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Love this thread.

Other than my '89 Volvo 240 (Shut up! It's a classic!) we have a 1985 Porsche 928. My Dad has a '62 Corvette that will be mine someday, but I'm in no hurry to inherit it. He also has a '35 Ford 5 Window Coupe and a '66 Corvair.

The Porsche is for sale in case anyone is interested.
ah! my people! a flying brick, a light weight car with a V8, and some thing air cooled with the motor in the ass end. any 5 window is good, too.

928's were cool, but the motor is in the wrong place and needed a big turbo. but i'm a nerd and dig those phone dial wheels.
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My '57 little bird. Was originally owned by Governor Earl Long of Louisiana and gifted to his girl friend, Blaze Star. A very long and costly restoration process, but was well worth the years of enjoyment.
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My '57 little bird. Was originally owned by Governor Earl Long of Louisiana and gifted to his girl friend, Blaze Star. A very long and costly restoration process, but was well worth the years of enjoyment.
Dead sexy. Pain in ass to run valves on.
You look younger than your years when you get behind the wheel.
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My '57 little bird. Was originally owned by Governor Earl Long of Louisiana and gifted to his girl friend, Blaze Star. A very long and costly restoration process, but was well worth the years of enjoyment.
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Make, model and technical characteristics of your cars would be appreciated by those like me who do not know what non-Italian manufacturers have done. Thank you
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1946 MG TC. My dad found this in an ad in the back of Road & Track in 1965, bought it from the owner in England, and had it shipped to Savannah, GA. It was being used as a race car at the time, and arrived black with skull & crossbones on the doors.
It needs a little refurbishing to get her back on the road.
It needs a little refurbishing to get her back on the road.
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CrazyCarl,

That is a beauty in British Racing Green. I could only dream of owning
that model.

I was hooked on MG's starting in college - then again after getting out of the
US Navy.

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I drove this 1963 MGB for my last two years in college before going in the USN
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I saved up in the service and bought this 1973 Midget when I came home from the navy.  Not a good Winter car for Minnesota
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Here's another car story. This one is no longer in the herd. It was my second and likely last VW bus. My trusty, rusty 1972 Bay Window Westfalia. I drove her for eighteen years. When anything else was broken she would always start and get me where I was going. Lots and lots and lots of good stories and good memories. I finally sold her because I knew she had become more of a conservation project than a restoration project and I didn't have the amount of time needed to invest. I give you, the USS Entropy.
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I bought this 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan when I was 14 years old in 1968, and worked on it for three years before it was drivable. Cost me $80, and we towed it home behind the tractor.

It was a mess! Didn't run, so we pulled and rebuilt the engine. Everything had multiple coats of paint, some of it brushed on. I hated it by the time I could drive it! 🤣

But man, was it fun. Goofy looking me attracted more attention than the kid who's father owned the GM dealership and drove a 'Vette, which stroked my ego big time! I can attest to the fact that it could hold me, seven high school girls, and a dog, and still have room to drive. (Don't try this at home)

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I bought this 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan when I was 14 years old in 1968, and worked on it for three years before it was drivable. Cost me $80, and we towed it home behind the tractor.

...
Isn't it crazy how expensive it is to own a vintage car these days? The first guy I worked for loved old hotrods. His thing was '49-'51 Mercs. He had 2 2-door models, and 2 4-door models. One of the 4-doors had been chopped and one was stock. Both of the 2-doors were chopped (one was a work in progress). I learned so much from him including how to do body work with lead (a skill I have since lost because of lack of use). He also had a '39 Ford Deluxe and a 1940 Ford Business Coupe. Now days, you would need stacks of $100 bills to acquire a collection like that. It's kind of too bad because few young people have the ability to get into the hobby.

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I've got a 1931 Model A Ford Tudor......and a nice early 1997 BMW Z3 and a low mileage 2001 Jeep TJ Wrangler.

And 5 old Triumph cycles from 1964 to 1972.

Plus a couple of fun everyday drivers.

A lot of interesting stories on this thread.
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We have a '72 Bay Window camper (owned for 13yrs) our 4th Bay and a '69 Beetle (owned 5yrs) our 3rd Beetle.
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How about some pics of the old Triumphs. I bet there is a T100c in the fold, Can I call dibs when you decide to sell it?
Tony in Tn '64 TR6 back in the day, before the Army, before the kids etc.
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We have a '72 Bay Window camper (owned for 13yrs) our 4th Bay and a '69 Beetle (owned 5yrs) our 3rd Beetle.
Pics please? Love to see other aircooled Vdubs.

Chris from CLE
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... My trusty, rusty 1972 Bay Window Westfalia.
This one looks well loved.

