Reply With QuoteI run a 20 yr old, well in march Jaguar XJ Super V8, no cigar?
thought i'd kick this off and see where this goes ....
rare one
Lister LeMans widebody
(Jaguar XJS under there somewhere)
Last edited by ChronoPantera; 10th January 2023 at 22:54.
I run a 20 yr old, well in march Jaguar XJ Super V8, no cigar?
Cigar for sure - I've changed the title for youOriginally Posted by MCFastybloke
Some induction mods and modern brakes
Theres no pic?thought i'd kick this off and see where this goes ....
rare one
Lister LeMans widebody
(Jaguar XJS under there somewhere)
Very NiceSome induction mods and modern brakes
is that the 4.2 Supercharged ?
big wheels to fit over the uprated brakes
like the Lancaster too !!
is that the one left which is still flying ?
Yes it has the blower, The Super V8 was a sovereign spec car but with the xjr power train, essentially a softer riding better equipped Xjr. The Lanc doesn't fly yet but the Panton Brothers are working towards that goal. She "Just Jane" resides at the East Kirby Aviation center in Lincolnshire. They hold many fundraiser events to fund restoration inc Brass Band Concerts in the Hanger, photo ops and taxi rides down the runway, same for the mosquito they have just got flying. They also hold some great car meets and other events. I moved from that position to here
Sorry don't understand - No pic of what ?
There’s no pic on your original post…
I was lucky enough to see the flying Lancaster at Goodwood up fairly close, a few years ago. Those 4 Merlins sound fantastic.Yes it has the blower, The Super V8 was a sovereign spec car but with the xjr power train, essentially a softer riding better equipped Xjr. The Lanc doesn't fly yet but the Panton Brothers are working towards that goal. She "Just Jane" resides at the East Kirby Aviation center in Lincolnshire. They hold many fundraiser events to fund restoration inc Brass Band Concerts in the Hanger, photo ops and taxi rides down the runway, same for the mosquito they have just got flying. They also hold some great car meets and other events. I moved from that position to here
Very memorable sight.
Respect to the Panton Brothers as thats a big job to make a Lancaster airworthy.
the Super looks great in those photos.
As T7 said, it read like there should have been a pic of the car you were suggesting…id assumed youd simply missed it out
should be a photo of red Lister Le Mans ?
i've reposted with attachment too so hopefully you can see it now ?
lister LeMans XJS.jpg
Now that’s a body kit. Nice
I have a fully restored 1974 TR6 nut and bolt from the ground up in 2012 i have owned the car for six years and it's always an event when i drive it still as clean underneath as the day i picked it up
That TR6 is a beauty, one of my favourite classic sports cars...would love to own one one day.
Does this count? It's well over twenty years old now...
MX5 from that era instant classic. Nice car
That works....& very nice too!should be a photo of red Lister Le Mans ?
i've reposted with attachment too so hopefully you can see it now ?
lister LeMans XJS.jpg
Here's my offering....1955 Series 2 Morris Minor on it's 60th birthday.
I have a fully restored 1974 TR6 nut and bolt from the ground up in 2012 i have owned the car for six years and it's always an event when i drive it still as clean underneath as the day i picked it up
Fantastic
Does this count? Over 22 years old.
Let me know if your are interested as ULEZ is about to render it useless for us.
It will be available via Sothebys.
That sir, is very special indeed!! What sort of reserve are you applying?Does this count? Over 22 years old.
Let me know if your are interested as ULEZ is about to render it useless for us.
It will be available via Sothebys.
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Since it has a dual function as a reserve Popemobile it will certainly out of your price range.
Car is 25yrs old, design is more than double that!
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Well technically it's not a body kit, as lister sold it as a finished car, and you couldn't buy it in kit form.
They were very expensive .... £160,000 new in 1985, and had a 7 litre V12 engine producing over 500 BHP and were supposed to do over 200 mph !!
Also had very fancy compomotive 3 piece rims, and bespoke leather interiors.
