keefr2 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 HOW much for a Scrote??? I think the seller must be colour blind; Ford escort RS1600 Blue, 4 owners, £70,000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) I wonder if it will actually go for the asking price though - a few years ago a fairly well known classic dealer in Bristol had a similar one (in plain white as I recall) going for £65k, it took about eighteen months to sell. On a brighter note, driving through Banbury yesterday afternoon en route to a job at Hinksey I spotted no less than eight different classics within about ten minutes, all heading north : an absolutely stunning Mk2 Jag in British Racing Green with matching pianted wire wheels, a rather fab looking RHD Citroen DS in pale metallic green, A white Triumph Stag, a black Austin A30, A pair of early Mk1 Mini 850s, a white Morgan two seater and a pale blue Austin Healey 30000. Cockle warming stuff and no mistake, probably on the way to a show somewhere. Was hoping to go to the Mini Cooper Day shindig down at Beaulieu tomorrow, but alas I'll be otherwise engaged on the DIRFT shunt job... oh well, lots of tea drinking and perusing Italian car books instead! Edited June 9, 2018 by Rugd1022 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 I was just talking to my son about that Escort, & he told me that a mate of his has a Lotus Carlton that he paid £12K for about 6years ago - he re-insured it this morning at an agreed value of £55,000.....!! Better than most savings accounts!! Was looking at Escort Cosworths yesterday, & the cheapest decent looking one I could find was £35000 - up from £15K about 5 years ago. Those described as 'mint & low mileage' were being touted at £55K & up! I'm thinking the next big rise in fast Fords will be the Mk1 Focus RS - you can still get good ones for 10- 12K. Just a shame I'm 10000 quid short of affording one!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 ...the next big rise in fast Fords will be the Mk1 Focus RS - you can still get good ones for 10- 12K. Just a shame I'm 10000 quid short of affording one!! The rise may well be quicker than the rate of your savings. I don't see many old Alfas or Lancias on the road at the moment except for one ancient 2-seater racer (carrying the plate BG 20) from the 1930s yesterday on the M25. Maybe I'm in the wrong area for them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 The rise may well be quicker than the rate of your savings. There are few things I'm certain of - that's one of them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 It has appeared on here before, after being spotted in the car park at last year's Lincoln (at Newark) model railway exhibition, but since today is the car's official fortieth birthday a modest celebration is in order: 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 The rise may well be quicker than the rate of your savings. I don't see many old Alfas or Lancias on the road at the moment except for one ancient 2-seater racer (carrying the plate BG 20) from the 1930s yesterday on the M25. Maybe I'm in the wrong area for them. see two lancia delta turbo ie from mid 80s sat outside a workshop awaiting restoration one in full martini colours one in a nice silver also a mazda 323 turbo4x4 ie is under resto in doors now they are rare Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) It's a pertinant point about the older Alfas, the not exactly rare (but highly desirable and oh so pretty) 105 series Bertone Coupes could be had for around £10 to 15k not so long ago, nowadays most of the really good ones are floating around the £25 to 30k mark (the Autodelta GTA replicas are often up for around $50 to £60k). And don't even think about bagging a decent 'boat tail' Duetto Spyder for less than £25k. I don't want to drag this excellent corner of RMWeb down by banging on about values, but this afternoon I had a n email from a mate who bought my '69 Mk2 Cooper 998 and restored it, he's too worried about getting it damaged to use it now that he's got an agreed valuation on it. I'm just as bad really, having only used my Cooper S twice in anger since before last Christmas. Conversely though, should a usable SM, Urraco, Merak or Dino 308GT4 fall into my sticky mitts I'd use it as often as possible. Edited June 9, 2018 by Rugd1022 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Beats a 29 bus any day, I say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 ....should a usable SM, Urraco, Merak or Dino 308GT4 fall into my sticky mitts I'd use it as often as possible. They are meant to be driven. So drive it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Beats a 29 bus any day, I say. Fully understood. My brother in law once knew a chap who insisted that you could, on a 29 bus, and claimed he had proven the point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 A selection of favourites from today's Luton Festival of Transport. Fans of The Bill may recognise K923ARX from the opening titles in the 1990's. The car was a genuine ex-Met Police vehicle acquired by the film company at the end of its service life in Leytonstone and given a new identity and registration (in reality it's an F plate) as Sierra One. Another ex-Met Police vehicle and film car, originally on patrol in South Croydon. Ford Capri Mark 1 Memories of my first car in this exact same colour scheme. A Series 2 Allegro, although this one was a higher spec 1500 HL. Mine was horribly unreliable as you might expect, but taught me an awful lot about cars. I've always thought of the Triumph Stag as a wonderfully stylish car, that just gets better with age. A British Leyland story of what might have been. Gorgeous Delft Blue paintwork on this restored 1976 example. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 More from the Luton Festival of Transport. For those of you bemoaning the scarcity of Alfas and Lancias. Lovely paintwork on this Austin Healey 3000. During my career with Vauxhall, I had four Calibras making it one of my favourite cars. This solitary example sports the cream leather interior which teamed with the right exterior colour, could made the car look very special indeed. Along with my Calibras, my other favourite company car was the Astra GTE 16v. I would have dearly loved one of these versions . A special edition for a group of South London dealers IIRC, with maroon metallic paintwork, gold badging and leather seats. Memories of the more mundane of my company cars. This unrestored J89 Cavalier GL would have been one of the earliest of the production line, nearly thirty years ago. