ah hence the Milan license plate, I thought it was a new cherished numberOriginally Posted by greg.harvey
Which passes did you take with it? From Milan it looks like it would have been the Gotthard, unless of course you took the tunnel....
ah hence the Milan license plate, I thought it was a new cherished numberOriginally Posted by greg.harvey
Which passes did you take with it? From Milan it looks like it would have been the Gotthard, unless of course you took the tunnel....
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So many posts! You guys are really welcoming. Thanks!
Right. In chronological order:
Of course it did. About two thirds of the way through the Mont Blanc tunnel it nearly shed its fuel line and started pouring petrol everywhere. The whole trip is here if you fancy reading it. I'll move it to the classic motoring blog at some point (maybe even today while I'm thinking about it):Originally Posted by 6'bore
http://theg.greatestcities.com/
(start from The Long Journey Prt I, about a third of the way down and read up!)
Mont Blanc incident documented here (The Long Journey Prt II):
http://www.greatestcities.com/users/theg/7973.html
Nice! My dad tried to convince my mum to get an MX-5 but she's convinced she wants a "new Beetle" ... ????!! (We're working on her.)Originally Posted by McReis
Thanks!Originally Posted by Lagonda
There, there ...Originally Posted by VtecMini
The Sprint is the daddy for sure! The "big valve" and the lighter body. They fetch upwards of £15,000 for a nice one though. Maybe one day. *sigh*Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
I do have more pics. I will post them. And thanks!Originally Posted by LotusLocost
Thanks! The Elise is nice too ... I see in your avatar! Supposed to be the truest return to form Lotus have had since the days of the original Elan, in road going terms at least.Originally Posted by DieselRacer
Very sadly we have to get British plates on it, and once you de-register the vehicle in Italy you lose the plate. Which is a real shame as that's been the plate since 1971 when it rolled out of the Fiat factory. Nothing we can do about that though. We'll just keep replica plates for shows (you have to send the originals back to the Italian authorities for some bizarre reason!)Originally Posted by henk4
We did take the tunnel (as earlier comments mention).
If you're curious, go to http://rp.rac.co.uk/routeplanner.
Go from Town / City - Milan, Italy to UK Postcode - N4 3LP (where we lived at the time)
Add the following vias:
Town / City, Courmayeur, Italy
Town / City, Bourg en Bresse, France (lovely place, by the way)
Town / City, Reims, France
Airport / Station / Ferry port, Calais, France
Airport / Station / Ferry port, Dover, UK
Town / City, Maidstone, UK
Select these options:
Fastest Road
No Motorway
Avoid Toll Roads
On the next page, select the second option under Dover and leave all the rest. Click "Go >".
That's roughly our route.
*phew*
And that's me done. Hope I didn't miss anyone!
G
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Thought about the 1760 twink that Matra talked about?
Would fit in you +2s as a glowe.. make your money pit a bit more draining
If I had a Elan I'd be dropping the 1760 in.
Maintains the period historic AND ups the power/performance
(not really the 1760, but still a nice animated gif )
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Those are some nice cars. Unfortunately I live in a redneck town in Canada where there are very few classic european car nuts (I keep thinking I'm the only one ).
...the closest thing to an Elan I've seen around here is a riced up yellow S2 (I believe that's what it's called, those front-drive cars from the 80's-90's based on some lame Korean car) that belongs to an ex-coworker.
I think I'll probably leave it as it is ... I don't need it to be any faster!Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
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Originally Posted by greg.harvey
The secret of a Lotus is not speed. It's fun!
Money can't buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy.
Exactly the same can be said about FiatOriginally Posted by McReis
Specially mine which doesn't even goes round corners in acceptable manners.Originally Posted by Revo
Theres a proof that there's more than understeer on it though.
2 videos, one is a repost.
Money can't buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy.
It's all wobbly and scared!Originally Posted by McReis
I'm going to eat breakfast. And then I'm going to change the world.
Now here goes a scan of an old Classic Cars magazine (march 99) issue that had as it's major article "The 26 most under-valued classics". It had a +2 on the cover. Inside, this is waht they said about it.
Money can't buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy.
Me, the crowd or the car?Originally Posted by Matt
Money can't buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy.
Unless you own a Multipla, when the secret becomes leaking roof, comedy diagnostics software and an annoying habit of going into 'safe mode' regardless of car condition.Originally Posted by Revo
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Haha! Love the Fiat videos!
Lovely car.
You're quite right Revo ... a Fiat 500 at 45mph requires a good deal of wrestling with to prevent the cart-style suspension depositing you in the hedge bottom! I feel like someone "driving" in a 1950s black and white movie, the amount of steering wheel action there is!
G
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http://classicmotoring.blogspot.com/
As promised ... together! (The silver-haired clown is my father ... )
"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."
Oscar Wilde
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http://classicmotoring.blogspot.com/
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