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Classic car spotting this week.
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanVery nice. Loooove the Volvo
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Waltesefalcon
·Sorry it’s a bit picture heavy 😳
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanI was worried that I might be thought to be monopolising the thread 🙂
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MRC
·… and that’s all, folks 🦊
The motors that powered the pods on mine ran at slightly different speeds so if in slow/stationary traffic and following a car with kids looking out at my car it was possible to get one headlamp to raise and drop without the other moving, so the car seemed to wink at them. Quite a popular trick, and kept me amused going slowly in traffic which was not what any Lotus was built for.
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mollydooker
·from the "wide-body", badge & lack of visible rear spats I think this is a 1986-ish Low-Compression, quite rare even by Excel standards -- just over 2000 Excels of all types made in over 10 years. However, those headlight pods need adjusting, which reminds me of a trick my 1983 Excel had.
The motors that powered the pods on mine ran at slightly different speeds so if in slow/stationary traffic and following a car with kids looking out at my car it was possible to get one headlamp to raise and drop without the other moving, so the car seemed to wink at them. Quite a popular trick, and kept me amused going slowly in traffic which was not what any Lotus was built for.
They laughed and waved back. Made their day .
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Waltesefalcon
·Ha I did similar in my 944 . Stopped at traffic lights with two kids in a T Stag with top down in front staring out the back looking quite dejected so I raised and lowered light pods.
They laughed and waved back. Made their day .
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Joe_A
·I was worried that I might be thought to be monopolising the thread 🙂
All the steering wheels are on the wrong side!!!!
😉
Aside: I had the pleasure this past May of driving 1,500 miles all around Ireland in a Corolla hybrid.
We started in Dublin and traveled clockwise along the coast, including Ring of Kerry and Dingle peninsula and up the Wild Atlantic Way, eventually up through Donegal and over to Belfast before returning home through Dublin. So I had a good dose of driving on the 'wrong' side.
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanI learnt to drive in the Sixties and that meant manual vehicles with or without synchromesh but, I have to confess that I’m entirely happy with a modern car, sad man that I am 😟
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Joe_A
·I learnt to drive in the Sixties and that meant manual vehicles with or without synchromesh but, I have to confess that I’m entirely happy with a modern car, sad man that I am 😟
But on weekends since 1995, I have had the '66 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III (BJ8)
4-speed manual with dashboard switch activate O/D in 3rd and fourth.
A lot of work has gone into that car over the years and I am getting ready to send it out for a bit of chassis repair and a quality repaint. Needs a new convertible top (hood) as well.
In the meantime, what will I do while it is gone?
In the past month I bought a series 997.1 Porsche Carrera 4S with only 16,000 miles on it. It's a six-speed.
I haven't even taken any proper photos of it as yet.
Arctic Silver with a deep Sea Blue interior.
Driving around Ireland, I figured I did not want to be shifting with my left hand. Many of the roads there are two-way roads just wide enough for one small vehicle. Driving with courtesy is the only way to drive in Ireland.
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·My daily driver is a GMC Yukon with a 10-speed automatic,
But on weekends since 1995, I have had the '66 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III (BJ8)
4-speed manual with dashboard switch activate O/D in 3rd and fourth.
A lot of work has gone into that car over the years and I am getting ready to send it out for a bit of chassis repair and a quality repaint. Needs a new convertible top (hood) as well.
In the meantime, what will I do while it is gone?
In the past month I bought a series 997.1 Porsche Carrera 4S with only 16,000 miles on it. It's a six-speed.
I haven't even taken any proper photos of it as yet.
Arctic Silver with a deep Sea Blue interior.
Driving around Ireland, I figured I did not want to be shifting with my left hand. Many of the roads there are two-way roads just wide enough for one small vehicle. Driving with courtesy is the only way to drive in Ireland.
I like the painted claws and the aerokit/GT3 front bumper.
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Joe_A
·Nice! Can't go wrong with a silver 911!
I like the painted claws and the aerokit/GT3 front bumper.
I have been looking at purchasing a newly restored late '60s series 1.5 or Series II 70-ish E-Type for a couple of years. Friends have been saying things to me like: "Why would you want to do that? You already have a car from the '60s with no safety features and which requires a lot of TLC. Wouldn't you prefer something 'classical' with modern safety features, A/C and a degree of comfort?"
The missus won't drive with me anywhere in the Healey and I doubt she'd be any more comfortable in an E-Type. I've already got the one car to myself!
Eventually a friend and I started looking at 911s and he and I each bought one within two weeks. The deal fell through on his, but I got lucky.
One of the previous owners changed the front badge to "Turbonite."
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ghce
·I bought the car somewhat impulsively, but with no regrets.
I have been looking at purchasing a newly restored late '60s series 1.5 or Series II 70-ish E-Type for a couple of years. Friends have been saying things to me like: "Why would you want to do that? You already have a car from the '60s with no safety features and which requires a lot of TLC. Wouldn't you prefer something 'classical' with modern safety features, A/C and a degree of comfort?"
The missus won't drive with me anywhere in the Healey and I doubt she'd be any more comfortable in an E-Type. I've already got the one car to myself!
Eventually a friend and I started looking at 911s and he and I each bought one within two weeks. The deal fell through on his, but I got lucky.
One of the previous owners changed the front badge to "Turbonite."
If I had a Healey like yours the wife would want to go everywhere in it ( so long as I drove).
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AG77
·I love these old Willys. Saw this recently thought I'd share.
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Tayne
·When you say that make sure those listening know your talking about a car! 🤣
Its not pronounced "willys"...
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··Spam RiskNow you’re giving us the willies.
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liquidsongbird
·My daily driver is a GMC Yukon with a 10-speed automatic,
But on weekends since 1995, I have had the '66 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk III (BJ8)
4-speed manual with dashboard switch activate O/D in 3rd and fourth.
A lot of work has gone into that car over the years and I am getting ready to send it out for a bit of chassis repair and a quality repaint. Needs a new convertible top (hood) as well.
In the meantime, what will I do while it is gone?
In the past month I bought a series 997.1 Porsche Carrera 4S with only 16,000 miles on it. It's a six-speed.
I haven't even taken any proper photos of it as yet.
Arctic Silver with a deep Sea Blue interior.
Driving around Ireland, I figured I did not want to be shifting with my left hand. Many of the roads there are two-way roads just wide enough for one small vehicle. Driving with courtesy is the only way to drive in Ireland.
