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#24432 of 25623 Another Easy Restoration by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 26, 2012 (9:03 am)

You have to hand it to some people for their sheer determination to bring back the dead:
 
"First Floor--Mens' Dept...Basement Level--MG Parts..."
 

#24433 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [Mr_Shiftright] by stickguy

May 26, 2012 (10:10 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 26, 2012 9:03 am)
probably easier than putting together a ferrari that was at the bottom of a lake.
 
here's another English whacko. Why buy them if you aren't going to drive them to just put them in a dusty old barn?
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/8566881.stm

#24434 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [stickguy] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 26, 2012 (10:41 am)

Replying to: stickguy (May 26, 2012 10:10 am)
Aside from the Nissan Patrol and the Maser Quattroporto, I would have bulldozed the whole lot. Not very good taste in cars, that fellow. Picked mostly the wrong models.

#24435 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

May 26, 2012 (11:26 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 26, 2012 10:41 am)
I don't know, the Khamsin can be pretty cool (if not prone to fall-apart), and the DeTomasos are good curios.
 
For that MG, that's not even a restoration, more like a re-creation using a pile of old parts. The British will restore stuff that would be scrapped or parted out elsewhere. Lots of "labour of love" ideals there.

#24436 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 26, 2012 (12:38 pm)

Replying to: fintail (May 26, 2012 11:26 am)
Nobody much wants a Khamsin and everybody wants a Pantera.

#24437 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

May 26, 2012 (1:29 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 26, 2012 12:38 pm)
Of course, Pantera is easy to keep around with its Ford engine, the Khamsin was another product of the Citroen-Maserati era - which means it will break a lot and be hard to fix.
 
Still, not exactly hard on the eyes for the era, and I like the clear rear panel:
 

#24438 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

May 26, 2012 (5:48 pm)

Replying to: fintail (May 26, 2012 1:29 pm)
Well the styling is tops---if you can find someone to make the Citroen hydraulics work so that you could pleasantly drive (that is, brake and steer) this rather large and heavy car without twitching it into a storefront, or putting your head into the windshield, then that's a big plus for you. And you'll have to ditch the American exhaust headers for European ones---overcome those two obstacles and I would like a Khamsin a LOT more.

#24439 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

May 26, 2012 (6:36 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 26, 2012 5:48 pm)
I'm not judging them on practicality - it is all looks for me. I've developed a mild like for big 70s supercars - the large Lamborghinis of the time also have some appeal, and I hated those when I was younger.
 
I'd do a nut and bolt restoration on the fintail before I'd buy anything like that though - at least the German car would run when it is finished

#24440 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [fintail] by omarman

Jun 02, 2012 (8:48 am)

Replying to: fintail (May 26, 2012 1:29 pm)
When the Honda CRX was restyled (1988?) it had a clear panel at the rear hatch. I remember R&T commenting that it gave the little CRX an exotic "Khamsin look." Well it did look good but it was that tiny, fly weight package with amazing mpg that made the CRX cool. Honda was really rolling out good stuff for the right price back then. Can't be too many CRX survivors left - even in Seattle.

#24441 of 25623 Re: Another Easy Restoration [omarman] by fintail

Jun 02, 2012 (2:14 pm)

Replying to: omarman (Jun 02, 2012 8:48 am)
Yep, that was the 88-91 CRX. I remember that rear panel. That's when Honda really got on their game, with the 88+ Civic, Prelude, and CRX. Affordable, very modern, very nice driving cars.
 
Not many CRXs around that haven't been either thrashed or modified to death. Heck, not a lot of nice survivors of the other models too. Hondas attracted a certain element not known for taste or upkeep.

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