Pic of the day

[Nayf]

Fancy some more German? How about 7.3-litres of naturally aspirated AMG V12?

1999 Mercedes-Benz SL 73 AMG | Open Roads, February 2021 | RM Sotheby's

1999 Mercedes-Benz SL 73 AMG for sale at RM Sotheby's Open Roads, February

rmsothebys.com

 

[P5Nij]

I do like those E9s....

 

[Guy]

even in hearing aid beige.....

 

[gb-gta]

Great visibility in that compared to a modern car. Look how much glass area there is, it’s like a greenhouse!

No need for parking sensors, reverse cameras and blind spot monitors there..

 

[Scaf]

Great visibility in that compared to a modern car. Look how much glass area there is, it’s like a greenhouse!

No need for parking sensors, reverse cameras and blind spot monitors there..

I wonder what would happen if you turned it over at speed through

 

[CatmanV2]

Great visibility in that compared to a modern car. Look how much glass area there is, it’s like a greenhouse!

No need for parking sensors, reverse cameras and blind spot monitors there..

Or a crash cage.....

C

 

[midlifecrisis]

Look how small and respectable the kidney shaped grille is on older BMWs...

Big is not always better as (inset name's) Mrs says....

 

[Silvercat]

How about a mint Morris Marina
In Monkey Puke Yellow
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My older brother had this very same car in the mid 70's. One time he forgot that he had left the drivers door open when reversing from a space next to a lampost. He managed to rip the drivers door off its hinges and completely crumple the wing. It was his first company car...bet his boss wasn't too happy.

 

[philw696]

Good Value just 12,000 miles away.

BMW 635 Classic race car | Trade Me Motors

Available now, is one of the most admired and photographed cars, whenever it is taken to the track, and which provides great fun to drive. 1980 BMW 635. J.P.S....

www.trademe.co.nz

 

[alfatwo]

I wonder what would happen if you turned it over at speed through

You'd be no good in a war!

Dave

 

[Dman666]

Evolution

 

[Wack61]

Some custom jobs don't age as well as others , a victim of the 1970s

 

[Wattie]

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I love kids.
I used to go to school with them.

Happy Valins Times Day everyone.

Hope you’re all feeling the love today too.

 

[lifes2short]

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I love kids.
I used to go to school with them.

Happy Valins Times Day everyone.

Hope you’re all feeling the love today too.

make the most of it as there is another stage eventually

 

[Vampyrebat]

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I love kids.
I used to go to school with them.

Happy Valins Times Day everyone.

Hope you’re all feeling the love today too.

Love you too Iain xxx

 

[Scaf]

Some custom jobs don't age as well as others , a victim of the 1970s
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Lol - but at the least the work done then means it’s still around today

 

[Nayf]

Today I have mostly been thinking about this...

One of my favourite cars I got to drive on MC, racked up about 800 miles in it, about 10 times the normal amount of miles you get to play with an owners’ car, over a week. LHD and an enormous chin spoiler makes it a challenge in the UK, but I loved it. Many memorable moments, not all of them publishable publicly, but I remember my first inkling of the real performance potential. Changing down in fifth to fourth at 70mph I was a bit disappointed by the in gear thrust. Then I noticed that it hadn’t really come on cam yet, let alone spooled up the turbos.
Those turbos are Garret T25s, of which the Escort Cosworth has just one...
A car for which the British road network is just too small...

Alpina from € 56,990.-

Find your Alpina € 56,990.- – At AutoScout24: a European automotive classifieds leader.

www.autoscout24.com

Final price: € 56,990.-
Mileage: 170,000 km
First registration: 04/1990

 

[Oneball]

Do want a V8 Touring

 

[Nayf]

Do want a V8 Touring

I think after the B12 5.7 E31, B10 Biturbo and the RLE Alpina changed. I recently drove a B8 4.6 E36 and was expecting a bit of a monster (at 1000rpm it produces the same torque as the E36 M3 does at its peak...) but it was actually a very smooth vehicle. While the comfortable high speed cruiser thing works well for Alpina, I do wish they'd do something bonkers like the B6 3.5 S with the M2. Sadly I don't think that's likely to happen.

 

[Oneball]

I think after the B12 5.7 E31, B10 Biturbo and the RLE Alpina changed. I recently drove a B8 4.6 E36 and was expecting a bit of a monster (at 1000rpm it produces the same torque as the E36 M3 does at its peak...) but it was actually a very smooth vehicle. While the comfortable high speed cruiser thing works well for Alpina, I do wish they'd do something bonkers like the B6 3.5 S with the M2. Sadly I don't think that's likely to happen.

The e90 GT3 was supposed to be a bit bonkers but I’ve never even seen one.