Nec 2016

Good to see you Jk and have a chat ,well done for the weekend you must be shattered good to see you was getting a lot of interest in your car and the other cars on the stand.all cars on the stand looked great :bow:

Derrick :thumbs:;)
 
In reply to Seanikins post re the Viva...

Can't really see enough of to be sure but I think it is a friend of mines DTV Viva replica in the livery of the one raced by a certain Gerry Marshall.

I think it has a Blydenstein tuned 2.3 Vauxhall lump in it.

Of course if you want rare saloons I also have another mate who has a Holbay powered Mk2 escort......
 
Dad loved that car and only our (his kid's) fault that it was sold and replaced with a boring but more practical estate version.
Thanks Colin.
 
There were a whole gang of interesting Vauxhalls there. Viva GTs and yes Sean, a Brabham, Ventoras and a rather cheeky shovel-nosed estate Magnum (Sportshatch was it?)
Always liked the two-door coupe shovel-nosed 2300 Chevette myself, couple of those there too.
 
That's a proper Q-car, and Lucas Square 8's to boot! There were all sorts of great stuff at the show, lots just hidden away in the corners like the Toyota. One of my favourites was a Volvo 1800 (Simon Templar) which had been converted to a drop-top, absolutely stunning, much better lines than the original coupe.
Also, (and I can't believe I'm saying this...) an absolutely cracking Bond Bug in white with metallic blue detailing. Apparently - sad sod fact - there were 2,500 orange Bugs made, a few lime green ones, and a handful of white ones which were done for a Rothmans advert. At a show with so many lovely motors there, it made me smile to see this cocky little car proudly stood there, canopy up and gleaming with the best of them.

The guy I was with was chuffed to see the cars that his dad had - Moskvich, Lada and Wartburg - on display. Given his current stable - Dodge Charger and Mustang - it's fair to say that he didn't share his dad's taste in transport...
 
Sam_C said:
That's a proper Q-car, and Lucas Square 8's to boot! There were all sorts of great stuff at the show, lots just hidden away in the corners like the Toyota. One of my favourites was a Volvo 1800 (Simon Templar) which had been converted to a drop-top, absolutely stunning, much better lines than the original coupe.
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Have to disagree with you there Sam. I looked at that car too. The Volvo
P1800 is one of my favourite cars and I would love to own one. But I really didn't like the drop head conversion. It is the original sweeping lines that make it look so gorgeous in my opinion and they were lost once the roof went.
 
RIDDLER said:
Have to disagree with you there Sam. I looked at that car too. The Volvo
P1800 is one of my favourite cars and I would love to own one. But I really didn't like the drop head conversion. It is the original sweeping lines that make it look so gorgeous in my opinion and they were lost once the roof went.
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I'm with you Rob, the coupe is a stunning looking car.
Same principles apply when roof taken off a 240Z :eek: which I have seen done a couple of times, loses the sweeping lines and curves.

Here is a later series fuel injected 1800E that I owned a few years ago. This car was actually sold new in Japan to a US serviceman. Beautiful lines, perhaps even better than 240Z ;)

 
chrisvega said:
I'm with you Rob, the coupe is a stunning looking car.
Same principles apply when roof taken off a 240Z :eek: which I have seen done a couple of times, loses the sweeping lines and curves.
Beautiful lines, perhaps even better than 240Z ;)
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Agreed with losing the roof but not that the Volvo's lines are better than a 240Z - fussy windows, 'heavy' rear fins.....nah !:lol:
 
:D no one ever spells it correctly though do they...

This paragraph sums up the mood I think

Japanese cars were once shunned by the classic vehicle community but they're becoming increasingly attractive to those in the know, and old S30-chassis Nissans - the 240Z, 260Z and 280Z - are right at the forefront of that.
 
RIDDLER said:
Have to disagree with you there Sam. I looked at that car too. The Volvo
P1800 is one of my favourite cars and I would love to own one. But I really didn't like the drop head conversion. It is the original sweeping lines that make it look so gorgeous in my opinion and they were lost once the roof went.
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Given that I also loved the Bond Bug....you're probably right!
 
The Classic Z Register gathered two incredibly rare Samuri versions of Datsun’s sleek sports car,
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Ambiguous enough so that it could be read (by the uneducated) as if it was an officially sanctioned "version".

The original right-hand-drive car is one of a handful converted to Samuri specification
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Two questions
1. What exactly was "Samuri specification"
2. What exactly denotes "a handful"....... at the last count it was well over 70.....that's some big hands
 
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