Dream Cars

[Toby]

Hi guys,

I'm sure there are some car enthusiasts out there

I have found my dream car; A snake skin Bentley. Tacky or not?

 

What is your dream car? Is it a possibility or a pipe dream? Post a picture here

[perksie]

Of course, I'd forgotten so you know what was involved on that job, it took about 3 days and I did it on the living room floor.

[jonsie]

Bet you were popular!

Had to tow many a car with a rebuilt engine in the days when you had to hone the bearings to fit the crankshaft. There was always immense job satisfaction in rebuilding engines and gearboxes:smileyhappy:

Never did one on the living room floor but I did once fill up the bath with Gunk and left a cylinder head and pistons soaking for a day. Mum went bananas!:smileytongue:

[perksie]

Had no choice really, I was self employed and that car was all I had for work, it was in the winter and freezing too, so I drained it well and lugged it in onto a thick dust sheet.

I used to travel all over the country fitting showers, one a day, believe it or not which meant doing the wiring, plumbing tiling and a fitting a shower cabinet or screen.

[jonsie]

Definitely no fun in winter even working in a workshop. No heating in those days and you opened the big doors to move a car in or out and the other mechanics would throw spanners at you!

[jonsie]

Bet you had some late nights trying to get all that done in the day!

[perksie]

I lasted six months at that and was as skinny as a rake, so I called time on it.

I used to hit the customer's front door running at about 6.30am and if I was lucky I would be finished and away by about 8 or 9pm.

Ahh memories, I also had a short spell at a posh Rover/Triumph main dealer, with electric doors.

I can't remember if we had heaters or not.

I do remember sending a lad over to the local shop to ask the owner if his daughter was still coming to the orgy on Saturday night.

[jonsie]

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@perksie wrote:

I do remember sending a lad over to the local shop to ask the owner if his daughter was still coming to the orgy on Saturday night.

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[Anonymous]

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@perksie wrote:

My favourite 1965-1972 Austin Healey 3000:

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That's the one perksie.
They can keep their modern cars.

Err.. are you sure about the date though, I thought they were much earlier (late 50's early 60's)

[perksie]

That's the Mark III, the Mark I was indeed from 1959.

The one I showed actually was from 1963 not 1965, I don't know how I got that wrong?

[ComaChameleon]

Wondering that not yet a Porsche shown up here

Even the RS6 Avant (from Audi too) is my favorite, I'll post this one (A4 Avant) - which I'll buy next summer