Ray Singh
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More German exotica in my garage now
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Nov 11, 2015 13:26:44 GMT
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Fantastic thread Bruce - thanks for taking the time to produce it. It has kept me busy at work since 9am today.
Congratulations on the purchase of the Porsche. Porsche cars are lovely, but they really do get under your skin. I am still looking at getting another.
Keep us updates, i am keen to see what was in the garage in suburbia!
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Nov 11, 2015 14:47:54 GMT
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I am absolutely loving this thread, not only impressed by the wording as others have mentioned but also the photos are outstanding!! I usually go to bed pretty late...but Mystery Machine would be awake until 2am editing photos in Lightroom, only for me to wake him up at 7am for another silly day of shenanigans (somehow fitting work in there somewhere). Not quite sure how he lived through this trip given coffee would just about kill him and Canadians exist almost exclusively on coffee, strong beer and good attitude. It really was a pleasure having him stay  |
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robdhc
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Nov 11, 2015 15:09:02 GMT
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I am absolutely loving this thread, not only impressed by the wording as others have mentioned but also the photos are outstanding!! I usually go to bed pretty late...but Mystery Machine would be awake until 2am editing photos in Lightroom, only for me to wake him up at 7am for another silly day of shenanigans (somehow fitting work in there somewhere). Not quite sure how he lived through this trip given coffee would just about kill him and Canadians exist almost exclusively on coffee, strong beer and good attitude. It really was a pleasure having him stay I guess it must just have been the strong beer and good attitude then!
Sounds like my dream trip and I have to say good on you for welcoming Mystery Machine and showing him round. Must have been an awesome experience for both of you!!
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Nov 11, 2015 21:00:50 GMT
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Just sat and read the whole thread. Not been on the forum in a while but will be coming back to check for updates. Got to say I totally agree with what's been said about the "If only you were nearer" issue. My car purchases have been nothing on the scale of what you and many others have done but If I wanted it I went to get it. 6 hour round trip to see the Golf and another 7 hour round trip to go and pick it up the following weekend. First T25 I went to Bournemouth for, from Worcester. How it made it home I don't know. Hadn't done more than a few miles in 6 years. Just got my current T25 from Stockport. Over 4 hour round trip. Always said that If its too far away I obviously don't really want it.
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I love that you're inspiring people. I've often thought about jumping on a plane to the other side of the country to bring a project home. Most of the ones I want aren't mobile though, so I'd require a truck and trailer to bring them back, then a shed to work in.
2 or 3 days or 2 - 5,000km driving is big, but not impossible.
Time to find a cab chassis transit/master/ducato and start making a transporter tray me thinks..
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RA40tony
Europe
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
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Bookmarked!!! Great thread. Reminds me (in a much, much, much more epic way) of my little trip to pick up my Karmann Ghia. Flew from Athens to Manchester with my dad and drove it back to Athens. Was a great trip, loads of great memories to cherish too.  And btw, MORE!!!!!!!! |
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1979 Toyota Celica GT. Currently Gone.
1975 Toyota Celica ST. 13x7 Allycats, "the stick" applied. 100kW 4AGE... Sold
1963 Karmann Ghia - Lo & Slo, Sold.
1965 VW Fastback - cruising
1953 Oval Ragtop, work in progress...
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eurogranada
Europe
To tinker or not to tinker, that is the question...
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You are a great photographer as well. The story is nice but your photography makes it come alive!
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Geordie
North East
Course I'm out of my mind...........it's dark and scary in there!!
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Nov 12, 2015 12:44:21 GMT
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Shame on you Bruce for making us wait for the next instalment. Shame on you!!
It's been a while since I enjoyed a thread as much. Isn't it great when everything just drops into place....fantastic writing, great photographs, and a subject matter that gets right to the heart and soul. Well done that man.
Still shame on you though......
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CURRENT FLEET
'95 Rover 623SLi (65k miles)
'99 Renault Laguna Executive
'55 BMW 318i (52k miles) for sale
'06 Audi A6 (18 year old 'modern' daily)
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Nov 12, 2015 13:05:42 GMT
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Sorry for the delays in updating. I'm on a film shoot for the next few days and won't have chance to do anything more until the weekend. I wasn't intending to leave it as a cliffhanger like this, certainly not for so long. But I promise I'll post lots up when I'm home. In the meantime here's a couple of shots of the lovely sunrise near Windsor this morning, it made up for the 4.30am call time.   As said, business will hopefully resume as normal at the weekend. |
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woodenspatulas
Part of things
Retro in ways you can't imagine
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Nov 12, 2015 14:44:54 GMT
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Hats off sir for another excellent thread. Your pictures always inspire me to grab my camera and go hunting for aged metal to photo.
