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A 17-year-old non-driver whose parents have owned the following cars: | A 17-year-old non-driver whose parents have owned the following cars: | ||
Humber Sceptre of 1964 (I think), 1725cc, modified piston crowns (flat, not bowl-shaped, for extra performance) - this car's engine was donated by my grandfather to the Engineering Department of Dundee University, whose library he effectively built up from scratch. | |||
Rover P6 3500S, Mexico Brown (just sold as a donor car - shot with rust, but very good engine and gearbox, the engine modified with electronic ignition and a header tank to stop it chucking coolant overboard) | Rover P6 3500S, Mexico Brown (just sold as a donor car - shot with rust, but very good engine and gearbox, the engine modified with electronic ignition and a header tank to stop it chucking coolant overboard) | ||
Ford Cortina Mk II (bright red, long scrapped) | Ford Cortina Mk II (bright red, long scrapped) | ||
Old Mini (long gone) | Old Mini (long gone) | ||
BMW 318i Touring (one E30, bright red, just sold to become a track racer, one E46, dark Orient Blue, the current car) | BMW 318i Touring (one E30, bright red, just sold to become a track racer, one E46, dark Orient Blue, the current car) | ||
Something really horrible by Citroen, an 80s hatchback | Something really horrible by Citroen, an 80s hatchback | ||
Peugeot 205 1-litre, dark blue - sold in early 90s for... | Peugeot 205 1-litre, dark blue - sold in early 90s for... | ||
Peugeot 205 Roland Garros 1.4, dark green | Peugeot 205 Roland Garros 1.4, dark green | ||
My wishlist: | My wishlist: | ||
Rover P6 3500S (another one), perhaps another brown one, maybe Arden or Cameron Green, Corsica or Scarab Blue, Brigade or Monza Red. Maybe even Copperleaf or Richelieu Red. See [http://www.ruediger-wicke.de/P6%20production%20colours.htm this] if you've no idea what I'm talking about. | Rover P6 3500S (another one), perhaps another brown one, maybe Arden or Cameron Green, Corsica or Scarab Blue, Brigade or Monza Red. Maybe even Copperleaf or Richelieu Red. See [http://www.ruediger-wicke.de/P6%20production%20colours.htm this] if you've no idea what I'm talking about. | ||
Rover P5 Coupé 3.5 litre | Rover P5 Coupé 3.5 litre | ||
Rover P5 estate conversion, coupe-styled, with custom-built twin turbo diesel using a Rover V8 block. I shall upload a rendering I've done of what this would look like The P5s would be in either Admiralty Blue (the dark one) or the dark red, with the roof and rearmost pillar in either silver or the body colour, probably silver to be practical in hot summers... | Rover P5 estate conversion, coupe-styled, with custom-built twin turbo diesel using a Rover V8 block. I shall upload a rendering I've done of what this would look like The P5s would be in either Admiralty Blue (the dark one) or the dark red, with the roof and rearmost pillar in either silver or the body colour, probably silver to be practical in hot summers... | ||
Austin Westminster/Vanden Plas Princess 3 litre, maybe. | Austin Westminster/Vanden Plas Princess 3 litre, maybe. | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 21 December 2008
A 17-year-old non-driver whose parents have owned the following cars:
Humber Sceptre of 1964 (I think), 1725cc, modified piston crowns (flat, not bowl-shaped, for extra performance) - this car's engine was donated by my grandfather to the Engineering Department of Dundee University, whose library he effectively built up from scratch.
Rover P6 3500S, Mexico Brown (just sold as a donor car - shot with rust, but very good engine and gearbox, the engine modified with electronic ignition and a header tank to stop it chucking coolant overboard)
Ford Cortina Mk II (bright red, long scrapped)
Old Mini (long gone)
BMW 318i Touring (one E30, bright red, just sold to become a track racer, one E46, dark Orient Blue, the current car)
Something really horrible by Citroen, an 80s hatchback
Peugeot 205 1-litre, dark blue - sold in early 90s for...
Peugeot 205 Roland Garros 1.4, dark green
My wishlist:
Rover P6 3500S (another one), perhaps another brown one, maybe Arden or Cameron Green, Corsica or Scarab Blue, Brigade or Monza Red. Maybe even Copperleaf or Richelieu Red. See this if you've no idea what I'm talking about.
Rover P5 Coupé 3.5 litre
Rover P5 estate conversion, coupe-styled, with custom-built twin turbo diesel using a Rover V8 block. I shall upload a rendering I've done of what this would look like The P5s would be in either Admiralty Blue (the dark one) or the dark red, with the roof and rearmost pillar in either silver or the body colour, probably silver to be practical in hot summers... Austin Westminster/Vanden Plas Princess 3 litre, maybe.
All would have EFI conversions, streamlined exhausts, etc, to maximise efficiency
Perhaps also the Sultan of Brunei's Bentley Sports Estate...
But the first car will have to be either a Morris 1000 Traveller or an estate car from the Morris Oxford/Austin Cambridge/Wolseley 16/60 family...
As you see, I'm into old-fashioned well-built British cars, but, like anyone, concerned about the environment. However, I want character and practicality - I sometimes need to carry bicycles in cars... I won't have some expensive-to-run modern Anonymobile!
