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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by 828CC[/i] [br]Morning All... New member here sharing a few memories and aspirations. Now over 60, I think it says something that the only car I have photos of in my 45 odd years driving experience are these: [img]http://www.sunbeamrapier.co.uk/forum/memberimages/828CC/201981011545_Image (3).jpg[/img][br] [img]http://www.sunbeamrapier.co.uk/forum/memberimages/828CC/2019810115437_Image (4).jpg[/img][br] First thing you'll notice is photography wasn't my forte, but these pics from the early 80's show my first motoring P and J (there were previous cars, but mere 'transport') bought on a whim during a day out to Bournemouth, I even had it delivered! You might notice the SROC badge, worn with pride, and the webasto roof, rescued from a Triumph in the local scrapyard then fitted on the cheap by the local bargain basement paint shop. It was great when immobile, but did a wonderful job emptying the ashtray at anything above walking pace! You may even notice the shine, never was a car I owned (before or since)polished so relentlessly... Full job of course, wash, T-cut and wax, none of those new fangled silicon polymers... US 'soft' wax only, but what a shine! You won't, however, notice the: 'Half race' (allegedly!) Hillman Hunter engine, replete with twin 40 d'ellorto carbs, under the bonnet. Bought from a private ad in C&CC whether it was genuine or not I neither knew or cared (the folly of youth!), it looked the part and went well.... 'nuff said!! It also sported the Sparkrite 'piggy back' electronic ignition, did they make a difference? Apart from the handy static timing light, when switching from 'Electronic' to 'Normal' didn't seem to make much difference.. Sadly tin worm was the downfall, as an every day driver in all weathers and no garage the inner wings and sills finally laid her to rest... RIP HPR725F Which brings me to today.... I'll soon be reaching the time where: 'Too and from a regular place of work' will no longer be an insurance pre-requisite, and there's a 'classic car' sized hole in the garage next to the motorcycle. So, it's a Series V I'm seeking eventually. I have been keeping an eye out so do have a reasonable handle on what's out there and for how much, alas colour IS important to me (I just don't think Red suits it.. sorry) and roll cages and bucket seats aren't my 'thing' either. 'Originality?' As long as it looks the part, what's beneath the hood isn't overly important (no rust, mind!) There was a Series IV local to me 'back in the day', dark green with Alpine wires, that looked the business. White piping on the upholstery too, was that an option? So please wish me well in my quest, and perhaps we'll talk one day... [/quote]    Insert an Image File Check here to include your profile signature.