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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22819 Location: UK

Do you own a car that'll never be going on the market during your lifetime, bar acts of god etc etc?

Personally I can't see my A40 going anywhere (not that it could right now anyway!!!).

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kevin2306 · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:41 pm Post subject:

I couldn't see me selling my Singer.
Have you a thread on the A40 Rick? Love them

Kev

D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

I just keep selling, buying, selling, nothing's safe,
but this 'ole Landy might stay for much longer I hope

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BigJohn · Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire

I'm not allowed to sell the Mk1 Escort, it might be as original as Triggers broom, but, my older sister was it's second owner, then my nephew used it for a while, then it got parked up under a tree. My youngest son bought it off my sister when he was 16 and rebuilt it for his first car at 17, he drove it until doing his Masters at Uni, and it went into a barn. 11yrs later, having lost the use of the barn, and getting sick of tripping over the Escort, I got new rear inner and outer arches, boot floors, passenger floors, toe boards, front panel and x member welded in, brakes, wheels, tyres, carpet, manifold, exhaust, carb and paint. In July 2013 was its first time on the road for 12yrs. It is now part of the family having been around over 20yrs. My sons fiancée wants it as her wedding car in September, so that sort of seals its fate as a keeper.

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22819 Location: UK

Ellis · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:36 pm Post subject:

I have owned my Mark 2 Jaguar since 1991 and I don't see myself selling it now.
I did have an "unsettled" time two years ago when I did consider selling but a fellow Mark 2 owner changed my mind when he asked me :

"Where will you find a better one if you want another in the future?"
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Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

I'll never sell my DLM
Owned since 1970, Rebuilt twice,
Being a one off what would I replace it with.

kevin2306 · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:36 pm Post subject:

Ellis · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:46 pm Post subject:

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emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

I've had five Range Rover classics over the last twenty years, and have owned my current LSE for five years now. As I think I've said before, it fits me like a favourite old coat, and I just cannot see me ever selling it.
I've spent thousands on it over the years, way beyond its monetary value, so if I sold it, I'd lose all that, and as Ellis said about his Mk2, where would I find one as good?

I have recently sold my Morris 1000 Traveller which has been in the family for probably twenty-five years, and that was a bit of a wrench, but it has gone to a better home than it had with me.

goneps · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 2:50 am Post subject:

Thirty years on I certainly won't be parting with the Morris. There's far too much of me (not to mention time and money) invested in it, and most of my friends have come to me through it.

Richard

Keith D · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 5:40 am Post subject:

My A40 tourer is with me until I hand in my dinner pail! My three sons are not particularly interested in it, but my daughter certainly is!

She was a one owner car when I bought her from the deceased estate of the original owner nearly 45 years ago and I can't imagine my garage without her gracing it. She is on full licence and I use her regularly, in fact last weekend she got used! The car has never been unlicensed in it's life!

Yes, this one is definitely a keeper!

Keith

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

My wife too says she will never sell her 1968 Mini Traveller Mk2 bought just after passing her test in 1972. Its had many new bits and welding done some several times. The front wings/valance corners I fitted in 1988 (its 3rd set) need doing again now.

I suppose our 1938 Rover 16 we have had since 1996 will also stay with us - that too has been virtually rebuilt and still not finished
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ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4277 Location: South Cheshire

Having taken the MGA from this:

To this:

The only jobs I paid for were the seats reupholstering, chroming and an acid bath to strip the body, so like others have said there is too much of me in the car Smile

Dave

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7219 Location: Edinburgh

I wouldn't part with my old SS for what it's worth but if someone offered me silly money for it then I there would be a point at which I would part with it.

Peter
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