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Title: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 11 May 2014, 22:55:38
.... having a drive of this

(http://www.butterworths-int.co.uk/Pictures/Ebay/IMG_0198.JPG)

To go to a classic car rally where some of the Rochdale Owners Club had brought their cars

(http://www.butterworths-int.co.uk/Pictures/Ebay/IMG_0197.JPG)

A really good few hours in the rain,sun,rain,sun with mini and my good friend who lets me drive his car  8) :y :P

I would buy that blue Olympic if he was selling it  :)
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: omega3000 on 12 May 2014, 12:53:21
Excellent , did you have a go in the Mustang  :)
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Nick W on 12 May 2014, 14:13:28
Nice.
At least you get to the chiropractor quickly. ;D
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: tunnie on 12 May 2014, 14:23:37
That's a V12 E Type I think?
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: brendan1983 on 12 May 2014, 16:44:12
It's a JAGUAR E TYPE 5343 (According to the MID)

Very nice too :)
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Andy B on 12 May 2014, 16:48:33
....

To go to a classic car rally where some of the Rochdale Owners Club had brought their cars .....

Why didn't you phone me?  ??? I'd have come with you  :'(
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 12 May 2014, 17:09:23
That's a V12 E Type I think?

It is indeed.  :y

For the record....'Motor' magazine road tested the 'new' V12 E-Type in 1971. Top speed 146 MPH......0-60 MPH in 6.4 secs. :y :y

All this performance for just £3212. :y

Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Rog on 12 May 2014, 17:15:13
.... having a drive of this

(http://www.butterworths-int.co.uk/Pictures/Ebay/IMG_0198.JPG)



WOW ! You luck so-and-so, getting to drive a Citroen C1 !

I am soooooooooooo jealous  ;)
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Andy B on 12 May 2014, 18:10:46
That's a V12 E Type I think?

you can SEE the V12 on the boot if you know to look  ;)
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 12 May 2014, 18:15:14
That's a V12 E Type I think?

you can the V12 on the boot if you know to look  ;)
:-X ;D ::)
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Andy B on 12 May 2014, 18:20:34
That's a V12 E Type I think?

you can SEE the V12 on the boot if you know to look  ;)
:-X ;D ::)

all right ............ I missed a word out!  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: tunnie on 12 May 2014, 18:28:42
That's a V12 E Type I think?

you can SEE the V12 on the boot if you know to look  ;)

For me it was the 4 exhausts and long bonnet.  :P
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Andy B on 12 May 2014, 18:37:07
That's a V12 E Type I think?

you can SEE the V12 on the boot if you know to look  ;)

For me it was the 4 exhausts and long bonnet.  :P

I wasn't taking the p .... you said you 'think' it's a V12 ....... I said there's a V12 badge - but you'd have had to know what/where it is because you can't read it in the picture.  :y
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Post by: tunnie on 12 May 2014, 18:47:47
That's a V12 E Type I think?

you can SEE the V12 on the boot if you know to look  ;)

For me it was the 4 exhausts and long bonnet.  :P

I wasn't taking the p .... you said you 'think' it's a V12 ....... I said there's a V12 badge - but you'd have had to know what/where it is because you can't read it in the picture.  :y

Was not 100% sure, but yeah you can just see the blur where the V is and the 12 inside the V  :)

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Post by: aaronjb on 12 May 2014, 18:49:12
Ooh very nice.. If I won the lottery, one would definitely be on the list of dream cars.

How was it to drive?
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Andy B on 12 May 2014, 19:18:19
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For the record....'Motor' magazine road tested the 'new' V12 E-Type in 1971. Top speed 146 MPH......0-60 MPH in 6.4 secs. :y :y

All this performance for just £3212. :y

A few years earlier my parents paid not much less (about £2500 ..... I think) for their 3 bedroom semi  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 12 May 2014, 19:38:00
Excellent , did you have a go in the Mustang  :)

Nope that was on show, but have driven PAX and SVM in the past, actually followed the Olympic torch out of Rochdale driving SVM

It's a JAGUAR E TYPE 5343 (According to the MID)

Very nice too :)

I am informed that it is a MkIII coupe Auto, one of the lesser desired one's but some say the nicest to drive, which it is and the pick up is ACE when you kick down.

The only thing of some age I have driven that had more whooomph was an Aston Martin DBS V8 Vantage. Drove it back from Blackpool in the 80's. Will not state on here what speed we were doing down the M55 but WOW

He's had it about 20 years
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 12 May 2014, 19:43:50
....

To go to a classic car rally where some of the Rochdale Owners Club had brought their cars .....

Why didn't you phone me?  ??? I'd have come with you  :'(

Sorry  :-[ , but, only decided we were going about 30mins before because of the weather and also confirming the Club guys where actually there

Note to self - dont forget Andy when car thing are on

BTW I havn't forgot about the book opening thing at the library, dates are not decided yet as the book is not out of the printers
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Keith ABS on 12 May 2014, 19:47:48
   On a slightly differant note, I have been put on the insureance as a named driver of my mates LC. PVS on june 8th will be my first drive out in it :y
Keith B
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Andy B on 12 May 2014, 19:54:19
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Sorry  :-[ , but, only decided we were going about 30mins before because of the weather and also confirming the Club guys where actually there

Don't worry about it  ;) ;)

Note to self - dont forget Andy when car thing are on
:y :y :y

BTW I havn't forgot about the book opening thing at the library, dates are not decided yet as the book is not out of the printers
Didn't think you'd forgotten  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Today I have mostly ......
Post by: Nick W on 12 May 2014, 21:47:39
Ooh very nice.. If I won the lottery, one would definitely be on the list of dream cars.

How was it to drive?

The S1 I reassembled two years ago was amazingly uncomfortable, let alone difficult to get in and out of. It was probably about the same as a mate's GT6, but at least that had light controls.