Today’s want

[Rich B]

Rarely has a car been so well named though.

[Shlergen]

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/198 ... -turbo-2-1

[nuttinnew]

Oui!

[IanF]

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/196 ... fastback-6

[DeskJockey]

Get in quick! Current bid is €100!

[nuttinnew]

Do it! It looks good underneath too.

[Sundayjumper]

My wife still says she wants a Model T.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175524852824

[Sundayjumper]

E30 Touring with E36 M3 engine. Mmm.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204186567860

[ZedLeg]

My wife still says she wants a Model T.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175524852824

Has she ever been in one? Trying to drive them is like a krypton factor challenge.

[Sundayjumper]

She's had a passenger ride, one of the guys in our car club has one, but yeah I'm guessing that popping to the shops in one this time of year might be significantly less fun than she thinks it is

And I'm aware of the different controls. Not sure she is.

[DeskJockey]

She's had a passenger ride, one of the guys in our car club has one, but yeah I'm guessing that popping to the shops in one this time of year might be significantly less fun than she thinks it is

And I'm aware of the different controls. Not sure she is.

Surely a man of your skill would simply convert it to modern controls?

[Sundayjumper]

I'm not even sure if that's possible. It's totally different.

https://www.ncpedia.org/media/video/how ... 0have%20it.

The controls for a Model T are quite different than a modern car. They are quite simple. After all, millions of people learned to drive on a Model T, and I’ll just point those out. So, the steering wheel, at least, it acts the same as a modern wheel. You turn it to the right, the car goes to the right, to the left, so forth. These two levers that are under the steering wheel, however, are different. This one on the left is the spark advance, retard in that position, advance all the way down. On the other side we have the hand throttle. The Model T has no accelerator on the floor, instead the engine speed is controlled by this hand throttle. As you move it down, the engine goes faster and faster.

And on the floor of the Model T are three pedals which stick out. This car has only two speeds forward. To get the low speed, you step on the left-hand pedal, push it all the way down, and the car moves forward in low gear. To get high speed, you release the hand brake, and the left pedal, then you’re in high speed. So there you have it. Push down for low, lift up for high. On the right-hand side, you have a conventional brake pedal. When you want to stop, you step on it, just like in a modern car. Now, can you guess what the center pedal is for? Of course, when you want to back up, you step on the reverse pedal, and back the car goes. Now you notice that with two good feet, you can go forward or back very rapidly in sequence, something you cannot do with any modern car.

Got it ???

[Mito Man]

It’s not entirely dissimilar from a tractor!

[DeskJockey]

You have to release the handbrake only when you want to go fast? I can see how that would be a bit difficult to modify.

[Jobbo]

Having spent a bit of time with a Model A this year, I’d have one over a Model T. Slightly more normal controls too.

[nuttinnew]

E30 Touring with E36 M3 engine. Mmm.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204186567860

That fifth gear should be a sixth!

[Swervin_Mervin]

This for me today. I've always liked the E24 and there's just something about this early one that appeals. I like the ad as well.

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14014012

I worked out I do about 32mi a week these days commuting (2 days in the office) and so it seems a bit absurd spending a similar amount on something new-ish, that will probably lose much of its value (F12 650i for example). However, on the flip side I live in Manchester and have visions of this dissolving before my eyes on the driveway

[nuttinnew]

I like that
Would be a pity/shame if you can't garage it

[jamcg]

The last picture looks a good contender for a 3 car garage

[Sundayjumper]

Silver & black, large, high miles, slightly suspiciously cheap. It's got my name all over it. But it's 250 miles away Can someone go and pick it up for me ? Ta.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304771134620