Car you vowed to buy as a lad

2b1ask1 · Nov 8, 2020

I’ll expand on that; mate of mine had a yellow Avenger Tiger, what a weapon! I drove it quite a bit. You will no doubt enjoy yours. Watch for rust on the front suspension ARB mounts.

Andyk · Nov 8, 2020

Rwc13 said:
Lotus Esprit Turbo with black rear window louvre in red with gold stripes/wheels. Got one as much first Esprit at the age of 42

View attachment 77267not mine but similar

Same for me....So wanted one and never got one. Did manage to get a later 1990 Esprit Turbo For my 30th birthday

but the early car started my love with a Lotus and cars.

Scaf · Nov 8, 2020

hashluck said:
Jaguar Mark 2, but I did buy that when I was 18 with all the money I didn't have. I still have it.

The one that got away was the Hillman Avenger Tiger - and 40 years later I am about to finally put that right. I have the Corgi model (pic below) and in a few weeks I will have the car

Very excited. 1973 MK II Tiger in Wardance Red

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People used to laugh at my mate when he told them he had an Avenger, not quite so smug looking at the tailpipe of his Tiger - cool rare car, nice choice.

mjheathcote · Nov 8, 2020

Nayf said:
Have you seen the ultra-special S4 SE at Silverstone Auctions next week?

Yes.
I think maybe the bread and butter 928`s may have softened a bit in price. Excluding the GT and GTS, and S4 SE!

Motorsport3 · Nov 8, 2020

When i was a kid i loved the 512 Testarossa. I had the 1/18 burago model sitting on my desk and was drawing the lines whenever i was bored in the classroom.
Then the 355 came out when i was a teenager and recall the first magazine article, a yellow spider, was spectacular. To my eyes, probably the most beautiful Ferrari over the past 40/50 years.

Oneball · Nov 8, 2020

Motorsport3 said:
When i was a kid i loved the 512 Testarossa. I had the 1/18 burago model sitting on my desk and was drawing the lines whenever i was bored in the classroom.
Then the 355 came out when i was a teenager and recall the first magazine article, a yellow spider, was spectacular. To my eyes, probably the most beautiful Ferrari over the past 40/50 years.

Still got mine.

allandwf · Nov 8, 2020

Ferrari 348. Managed it 2 1/2 years ago

hashluck · Nov 8, 2020

2b1ask1 said:
I’ll expand on that; mate of mine had a yellow Avenger Tiger, what a weapon! I drove it quite a bit. You will no doubt enjoy yours. Watch for rust on the front suspension ARB mounts.

Thanks and don't worry I know all about Avengers and rust. My first car back in 1980 was a 1975 Avenger 1300DL in Prairie Wind (Beige!) We had to weld all the floors and sills back in at only 5 years old using old metal shelving. When it went in for an exhaust they kept jacking the front of the car up and the wheels stayed on the ground! I actually part exchanged that car in a private deal for the Mark 2 Jaguar

This Avenger will be OK, fully restored and exhibited at the NEC 4 years ago (and yes it is a proper Tiger with all the right bits in all the right places)....

A Sundance Yellow would have been first choice but one day I will also get myself a MK I Tiger which was only available in that colour. This is a MK II which came in Sundance or Wardance (Red) and is rarer in the Wardance. Around 400 built in total.

Need to get a set of Dunlop SP1s for it (£200 a corner!)

Doohickey · Nov 8, 2020

mjheathcote said:
Yes.
I think maybe the bread and butter 928`s may have softened a bit in price. Excluding the GT and GTS, and S4 SE!

I was a 928 lad as well. Thought about buying one before the Mas but was put off by a mechanic mate's tales of electric meltdowns - as if Italian electrics are better.

Doctor Houx · Nov 8, 2020

Plan was DB6 then Esprit Turbo as the latter were more expensive in the 80’s. Never got as far as the Lotus but got a DB4 as a step up and never looked back. Still got it!

Wanderer · Nov 8, 2020

Ferrari 365GTB 2+2

Phil H · Nov 8, 2020

No one had cars in our neck of the woods, so I longed for one of these:

PH

jasst · Nov 8, 2020

Wasn't particularly into cars as a lad, but my only recollection of a car I said I would have one day is the Mitsubishi 3000GT

CatmanV2 · Nov 8, 2020

Phil H said:
No one had cars in our neck of the woods, so I longed for one of these:

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PH

Luxury! I vowed to buy a pair of shoes I didn't have to share!

C

Saigon · Nov 8, 2020

CatmanV2 said:
Luxury! I vowed to buy a pair of shoes I didn't have to share!

C

A pair !

2b1ask1 · Nov 8, 2020

hashluck said:
Thanks and don't worry I know all about Avengers and rust. My first car back in 1980 was a 1975 Avenger 1300DL in Prairie Wind (Beige!) We had to weld all the floors and sills back in at only 5 years old using old metal shelving. When it went in for an exhaust they kept jacking the front of the car up and the wheels stayed on the ground! I actually part exchanged that car in a private deal for the Mark 2 Jaguar

This Avenger will be OK, fully restored and exhibited at the NEC 4 years ago (and yes it is a proper Tiger with all the right bits in all the right places)....

A Sundance Yellow would have been first choice but one day I will also get myself a MK I Tiger which was only available in that colour. This is a MK II which came in Sundance or Wardance (Red) and is rarer in the Wardance. Around 400 built in total.

Need to get a set of Dunlop SP1s for it (£200 a corner!)View attachment 77278 View attachment 77279 View attachment 77280

looks a peach; one quick test is feel the weight of the bonnet, they were about twice the weight of a standard avenger for some reason they used a thicker sheet on them!

hashluck · Nov 8, 2020

2b1ask1 said:
looks a peach; one quick test is feel the weight of the bonnet, they were about twice the weight of a standard avenger for some reason they used a thicker sheet on them!

Ah that was the Mark 1 which had a bonnet bulge rather crudely added (and a black stripe the width of the bulge as opposed to the standard bonnet fully painted matt black on the Mark 2)

spkennyuk · Nov 8, 2020

CatmanV2 said:
Luxury! I vowed to buy a pair of shoes I didn't have to share!

C

Shoes ! You had shoes. We were so poor we had to share the blisters on our feet.

Geo · Nov 8, 2020

For me it was a Lotus Elan. I ended up owning Europa, Elan and Elan +2 back in the 70’s and 80’s.

The photo is of my favourite, an Elan S3 SE.

Contigo · Nov 8, 2020

Wanted a 3200 and GTI, got both of them and more than one ownership experience. I still have a list of cars to visit and these include Lambo, Alfa and Macca at some point. I focus more on the hot hatches now as they are more my cup of tea than the modern motors.

I'd like to find a good XR2 and an Astra GTE mk1 to add to the fleet as a keeper as some point. Can't beat nostalgia...

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