TheDecameron
Unicorns fart glitter.
For me, that’s the best, well that and the e type.Fruit of Loin #2 is much enamoured of the Corvette C3, mostly in blue. Can’t say I disagree with her:
For me, that’s the best, well that and the e type.Fruit of Loin #2 is much enamoured of the Corvette C3, mostly in blue. Can’t say I disagree with her:
Lancia were a Turin company, so at the foot of the Piedmontese Hills and at the Alps end of the country. They always used to prefer to build their cars with right-hand drive so that the driver was on the "drop" side of the car (and so able to judge the distance from the edge of the road better) when driving on narrow mountain roads. I don't know about the other, more southerly, manufacturers. Could be the same reason, I suppose. Another possibility is that it might have become a bit of a fashion. Back then, Lancia was regarded as the aristocrat of the Italian motor industry, and widely considered to be more sophisticated and technically capable than their rivals. It could have been an attempt to steal some of that glamour.Why did old Italian cars have RHD when the Italians never drove on the left?
Lancia were a Turin company, so at the foot of the Piedmontese Hills and at the Alps end of the country. They always used to prefer to build their cars with right-hand drive so that the driver was on the "drop" side of the car (and so able to judge the distance from the edge of the road better) when driving on narrow mountain roads. I don't know about the other, more southerly, manufacturers. Could be the same reason, I suppose. Another possibility is that it might have become a bit of a fashion. Back then, Lancia was regarded as the aristocrat of the Italian motor industry, and widely considered to be more sophisticated and technically capable than their rivals. It could have been an attempt to steal some of that glamour.
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Not sure if this counts as 'old' but the 996 Porsche is growing on me...even the front lights. Especially the GT3 (Which aren't actually insane money ATM).
Recent Porsche GT's have gone a bit mental IMO
Love the rear end stance on the old GT3...simple panel lines intersecting
Here's a newer rear end...different but not sure if it's better?
Two on Autotrader at £70k, one at nearly £90k. I bet the usual specialists have some at crazy prices. I’ll take a nervous peek.996 for me - 991 has too much going on IMO. 996 values have probably gone a fair bit since this was posted though especially the GT3..
Crikey. I'm sure they were around the £45k mark 2 years ago.Two on Autotrader at £70k, one at nearly £90k. I bet the usual specialists have some at crazy prices. I’ll take a nervous peek.
The Gen2 997 has gone up too. Early Gen1s not so much if they're a bit rough around the edges.Two on Autotrader at £70k, one at nearly £90k. I bet the usual specialists have some at crazy prices. I’ll take a nervous peek.
Probably around the mid 40s - maybe more. Was it a C2S?
Probably around the mid 40s - maybe more. Was it a C2S?
At a Porsche dealer? No way. Top 40s more likely mid-50s.
I had me pennies all put aside for one from a main dealer and now the prices have gone mental. Seems I'll have to address my mid-life crisis with a different marque.