Unsurprisingly very few were sold, and they are very rare now.
I have a fully restored 1974 TR6 nut and bolt from the ground up in 2012 i have owned the car for six years and it's always an event when i drive it still as clean underneath as the day i picked it up
BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION
looks like Raptor guard on the underside ?
Great example of British Engineering, and looks cracking in bright yellow.
fantastic to drive, (I've owned one in the past)That TR6 is a beauty, one of my favourite classic sports cars...would love to own one one day.
Does this count? It's well over twenty years old now...
Also bullet proof Japanese reliability
like the 2 tone red/black seats - not seen that before in a mk1
Here's my offering....1955 Series 2 Morris Minor on it's 60th birthday.
100% classic - I once saw a lilac coloured 1,000,000 limited edition Minor at a show.
They produced around 1,000 of them, all in lilac to celebrate the millionth Minor produced in 1971, and hence they are known as the 1,000,000 edition
They were poorly built back in the day and rusted as soon as they went out in the rain and panel gaps were abysmal. The guy who restored my car took 5 years with every panel gap superb as he meticulously fitted and refitted till they were right. The drivers door shut plagued him to the extent he put a seam weld on the shut line and ground it back till it was perfect. It took three weeks. When ever I go to a show guys always remark how good they are.
Does this count? Over 22 years old.
Let me know if your are interested as ULEZ is about to render it useless for us.
It will be available via Sothebys.
Definitely a classic, as you don't see many of them now.
I'm sure RM sothebys would be pleased to auction it, maybe a Pebble Beach concourse next year in California.
shame it's not 40 years old, as then you wouldn't have the ULEZ problem.
is that a ford engine, K series, or vauxhall engine ?Car is 25yrs old, design is more than double that!
like the retro chrome mirrors.
Agreed - BL era terrible build quality, especially Friday cars.
A friend of mine retored a TR3A, and had nightmares with the panel gaps.
Similar to you to get proper gaps he had to remove and reweld a sill on one side to get the wing and door all to line up correctly.
took him 3 years to restore it.
worth it when they're properly sorted though, as they're better than when they left the factory.
presume you had to rebuild the Lucas fuel Injection pump too ? as they were often troublesome.
your's looks one of the nicest builds i've seen on a TR6, from the photos.
was it originally that colour ? as looks like Ferrari Giallo Fly ?
Unsurprisingly it was bought new by my wife’s grandmother when she was nearly 80, who then gave it to my wife about 13 years ago when her grandmother stopped driving.
It never goes more than a few miles from home, and is the perfect car for lugging stuff to our allotment, runs to the local tip or going the couple of miles locally when it makes no sense take our big diesel car out.
We never intended on keeping it this long, but it costs almost nothing to run, always sails through its MOT and I have a grudging respect for it.
It will be sad when the old girl goes, but it is the fugliest car, bar none.
My VX220 is 20 this year. Still looks great to my eyes
if it aint broke don't fix it.
would probably give you another 10 years trouble free cheap motoring.
shame about the ULEZ business. A friend of mine is in the same boat. he's got to needlessly sell a perfectly good car that is going to be unaffordable to drive in the dreaded zone.
My VX220 is 20 this year. Still looks great to my eyes
Great colour
I think the VX's had better engines than the Elise, as the vauxhall motor was torquier than the K series.
Especially the turbo !!
Thanks, prefer the wheels in the matte grey to black and less common.
I live about 35 mins from Caffeine and Machine and 15 mins from Bicester so frequent both.
Nice VX220, I had one of those in 2005 in Rabiata red.
This turns 20 this year. I'm not sure how I'm going to celebrate it's birthday, but I'll think of something. Compared to today's insane A-Classes, RS3 and the rest it's slow; however this always feels like an occasion. Plus I've never heard a better sounding hot hatch.
I've always liked these. Looks great in blue.My VX220 is 20 this year. Still looks great to my eyes
The Colour is its colour from birth Mimosa Yellow. Most owners over the years have ditched the Lucas fuel pump for the more reliable Bosch pumps and PRV.
