Car you vowed to buy as a lad

[P5Nij]

My dad kept the P5B through until about 77, then got an XJS. He never had a days trouble from the P5B.. but the XJS was not so good and was rusting by 81 when he let it go. I really love the look of that white coupe you had, it looked so purposeful. Your picture brought back another memory of the little telltales for the side lights(?). They were great cars, that one advertised at 20k is a beauty and even has the pinstripe whitewalls + appears to be holding up well on an 18yo respray by the looks of it.. I will take a read of that history, cheers. The dressed up 3litre did a decent impression apart from the single pipe exhaust, good looking villian car and as Zagatoes30 says like the chap near him I would feel like a proper getaway driver in one today...
Last of the properly made rovers, the SD1 was just awful until the late model V8 Vittesse models and as for the 827.. hmm they were called the Belgrano's by the police as they rolled so much they nearly tipped on corners.

I remember picking up the white one a few days after buying it and driving it back home the full length of the A14, I felt like the king of the road. It was actually my daily driver for a while and one night I came back to our works carpark to find it running with the lights on..... my mate had managed to unlock and start it with the keys to his MGB GT....!

 

[alfatwo]

Wonder what it looks like now. It’s currently taxed.

Its since been fully restored over the last few years, the owner has been in touch several times for old photos, info etc

It was a rare 1956 750 series Sprint Veloce lightweight, with alloy doors boot and bonnet and plastic windows all as standard

Probably worth around 100K nowadays!

Dave

 

[Hurricane52]

This was sold in 2005 with the GIB 5000 reg - Bonhams : 1967 Maserati Ghibli 4.7-Litre Spyder Chassis no. AM115/1420 Engine no. AM115/1420
Sadly today the reg no. is on a 1litre Skoda..

I did meet the owner at a Club dinner way back and if I remember correctly he was going through a divorce and the Ghibli was probably going to be sold. I can’t remember if that was pre or post conversion, but that might explain the Skoda...

 

[philw696]

I remember picking up the white one a few days after buying it and driving it back home the full length of the A14, I felt like the king of the road. It was actually my daily driver for a while and one night I came back to our works carpark to find it running with the lights on..... my mate had managed to unlock and start it with the keys to his MGB GT....!

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I remember losing my 3.0S Capri several times with mates getting in and moving it's couple of streets away back in the 80'S.

 

[Scaf]

That’s ace. Bet the current owner would have kittens seeing that

It’s taxed and on the road - would be great to see it’s it a been returned to stock

 

[Scaf]

It’s taxed and on the road - would be great to see it’s it a been returned to stock

Oops just see the follow up post

 

[hashluck]

Just got this which may be on a few lists.

1989 Porsche 911 M941 Supersport (the non-Turbo). Lovely rare thing..

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1350074272493015041

 

[outrun]

When I were a lad in 1984....I lusted for a Countach!

Visions of the Cannonball Run and the Charlie’s Angels. I’ve a friend that has one and up close it looks like a kit car. Never meet your heroes.

 

[outrun]

The Porsche uk Turbo press car was for sale about 20 years ago, think in the twenty thousands. Decided it was too rough for the money and who really wants something that was thrashed by journos. Wonder how much it’d be now?!

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I had an arena red one years ago, chopped in a nearly new 996 turbo for it. I had a midnight blue one after that. It was there that i stopped buying fast 911s as the newer ones just didn’t compare. Faster maybe but nothing like the same soul.

 

[Harry]

Visions of the Cannonball Run and the Charlie’s Angels. I’ve a friend that has one and up close it looks like a kit car. Never meet your heroes.

Funnily enough when I was out with my mates Sally and Cheryl in the 80’s, we were known as Charlie’s Angels. I was the plain one. I managed to climb into a Countach a couple of years ago (not an easy feat) and I thought it was great. I have no idea how the driver can see what’s behind them. F40’s also have that tinny car kit look and feel, but isn’t that the style of the era?

 

[CatmanV2]

I have no idea how the driver can see what’s behind them

They don't I believe. Anyway, Raul Julia had it right

C

 

[Wanderer]

Mine's still a Ferrari 400 series or more exactly the six tail light 365GT4 2+2, manual, six twin-choke Webers, knock-off wheel spinners, old enough to wear black number plates, will never happen now, but if I become a toy-boy to some rich old-bag actress, maybe.....

How much is it to build a replica of a car?

 

[Oneball]

Mine's still a Ferrari 400 series or more exactly the six tail light 365GT4 2+2, manual, six twin-choke Webers, knock-off wheel spinners, old enough to wear black number plates, will never happen now, but if I become a toy-boy to some rich old-bag actress, maybe.....

How much is it to build a replica of a car?

You’d get a real one by the time you’d made a replica. Do like 4 seat Ferraris there’s something a bit classier about them. Although I think the FF is trying a bit too hard to get the middle aged footballer.

 

[Wanderer]

You’d get a real one by the time you’d made a replica. Do like 4 seat Ferraris there’s something a bit classier about them. Although I think the FF is trying a bit too hard to get the middle aged footballer.

There was one for sale in Mallorca RHD some years ago, something like 12k sterling, looked good but it was brown. I was umming and erring and chickened out, mainly cos of the colour - one of my regrets. Imagine the drive back....

 

[Oneball]

I remember when they were that much too. A metallic brown really suits 70s Ferraris.

 

[Gazcw]

I saw a 1989 Mondial convertible when younger and always wanted one. Yes I know not popular at all or fast, but I still like the way they look. I am toying with fulfilling this or possibly a 365.

 

[Oneball]

For Sale | Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2

The Supercar Rooms | Independent Supercar Sales & Servicing Specialist.

www.thesupercarrooms.co.uk

 

[Hurricane52]

I saw a 1989 Mondial convertible when younger and always wanted one. Yes I know not popular at all or fast, but I still like the way they look. I am toying with fulfilling this or possibly a 365.

My brother has one. Has had loads of faster cars- 22b, lotus Carlton, integrale, R5T2 etc. For a family to pub lunch car he rates it highly.

 

[Oishi]

I always liked these, thought they looked a lot like a 400 Superamerica.

 

[Oneball]

I always thought these, looked a lot like a 400 Superamerica.
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They were properly cheap at one point, an awful lot got chopped into GTO replicas.