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
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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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Have you seen the ultra-special S4 SE at Silverstone Auctions next week?
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.
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.
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.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!
A pair !Luxury! I vowed to buy a pair of shoes I didn't have to share!
C
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.
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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)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!
Luxury! I vowed to buy a pair of shoes I didn't have to share!
C