And as far as road trips for cars and parts go, this is epic. I thought I was mad driving to Wales to get a set of RS turbo seats, putting them into the back of a C3 and then driving to Tamworth to swap those with someone else for a set of Vauxhall Recaros.
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1999 Vectra Estate + 1995 Saab Engine = Good Times
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Nov 12, 2015 17:44:15 GMT
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I am absolutely loving this thread, not only impressed by the wording as others have mentioned but also the photos are outstanding!! I usually go to bed pretty late...but Mystery Machine would be awake until 2am editing photos in Lightroom, only for me to wake him up at 7am for another silly day of shenanigans (somehow fitting work in there somewhere). Not quite sure how he lived through this trip given coffee would just about kill him and Canadians exist almost exclusively on coffee, strong beer and good attitude. It really was a pleasure having him stay Don't want to hijack this thread, but seeing there are pictures in this thread already of your 616, I will ask anyway ! I have seen photos on the web that I think are of your car. Did you convert to rack and pinion steering? A build thread anywhere? Am rebuilding a very rotten rx2,so interested what you did. Cheers. Johnny |
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Nov 12, 2015 19:38:33 GMT
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Another fantastic retro rides thread that sums up the fact that cars are more than just objects..
I can't compare to the epic trip here though, my two classic cars were bought within 2 miles of home!
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Nov 12, 2015 19:52:09 GMT
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I usually go to bed pretty late...but Mystery Machine would be awake until 2am editing photos in Lightroom, only for me to wake him up at 7am for another silly day of shenanigans (somehow fitting work in there somewhere). Not quite sure how he lived through this trip given coffee would just about kill him and Canadians exist almost exclusively on coffee, strong beer and good attitude. It really was a pleasure having him stay Don't want to hijack this thread, but seeing there are pictures in this thread already of your 616, I will ask anyway ! I have seen photos on the web that I think are of your car. Did you convert to rack and pinion steering? A build thread anywhere? Am rebuilding a very rotten rx2,so interested what you did. Cheers. Johnny Heh. It's not mine, it's our friend Joe's. I'll shoot him a message and ask |
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Nov 12, 2015 19:56:00 GMT
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Thanks for that ^
I appreciate it!
Johnny
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blug
Part of things
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Nov 12, 2015 20:01:00 GMT
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Simply wow....can wait for the next instalment of this thread...
my longest distance (on my own) was from Manchester to Worcester to pic up a polo gt breadvan I found on vzi...I got the 6.05 bus to Manchester chorlton street station to get the 7.30 national express to Birmingham, then change for Worcester.. had my ipod on and a book... rang in sick at work whilst on the way at around 8am...ended up at Worcester around 2 or 3 ish...got a black cab to the house, bought the car, went petrol station filled it up, lost a lot of it due to me not spotting a hole in the filler neck.....the car was great on the way home though :-)
think I got home around 10 ish....
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formerley MK1 EDZ.
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Nov 13, 2015 11:14:10 GMT
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My car collecting road trips have been quite tame by comparison. I think Manchester to Hull and back is the longest. My son came with me and we had the best day out ever. As MM says, in the UK 100 miles is nothing. Advance train tickets can be dirt cheap off peak.
Of course, this outing has is probably the ultimate but well done for making it happen and sincere thanks for documenting it for us.
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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mikeymk
Part of things
'85 Polo Coupe S 1.6 16v
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Nov 13, 2015 14:12:40 GMT
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Furthest for me was just 260-odd miles, though it was to pick up a shed with only 4th gear usable..
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Nath
Part of things
Memory is blank
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Nov 13, 2015 15:13:57 GMT
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Just read the full thread (up to now) and wow what a guy! epic "story" so far mate.
wonder what was so cool in that garage??
My signature really plays a part here if I do say so myself.
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Loves anything Retro - Hates Toyotas.
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Nov 13, 2015 16:16:00 GMT
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Most epic thread ever.
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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Nov 13, 2015 17:33:41 GMT
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Excellent Bruce. Great story & images to boot [as usual] |
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