A whole new ballgame when four wheels are involved.
In my case a beautiful silver M5 as two major customers went down on me and it was a case of batten down the hatches

 

My 1962 S1 Lotus Elan that I spent four an a half years rebuilding. Owned it for seventeen and a half years.

 

Almost hit the like button

 

Out come the blood pressure tablets

 

Are those the blue ones?

 

This thread got a lot more fun since I mentioned the bike!

anybody miss their Timex???

 

I bought back the SM300 that I sold and regretted. Here is a 1961 BMW R50/2 I did a nut and bolt restoration on a couple years ago, I sold it last year because I wasn't riding it. Still kicking myself.

 

I regret not keeping this version of me

The rest are not of my actual former possessions but are identical to what I owned. I didn't have a decent camera until my kids were a little older.





My first pistol, a WWII Model 1911 made by Singer. (Google Singer 1911's.)
[EDIT] I should mention that I bought this for $200 or so, and sold it for about the same.
This was pre-internet (as was everything else in this post) and collectability was about
the last thing on my mind. It could be a fake, but I owned it from about '83 - '88? [EDIT]


Too choked up to say anything


A non-maxima 810 wagon with a 5-speed and L24E


1964 Campmobile


Colt Ace kit used on th 1911.

I've probably posted all these before. I MISS THEM JUST THAT MUCH.

 

My brother has and loves an E39 M5 that he bought brand new (traded in his 911 that was less than a year old), but it has ghosts in the electrical system (since 4 seconds after his extended warranty expired) that makes it unsuitable as anything other than an occasional toy.

 

'64 VW Camper, boy that is sad on so many levels. Sure you know how the value of these are rocketing ?
Sorry that was a lot of salt to through in the wound

 

Yeah, I've watched the westfalia prices with much wailing and gnashing of teeth. I didn't have the original engine in mine, which I presume would have affected the collectability at some point, but the engine I put in was a monster. ("Monster" by VW standards o'course.) I sold it to a guy who had just gotten out of prison. When he came to pick it up I told him that I had to go look for the key and he said "Don't bother, it will only take me a minute to make one". I didn't ask but it's possible he was a car thief. The $300 he paid me was hard cash though.

 

I still think the E39 M5 is the best looking M5 ever (at least so far). I would love one personally - there is a guy with a blue DINAN version that is at the dealer sometimes when I am there, but I don't think he will ever sell it.

I kinda miss my E39 540:



Even though it was the BMW I've owned (out of 8 so far) that gave me the most trouble, it was nice. Electrical gremlins, so went through several LCM's, one complete instrument cluster replacement, 3 yaw sensors failed, and 1 camshaft position sensor failed (that will leave you dead on the side of the road - the only time a BMW has done that to me). All under warranty, so when the warranty was up, I traded it on my first Z4 - the 3.0 version so the M came later...

A couple of my buddies are trying to convince me to buy this car:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/...bmw-m5-euro-spec-3-8l-s38b38-sedan/1017259420

I used to have an E34 530 with the 3 litre V8 engine, so I do like this body style...but I'll stick with my little 128 for now:



It's a great little car - feels like what the 3 series used to be like in the good old days! Not that I can drive it right now - not for another few weeks...

Cheers, Al

 

Anyone does I have one, for a few bawbees it's yours.

 

1993 Lancia Delta HF Integrale 16V. I was young an needed the money !!! (Picture borrowed, my own are only on analog format and in a box somewhere).

 

I'm not a BMW guy, but IMHO E39 is the best looking bimmer ever. (Hmm E31 850 is close though.)

 

My first car was a '65 spitfire, actually sort of a chick magnet which almost balanced out my chick-repulsion-field. But I wanted a Mustang or Camaro and my across the street neighbor had a 68 mustang in excellent condition but it had been read-ended, in their opinion was not worth fixing even though it was perfectly drivable, and they offered it to me for $100. I thought about it and ultimately decided I wanted a camaro, but regretted not buying the 'stang for the next 30 years. Said neighbor also had a '67 convertible with a 390 and a four-speed, which I WOULD have taken for $100 in a heartbeat, but. Oh well. My first camaro (I had a few, all '69s) was a solid, reliable car and served me well.

 

Youngest daughter started nipping my ears again today as to why I parted with this piece, her favourite.
Almost wish I hadn't, at least it would stop her moaning

 

Great looking bike - I'm actually on the hunt for a R60/2.