The one and only

Hi Rich, I wonder at todays prices it would take to build a Blower, do you think all the original tooling and drawings are still around?.

Lincoln. 7
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That’ll do nicely.

I saw this beastie racing at the Le Mans Classic. I could not belive how fast he was driving that big old car..

What made me giggle about it was right at the end of the race. The Bentley crossed the line at full throttle, with the driver’s head back and arms out, sprinter style!!

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Anorak detail accepted. But it wasn’t until 1967 when I first saw one on the streets of Liverpool and my lust for the car started.

Go on, give us the full spec. of your lovely Porsche!

There’s a myriad of versions of each model 911 available from stripped down, be-winged, turboed, near-racers downwards.

But ‘my’ 911 always had to be tin-roofed, RWD, not 4WD, no fancy bodykit to muck up the lines that are vaguely reminiscent of the one I saw that first day, and non-turbo, ideally silver.

The one I have is a 2004 Carrera 2. Model designation ‘facelift 996’
It comes with a 3.6 liquid-cooled flat six driving the rear wheels.

A smidge over 300bhp gives 0-62 in just under 5 seconds and tops out a little under 180mph.

As you can see the closest I got to Silver was Seal Grey.

It comes with a load of goodies, and I’m ashamed to say my particular favourite is the little electric switch that enables you to change the configuration of the exhaust, by-passing some of the system so it goes from a growl to a howl. In truth the default is the howl, I have only a couple of times coming home late at night ever turned the noise down.

But it is practical to use as an everyday car, though I tend to use my Skoda pick-up for any outing that doesn’t offer a decent section of ‘drivers roads’, returns almost 30mpg in the cruise and yet handles like a dream. (That’s the Porsche – not the Skoda)

I had an earlier love affair with the E-Type Jaguar. When I bought mine in the mid 1970s it was a huge disappointment.

The 911 hasn’t been.

And all this for the price of an upmarket Mondeo or be-spoilered quick Focus.

Moggy

And commonality with that first one I saw? I’d guess that would be the valve caps on the tyres.

How many 1967 cars continue in production today? (All be it continually evolving)
Moggy

Anorak alert:
Actually, the 911 came out in late 63.

Rather like the Beetle or Spitfire, the later ones don’t have a lot of parts commonality with the first. It would be interesting to knojw what is common between the first and the laters..especially since the engine went water cooled in the 90s.

You’ve got good taste in cars…I had never driven a 911 variant until a couple of years ago when I drove a Carrera 4 convertible.
An anazing car…and especially good build quality; the car I was driving had led a hard, unloved life but was still in very nice shape.

Either of two particular Aston Martins. DB5 “BMT216A” or Vantage “B549WUU”

Go on, give us the full spec. of your lovely Porche!

Yes. Kimbolton, spring 2010.

Moggy

cheers L7, SH. The Blower is a very special car, I think the closest I’ll ever get to owning one is the dinky one on my shelf from when my dad was a child! As to the Porsche, well… Having driven several of various vintages and not been massively impressed, all I’ll say is I didn’t laugh too much when I saw a brand new 11 reg one broken down yesterday near RAF Leconfield, honest…!

Sorry for the thread drift, Moggy – is that Kimbolton High Street?

Well don’t leave us in suspenders Moggy- what was it?

How many 1967 cars continue in production today? (All be it continually evolving)

Moggy

Aston Martin V12 Vantage
Aston Martin DB4
Mercedes SLS AMG

spot on KabirT

[ATTACH]193063[/ATTACH]This one would be one of the three in my garage DB4 racer…I rebuilt the body shell on this 3 times…………..

Well don’t leave us in suspenders Moggy- what was it?

I had a lifelong (Well since 1967) dream car.

Last year I bought one.

It spoils things really, as I now have no further ambitions in the motor car owning field.

Moggy

And… it lived up to all I had hoped 😀

Blue 2 – that is sheer perfection – of a kind. My kind.:D

Supercar: McClaren F1
Daily driver: Mercedes Benz SL 500
Classic: 1912-16 Stutz Bearcat

It’s hard to limit the classics to one…ideally, I’d like one in several categories…

PeeDee, a few weeks ago I had my freelander re mapped by a firm named Celtic engineering, form Cornwall.
I can’t beleive the difference it has made, BHP standard was 112 now somewhere 150, torque has also improved.Speed, well you wouldn’t believe it.
There are mixed thoughts re it shortens the life of the engine, know anything as to whether it’s true or not.

Lincoln .7

On lesser cars it will shorten engine life for sure. OEM’s make their engines to perform within the best capabilities.
The BMW limitation of 155 is crudely based on the fact that Commercial tyres are limited to that. The V12 / V8 lumps will cope with it, unless one get valve bounce and other minor problems which become major at such speeds.
The performance increase will also twist the drive shafts of lesser cars. But I don’t imagine you want to do the fastest 0-60 from the traffic lights!
Or are you a Grey Racer!

Blue 2, I go along with that, 100% and the reason why, is that the Blower as it was affectionately known was 100% MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN not a bit from China, another bit made in the kitchen in some Vietnam house etc.

Ahhhhhhh, I remember when we lead the world when it came to making REAL cars.Jag “D” type etc.

Lincoln .7;)

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That’ll do nicely.

No DC, I will go with the Virage :diablo: Hey L7 are you talking F1 driver ? :p

Anna, I hate to name drop, but my friend, Nigel Mansel, when he was driving for Williams, actualy got me able to take a relativly old Williams F1 around Silverstone, and I don’t and didn’t need an F! licence. :p It’s not what you know, it’s who you know!!

Lincoln .7