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Luton Festival of Transport. Ford Zodiac in Blue Mink. Another big blue Ford, this time a Granada 2.8i Ghia X Our family car in the late 1960's and early 70's. This MG Magnette ZB (ours was a Varitone) is fitted with a 5 speed gearbox and a modified original engine making it very, very quick indeed. Its comfortable leather seats, big windows and wooden dashboard according to its owner make it a very useable classic. Many were banger raced to destruction in the 70's but now change hands for £16k-20k. Humber Super Snipe. Fully blinged AC Cobra. Bristol. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Nice variety there Andy, very nice. Just came across this photo elsewhere, the darker Interceptor looks very different (and rather swish I think) on what look like Stag / Dolly Sprint alloys... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 As part of the Luton Festival of Transport, Vauxhall opens the doors of its Heritage Centre at their head office on the edge of the town centre. So I took another nostalgia trip and drove into the Griffin House car park for the first time since 2007. The collection numbers over 70 vehicles and is looked after by two full time vehicle restorers. My Astra GTE 16v was also in white. The 2.0 DOHC engine was slightly overpowered for the chassis but that's what made it such fun to drive. Still brings a smile to my face when I see one. This silver Vectra CDX was the last car ever built at the Luton plant before it closed in 2002. The site was cleared fairly quickly but lay undeveloped until the last couple of years. Where they once built cars, there will be now be flats, hotels and restaurants. The most tangible legacy of GM's ownership of Lotus in the 1990's. The Lotus Carlton had a top speed of 178 mph (at least that's what we admitted to) and were built as Carlton GSi 3000 24v before being worked on by Lotus. Each was individually numbered and were only sold and serviced by a limited number of specially selected dealers. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 A selection of favourites from today's Luton Festival of Transport..... That must explain why I was passed on the M1 Northbound this morning by a 1979 Granada, and some "rat look" American job from the 1940s. IMG_2496.JPG Memories of my first car in this exact same colour scheme. A Series 2 Allegro, although this one was a higher spec 1500 HL. Mine was horribly unreliable as you might expect, but taught me a n awful lot about awful cars. EFA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 That must explain why I was passed on the M1 Northbound this morning by a 1979 Granada, and some "rat look" American job from the 1940s. EFA Yes the lowered "rat look" American was on display. My reaction when I saw it was "Why?". The Allegro was another one of those BL "what might have been"stories. Harris Mann's original design sketches for the Allegro hinted at a far sleeker, racier design than what eventually emerged from Longbridge. Even so, I've always thought of the estate version as rather bizarre in its styling. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Yes the lowered "rat look" American was on display. My reaction when I saw it was "Why?".... Because "patina". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 As part of the Luton Festival of Transport, Vauxhall opens the doors of its Heritage Centre at their head office on the edge of the town centre. So I took another nostalgia trip and drove into the Griffin House car park for the first time since 2007. IMG_2524.JPG The collection numbers over 70 vehicles and is looked after by two full time vehicle restorers. IMG_2522.JPG My Astra GTE 16v was also in white. The 2.0 DOHC engine was slightly overpowered for the chassis but that's what made it such fun to drive. Still brings a smile to my face when I see one. IMG_2526.JPG This silver Vectra CDX was the last car ever built at the Luton plant before it closed in 2002. The site was cleared fairly quickly but lay undeveloped until the last couple of years. Where they once built cars, there will be now be flats, hotels and restaurants. IMG_2525.JPG The most tangible legacy of GM's ownership of Lotus in the 1990's. The Lotus Carlton had a top speed of 178 mph (at least that's what we admitted to) and were built as Carlton GSi 3000 24v before being worked on by Lotus. Each was individually numbered and were only sold and serviced by a limited number of specially selected dealers. Good to see so many run of the mill Vauxhalls as well as the up market stuff. The pics bring back a lot of memories of the various Griffins I had from 1983 through to 1999, although my wife inherited one of them, a 1992 Astra GLS MkIII which lasted with us until 2002. The memorable ones were an Astra GTE MkI and a 16v MkII, both great fun to drive and well finished, the MkI was especially stylish with the Recaro seats and charcoal trim. Curiously if it were still around today, it wouldn't have hit it's ninth birthday, being registered on Feb 29th 1984. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Good to see so many run of the mill Vauxhalls ..... There should be plenty more next month! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 That Bristol 405 looked amazing, as did the Lancia (Fulvia saloon?) and Alfa Romeo Giulia GT. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 It has appeared on here before, after being spotted in the car park at last year's Lincoln (at Newark) model railway exhibition, but since today is the car's official fortieth birthday a modest celebration is in order:101_0164.JPG101_0166.JPG101_0168sm.jpg Great to see one. Most were turned into Manta lookalikes and driven into the ground. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 10, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2018 I went to the toy fair/swap meet at Raleigh this morning. On the way there we passed an early model Ford Mustang (D reg.) going the other way, on the return journey we were followed by a 1930's American car which I have now identified as a 1938 Pontiac 5 window coupe. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 That Bristol 405 looked amazing,..... Is that the same one that was used in the recent Agatha Christie thing on the telly? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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