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Post by racingteatray on Jan 12, 2021 22:35:48 GMT
Presumably named after the cruise line on account of its unfeasibly large bulk.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 12, 2021 23:00:46 GMT
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Post by johnc on Jan 13, 2021 7:10:31 GMT
I always thought the HPE was a fantastic looking car and that shot of the front looks as good today as it always has. It's just a pity that most of them had near terminal rust issues within about 3 years.
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Post by PetrolEd on Jan 13, 2021 10:00:22 GMT
Thats a tragic tale. But I'm trying to think of the choice of proper estates that were about back in the day and apart from an W123 I can't think of anything else. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Jan 13, 2021 11:58:47 GMT
The Citroen CX Safari was an interesting choice for the brave back then.
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Post by Martin on Jan 13, 2021 12:09:05 GMT
The Citroen CX Safari was an interesting choice for the brave back then. My Dad was close to ordering a CX company car in 1983, but the company he worked for changed from French to English ownership and he went for an SD1 instead. Up to that point, we'd only had French cars in the family, as my Mum had a R4 when I was born followed by a R5 and then a Visa. My Dad had a couple of R16s and R20s, the last of which was a green 2.2TX in 1980 iirc. I was going to say we've never had an Italian car in our family, by my sister bought a nearly new 2.0 5 Cylinder Bravo HGT and ran that for a couple of years. |
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Post by johnc on Jan 13, 2021 12:48:28 GMT
Was The Granada estate about at that time and possibly the Peugeot 504. The first Passat would have been around, as would the Audi 100 Avant.
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Post by PG on Jan 13, 2021 15:22:51 GMT
I have always thought the Vantage was the best looking Aston ever.. After the DB9 and then the Vantage (pure, beautiful shapes that speak for themselves), the current Astons look chavvy and over-designed. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Jan 13, 2021 18:35:38 GMT
I have always thought the Vantage was the best looking Aston ever.. After the DB9 and then the Vantage (pure, beautiful shapes that speak for themselves), the current Astons look chavvy and over-designed. Agreed. I could happily make space in the garage for a DB9. |
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Post by PetrolEd on Jan 14, 2021 10:21:41 GMT
A V12 Vantage or DBS for me. Its all good being pretty but you want a bit of attitude.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 14, 2021 14:24:31 GMT
A V12 Vantage or DBS for me. Its all good being pretty but you want a bit of attitude. Yes, but it's really easy to cross from "a bit of attitude" to "suspiciously Mansory". |
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Post by Big Blue on Jan 14, 2021 15:32:57 GMT
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Post by Tim on Jan 14, 2021 16:17:56 GMT
The Aston Vantage Martin linked to is perfect, I'll take it  |
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Post by PetrolEd on Jan 21, 2021 21:26:48 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 22, 2021 8:54:11 GMT
That's a sunroof short of gorgeous!
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Post by Tim on Jan 22, 2021 9:01:47 GMT
Not keen on the interior colour mix - as has said before either go all black or all red.
Otherwise lovely.
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Post by PG on Jan 22, 2021 12:35:01 GMT
That green is really rare but a beautiful colour. But I'd leave the red seats. Tan looks much better with the green. Although all tan would be even better. I'm really glad Jag have moved away from their two-tone seat phase now. |
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 22, 2021 13:46:10 GMT
I don't mind green and red, although ideally a darker red than that.
My father's MkII 3.8 was BRG with dark red leather seats and that was gorgeous. Also, there used to be an E91 3-series Touring that I passed on my morning commute which was dark metallic green with a dark red leather interior, and it looked very smart.
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Post by Roadrunner on Jan 22, 2021 13:56:01 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jan 22, 2021 13:56:15 GMT
I agree, if the whole seat was a more burgundy colour then it would look really good, but I really don't like the part bright red leather in Jaguars of that era. Something more like this.... www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265009987955Just a result of a Google search, I'm not stalking Mark's eBay account! |
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 22, 2021 14:38:06 GMT
It was a long time ago pre-camera phones so I have hardly any photos of “James”, as Dad’s Mk2 was known, and sadly none that show the green/dark red colour combination. But I did find this one that at least show the car:  |
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Post by Tim on Jan 22, 2021 15:33:02 GMT
I agree, if the whole seat was a more burgundy colour then it would look really good, but I really don't like the part bright red leather in Jaguars of that era. Something more like this.... www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265009987955Just a result of a Google search, I'm not stalking Mark's eBay account! Remember red leather doesn't photograph very well, it often appears brighter/pinker than it really is. |
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Post by Martin on Jan 22, 2021 15:40:57 GMT
I agree, if the whole seat was a more burgundy colour then it would look really good, but I really don't like the part bright red leather in Jaguars of that era. Something more like this.... www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265009987955Just a result of a Google search, I'm not stalking Mark's eBay account! Remember red leather doesn't photograph very well, it often appears brighter/pinker than it really is. OK Tim.....  (I do agree with you and quite like the red option on the current Porsche range) |
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Post by Tim on Jan 22, 2021 15:44:38 GMT
Remember red leather doesn't photograph very well, it often appears brighter/pinker than it really is. OK Tim..... (I do agree with you and quite like the red option on the current Porsche range) Evidence for the prosecution...  The Alfa was particularly hard to photograph. It was a lot more like those dodgy LR seats you found in Mark's EBay shopping bag  |
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Post by Martin on Jan 22, 2021 15:50:40 GMT
OK Tim..... (I do agree with you and quite like the red option on the current Porsche range) Evidence for the prosecution... The Alfa was particularly hard to photograph. It was a lot more like those dodgy LR seats you found in Mark's EBay shopping bag They look good / suit the car and they distract the eye from the dirty and marred/swirled paintwork. |
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Post by Tim on Jan 22, 2021 16:17:15 GMT
Evidence for the prosecution... The Alfa was particularly hard to photograph. It was a lot more like those dodgy LR seats you found in Mark's EBay shopping bag They look good / suit the car and they distract the eye from the dirty and marred/swirled paintwork. Cheeky bugger! That was the day I traded it in for the M5. It was 9 months old with 8k miles on the clock and I thought it was quite clean. Photo from the same day  |
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 22, 2021 16:40:53 GMT
Remembered that I still have the Bonhams catalogue from when Dad sold it:  |
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Post by PetrolEd on Jan 22, 2021 17:50:46 GMT
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Post by Roadrunner on Jan 22, 2021 18:59:28 GMT
Pretty close to automotive perfection. |
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 22, 2021 19:10:55 GMT
Pretty close to automotive perfection. My father always wanted one of those Alvises (he's also partial to a TD/TE/TF) but compromised with the MkII as being just that bit more modern and usable. |
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