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Yep, Tony.....there is a T100C in the herd, bought it new in August 1969 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The others are T100R bikes, plus a '64 T20SS Cub.
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My two classic cars. The rover is for sale if interested....please see for sale post.
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At first glance it looks like a Model A with "crossbow long" suspension.
Attila, I'm not sure of that description but suspect you are correct. It has the improved semi elliptic spring chassis. I loved how I could pick up the chassis by myself. Designed by Giacossa Danté who had aircraft training so it was full of holes, all in the right places. Similarly, the engine and gearbox were light enough to move by myself. We took it for a little drive before I started restoration and it was such fun. I long to own it again.
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Attila, I'm not sure of that description but suspect you are correct. It has the improved semi elliptic spring chassis. I loved how I could pick up the chassis by myself. Designed by Giacossa Danté who had aircraft training so it was full of holes, all in the right places. Similarly, the engine and gearbox were light enough to move by myself. We took it for a little drive before I started restoration and it was such fun. I long to own it again.
When i studied engine mechanics and then graduated in this subject, i used school books written by Dante Giacosa ("Endothermic engines").

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Then i specialized in industrial design.
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When i studied engine mechanics and then graduated in this subject, i used school books written by Dante Giacosa ("Endothermic engines").

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Thanks for reminding me of his correct name Attila. He was a design genius in my opinion.
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Your wife's Alfa Romeo 147 GTA is also starting to be a sought-after model, here in Italy that particular model is starting to accumulate in collectors' garages.

---> https://usato.quattroruote.it/a/alfa-147-gta-quotazione.html

I'll give you a number, occasionally I find vintage cars for those who want to buy them and last month I found and had a friend buy a magnificent Alfa Romeo Giulia 1.6 Biscione from the year 1971 (first series), preserved original.
Price 13.000 EUR with some small work to do ...
The car has a much higher market value and in this case it also becomes a form of economic investment.
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I am aware that values are appreciating on the 147GTA, but it is an entirely usable classic. Our car is insured for NZD15000 and some consider that to be too low. I will get a professional valuation next year to be sure we are well covered. I recently tried to find out how many were produced in right hand drive, and then of those, how many were manual gearbox. The nearest I got was that there were 18 new sold in New Zealand in that configuration, and my wife's is quite late being produced on 24 December 2004 and finally being sold new in New Zealand in 2006. There were approximately 350 sold new in the UK as well, then there's the Japanese and Australian markets. With only a few over 5000 total produced, and 4000 odd of them being manual, my wife's car is certainly a rare modern car.
I took it to a Daffodil Run here for cancer one year and a Vintage Car Club guy looked at it and suggested it wasn't appropriate. I pointed out it was rarer than all the Model T Fords that were there. He was a little surprised.
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Hey, so remember that Porsche I said was for sale? It isn't anymore.

The last time I had visited my Dad (it's stored in his pole barn) and made any attempt to start it, it wouldn't. I was really concerned that mice had chewed wires or something, and if anyone knows these cars they're a little complicated.

After work Friday we drove to Dads. He's recovering from hip replacement surgery, so we've spent a lot of time out there helping him out. It was almost an afterthought, but I grabbed the battery charger and a gas can, because that's what you do, with the thought that I might have a chance to work on it a little more.

After we got in the house I went out to the pole barn just to top the battery off and put gas in the tank. Before I went back in the house I thought, "What the heck ... I'll just give it a whirl."

Sure enough, she fired right up. A sense of relief washed over me because all of the troubleshooting and work I had anticipated was suddenly lifted from my shoulders.

I left it idling and got out to remove the charger from the battery. It sounded great to hear it running again.

That's when the explosion happened.

Here I am, by myself in my Dad's barn that contains his Ford, Corvair and all of his valuables that don't fit in the house, standing by my car which is on fire. It's against the back wall and not running because ... well ... on fire.

I may have set a world record for the 100m dash to the house. I burst through the door babbling incoherently about the end of the world and needing a fire extinguisher. Dad had a little one in the trunk of the Corvette which I grabbed and dashed back to the pole barn. It's a good thing it was on fire, because the flames helped me to locate the car through the thick smoke.

Everyone likes to think that all of the training and education that you have throughout your life will prepare you for situations when they arise, but I was very conscious of the fact that I was deliberating with myself about what the appropriate time to give up would be. I just didn't know.

The little fire extinguisher was fortunately enough to put the flames out before the fire department arrived. The blast had buckled the hood enough that the cable wouldn't release it from the inside and the FD opened it from underneath. Pics below.

Here's the thing. On a normal car, if you had the charger hooked to the battery and were in the process of removing it, you would be standing in front of the open hood. On this car, the battery is in the back, which is where I was.

It took me a good day to stop thinking about what could have happened. If I had been standing between the engine and the wall when it went, I wouldn't be typing this now.

