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Sept 3, 2013 19:59:19 GMT
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I'm a bit lost. Surely you have decided that you want to go 70's styling, based on knowing what styling mods are 70's? What 70's styling is it that you have seen that you like? or have you just randomly decided on an era as a theme?
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Last Edit: Sept 3, 2013 20:13:24 GMT by alolympic
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Not quite a Tiger, I used to have an Avenger GLS (1500 twin carbs, twin round headlights), great car to throw about. All that time to clean it and I forgot to take out the parking ticket from the windscreen... Nice. Paul Weller seemed taken with it too ;-)
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Aug 28, 2013 18:35:11 GMT
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Bit of a tricky one without knowing more of a brief. Budget? What is it for? How handy are you? Shortlist? Without knowing any of that I suggest a Porsche 924 before someone else does, but really think you should get an Aston db4 zagato....
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Aug 28, 2013 16:01:46 GMT
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That top one looks brilliant. I'd wager that these may be very popular given time. I thunk the CRZ is far closer in execution than the much overly exagerrated between the GT86 and the Corolla from 20 years prior.
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Aug 28, 2013 12:17:46 GMT
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Heart warming stuff. Love these and glad that it's come home, I'm sure your dad will be looking down with a big grin!
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I'm up for coming along. Driven Hyde Park before but it was Boxing Day and so less traffic. What about Richmond Park? There are a few car parking areas dotted around and a cruise around the park could be cool? Oooh, that could be an option. I am up for a meet up anyway, either location - gives me a date to work to get some bits sorted!
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Aug 15, 2013 19:20:20 GMT
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I've got a smart set of dark red leather Lotus Elise seats. Not sure what you mine by exposed back? Very light and compact. They are from the 11S model so have some extra padding on the seat base. PM me if you're interested.....
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Aug 14, 2013 21:26:51 GMT
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Aug 14, 2013 19:47:29 GMT
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Aug 14, 2013 19:42:37 GMT
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Aug 14, 2013 19:41:15 GMT
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Aug 13, 2013 10:30:06 GMT
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Looks like a great little meet. Great to see your photography again. Love the Elite particularly. They just seem to be a car that has everything you need, and nothing to dilute from the driviving experience.
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Aug 12, 2013 21:28:49 GMT
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Horrible! Nightmare scenario. A really cruel thing to happen, hope you can keep your mojo somehow.
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The idea of fitting a bluetooth speaker in a travel case is really interesting. Especially in matching leather with tje interior. Mmm.....nice, thanks!
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Jul 30, 2013 22:30:00 GMT
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The way that the racing numbers have been positioned overlapping the roundel on that Mini looks stonking. All in the detail......
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Jul 30, 2013 22:07:04 GMT
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I think this is really interesting. Loads of things at play like others have said.
I have a 310bhp Volvo and it's pretty damn quick. It used to have 260bhp, I thought more power would make it more fun as it seemed lacking to me. More fun now? Nope, not really. It's too sanitised from steering feel, noise, vibration, on the limit handling. I have a 165bhp Toledo that had 120bhp when I first owned it. More fun now? Oh yes. The extra performance is on top of a driving experience that always felt exciting in the first place. I reckon the right balance of power and a fun chassis is the key. Your Micra will no doubt still feel fun with more power all else being equal, but it is probably a game of diminshing returns. At some point, the power would overshadow everything else too, but I think that may be beyond your plans. I have started to realize recently that 'fun at fifty' is the end goal for me, not out and out performance. That isn't me chasing some kind of suburban middle aged wife swapping, but how much fun you can have without going over 50 mph. I think with roads becoming more and more choked up, and more rural roads moving from 60mph limits to 50 and 40, we have to be able to get our driving thrills at more modest speeds. I'm sure the rise in track days over the last 10 years has something to do with more and more performance being available in a car, but nowhere to exploit it. I am a long term subscriber to evo magazine, whose strapline is 'the thrill of driving'. I started to spot that a number of the writers were actually running fairly modest (and often classic) machinery as their own transport. Cars that have the right balance of power and a good chassis. If these guys, after driving hundreds of different cars in pursuit of that thrill, then choose cars that aren't all about ultimate performance, it indicates something to me. Not sure I know what point I'm trying to make now, but nice to talk about it all the same.....
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Jul 30, 2013 19:25:46 GMT
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I love it when you go to an event with your camera. Great pics already
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Jul 29, 2013 22:07:36 GMT
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if you don't want to run a stereo, why not just use an amp which can be mounted anywhere you like, get some retro speaker pods, fit modern speakers in the pods so they are hidden and don't look out of place, then run a 3.5mm stereo jack to rca lead from the amp to the front of the car. You could do that for well under a ton. If volume control is an issue, you can get amps that have a remote volume control, using somthing that resembles a network lead. Yep, I've done exactly that in the Triumph. In my Rochdale however, even a pair of speakers will be hard to hide. I prefer the idea of something that isn't permanent.....
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