Bonhams goodwood members meeting

[lifes2short]

Just had the catalogue and dsome nice motors, anyone got 450k going spare for this mistral spyder, nice ex jolly club fulvia hf going under the hammer as well

Bonhams : 1967 Maserati 3.7-Litre Mistral Spyder Chassis no. AM109 S 069

*One of only 46 3.7-litre models *Rare right-hand drive version *Present ownership for 30 years *Matching numbers *ZF five-speed gearbox *Believed genuine 50,318 miles from new *Recent extensive mechanical refurbishment

www.bonhams.com

 

[Scaf]

Very nice - I will be at the auction but with my hands firmly in my pockets

 

[lifes2short]

Very nice - I will be at the auction but with my hands firmly in my pockets

just remember not to scratch your nose or wave at any friends as well

 

[Scaf]

One of the guys I am going with bought a Lamborghini at the revival a year or so back - spare of the moment thing

 

[lifes2short]

yup, know the feeling, bought my ford rs200 group b motor at the festival of speed a few years ago, only went there to look around. have no regrets though, mental motor but the wife was not amused when she found out

 

[alfatwo]

yup, know the feeling, bought my ford rs200 group b motor at the festival of speed a few years ago, only went there to look around. have no regrets though, mental motor but the wife was not amused when she found out

That's one of the reasons I don't do wives, they interfere far too much for there own good!

Dave

 

[rockits]

That's one of the reasons I don't do wives, they interfere far too much for there own good!

Dave

Is that the only reason you don't do wives

 

[Nayf]

The Quattro with the RS4 running gear sounds entertaining

 

[zagatoes30]

The Quattro with the RS4 running gear sounds entertaining

I like that a lot, is it just me or is the Bonhams website super slow and poorly formatted?

 

[alfatwo]

Is that the only reason you don't do wives

Nothing personal, Its just over the years I've come to the conclusion that women and cars don't mix..
And being a petrol head from back in the 1970's one had to go

Dave

 

[Scaf]

Lot 43 is rather lovely
1960 MASERATI 3500 GT COUPÉ

Bonhams : 1960 Maserati 3500 GT Coupé Chassis no. AM101-1132

*One of 12 right-hand drive UK models *Delivered new to Switzerland *Matching numbers * Circa 90,900 kilometres (approximately 56,500 miles) from new *Highly original *Recently extensively restored at a cost of over £120,000

www.bonhams.com

 

[lifes2short]

The Quattro with the RS4 running gear sounds entertaining

simply sacrilege, an original rr20 valve is quite rare and valuable car, cant see how anyone would pay even anywhere near the bottom guide price on this thing

 

[Nayf]

simply sacrilege, an original rr20 valve is quite rare and valuable car, cant see how anyone would pay even anywhere near the bottom guide price on this thing

Well that is true, I guess.
But then I drove one last year. And erm...

 

[lifes2short]

Well that is true, I guess.
But then I drove one last year. And erm...

what a 20 valve, were you not impressed?

 

[Nayf]

what a 20 valve, were you not impressed?

I was expecting something it didn’t deliver, on the whole very disappointing. And the brakes... think opening the door and using my shoe would be more effective.

Cool looking thing, inside and out, but I was expecting something a little more exciting....
Mind you I found a C63 AMG even more of a disappointment last year, so...

 

[lifes2short]

I was expecting something it didn’t deliver, on the whole very disappointing. And the brakes... think opening the door and using my shoe would be more effective.

Cool looking thing, inside and out, but I was expecting something a little more exciting....
Mind you I found a C63 AMG even more of a disappointment last year, so...

it really depends on whether you expect a 30 year old plus car to behave like a modern day sports car, old classic motors are exactly that "old" and some will be appalling to drive, but that's part of the fun of classic ownership, mate has a 20 valve and must say it's gorgeous thing, I seem to be attracted to box arch machines, quattros were rally champions in the 80's but the one to have is the ultra rare homologated short wheel base rally road going group b version

 

[Nayf]

it really depends on whether you expect a 30 year old plus car to behave like a modern day sports car, old classic motors are exactly that "old" and some will be appalling to drive, but that's part of the fun of classic ownership, mate has a 20 valve and must say it's gorgeous thing, I seem to be attracted to box arch machines, quattros were rally champions in the 80's but the one to have is the ultra rare homologated short wheel base rally road going group b version

Oh, I wasn’t expecting modern performance - after all I do drive a lot of older performance cars for my job - it’s just I was expecting it to be a bit more of engaging. I love the looks of it - after all I’m into 80s/90s Masers, Alfas, Alpinas, BMWs etc and that squared off body shape is just my thing. It just wasn’t as exciting as I was hoping it to be.

 

[lifes2short]

after all I’m into 80s/90s Masers, Alfas, Alpinas, BMWs etc

now you're talking, always hankered for a bmw e30 evolution, I really need to start a box arch collection