Everyone is ok, an insurance claim has been filed and it's just a car. I'm ok with that.
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Hey, so remember that Porsche I said was for sale? It isn't anymore.
Holy crap!

So what actually happened? Any idea?
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Holy crap!

So what actually happened? Any idea?
I had three people, my Dad, the neighbor and a firefighter, all suspect perhaps an animal got into the tailpipe and nested in the muffler. Possibly back-pressure caused it to backfire through the intake. Perhaps. I mean, I drove it into the barn. And it sounded good idling ... until it didn't. It has/had a great rumble to it. There wasn't any indication anything was wrong. And then there was a really loud indication that something was very wrong.

On the good side - aside from everyone being alive - I was planning on selling anyway. I think I've convinced my wife that now that we are past what COULD have happened, it's ok to be sad for the car. Even so, the reality is if the insurance company totals it, it will be out of my hair.

Haggerty lists the average value at almost $18K, and it was easily average. My insurance company has always been really good to me. We have multiple policies for auto/home/life through them. It depends on what they decide. I'm sure it's save-able, but those parts aren't readily available and I know they aren't cheap.

My mechanic knows the car well. He worked on it for 15 years before I bought it from the previous owner. He also has one almost exactly like it. Best case, they will total it and I can get it to him for parts.

Time will tell.
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Hey, so remember that Porsche I said was for sale? It isn't anymore.

The last time I had visited my Dad (it's stored in his pole barn) and made any attempt to start it, it wouldn't. I was really concerned that mice had chewed wires or something, and if anyone knows these cars they're a little complicated.

After work Friday we drove to Dads. He's recovering from hip replacement surgery, so we've spent a lot of time out there helping him out. It was almost an afterthought, but I grabbed the battery charger and a gas can, because that's what you do, with the thought that I might have a chance to work on it a little more.

After we got in the house I went out to the pole barn just to top the battery off and put gas in the tank. Before I went back in the house I thought, "What the heck ... I'll just give it a whirl."

Sure enough, she fired right up. A sense of relief washed over me because all of the troubleshooting and work I had anticipated was suddenly lifted from my shoulders.

I left it idling and got out to remove the charger from the battery. It sounded great to hear it running again.

That's when the explosion happened.

Here I am, by myself in my Dad's barn that contains his Ford, Corvair and all of his valuables that don't fit in the house, standing by my car which is on fire. It's against the back wall and not running because ... well ... on fire.

I may have set a world record for the 100m dash to the house. I burst through the door babbling incoherently about the end of the world and needing a fire extinguisher. Dad had a little one in the trunk of the Corvette which I grabbed and dashed back to the pole barn. It's a good thing it was on fire, because the flames helped me to locate the car through the thick smoke.

Everyone likes to think that all of the training and education that you have throughout your life will prepare you for situations when they arise, but I was very conscious of the fact that I was deliberating with myself about what the appropriate time to give up would be. I just didn't know.

The little fire extinguisher was fortunately enough to put the flames out before the fire department arrived. The blast had buckled the hood enough that the cable wouldn't release it from the inside and the FD opened it from underneath. Pics below.

Here's the thing. On a normal car, if you had the charger hooked to the battery and were in the process of removing it, you would be standing in front of the open hood. On this car, the battery is in the back, which is where I was.

It took me a good day to stop thinking about what could have happened. If I had been standing between the engine and the wall when it went, I wouldn't be typing this now.

Everyone is ok, an insurance claim has been filed and it's just a car. I'm ok with that.
Wow!

I don't know if you saw my "meltdown" thread but there was a moment when I thought this was going to happen to me. I didn't feel lucky at the time but now I'm not so sure.

I've always liked 928s and when I saw that you were thinking of selling it I considered contacting you but I soon realized that I don't have any more room and if I bought it I would have to sell something else.
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Wow!

I don't know if you saw my "meltdown" thread but there was a moment when I thought this was going to happen to me. I didn't feel lucky at the time but now I'm not so sure.

I've always liked 928s and when I saw that you were thinking of selling it I considered contacting you but I soon realized that I don't have any more room and if I bought it I would have to sell something else.
I'm sure it'll buff out. Still for sale.

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seamus26 wrote:
I'm sure it'll buff out. Still for sale.

... did this happen before or after the creation of this topic ..?
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1979 P200E (sold) / ZNEN Amore 150 (sold) / Genuine Buddy 170i / Genuine Stella 4T /Aprilia Sportcity One 50
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... did this happen before or after the creation of this topic ..?
Oddly enough after. I posted on the 8th and the explosion happened on the 11th.

Talk about coincidence.
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When I was in college, in the late eighties, early nineties, I had a '71 VW camper van that had one of those fiberglass tops afixed to it. I lived in it for while but the security guards on campus were not too happy with me.

