.

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Mate had a sprite, getting in and out was interesting 30yrs ago. Think Iโ€™d end up in A&E if I tried it these days though.

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I had one when I was young and (more) foolish. Loved it - the back end was so stiff you could hang the tail out on dry roundabouts.

Then I made the mistake of doing an engine rebuild just before a trip from Plymouth to central Scotland. Running it in at 45 up the A38, M5 and M6 was painful with everything overtaking me - sitting there after dark with an artic up my chuff was a scary experience, it was so low it felt like they could just run over you and not notice :anguished_face:

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Pub lunch today and got chatting to the owner of this beauty.

17 MPG on a run apparently :+1:.

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Was musing on how it would compare with the cost of a return rail ticket to London from down here in the South West. Provided you didnโ€™t go First Class the train is marginally cheaper, but about the same if I factor in the cost of getting to the train in Plymouth. Mental really. Me + 2 tons of Rolls Royce vs me on a train being about the same. Obvs thereโ€™d be ULEZ charges to add on.

Anything over 40 years old is exempt.

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Drove past a Pagani Utopia today, which Google tells me is a rare sight, with only 99 made. Had the numberplate BOY 1.

Many nice cars at Goodwood this morning. Here are a few favourites.

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The black coupe, is that an early Manta?

Looks great, not sure ive ever seen one.

Looks like it belongs to the Pink Panther.

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Yes, thereโ€™s a little chrome Manta ray behind the front wheel. Very sharp looking car.

There were lots of Ferraris, Lamborghinis & Jags there along with quite a few US cars, Corvettes Mustangs etc. But I liked the Alfas, Austin Atlantic & the Simca Aronde and the Lotus Elite.

Itโ€™s a nice event, free admission & some very enthusiastic owners keen to tell about them.

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Wiggy Austin. Fiat 600?

Love it = want one.