British
Mid-sixties
Three litre straight six
Two door saloon
Not silver

Is it something proper rare, like a Bristol, or something cooking-but-rare - ie a limited run of a common model?Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:26 pm Not a Jag.
It's a bit obscure to be fair. Only about 100 of them made.
I've heard.... something described as a 'poor man's Bristol' before but I'm buggered if I can recall what it wasSundayjumper wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 6:10 pm Not a Bristol but you're absolutely on the right track. A cheap substitute for a Bristol.
One more guess then I'll post the answer.
Plenty of options for re-issues with modern compounds though:Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 6:59 pm GG - yes, that's the car. I suspect modern tyres, even Pirellis, are better than whatever they used originally in 1966 ! He's planning on using the car regularly so reliability & safety will take precedence over 100% originality.
HOW MUCH ???? He will definitely not be doing that !GG. wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:50 pm Plenty of options for re-issues with modern compounds though:
https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/classi ... /td21.html
Nice. 150bhp isn’t too shabby for that era.Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:08 pmHOW MUCH ???? He will definitely not be doing that !GG. wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:50 pm Plenty of options for re-issues with modern compounds though:
https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/classi ... /td21.html
Rev - not the same engine, this one is their own design, it was introduced in 1950 with 83bhp (low compression ratio for crappy post-war fuel) and gradually developed until the final iteration in the TF21 where it produced 150bhp.
I knew nothing about Alvises (? Alvii ?) until this afternoon so I'm still finding out details about the car.