@ the TR6. Shame we don't have sound here on the forum. A well-tuned TR6 is a feast for the ears when pulling away!
My contribution... I have classic cars that I've shown here in the past; I have a Jimny that's 21 yrs old, also shown on these pages. And I have another one I've never shown here.
A Dec 1992 Peugeot 205 1.6 automatic. 31 y/old! With around 100k kms / 66k miles on the clock. Despite their reputation, this one is rust free! For its latest MoT last week, it needed two new brake pipes at the back and a new set of wipers. But after 30 yrs, who's to blame!? It's currently in one of my barns. I try to keep its condition as good as possible and I don't drive in the wet (anymore). There's simply nothing wrong with this car! It's simplistic technology. Not too much electronic gadgets etc. Now, in hindsight, it's clear that the 205 was lightyears ahead of the other cars of that era. Even today, it drives like a 'normal' car. it's nippy, handles good and you don't feel outdated. Granted, safety features like airbags were a things of a later date. Later versions of the 205 had airbags.
2 pics I took a few minutes ago. What's with the cardboard? When MoT'd the car, I put in new oil etc. and gave the various coolant hoses a check. On top of that, the brake fluid was replaced as well. The cardboard is there to check my job. Now a week later, there's not a single drop on the cardboard!
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I like seeing 'normal' cars as they are less likely to be saved, when was the last time you have seen a Renault 9, Talbot Solara or a 1980 Nissan bluebird?
It's the 1.6l K series with about 150bhp, suits the car well.
Added them to match the 7" chrome lights (now LED). Going for the classic look rather than a lot of carbon.
[QUOTE=thieuster;6137390]@ the TR6. Shame we don't have sound here on the forum. A well-tuned TR6 is a feast for the ears when pulling away!
Have to agree with you there Menno it does sound glorious at full chat through the rev range. I had a chap follow me to a show last Summer and he pulled up alongside me when we got there, he said that sounds fantastic when you give it some beans, I said I will take that from someone who drives TVR Cerbra. It is renowned as one of the best sounding 6s in the Classic car world
As a matter of fact, I was just glorifying the sound of a well-tuned car over on the Dutch Saab forum. Many years ago, I did a testdrive in a Saab Sonett III (rare beast, I know). The owner had commissioned a bespoke exhaust for that car: the dampers came of a motorbike (dunno anymore what brand). Glorious sound and the car pulled wonderfully. The perfect exhaust has a big impact on the performance of a tuned Saab V4. You cannot simply tune a Saab V4 and slap something 'big' under it to act as exhaust! The one I'm currently showing in another thread, the blue 96, has a 3 piece exhaust from 3 different sources!
I think that UK's RevingtonTR (or their Triumph tuning colleagues) know a thing or two how to get a TR6 'singing and dancing'! My TR3A has a bigger-bore, + 0.5", handmade exhaust and it the damper under the car / between the chassis rails is a lot smaller than the original. I always shift down when I drive in a tunnel tube. My idea is to go the 'motorcycle exhaust/damper route' when the current exhaust is at the end of its life!
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A few pics of the panel gaps, some people say they are too tight, i would sooner have these then some i have seen which are horrendous
Paul
Sold this a while ago after a couple years of enjoyable ownership. A very late-registered 928 S4.
They are amazing vfm compared to the lotus. I had a 111R and it felt weedy.
Turbos a good around town, I track the car mainly so it's supercharged.
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Wasn’t the 111R the Toyota engine?
I had a 111S with a DVA’d K series and I am a huge fan of a well sorted K - super light (one person can pick a complete engine up), revvy, and more than enough torque and power for the Elise - mine was an early short roof S2 that came in at 780kg. Would be 20 years old this year.
Sadly my current toy doesn’t qualify at only 12 years old …
(Edited to put a better sized image in)
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These two are 34 and 59.
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