Which classic car?
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Imagine you have £5000. to spend on a classic car. Lets say pre 1980 and its for fun in addition to an everyday car so you don't need to get a morris traveller just so you can get a pushchair in it.
What would you buy and why?
What would you buy and why?
I would like a real nice ford cortina - obviously we had one when i was a child and a nice plush one would look top babana on my driveway (and with the 4 grand i have left id get a nice bicycle)
http://www.mikeabbasclassiccars.co.uk/Jag%20E%20type%203.8%20C...
no idea how much they cost.
But a jag e type coupe.
0-60 in a shade under 7 and 150 top speed. not bad for such an old car.
They just look so sleek and beautiful
no idea how much they cost.
But a jag e type coupe.
0-60 in a shade under 7 and 150 top speed. not bad for such an old car.
They just look so sleek and beautiful
I used to have a Rover SD1 2600. Lovely car. Was a bit of a fanny magnet for a 20YO back in the day, but I cant errm remember much about that for some reason
marc said:
no were your coming from boar..mk 1 capri for me furry seats and dice, a thing of beauty
no were your coming from boar..mk 1 capri for me furry seats and dice, a thing of beauty
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I think you're going to struggle to find a running E-Type for £5k I like your style though.
A MK1 Escort RS2000 might fit the bill
A MK1 Escort RS2000 might fit the bill
a mk1 escort would be nice, or a 205 t16 or 45 mi16, or a quattro sport
pretty much any of the road versiosn of the old rally cars would be sweet
pretty much any of the road versiosn of the old rally cars would be sweet
Not sure what it is, but I'd like one of these.
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£5,000 isn't quite enough for a good example of most classics.
I've had 3 old Rolls Royces and loved them to bits.
One was a 1974 Corniche which originally belonged to Cliff Richard and the other two were 1975 Silver Shadows.
You can get a decent Shadow for around £7,000 and really good one for about £10k.
When I was 17 I had a Rover 3500S, this was the four door P6 Rover that preceeded the SD1, in fact I had two of those in a row and did a load of work on one of them just before some stupid woman pulled out on me at a junction and wrote it off.
These don't fetch silly money and you could get a good one of those for £5k.
I also love old Jags and you can get a nice old XJ6 or XJ12 for £5k, or even an XJ-S but you need 3 times that amount for an E-Type that is worth buying, anything less is a basket case.
If I had a ceiling of £5k I would chose an old V12 Jag, but I would prefer to spend more and find a nice Roller. I'm always looking for mint old Shadows and could buy one at any moment.
I've had 3 old Rolls Royces and loved them to bits.
One was a 1974 Corniche which originally belonged to Cliff Richard and the other two were 1975 Silver Shadows.
You can get a decent Shadow for around £7,000 and really good one for about £10k.
When I was 17 I had a Rover 3500S, this was the four door P6 Rover that preceeded the SD1, in fact I had two of those in a row and did a load of work on one of them just before some stupid woman pulled out on me at a junction and wrote it off.
These don't fetch silly money and you could get a good one of those for £5k.
I also love old Jags and you can get a nice old XJ6 or XJ12 for £5k, or even an XJ-S but you need 3 times that amount for an E-Type that is worth buying, anything less is a basket case.
If I had a ceiling of £5k I would chose an old V12 Jag, but I would prefer to spend more and find a nice Roller. I'm always looking for mint old Shadows and could buy one at any moment.
Dan said:
£5,000 isn't quite enough for a good example of most classics.
I've had 3 old Rolls Royces and loved them to bits.
One was a 1974 Corniche which originally belonged to Cliff Richard and the other two were 1975 Silver Shadows.
You can get a decent Shadow for around £7,000 and really good one for about £10k.
When I was 17 I had a Rover 3500S, this was the four door P6 Rover that preceeded the SD1, in fact I had two of those in a row and did a load of work on one of them just before some stupid woman pulled out on me at a junction and wrote it off.
These don't fetch silly money and you could get a good one of those for £5k.
I also love old Jags and you can get a nice old XJ6 or XJ12 for £5k, or even an XJ-S but you need 3 times that amount for an E-Type that is worth buying, anything less is a basket case.
I also loved the 3.0litre Capris, and later the 2.8 Injection and spent much of my early 20's going sideways in those, before I saved up enough to buy a Cossie which I couldn't get insured for love nor money so just had to chance my arm !
If I had a ceiling of £5k I would chose an old V12 Jag, but I would prefer to spend more and find a nice Roller. I'm always looking for mint old Shadows and could buy one at any moment.
£5,000 isn't quite enough for a good example of most classics.
I've had 3 old Rolls Royces and loved them to bits.
One was a 1974 Corniche which originally belonged to Cliff Richard and the other two were 1975 Silver Shadows.
You can get a decent Shadow for around £7,000 and really good one for about £10k.
When I was 17 I had a Rover 3500S, this was the four door P6 Rover that preceeded the SD1, in fact I had two of those in a row and did a load of work on one of them just before some stupid woman pulled out on me at a junction and wrote it off.
These don't fetch silly money and you could get a good one of those for £5k.
I also love old Jags and you can get a nice old XJ6 or XJ12 for £5k, or even an XJ-S but you need 3 times that amount for an E-Type that is worth buying, anything less is a basket case.
I also loved the 3.0litre Capris, and later the 2.8 Injection and spent much of my early 20's going sideways in those, before I saved up enough to buy a Cossie which I couldn't get insured for love nor money so just had to chance my arm !
If I had a ceiling of £5k I would chose an old V12 Jag, but I would prefer to spend more and find a nice Roller. I'm always looking for mint old Shadows and could buy one at any moment.
Dan said:
which originally belonged to Cliff Richard and the other two were 1975 Silver Shadows.
which originally belonged to Cliff Richard and the other two were 1975 Silver Shadows.
Cliff Richard and the Shadows?
Name dropping f**ker
