Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

[A.J.]

Saw a Vauxhall Cavalier convertible bumbling along the A39 near Glastonbury yesterday (yes, I'd forgotten they existed too).

There is a guy just down the road from me who uses a red Cavalier Convertible as a daily driver

 

[chic0821]

What’s the plate trying to say?

It says Di##head in Kristang (Kristang being spoken by only a mere 2150 speakers in Malaysia ) Luckily I am fluent, but do not think the owner is

 

[davymead]

Not sure what this was! The only badge was '3 litre' (presumably as in Ford Essex V6).
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A great mate had one many years ago, and would give me a lift to college in it. Absolutely lethal bit of kit. Fibreglass with as mentioned a heavy Essex V6 stuffed in the front end making it virtually undrivavable. Wet weather

 

[markjay]

RHD but with American-style bumpers:

 

[markjay]

Also:

Is this the Bullet one?

Certainly looks like it:

 

[Williamwoo]

RHD but with American-style bumpers:

All Midgets adopted those bumpers I think, because of American regs, as you imply. Ruined the looks imho, and they also raised the ride height at the same time, to the detriment of the handling.

 

[Mactech]

GAS 1T on a new Defender in Norfolk.

The person driving did just that as they turned out in front of me and overtook a large skip truck on a blind bend and disappeared!
I ambled along and came up behind them again about 5 miles further along the road waiting at a 'T' junction....

 

[Darrell]

In Hendon yesterday. I once had a blue one.

 

[BTB 500]

I always fancied a Chimaera 4.5 but bought the R129 instead as a more practical/reliable option. Still toy with the idea from time to time.

 

[Darrell]

I always fancied a Chimaera 4.5 but bought the R129 instead as a more practical/reliable option. Still toy with the idea from time to time.

Given the choice now I’d go with the 129. I had mine in the late 90’s when it was quite new.

I had a 1992 Griffith as well.

 

[Darrell]

Given the choice now I’d go with the 129. I had mine in the late 90’s when it was quite new.

I had a 1992 Griffith as well.

My business partner had a Tuscan from new (Y reg) and then in 2005 he bought a new T350R. We went to the factory to see it before it was completed but it was a piece of junk so in 2006 we both bought Porsches.

 

[BTB 500]

Given the choice now I’d go with the 129. I had mine in the late 90’s when it was quite new.

I had a 1992 Griffith as well.

At the time I got my R129 I needed a car that was reliable enough to get me to work meetings etc., which it always did. I was caught out by the weather a couple of times, once I had to drive 100+ miles home in snow and the other time the temperature dropped to -10C after an overnight stay. The 129 didn't bat an eyelid and got me home fine on both occasions, although for sure I did go pretty carefully. A TVR would have been a proper handful I think. Clarkson came up with some nice TVR quotes e.g.

Owning a TVR in the past was like owning a bear. I mean it was great, until it pulled your head off, which it would.

 

[Darrell]

At the time I got my R129 I needed a car that was reliable enough to get me to work meetings etc., which it always did. I was caught out by the weather a couple of times, once I had to drive 100+ miles home in snow and the other time the temperature dropped to -10C after an overnight stay. The 129 didn't bat an eyelid and got me home fine on both occasions, although for sure I did go pretty carefully. A TVR would have been a proper handful I think. Clarkson came up with some nice TVR quotes e.g.

I wouldn’t have gone near a 129 back when I was into TVR’s because they were far too fogey-ish.
Nowadays however it’s a different story.

 

[ringway]

This Audi S4 in Goodwood Green owned by my son Les.

A manual, 4.2 V8 and a lovely thing to drive.
It isn't the quickest car we have, but if one was to do a bank job, this just feels so right as the one to get away in.

 

[Mactech]

Given the choice now I’d go with the 129. I had mine in the late 90’s when it was quite new.

I had a 1992 Griffith as well.

Back in the 90's the Brundle brothers had the dealerships in Norfolk for both Lexus and TVR amongst others.
At totally opposite ends of the refinement and quality scales.
They would tell tales of doing PDI's on both and finding you could hardly get a fag paper in the Lexus panel gaps. On the one TVR, they found the front wheels stuck out a whole inch further on one side than the other...where the body had been placed out of centre of the chassis at the front

I part exchanged my Merc 124 estate for a Lexus LS400.....

 

[A.J.]

Back in the 90's the Brundle brothers had the dealerships in Norfolk for both Lexus and TVR amongst others.
At totally opposite ends of the refinement and quality scales.
They would tell tales of doing PDI's on both and finding you could hardly get a fag paper in the Lexus panel gaps. On the one TVR, they found the front wheels stuck out a whole inch further on one side than the other...where the body had been placed out of centre of the chassis at the front

I part exchanged my Merc 124 estate for a Lexus LS400.....

I always thought it was Father and Son

 

[A.J.]

Back in the 90's the Brundle brothers had the dealerships in Norfolk for both Lexus and TVR amongst others.
At totally opposite ends of the refinement and quality scales.
They would tell tales of doing PDI's on both and finding you could hardly get a fag paper in the Lexus panel gaps. On the one TVR, they found the front wheels stuck out a whole inch further on one side than the other...where the body had been placed out of centre of the chassis at the front

I part exchanged my Merc 124 estate for a Lexus LS400.....

I always thought it was Father and Son

Yes you are right, Martin and his brother Robin took over from their father but finished up losing their franchises for Toyota and Peugeot

 

[Mactech]

Yes and no! John Brundle was the dad and Martin the older son. Robin was the younger son and the one who ran the business when John retired and Martin was away racing.
I'm here in Macau in 1983 (!) with John and Martin.

PS. The other car in the garage was Senna. The only time they were team mates!

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

This Audi S4 in Goodwood Green owned by my son Les.

A manual, 4.2 V8 and a lovely thing to drive.
It isn't the quickest car we have, but if one was to do a bank job, this just feels so right as the one to get away in.

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That, sir, is a very handsome thing. Is it a reliable creature, I hear naughty things about RS6 Avant behaviour.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

The first modern Mulsanne I've seen on the open road. I find them more the modern Roller than the modern Rollers.

A quarter of a million pounds' worth of car for £70k

What kind of garage are they parked in at home, and who feels the need to drive them ?