Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[lowdrag]

Thanks for that. I lived in London from 1962 and used to grin every weekend at his wonderful prose.

[Penman]

Hi
Interesting that the article says ads in the Sunday Times and Observer.
We didn't get them but I remember seeing the ads.
I'm sure we saw them in Daltons Weekly or possibly Exchange & Mart.
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[Miken]

What i find amusing is the chap who has been trying to sell his Morris Eight on a well known classic car site for ages. He has estimated the mileage as he "can't get in his garage at the moment". It's been like this for months, possibly years for all i know. Perhaps if he moved some stuff out of the way someone would buy it?
Also, it drives well but needs a new battery. Well buy one then! oh yes I forgot, you can't get to it.

[Bitumen Boy]

A closely related problem is the vendor you can't get hold of. I was interested in viewing a camper van a few months ago, advertised as being in "Gwent" - so worst case scenario about 35 miles away. There was no phone number in the ad, but there was an email address. I sent several emails without ever getting a response then a couple of weeks later the van was marked as "sold" - I wonder how? Perhaps I somehow offended the guy with a brief email expressing an interest in viewing and suggesting the weekend for doing so, inviting a response by email or phone..? Some people just don't seem to want to sell their stuff, you have to wonder why they bother advertising at all.

[badhuis]

[alanb]

I always have a little laugh when I see an add " very rare model, fast appreciating, part restored new engine but needing work" £ loads of money. Two adds down you see the same model immaculate condition matching numbers half the price, the a bit further down two more adds for that model at reasonable price.
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Morris 8 two seater

[Ray White]

What amuses me are the adds that try to imply that an unfinished restoration is nearing completion when in fact it is anything of the sort.

I noticed this Alvis which "wants to be finished".

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1190568

[Miken]

Then there is the car that just "needs recommisioning".
This could be just a service or a total restoration.

[Miken]

Just thought of something else that isn't amusing, Just irritating.
It's when the seller tells you in the advert that he's selling, "Bessie" , "Gertie" or "Rosie" or whatever he calls it and continually refers to it as "she".
I don't care that you've got a name for your car because even if I were to buy it I wouldn't call it that!!
Also,
When it's the car doing the talking!?! "My owner has decided to sell me. I was born in 1952 . I've had 3 owners etc."
Shut up!!
Phew, I feel better now.

[Ray White]

[BigJohn]

My Vanguard was christened Rocinante, after Don Quixote's horse. The name followed onto my Rover P6B V8, so if I buy a big old motor, it will carry that name whilst I have it.
My Mk1 Golf has no name, but my Escort gets called the Green Meanie by my friends, and is known in those in the family who have driven it* as Bojangles because it can dance.




*My wife has other names for the Escort, she drove it once and now refuses to drive it, as it scares her!
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1974 Mk1 Escort.

[Miken]

This isn't "Ad talk" but it's a useful tip to remember If you ever pull a rusty old lump of an engine out of some wreck of a car and want to sell it on ebay.
Always make sure that you remove the manifold and put rolled up balls of clean white kitchen towel up the ports so that every one can see.
This will make it more desirable.
If you are really keen, remove the spark plugs and put paper or rag in these holes too.

[peter scott]

A present day one that amused me was the current Honda Hybrid television advert that claims you can drive to horizon! 25 miles away? Big deal!

Peter
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1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon

[Rick]

[Ray White]

Funny how much that looks like the Vauxhall Astra 1300s I used to have. There the similarities end. The Vauxhall was a dream car; no vices and total reliability in over 100k miles.