Eagle-eyed weekend readers might have noticed that there simply wasn’t an awful lot of weekend content posted on Saturday or Sunday. That’s entirely down to me: the schedule for me this past weekend was such a tight one, that there unfortunately was no time to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard.
The good thing is: there’s post-worthy content for you to see right here, just a little later. I’ll be posting the interesting Classic Motorshow parking lot single shots after the Weird Neighbors you saw first.
That includes this bagged Mercedes right here.
I enjoyed seeing some slightly ratty cars on display. Cars that showed that they have had a life, instead of being pampered after every five-minute drive.
This tough-looking Cougar was no exception.
Nor was this Edsel Ranger, that was somewhat sunburnt.
Not quite a Christine, is it? Close enough for me.
This is a steampunk bike. Yes, it was weird as hell.
This ’55 Chevy sounded absolutely badass.
I liked seeing this droptop 205 CJ.
X1/9:s are quite common on the show’s enthusiast parking lot.
Low, low Audi 80.
This was the first RX-4 I had ever seen.
And this was the first SVO I had laid my eyes on. It’s my favorite Foxbody.
But I’ve seen ’80s Citroëns before, of course.
Not a Honda, but a Triumph Acclaim.
Someone’s still Beta testing, probably.
This Alfetta was near-immaculate.
Same goes for this 604 with very correct French yellow headlights.
The V8 Vantage here was far from pristine, but that means it’s useable.
Excellent sporty, boxy Fiats.
And you can’t overlook a similarly designed E30 M3.
I love Rover SD1:s, especially ones with airdams as proud as this Vitesse.
And you simply need to have a Rothmans Porsche at the parking lot.
[Images: Antti Kautonen]
More of that Good Stuff from the Classic Motorshow 2015
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7 responses to “More of that Good Stuff from the Classic Motorshow 2015”
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In high school a friend’s mom owned an RX-4 4-door with the 5-speed. My friend got to drive it to school a few times, and it was a blast, especially when we blew the doors off a guy’s ’68 Plymouth Satellite with a 318. Two people in the Satellite, and four of us in the RX-4, and we still beat the Satellite.
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’65 Chevy II Nova behind the Rover SD-1.
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I have an odd desire to start a business, in which the only thing I would do is take 2.3L Naturally Aspirated Lima engines, turn them in Tubo SVO engines, and then stick them back into whatever plebeian vehicle they came from in the first place.
I would likely be my only customer, but can you imagine a SVO Pinto Cruising Wagon?
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I’m torn on the slammed Merc. On one hand, I think the older chassis (W123/W126 and earlier) look the straight smack dog’s bombed bollocks when dropped, all I can think about is the overhangs from here to eternity and the fact that my stock-ride-height W126, despite having better ground clearance than most CUVs, drags the rear end on many different entrances. It’s only on the rear, too, as the front wheels are pushed pretty far forward.
I think the solution is obvious, then — lift it up. Prerunner W126 anyone?-
I doubt that Mercedes is modified. More likely, the factory air suspension leaks. It’s a common problem – many of them have been retrofitted with standard suspension.
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While you’re most likely correct, I feel as though I’ve seen this done intentionally enough times that I felt a needed to comment.
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Any pics of the ’59 T’bird next to the Edsel?
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