Vintage Car Collections

[alden]

I really can't say that I am a vintage car collector but I can say that most of my transportation is 30 years old or more. I grew up with the great classics of the 60s and have never been able to get too enthusiastic about modern or recent autos. They just lack Soul! ...like so many things these days.

Here is one such vintage auto that dates from 1987.

B28E578B-1FFC-41B8-8C31-64917F10F258_1_105_c by The London Lounge, on Flickr

0524F730-C382-4ACE-BC17-E0C67A76FDE7_1_105_c by The London Lounge, on Flickr

B189791B-1828-4949-A32D-E9193C0C75CF_1_105_c by The London Lounge, on Flickr

Anyone here have a thirty years old car they still drive? If so, post em. Any modern car photos will be erased. Vintage only.

Cheers

[belimad]

Here's my 69' 912.
The gorgeous blonde next to it has also been part of the household for over 20 years now

[alden]

M,

Beauties!

That 912 looks all original. What a gorgeous color.

My very first car was an orange '67 911 coupe. I drove it for 25 years. What great cars the 60s and 70s 911/912s were/are!

Congrats!

M

[Screaminmarlon]

I really can't say that I am a vintage car collector but I can say that most of my transportation is 30 years old or more. I grew up with the great classics of the 60s and have never been able to get too enthusiastic about modern or recent autos. They just lack Soul! ...like so many things these days.

Here is one such vintage auto that dates from 1987.

B28E578B-1FFC-41B8-8C31-64917F10F258_1_105_c by The London Lounge, on Flickr

0524F730-C382-4ACE-BC17-E0C67A76FDE7_1_105_c by The London Lounge, on Flickr

B189791B-1828-4949-A32D-E9193C0C75CF_1_105_c by The London Lounge, on Flickr

Anyone here have a thirty years old car they still drive? If so, post em. Any modern car photos will be erased. Vintage only.

Cheers

Great car Michael!
Still with 915 transmission, a real, organic old school driving experience.
Me and my father share, like most Italians, a passion for vintage cars (and Porsche as well)..
It’s such a beautiful shape and satisfying driving experience: we still have a red 75 S in original condition (still with magnesium block, engine rebuild).
To me the 3.2 Carrera coupe is still the best to use it regularly (we had a few 3.2 through the years: an 86 black cabrio with green interiors, an 88 white coupe with g50 transmission, an 86 black Targa). The sound is unmistakable

[alden]

Hi Screamin

I bought this 1987 3.2l Carrera with G50 transmission.new so all the mileage is my responsibility. I too love all the G body 911s.. i think Porsche lost the look with the 964 and beyond. And I prefer the air cooled engined Porsches for their beautiful sound., handling and reliability.

Porsche pretty much lost me after 1988. The water cooled engines lack character and could be any ho-hum car. And the body style became less austere, less Teutonic.....less elegant.

When I was a child my neighbor had a black 356 coupe. What a gorgeous car. I would have truly loved to have a 356 cabriolet, or a Speedster. The 356, Jag XKE, Merc Gullwing and DB4 were always my favorites Those cars were the summit of car making and it's been a long slide down hill ever since.

Cheers

[aston]

Great looking cars. I've never been a Porsche guy, preferring Astons. Currently have a DB4 and a DB2 which I just sit in and admire. Mainly because, being Astons of that era, they tend to break a lot, so they don't get driven much.

BTW, not being picky, but to be vintage a car really needs to have been built between the wars. Classic is the neatest way of describing the type of cars we are discussing here.

Wish I knew how to post pictures, but that is way beyond me I'm afraid.

[Screaminmarlon]

Hi Screamin

I bought this 1987 3.2l Carrera with G50 transmission.new so all the mileage is my responsibility. I too love all the G body 911s.. i think Porsche lost the look with the 964 and beyond. And I prefer the air cooled engined Porsches for their beautiful sound., handling and reliability.

Porsche pretty much lost me after 1988. The water cooled engines lack character and could be any ho-hum car. And the body style became less austere, less Teutonic.....less elegant.

When I was a child my neighbor had a black 356 coupe. What a gorgeous car. I would have truly loved to have a 356 cabriolet, or a Speedster. The 356, Jag XKE, Merc Gullwing and DB4 were always my favorites Those cars were the summit of car making and it's been a long slide down hill ever since.

Cheers

I have a friend of mine, a real porscheophile, who has the 356 speedster and the 3.2 speedster. A 356 is a thing of beauty.
And I fully subscribe to your list of favorites!

[alden]

All this air cooled talk inspired me to go for a nice drive. It was fun!

