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Jan 22, 2021 22:38:01 GMT
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Engine is pretty sweet too! That certainly is an impressive .... and deceptive Frogeye! |
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munky
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Jan 24, 2021 15:32:45 GMT
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From Z1 to Z8..     Tribute Automotive are doing a Z3 based kit for this now. (Assuming that it’s a Z1 - my knowledge of BMW classics Is pretty useless) |
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munky
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Jan 24, 2021 15:36:10 GMT
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Tried all the man maths I could to justifying buying this little beauty.  Sold for something like $700. The catch is with no engine or tranny, and try as I might, I couldn’t find another drivetrain set up that was easy to fit. Would have made an awesome cafe racer! |
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munky
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 Any old excuse to bump this thread! |
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May 11, 2021 19:46:53 GMT
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That mini has nailed it.
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75swb
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Just in case people hadn't spotted it in the project cars thread, I may have been a little too tempted by this:  I wholly blame this thread, and you in particular Wodge  it's this post that led me to it!  |
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Tried all the man maths I could to justifying buying this little beauty. Sold for something like $700. The catch is with no engine or tranny, and try as I might, I couldn’t find another drivetrain set up that was easy to fit. Would have made an awesome cafe racer! Would have made a great electric car. Even if you restored the body to convert at a later date. Interesting that its a right hooker. . |
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May 19, 2021 10:36:58 GMT
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Interesting that its a right hooker. I saw on a Late Brake Show video last week that circuit racers in USA are / were RHD as they race anti clockwise and it gave a better view of the track. I think I've remembered that the right way around! The side of the steering wheel followed the tradition in the country so that the first cars (Benz in Germany) were left hand drive as they drive on the right. The major exception to this was that racing cars were almost always right hand drive because it was better suited to circuit racing. In the USA Pierce-Arrow were an example of this and in Europe, most pre 1950 Italian Sports cars are Right Hand Drive, including all pre 1956 Lancia's. Remember also that every Bugatti is Right Hand Drive. EDIT : I've also just learned that in Italy they used to drive on the left so produced RHD cars as late as the early 1950s (Not sure what age that car is in photo) |
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May 19, 2021 17:11:13 GMT
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I just found this pic and was shamelessly looking for an excuse to post it. I never really thought of it as 'cafe racer' look, but looking at it now all it needed was a bonnet strap. At least it made the right noises  |
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munky
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 Saw this photo today and thought of this thread. I know it’s not quite the CafeRacer British look, but this below is the first time I’ve seen a modified 356B/C that I’ve actually fancied owning. It was a new addition to our local Hot Rod drive in cruise night.   |
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75swb
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Aug 23, 2021 10:48:16 GMT
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This from mfrv1 on the British Motor Show 2021 thread. I'd personally run it sans front bumper, but then I couldn't build anything so epic, so the owner can run it however the hell they'd like! |
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Last Edit: Aug 23, 2021 10:49:14 GMT by 75swb
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Aug 23, 2021 21:28:58 GMT
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These from the s-type thread. Love seeing the principles applied to something a bit newer.    this was at the festival of speed this year on a car detailing stand … it’s looks good in the flesh |
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Aug 28, 2021 15:34:29 GMT
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Tried all the man maths I could to justifying buying this little beauty. Sold for something like $700. The catch is with no engine or tranny, and try as I might, I couldn’t find another drivetrain set up that was easy to fit. Would have made an awesome cafe racer! Would have made a great electric car. Even if you restored the body to convert at a later date. Interesting that its a right hooker. . You'd need an Alfa 75  |
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Aug 29, 2021 18:27:34 GMT
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This is straight from my build thread, but you simply can’t beat an old xj with a little extra oomph!!!!   |
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munky
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Would have made a great electric car. Even if you restored the body to convert at a later date. Interesting that its a right hooker. . You'd need an Alfa 75 I had a (much too late) idea for this about a week ago. I should have bought it and somehow dropped it onto an MX5 backbone. Lots of work and a probably never finished project (and shameful waste of a rare classic) but it would have made some great dreams of driving! |
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Last Edit: Aug 31, 2021 4:40:21 GMT by munky
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Sept 1, 2021 17:29:34 GMT
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From Z1 to Z8.. Tribute Automotive are doing a Z3 based kit for this now. (Assuming that it’s a Z1 - my knowledge of BMW classics Is pretty useless) It's a BMW 507 from the 1950s. It had a (not very good) 3.2 litre V8. |
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Last Edit: Sept 1, 2021 17:31:25 GMT by etypephil
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munky
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Sept 1, 2021 21:23:45 GMT
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^^^ Worth a small fortune now aren’t they? Saw this and couldn’t help myself but save the image for this thread.  |
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munky
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Sept 9, 2021 17:54:34 GMT
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I may or may not have just accidentally bought something similar, in a similar colour blue, in another country (damn is the Mrs ever going to kill me when she finds out) and was looking for Cafe Racer inspiration and saw this…    I can’t go quite this radical (I do need a windscreen and roof) but a great looking cafe racer. Don’t think I’m going to be able to bring myself to swap out minilites for steels either (if I live long enough to import it into the US - this might be my last ever post and for sure the last post where I can still walk in a straight line…) |
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Last Edit: Sept 9, 2021 17:55:53 GMT by munky
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it's this post that led me to it! 
