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76 Groovy Cars on eBay… Part 7, Austin Healey

Sunday, 24 July 2011 08:14
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One thing to note… most Austin Healey owners and enthusiasts just refer to them as Healeys (likely to differentiate them from Austins, profiled last week…).  And they make it even simpler… the 3000 Series cars as Big Healeys and the Sprites are ‘Bug Eyes” or “Frog Eyes”.  Americans seem to prefer Bug Eye, while the British lean towards Frog Eye…

Bug Eyes are everywhere, so to be cooler, the 3000 Series cars hold the edge.  My favorites are the Mark III cars… the last of the Big Healey Sixes.  With their 2912cc engines, they made a respectable 150 hp.

And I love them with the two toned blue over white.  Toss in the wood-faced dash and some low-backed bucket seats… skip the top completely in favor of a tonneau cover, and I would be a happy driver.

Not only was the performance respectable, but they were very attractive cars in their day.  In fact, in the mid-1980s, they were right behind the Cobra as the most replicated cars (Kit Cars).

Here is a beautiful example on eBay.  Driving one of these is sure to set you apart from the crowd… Even when they were new, they were quite uncommon.  They were also pretty pricey compared to their contemporaries.  Now, not so much.

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76 Groovy Cars on eBay… Part 6, Austin

Sunday, 17 July 2011 08:26
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1963 Austin Mini Cooper S. 1275 cc bored to 13...

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And we aren’t talking about Texas.

Austin was a fairly obscure little car builder in Great Britain, until one very little thing happened… you might even call it a Mini Revolution.  It was a revolution, and it was the Mini… you know, the one that was brought back by BMW when they bought the name.  The original name was the Austin Mini… then the Austin Mini Cooper.

After Austin, the name was owned by Rover Group.

But, back to our Austin for the week…

It is a classic Austin Mini.  It is even Right Hand Drive… and from New Zealand.  It has a fuel injected 1.3L engine and a manual gearbox.  Minis of this vintage weigh almost nothing, handle like the tires are made from Velcro and stop quickly enough to pop out your eyeballs, especially compared to their contemporaries.  They were even able to compete quite successfully with larger and more powerful cars in both road and rally racing.

It would be fun to pick up one like this, build it out as a late 1960s Rally car, and enjoy the exceptional fuel mileage… and performance.

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76 Groovy Cars on eBay… Part 5, Audi

Sunday, 10 July 2011 08:30
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Back in the 1970s and before, the cars that dominated Rally events were mostly rear wheel drive powerhouses.  Every once in a while a front wheel drive car would creep into the top ranks (think original Mini Cooper S).  All of that changed in the mid-80s with the introduction of Audi’s Quattro.

And when I think of an Audi Quattro, I think of the Audi quattro Sport S1 Evo.  That is the bad boy that dominated Rally racing for several years in the mid to late 1980s.  It looked like someone took a nice Sport and sectioned a foot out of the middle… and that is largely what happened.

On eBay right now, there is a nice looking Coupe GT.  It isn’t the short wheelbase Sport, and it is far from an Evo model, but it is the platform.  It would be fun to turn it up to around 500hp and make a tribute Rally car out of it…

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76 Groovy Cars on eBay… Part 4, Aston Martin Lagonda

Sunday, 03 July 2011 08:01
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Aston Martin Lagonda "Shooting Brake"...

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When these were new, one stole my imagination.  It was the most expensive car in the world…  And it was amazingly futuristic…  The sharp lines and the high tech touches inside.  Of course, the 310hp V8 was state of the art.  With a 150mph top speed, it outran many performance cars of the day.

Of course there was leather… and options included things like rear bars (the kind with crystal and decanters…), rack stereos and serious exclusivity.  There were only around 620 manufactured.  And since they were built by Aston Martin, they were completely customizable.  The factory would build it as a limo, shooting brake (“gentleman’s station wagon”) or even a 2 door… if you asked really nice and gave them an even bigger pile of money.

The styling was unlike anything else on the road… with sharp edges and a pointy nose.  It exuded luxury.  And while they were considered pretty ugly by many critics when new, I think the design has aged gracefully.  It would be hard to peg the design as 35 years old.

1989 Aston Martin Lagonda Sports Sedan. Photog...

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What is ironic, though, is that they are actually quite reasonably priced now. Considering that when they were new, the price was a couple hundred thousand dollars, prime examples can now be found for under $50k.  Aston Martin Vantages of a similar vintage usually bring in 50% more in similar condition.

Of course, it is in line with other super luxury cars of the era.  Rolls-Royces and Bentleys of the same age fetch similar prices… even though they were much less expensive when new (comparatively… they were all expensive).

The Lagonda name dates back to prior to WWI.  The company was founded in 1906 and bought by Aston Martin in 1947.

There is a part of me that would still really love to park one of those in my garage…

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76 Groovy Cars on eBay… Part 3, Alfa-Romeo

Sunday, 26 June 2011 08:14
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I have a soft spot in my head for Alfas.  I love the way they look… except the Spider, oddly enough.  For most people, when they think of an Alfa Romeo, the car that comes to mind is the Spider.  For me, it is the GTV series.

When I hit eBay to find an Alfa (Always Looking For Another), the car that popped right off the screen for me was this little 1966 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint Coupe.  The engine and transmission are out, but the interior has been redone and the body appears pretty solid.

The best part is that you probably won’t pull up next to another at a traffic light, unless you happen to be at an Alfa Owner’s Convention.

Aside from styling, it seems that the Italians are also pretty good at making engines with a great sound… and I suspect that with a little tuning and the right exhaust that the pipes on this little car could sound like ripping burlap.  Combine that with crisp shifting, tight handling and a nimble car and it would be a fun little toy to toss around in the mountains.

 

Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint

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I am going to say one thing, though… a VW GTi could probably whack in on a track… in fact, a Ford Taurus might be able to give it a good smack-down.  That isn’t to put the car down, it is just to say that technology has moved on… and the VW (not to mention the Taurus) will never be as pretty or have the same kind of sound as this little Alfa.

 

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