Wow.
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@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialI love this! It's a Volvo C202 Laplander, which is a civilian version of the L3314. Yup, that's a B20 in there!
It's up for auction soon, and has an estimate of £4,000-£5,000.
Perfect for the winter that's just around the corner. 😁👍
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialFive years ago today: my first standing-mile event. My '89
#Corvette hit 144.239mph, which I thought was great going for an old #Chevrolet with 245bhp and a when-new top speed of ~150mph.
Did several 130mph+ passes, zero issues. Such a fab car, that one. Still miss it.
@bobmakichuk.bsky.socialBeautiful shot and lovely Volvo. I used to have a 240 turbo sedan in the same shade of blue.
#oldcarbs
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialSpeaking of cool and uncommon colours, check this out: this E46 is finished in a BMW Individual colour called Messing Metallic.
It's on Marketplace for £6,000 (325Ci, 92k, auto).
@creatinglightly.art#OldCarBS? My 27 year old car and me feel personally attacked 😂
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialHere's a Papaya Orange one for sale in the UK! One of only ~40 here. Reputedly, only 200 were offered globally in this colour – but I've never looked into that myself.
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialJust busy admiring this 852-mile Fiat Coupé 16V Turbo.
It's a pre-production prototype, and reputedly belonged to Pininfarina until 2002.
It's up for auction at Sworders. Estimate of £18,000-£20,000.
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialSeeing these has instantly increased my desire to buy an early RX-7.
(Alternate option: build a Wankel-powered NA and put these on it. Think I'd need some adapters, though.)
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialYes, I did also briefly have two white Pontiacs.
One a frugal commuter, the other, well... 😁
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialMy old Fiero's on Marketplace! I sold it in '13. Spotted it driving around London a few times afterwards, then it disappeared.
Doesn't look in bad shape, especially considering it's done 164k (miles) now. Some corrosion noted on its last MOT in '25, though.
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialOh, 250 followers! Here, to mark the occasion, have this...
*thinks* (250 GTO? Megane 250 Cup? IS 250?)
...cutaway of a BMW Isetta 250 engine!
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialGot a 986 #Boxster with a duff engine, or want more power? Check this kit out:
• F2-spec 1.8L 20V turbo engine (400bhp/7,500rpm)
• Mounts, loom, hoses, ECU, etc.
• Single-mass flywheel, RS4 clutch
From a running, proven Boxster. £5k.
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialMore details and pictures here: angliacarauctions.co.uk/auctions/278...
@roadsidetypist.bsky.socialSomeone built the car I used to draw when I was a kid!
(It's a 1970 AWS Shopper, apparently, and it's up for grabs at Anglia Car Auctions in November. Estimate of £3,500–£4,500.)