The 356 Speedster is a treasure. I was a inch from buying a 3.2L Speedster back in 1989 but it just did not please me aesthetically. What a mistake! They are bing sold for $250K these days.....

[andy57]

Here are a few photos of my 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450SL:

IMG_5299 by Andrew Poupart, on Flickr
Bonus points for wearing my linen suit made up from London Lounge "Bank" quality linen.

IMG_5702 by Andrew Poupart, on Flickr

IMG_5288 by Andrew Poupart, on Flickr

IMG_7316 by Andrew Poupart, on Flickr
And extra bonus points for wearing my London Lounge cashmere jacket by Edward Sexton. Trousers are also LL, I think. Grey Brisa, I'm pretty sure. If so, they'd be by Steven Hitchcock.

As you can see, it appears to be mostly used as a prop for us to use when we take our Instagram photos! Sadly, it's been in the garage since this lockdown began. Altogether, among our cars we've maybe driven 50 miles, total, in the past 2 or 2 1/2 months. The 450 is begging to go for a drive--it's perfect top-down weather today!

[alden]

Love the color on that SL.

When I was about 14 my SL life was ruined forever. I was walking by a used car lot and saw a pristine (33K miles) silver 300 SL with beautiful red leather interior. The asking price was about $5900. I just remember running home as fast as I could to plead with my Father for a loan ...at any, even usurious rates. I told him he could drive the car until it was paid off! Well to no avail. About 2.5 years later my unquenched thirst for a 300SL was slacked by the purchase of my '67 911...and I have only owned 911s ever since.

I still tease my 95 years old Father about the missed opportunity with notes from auction sales in the millions of dollars for good 300SLs!!! I think Ralph Lips has cornered the market.

Cheers

[rodes]

I have a 76 corvette stingray, Would anyone like to run for pinks?

[driving glove]

My first car was a Volvo P1800S. Enamoured with Simon Templar. Sadly, I had no clue it had been rolled and was largely non-magnetic, i.e. predominantly sculpted body filler. You pay for an education, one way or another! Sold it to buy an Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8. Used to stick my Atomic 210 "red sleds' through the ripped plastic rear window on my runs to Whistler Mountain. Kept and have restored it. Another education: learned about the galvanic action between steel wings and aluminum shrouds. A 300 SL restorer put it right, for the cost of a nice wardrobe. About fifteen years ago scratched the E-type itch and have a 64 OTS. Gunmetal grey metallic with a red interior. Original colours. Sold from Peter Lindner's dealership in July 1964. Sadly he died racing a factory lightweight in October that year. Both cars generate negative road rage - smiles and thumbs-up. I tend to dress better when I drive them because they attract attention. Drove the E-type away from my wedding reception two years ago, a hope realised, with the woman of my dreams at my side. The Healey feels like riding a horse, it shakes and snorts and the twin SU HD8 carburettors hiss like a tea kettle.. The E-type feels like an express train. The overhead cams sound like William Lyon's sewing machine stitching away the miles. Both cars have unique exhaust notes that make you search for a tunnel to enjoy them. Love them both and feel blessed to be their custodian for a while.

[alden]

Welcome driving glove

Great to have an AH 3000 and an XKE in our virtual garage. Yes we are mere custodians of everything, but let's be good ones.

Growing up around brand spanking new XKEs in the golden sixties was wonderful. When a young classmate of mine turned sixteen her Father's birthday present was a yellow XKE convertible. We used to sit and stare at it (not her) for hours on end. And did we love the sound of the engine.

I also had the good fortune to own a '64 Triumph TR4 because I couldn't find a TR3, an AH 3000 or a Sunbeam Tiger I could afford. Your description of the AH hit the mark, The TR was like driving a tractor. But it was so beautiful, powder blue and topless.

Post some photos of those beauties when you have a chance, I am sure everyone would love to see them.

Cheers

[Screaminmarlon]

Welcome driving glove

Great to have an AH 3000 and an XKE in our virtual garage. Yes we are mere custodians of everything, but let's be good ones.

Growing up around brand spanking new XKEs in the golden sixties was wonderful. When a young classmate of mine turned sixteen her Father's birthday present was a yellow XKE convertible. We used to sit and stare at it (not her) for hours on end. And did we love the sound of the engine.

I also had the good fortune to own a '64 Triumph TR4 because I couldn't find a TR3, an AH 3000 or a Sunbeam Tiger I could afford. Your description of the AH hit the mark, The TR was like driving a tractor. But it was so beautiful, powder blue and topless.

Post some photos of those beauties when you have a chance, I am sure everyone would love to see them.

Cheers

Had a red Tr4 a while back, it’s a tractor but I loved it (and a rifle like gearchange)!