Funny to think back to first cars, and the relative age of them. I had a beat-to-sh!t '70 Bronco in 1977. How did they trash that thing in such a short time? I had a '73 Ford Capri in 1978 - only 5 years old.. Then a '70 Fiat 124 Spider (also trashed) in about 1980. After school I bought a '79 Scirocco in 1983.....50,000 miles, the newest car I've ever owned!
Now here's my son relying on a 37 yr old BMW... Nice work, Dad.
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Maserati on Ice. Try asking for that in a bar.
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I thought my 924 was old when I owned it, but it was young, looking back...
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1998 V70, no dash lights on
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1998 V70, no dash lights on
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Snappy looking! You look like you're headed off for a tour of the Continent!
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This is a Ford GT40. This is actually a parts diagram produced by John Wyer racing because it was supposed to be a production car.
(for a hand-made race car tub)
(for a hand-made race car tub)
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"Barn find" auction. A wildly random list - 230 cars, some very interesting and collectable.
https://www.classiccar-auctions.com/palmen
https://www.classiccar-auctions.com/palmen
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^ Holy Crap ! A collection of that size held by one owner ? I honestly would forget what I owned.
But based on the video, there are some beauties.
But based on the video, there are some beauties.
Try to learn life's bad lessons vicariously through others.
1996 850 Turbo GLH ( Goes Like Hell )
1999 V70 GLT
1996 850 Turbo GLH ( Goes Like Hell )
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I thought I read in there somewhere that they were started periodically, so apparently they function.
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'07 Maserati Quattroporte at Capital in Philly. You never know what these folks come up with.
https://www.capitalautoauction.com/inve ... 64ad1df9ca
A woman I worked with for years and her wife spent time in the Sultanate of Oman, and bought one of these when they arrived. They soon discovered why it was common to see all manner of Porsches, Ferraris, Maseratis &c. abandoned on the side of the road. Nobody there could fix them.
Nice looking car. Think I'll pass.
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69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
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1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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I really like these - especially this early one in dark blue, burgundy, black. Ferrari - Maserati V8, fantastic engine. Closest I can claim to be was next to a parked one that started up and drove off....and next to an illegally parked one in downtown Boston when the alarm went off. We just kept moving!
But, I've read nothing but what a pain in the ass these are to keep running.
Get rid of the chrome wheels. Why is it at auction? ..blown up, wrecked, stolen?
But, I've read nothing but what a pain in the ass these are to keep running.
Get rid of the chrome wheels. Why is it at auction? ..blown up, wrecked, stolen?
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty