Interesting stuff on t'internet

That's been advertised & re-advertised for ages. It's not getting any prettier with the passage of time!

Very pretty cars, particularly the estates IMHO, and that's far from daft money for a manual OD 2500S - agree the colour and roof not ideal, but probably half the price than if they were

A friend of Dad's had one in the early 70's with a Stag V8 (reputed to be some form of factory experimental prototype) and got nabbed at 100mph - quite some speed then - on the M5, which led to a ban then sale of the car due to consequent insurance difficulties

1980 Mk1 Astra 1.3GL 



This looks like a very tidy Mk1 Astra - 42,000 miles - very clean - nothing overly alarming in the MOT history which backs the low mileage - However its now out of MOT but in less than 6 months time its MOT & tax exempt - In my opinion its very fairly priced at £3,250 with a  selection of NOS parts in the boot - when did you last see one - This would be £5k + on a classic dealers forecourt  with a years MOT on it 


www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1294134

This received my attention as soon as I caught sight of it: 1939 Alalanta V12 4.3 litre - one of 26 ever built - looks superb in my book and fitted with a Lincoln V12 - British built too in Surrey - no idea on what they want for it but it wont be cheap - but certainly one that I would add to my dream collection - you can bet that the V12 sounds nothing less than glorious     

www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1295055

So talking of a dream collection this has just appeared for sale 



1912 Talbot 12hp Sports - probably one of nicest & prettiest Edwardian sports tourers I've seen in long time - POA so no idea what ££ they want for it but it will be no means cheap in the slightest 

Spotted it about an hour ago - top money in my book but its not far from being a top car bar some minor paintwork that is described in the ad - thing is its NOT minor paintwork when you talking a gold metallic - the damage may well be minor but you could end up painting down the side of the car to get the colour match correct - too expensive currently but it will probably sell none the less - £2750 ish and I'd be there to collect it  

Pete - They are starting to run - has MkX pointed out the MK1 has more retro style about it than the Mk2 - don't know why but I fancied a little runabout for the business - I blame that johnthesparky bloke - I painted his retro van and it set me looking but vans are bonkers money and I wont run a Ford so the field is narrowed - then started looking at estates and the little Polo has appeal - the one above is probably too good for what I'd use it for to be honest - lets see where it goes - its not that far from me and if it lingers through the hols I might throw a bid that way 

We had a number of early VW Polos / Golfs in the family and they were head & shoulders above the Ford, BL & Vauxhall offerings of the time in terms of engineering, build quality and corrosion resistance. As someone whose primary interest is in fully loaded luxobarges it took me a long time to appreciate their merits. A lot of VW fanatics 'got' them from the outset. A good example is a realistic prospect as a daily and 'pov spec' means far less to go wrong. Most of the examples still around will not have the cosseted history and low miles that this example has.

My great-uncle had a Polo II, it passed to my father then sister then brother. As a 25+ year old car my brother left it parked up at dockside while he was at sea for an extended period, he didn't return to the car for 18 months but found it started on the first turn of the key. It went through 3 generations of the family and never let anyone down.

I think with environmental considerations the newest generation of classic enthusiasts will gravitate more towards cars that return 35mpg than those which return 20mpg.

Lots out here Chris.