I drove it to Vermont and blew out the number 3 cylinder, as often happens. I stripped down the engine in my then-girlfriend's apartment, but ended up freighting it out to John's VW here in Santa Fe to be finished up. (John has been long gone, but his place was a marvel-a vast junkyard behind the shop with old VW buses, painted, covered in poetry, etc.) John was always patient with my questions, let me help out in the shop, and taught me a lot about mechanics.

When I got back to town, I got ahold of a '65 split window body pretty cheap and popped the rebuilt engine into it.

Having fallen on hard times and not willing/able to pay for auto insurance, I traded it to a guy I knew for $500 and a mountain bike. He drove it up to Alaska, and that's the last I heard of it. The mountain bike served me well for years to come, so it seemed like a good deal at the time.

I became nostalgic for my old split-window VW bus recently and holy Moses have prices gone up! You can't just pick one up for $1500 anymore, the way you could around 1990. I'll post a picture if I ever find one - I know of one, but it's in my vast collection of photo albums somewhere.
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seamus26 wrote:
I'm sure it'll buff out. Still for sale.

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Actually, if I did have room I would still consider it.
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Gina, 1965 Vespa 180SS, Bella,1968 Vespa 150 Super, Mia, 2017 Vespa Primavera 70th Anniversary 150ie, Gabriella, 2017 GTS300 ABS
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At first glance it looks like a Model A with "crossbow long" suspension.
Sorry Attila, missed that comment. It is sn A, but with semi elliptic rear springs rather than the original quarter elliptic springs.
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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1.6 1971 110 hp.
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1980 P200E - "Old Rusty", 1976 ET3 Primavera
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I don't have a vintage car anymore - wish I did. I used to own one of these:

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1974 Volvo 164E. I miss it often, although I sold it because it was very fuel inefficient and was absolutely terrible in the snow (RWD without a limited slip differential). I replaced it with a '92 SAAB 900S, which to this day is still my favorite car I've owned. Just a fantastic funky machine (and good in the snow). I miss it too, but sold it to buy a Vespa, so it's ok

If I could own any vintage car now it would be a SAAB Sonett 3

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2006 Vespa GT (Rocket): 2007 Vespa GT (Vanessa): 2009 Yamaha Zuma 125: 2018 Yamaha Xmax (Big Ugly), 2023 Vespa GTS300 (Ghost)
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2006 Vespa GT (Rocket): 2007 Vespa GT (Vanessa): 2009 Yamaha Zuma 125: 2018 Yamaha Xmax (Big Ugly), 2023 Vespa GTS300 (Ghost)
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I wish I still had my first car, an Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV.

I bought it in 1974 and don't remember the model year. Late 1960's or as late as 1971.

I kept it several years but was in college and maintenance was too much for my budget.

Another that I would like to have back was a 1969 Porsche 911T that I bought in 1980 and only kept less than a year. Bought it for $6,600, sold it for the same price. Again, too expensive for me at the time to maintain.

My current car is my favorite to drive of all of my cars, a 1999 Mazda MX5 Miata, 10th Anniversary Edition. I bought it in 2007 with 92,000 miles on it. The reason for the purchase was to run it in local autocross events with my son.

I ran it three times this year and did reasonably well.

It is not vintage, but is a great copy of the English sports cars of the 60's.

Bill
The Miata on the way to run in an autocross in Fernandina Beach last year.
The Miata on the way to run in an autocross in Fernandina Beach last year.
The Alfa Romeo
The Alfa Romeo
Alfa from the rear.  The misfitting license plate holder was because it was originally sold in Panama.  My brother's Corvette and ex-wife in the background.
Alfa from the rear. The misfitting license plate holder was because it was originally sold in Panama. My brother's Corvette and ex-wife in the background.
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xantufrog wrote:
If I could own any vintage car now it would be a SAAB Sonett 3
Mmmmm! That was going to be my first new car. SAAB still imported 1972 or 3 models until 1975. I'd test drove a new one twice at the VW/SAAB dealer, went back to Columbus to buy it, and it was gone. But, they had this odd looking new car on the lot that had the engine in the wrong end. I test drove it, then bought it and drove it home. My first new car, a 1975 Volkswagen Scirocco; VW's first front engine, front wheel drive, and water-cooled vehicle in the US. I had the only FWD car in my town of 11,000 that wasn't an Eldorado, Toronado, or Cord.

My very first car was already vintage when I bought it; a 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan when I was 14, in 1969. Cost me $80, and took over two years before it was drivable. Sold it for $800 in 1972.
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1980 P200E - "Old Rusty", 1976 ET3 Primavera
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Steve wrote:
I almost had a Sonett too! Mulled it over too long and then it was gone. Guess they like to get away.

That looks like the most intense first car someone could have
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1969 Ford F100 with a small block V8.

It's just coincidence that everything is red; I didn't plan it that way.
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