wlaidlaw Posted December 1, 2014 Share #7081 Posted December 1, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes but which one Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 1, 2014 Posted December 1, 2014 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
maximilianm3 Posted December 1, 2014 Share #7082 Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) Hm, the black one parked under a tree? ok, got your question, it slipped my mind that Lancia also made a cheap version with a roof so I guess it's the Aurelia Spyder. Edited December 1, 2014 by maximilianm3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 1, 2014 Share #7083 Posted December 1, 2014 To give it its full title a Lancia Aurelia B24 America Spyder Series IV. These are lovely cars which seem to be far more than the sum of their parts. They are a delight to drive and even their drum brakes work well. They are now fetching serious money and you will not get a good one at under $500,000. They appeared in numerous films in the 1950's and early 60's, symbolising La Dolce Vita. Your turn. Wilson Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=2718698'>More sharing options...
maximilianm3 Posted December 1, 2014 Share #7084 Posted December 1, 2014 sorry don't have pics so anyone can take over.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted December 9, 2014 Share #7085 Posted December 9, 2014 The experts, mavens and other lurkers (like me) might have come across the following piece about cars in a barn. Secret collection of 100 extremely rare cars discovered in France Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 10, 2014 Share #7086 Posted December 10, 2014 Michael, Thanks for posting that link, We were interested in the 1956 Maserati A6G Gran Sport Frua but sadly on further investigation it would appear that it needs a ground up 2 to 3 year restoration job, so not one for us. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted December 10, 2014 Share #7087 Posted December 10, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Had a stay pretty close to that spot and didn´t know. What if I´d stroll on the grounds and found them, would have been a very good collection of car details for this thread The Laidlaw Clan should buy the whole place with cars and cover it with a big hull, much better than restoring the cars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 10, 2014 Share #7088 Posted December 10, 2014 Ronald, Both my brother and I are now too old to take on something like this. We did try and take on the big Ferrari collection from San Marino a few years ago but the negotiation became so difficult and protracted with lots of lies being told and false provence of cars, that we gave up. Neither of us like cars that either can't be driven or don't drive well, so dozens of immobile rusting heaps would constitute a nightmare rather than a pleasure, I am afraid. We are actually reducing the collection at the moment to cars we really like and drive regularly. The "Garage Queens" are going to go. Both the NART 275 GTB/4 Spider and the 57SC Gangloff will be sold, as although they are both very pretty, neither are a great pleasure to drive plus we suspect that the market may be at or near the top, if not even on the way down. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted December 10, 2014 Share #7089 Posted December 10, 2014 Wilson, understand your point and agree, but isn´t it sad that such a nice "composition of rust art" will be lost to become "fully restored" Pebble Beach Glamor Queens? It took 50 years to be what it is, now someone will press the expensive rewind button. How poor those cars will look on the auction in Paris, how nice they do look in the sheds. I pretty much liked the Ferrari hidden under books and old car magazines with the nice Maserati as a companion. All this stuff is way too overprized to let it rest in peace and rust. On the other hand, I´d like to see the prices they will make on the auction. Ronald Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted December 10, 2014 Share #7090 Posted December 10, 2014 Ronald, Other than cars at the very top end of the market, it is close to impossible to make money by buying a rust bucket and having it professionally and properly restored. Cars restored by owners as "labours of love" are normally badly restored due to lack of knowledge, short cuts being taken or incorrectly specified parts being fitted. Even the professionals often don't do the job anything near 100% correctly, in spite of being paid large amounts of money. There are a number of very well known top end classic car restorers in the UK, who we would not touch with a barge pole. Over the years, we have seen (and unfortunately bought) more than enough horror stories. We are now very reluctant to buy cars that we don't personally know who owned them and the standards to which they have been both restored and kept. The old motto applies;" buy cheap and in haste, regret expensively and at leisure." Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanellus Posted December 11, 2014 Share #7091 Posted December 11, 2014 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted December 16, 2014 Share #7092 Posted December 16, 2014 As maximilianm3 had no picture to show and in order to keep this thread alive I take the liberty to post the next one, if you don't mind that is. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Gerd 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Gerd ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=2729297'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted December 16, 2014 Share #7093 Posted December 16, 2014 Mazda 323F? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted December 17, 2014 Share #7094 Posted December 17, 2014 Andreas, Not a Mazda and not a Japanese manufacturer. Rgds Gerd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshack10 Posted December 17, 2014 Share #7095 Posted December 17, 2014 The wheels look like Porsche, as does the indicator/sidelight. However, not much else looks Porsche-esque! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted December 17, 2014 Share #7096 Posted December 17, 2014 No Porsche as you said not much looks like a Porsche. Mass car producer that recuperated a once illustrious name for this car. We are looking at end of the 80's - beginning of the 90's in a non-European market. Gerd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted December 17, 2014 Share #7097 Posted December 17, 2014 Mercury Capri, third generation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmo Posted December 17, 2014 Share #7098 Posted December 17, 2014 Close enough I think though this one is a Ford Capri Barchetta photographed in New Zealand in the Classic Car Collection of the WoW museum in Nelson. Here is the full picture and I must say that I find it not very worthy compared to the original Ford Capri's. Over to you. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Gerd 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Gerd ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=2730068'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted December 17, 2014 Share #7099 Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks, good that it did not make it to Europe Let's try something different Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=2730082'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted December 18, 2014 Share #7100 Posted December 18, 2014 D Type or XK-SS? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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