IceNineBack to cool stuff @jackyan and @GruffHarding
Green is always a winner I say and again it keeps on winning
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/chevrolet/oldsmobile/listing/5760414342
Gruff HardingHow are you going to explain the purchase after hitting a fifth division win?
Anyhoo, a few beauts today, but first this - get it and you too can pick the car of your choice
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/other/other/listing/5761689924
Number two - is purple your lucky colour? Better hope so, because British reliability
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/austin/1100/listing/5761804800
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)@GruffHarding @IceNine Ah, but was yours twin-carb with the 1300?
I'd hope so!
Thing I like about older cars, you lift the bonnet and can immediately recognise an engine!
A nice honest car, with honest description
I think @BobLefridge left it sitting out the front for a few years
On the beach
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/fiat/124-spider/listing/5765339931
@IceNine @GruffHarding @BobLefridge I think this shows how restrictive Trade Me is with descriptions. The seller probably wanted to write Fiat 124 Sport Spider but couldnʼt.
@jackyan @IceNine @BobLefridge https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/ford/cortina/listing/5762087452 when I win lotto tonight I an gonna buy this, then get it repainted in Sherwood Green. In honour of the one I bought from mystic Granddad
Bob LeFridge 
Tidy vehicle, but $16k for a Cortina?
@BobLefridge @jackyan @IceNine https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/toyota/corolla/listing/5766979559 what's worse is we used to buy these for 500 bucks in the the early 90s
@GruffHarding @BobLefridge @jackyan
That and 323s were just everywhere
Some times they'd pass a warrant, but oh the rust
@GruffHarding @BobLefridge @jackyan
I knew I should have waited - 1.7L sewing machine
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/other/other/listing/5776548241
@IceNine @BobLefridge @jackyan is the singer a sport version of the hunter, i'e more gauges same rubbish performance.
@IceNine @BobLefridge @jackyan I'm still here fellas 😁, I've just been a bit distracted with let's say admin, but all is well 😁
@GruffHarding @BobLefridge @jackyan
I found a cracker though 😆
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/toyota/hilux/listing/5788409900
@GruffHarding @BobLefridge @jackyan
More serious, I 100% picture Jack in this beast
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/austin/other/listing/5790751772
@IceNine @GruffHarding @BobLefridge The van would be great, though I would need an anthropomorphic dog to help me run the business.
@jackyan @GruffHarding @BobLefridge
Forget the Austin, we have a winner for you Jack!
And think, you can do a road trip via Ōtepoti and Ōtautahi to show it off!
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/renault/other/listing/5785593103
@IceNine @jackyan @BobLefridge https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/triumph/search?body_style=stationwagon&auto_category_jump=false I'll go you one better, look at the straight 6 under the hood
I've owned a pair of Triumph 2.5s cars and they were damn fine vehicles. The good one was a one-owner vehicle I bought from a cocky in Leeston for two grand (in 1992). It was pretty immaculate and even came with a factory-fitted metal sun visor.
The other was a battered soul but still drove beautifully. I made a $500 offer to Turners after it failed to sell at auction and they said yes.
While the TM wagon looks tidy, note that the seller has hidden the reg so it's hard to find the actual mileage. I'll bet it's a damn sight more than 11k.
I can't believe the prices being asked for Triumphs!
@BobLefridge @GruffHarding @IceNine Estates were imports, too, weren’t they? Added bonus. But that Lucas PI was a nightmare. Still remember Dad taking ours to bits—he fixed it though! So surprised a PI is still alive as I imagined most have had TC transplants by now …
@jackyan @BobLefridge @GruffHarding
This was my fave from that place, for all the wrong reasons! But only $15K
https://waimakclassiccars.co.nz/listings/austin-princess-hl-1981/
1981 Austin Princess HL - Waimak Classic Cars
This Nelson assembled wedge car has to be one of the BEST KEPT SECRETS in New Zealand. It was not owned – it was treasured. The Princess is a family car that was produced in the United Kingdom by British Leyland from 1975 until 1981. The car inherited a front wheel drive / transverse engine configuration from its predecessor, ... Read More
@IceNine @BobLefridge @GruffHarding I thought wedges were cool, even if the 1·8 engines were unreliable. Heard some horror stories from ex-NZMC staff. There was a Morris wedge in Wellington, and given the early number plate it could have been an NZMC evaluation car. Gone to the scrapyard in the sky now, I bet.
@jackyan @IceNine @BobLefridge the only good thing thing about the Austin Princess was that they stopped making them
@GruffHarding @IceNine @BobLefridge For roominess and the balls to do something different, I like it. Mechanically, I’d stay the heck away from them!
@jackyan @GruffHarding @BobLefridge
School I went to decided in its infinite wisdom to have sports day on a Saturday
So to encourage people to go, there was to be a draw to win a car
It was a pale yellow Austin Princess
Automatic
The first person drawn did not come forward to claim
To this day it's not known if they were present or not