I couldn't afford to fund the setup mayself, and I don't have the
technical know how to do the work myself, but I have the vision for the
business.
Think of it as a private members car hire club (aimed at say visiting
business men who travel regularly, but don't want a standard run of the
mill hire car, but hate the idea of being ferried arround by a driver in
an executive barge, but don't want the hassle of owning their own car in
another country).
Not Ferraris, and Astons and other exclusive sports classics, but,
Take classic cars from say the 50's and 60's have them bodily and
chassis wise restored to immaculate, then uprate the
engines/brakes/suspension to as close to modern as possible, and sound
proof them inside so they feel a lot more comfortable, then give them a
hybrid modern features/period looks interior (with modern safety
features thrown in).
Imagine something like a K Series/Zetec/GM twin cam MGB or Spitfire or
Lotus Elan, with an MX5 interior, but with features like Satnav, Cruise
Control, ABS, and traction control. It wouldn't have the gutless but
interesting ride of an old classic, but it would still have the open top
feeling and the low crusing ride height.
Or if you need some small but capable of carrying more than two, how
about a classic splitscreen VW beetle, but with a Golf GTTDI engine and
modern suspension, HID lighting and a Golf 4 leather interior, and
aircon, again with the sound system toys.
If you need bigger, how about a P5 rover, with a modern 4 litre injected
RRv8 and autobox and the usual modern features, or a Ford Zodiac or
Zephyr runnning a modern Mazda/Ford V6 engine.
You could have a annual club fee, and a per hire fee + a club based
insurance policy as part of membership that covers you to drive any of
the cars, as many times a year as you wanted, for a set max miles a year.
Do you reckon overpaid travelling business men would love to capture
their youths in modernised softer (for their aging bad backs) but better
running better handling version of cars they remember?
I can think of
Classic Minis, Anglias, Beetles, Austin A40's and Imps, Fiat 500's with
smart car engines in the super small class
Escort MK1 and Twos, Minxes, Consuls, MK1 Capris, etc for larger classes.
Sunbeam Alpines, MGBs, Riley Kestrels, Elans etc as open top 2 seaters
And Old Stack light Mercs with tombstone grilles, Zephyrs/Zodiacs, MK1
Grannies, Cresta and Veloxes for Bigger cars.
Anyone thing it would be a good idea.
I know it might be sacrilage to some to effectively butcher old cars, but fat executive arses won't take the battering that they did when they were skinny wirey youths who could only dream about such cars.
technical know how to do the work myself, but I have the vision for the
business.
Think of it as a private members car hire club (aimed at say visiting
business men who travel regularly, but don't want a standard run of the
mill hire car, but hate the idea of being ferried arround by a driver in
an executive barge, but don't want the hassle of owning their own car in
another country).
Not Ferraris, and Astons and other exclusive sports classics, but,
Take classic cars from say the 50's and 60's have them bodily and
chassis wise restored to immaculate, then uprate the
engines/brakes/suspension to as close to modern as possible, and sound
proof them inside so they feel a lot more comfortable, then give them a
hybrid modern features/period looks interior (with modern safety
features thrown in).
Imagine something like a K Series/Zetec/GM twin cam MGB or Spitfire or
Lotus Elan, with an MX5 interior, but with features like Satnav, Cruise
Control, ABS, and traction control. It wouldn't have the gutless but
interesting ride of an old classic, but it would still have the open top
feeling and the low crusing ride height.
Or if you need some small but capable of carrying more than two, how
about a classic splitscreen VW beetle, but with a Golf GTTDI engine and
modern suspension, HID lighting and a Golf 4 leather interior, and
aircon, again with the sound system toys.
If you need bigger, how about a P5 rover, with a modern 4 litre injected
RRv8 and autobox and the usual modern features, or a Ford Zodiac or
Zephyr runnning a modern Mazda/Ford V6 engine.
You could have a annual club fee, and a per hire fee + a club based
insurance policy as part of membership that covers you to drive any of
the cars, as many times a year as you wanted, for a set max miles a year.
Do you reckon overpaid travelling business men would love to capture
their youths in modernised softer (for their aging bad backs) but better
running better handling version of cars they remember?
I can think of
Classic Minis, Anglias, Beetles, Austin A40's and Imps, Fiat 500's with
smart car engines in the super small class
Escort MK1 and Twos, Minxes, Consuls, MK1 Capris, etc for larger classes.
Sunbeam Alpines, MGBs, Riley Kestrels, Elans etc as open top 2 seaters
And Old Stack light Mercs with tombstone grilles, Zephyrs/Zodiacs, MK1
Grannies, Cresta and Veloxes for Bigger cars.
Anyone thing it would be a good idea.
I know it might be sacrilage to some to effectively butcher old cars, but fat executive arses won't take the battering that they did when they were skinny wirey youths who could only dream about such cars.