Like This Spyder. Anyone know it?

[lifes2short]

My very first car was a 1971 Midget Mk3 i bought for £700 in 1982. UFU 615J. Went to my first of over 30 LM 24h in it in 1986 and was hooked on the event from then on. Great memories and a good idea. Cheap and simple to maintain.

excellent, all the more reason to perhaps get one for pure nostalgia reasons as well

 

[Vampyrebat]

Thinking about it and taking the last few comments into consideration, I think I’ll go back to hunting down a simple and cheap to fix Barchetta. I have enough complex premium brand cars on the fleet that are expensive to maintain, and I’m just looking for a cheap characterful summer ragtop as we’re near the coast.

Found these old photos from about 25 years ago. My brother and I together with both our Boats!

 

[Doctor Houx]

Played safe as the Mrs wants to drive it in U.K. too and all Barchetta’s are LHD. Got this Z4. Stole it actually. FSH, aircon and hood all good and new MOT and serviced for £1700!

 

[philw696]

Wow that seems a lot of car for the money is it a 6 pot motor ?

 

[Vampyrebat]

Played safe as the Mrs wants to drive it in U.K. too and all Barchetta’s are LHD. Got this Z4. Stole it actually. FSH, aircon and hood all good and new MOT and serviced for £1700!View attachment 86695View attachment 86696View attachment 86697View attachment 86698

I've always liked these, very Germanic styling!........That was a steal, well done!!

 

[lifes2short]

Played safe as the Mrs wants to drive it in U.K. too and all Barchetta’s are LHD. Got this Z4. Stole it actually. FSH, aircon and hood all good and new MOT and serviced for £1700!View attachment 86695View attachment 86696View attachment 86697View attachment 86698

that is a good buy, did you have the seller in arm lock whilst negotiating

 

[Doctor Houx]

that is a good buy, did you have the seller in arm lock whilst negotiating

I would like to say it was hard work but it wasn’t! He had a post it note inside his phone cover with “£1700” written on it, so I guessed that was what he had in mind so offered and accepted! Only harder part was that MOT is almost out but he had it booked in for test and service, so I asked that he got this done and I’ll pay in full after and give him 10% to hold. The MOT and service will cost over £170 so I’m getting that for free!

 

[lifes2short]

He had a post it note inside his phone cover with “£1700” written on it

brilliant

 

[zagatoes30]

good thinking, how about a nice little MG Midget, just bought this little thing for my youngest daughter as a summer runabout, a real fun thing to drive and plenty of character, cheap classic car insurance, free tax and no more mot's

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Love midgets simple fun little cars with the focus on little, I was fine but I'm only 5' 8" my 6ft plus mate was less impressed