Chilli's classic car thread.

Bucket

@holnrew

Yes, that too.

chillidoggy

The Toyota looks a real honey!

I've had two 240Z Datsuns. Very nice they were too, except the body appeared to be made from recycled drainpipes and thus were very rust-prone.

chillidoggy

OK, here's a very rare, beautiful one -

 

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/chillidoggy/Cars/GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed2007119_zpsc65e4e8c.jpg

Van_Hayden

That's never a real one us it?? The jag they should have made....XJ13?

Van_Hayden

Sorry should read - that's never THE real one???

Van_Hayden

chillidoggy;8999" said:

OK, here's this morning's oddity - and no, I've no idea what it was, either! http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/chillidoggy/Cars/GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed2007235_zps63273405.jpg

Had to consult the old man it's a Trossi-Monaco - one of the worst racing cars in history. All the weight in front of the front wheels....

Sporky

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2473/4036835434_8b2db40d98.jpg

Sweet ride.

chillidoggy

Van_Hayden said:

Sorry should read - that's never THE real one???

Yup, it's the REAL one. That's what's SO special about Goodwood - you see cars you've never seen before, and some you never knew existed.

 

Some more of the XJ13

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/chillidoggy/Cars/GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed2007108_zpsd0834984.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/chillidoggy/Cars/GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed2007107_zps852814b4.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/chillidoggy/Cars/GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed2007106_zps967537bd.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/chillidoggy/Cars/GoodwoodFestivalofSpeed2007103_zps234a625a.jpg

 

Van_Hayden

Beautiful car - kind of signalled the end of the golden era of British sports cars. If they'd prioritised the XJ13 early enough it would have stood a chance. By the time it was ready it was out of date against the big GT40s, but it's so pretty it's a shame they didn't make a road version. Jag merged with BMC and that was it for the marque....

stickyfiddle

Well if we're doing Goodwood, these were at least year's









And it's not a vintage classic, but certainly one of the greatest racing cars of the modern era.. "The Finger" himself

Sporky

Four wheels good, six wheels better.

http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/covini-c6w-supercar_100190080_m.jpg

stickyfiddle

Sporky said:

Four wheels good, six wheels better.*

*for certain values of "better"

ICBM

Sporky said:

Four wheels good, six wheels better.

http://www.modifiedcars.com/gallery/2006/American_Auto_Club_International_Show//high_1.jpg

Edited for bestestness.

bertie

Sporky said:

Four wheels good, six wheels better.

Sporky

I think ICBM and Bert have proven my point.

But this is a real classic. 8 wheels of awesome.

http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/Tatra/tatra T813 8x8.jpg

ICBM

Not bad, but six is still the most awesome.

http://goodheartextremescience.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/liebherr-t-282b-dump-truck.jpg

OilCityPickups

boogieman said:

TheGuitarWeasel said:

My Rover P6 was an auto 3.5 ... and in her I got my first ever speeding ticket happy days ... clocked at 112mph on the M4 ... thought I was doing about 60. One of the most comfortable and luxurious cars I've ever owned. The kick-down on the three speed Borg-Warner box was so turbine smooth and effortless. Mine was 1972 and Brunswick green with brown leather upholstery ... I can still smell it ...

Most fun I've ever had though was in my Austin Healey Sprite. 997cc ... mine had been fitted with a straight cut 'Sebring' close ratio gearbox. I learned how to four-wheel-drift in that car ... all round the country lanes of the Isle of Wight on those quarter-elliptic rear springs. Beautifully loud and fruity exhaust note that used to blare and burble on the over run. A proper sports car. Miss that more than my Les Paul Special come to think of it

Seems we had similar taste in cars. ">  My P6 looked nice from the outside: Arctic white with a tobacco vinyl roof. I'm sure the Leyland interior designers were on some serious drugs when they did the interior though, mine had burnt orange fabric seats and baby poo coloured carpets. :-&

I had a '62 997 Mk 1 Midget too. How it never got stolen I'll never know...no door locks, sliding perspex windows and the ignition barrel had the key permanently glued into it so you just turned the key and pulled the starter knob to get it going. I used a Krooklock but I was always wondering whether it would still be there when I parked it up. It failed it's last MOT spectacularly (on 19 different things!) and I got £20 for it in a part ex deal. Wonder what it would fetch now?

My P6 had a leaky windscreen ... one of the first of the sealed in ones of course ... and that used to fill that big drivers side drop down 'map pocket' thing under the steering wheel. When it reached critical volume it would pop open on acceleration and slop freezing water on your feet or crotch ... depending if you'd used kick-down or not
My Sprite XDL599 was bought by The Frogeye Car company after I'd finished with it. They converted it to Frogeye specs and it became one of their demonstrators ... I believe they no longer exist ... so lord knows where my baby wound up.

GuitarMonkey

TheGuitarWeasel said:

My Sprite XDL599 was bought by The Frogeye Car company after I'd finished with it. They converted it to Frogeye specs and it became one of their demonstrators ... I believe they no longer exist ... so lord knows where my baby wound up. 

It's mentioned here http://www.healey.dsl.pipex.com/mascot/18MascotJan10.pdf

holnrew

ICBM said:

Not bad, but six is still the most awesome.

http://goodheartextremescience.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/liebherr-t-282b-dump-truck.jpg

That has 4 wheels.

holnrew

Some German favourites

http://www.cartype.com/pics/1081/full/vw_karmann_ghia_poster.jpg

Saw one the other day, absolute beauty.

http://worldcarslist.com/images/porsche/porsche-speedster/porsche-speedster-05.jpg

James Dean killer

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/BMW_507_-_Bj._1958_-_17.07.2005.jpg