Restomods - Alfaholics GTA-R 290, JIA Jensen Interceptor R, Tuthill Porsche 911 - Autocar
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Date: 2022-04-17
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h5mind
Back before marriage, kids, and this belly, I borrowed a roommate's extremely used Alfa 105 coupe during a New England downpour. He had convinced me to take the Alfa instead of my Fiat Spider due to the inclement weather. I have never been so wet while operating a motor vehicle. It was as if I had fallen into the deep end of an Olympic pool, fully clothed. Chilled water poured in via the vents, -weather striping- and half a dozen other places, including from somewhere behind the dash. Naturally, the electronics were shot. The only external evidence of electron flow was one feebly burning headlight; all other lights were out. But I have to admit, as I made the long interstate slog up 95 from Boston, that little engine never quit, and made nice noises as I revved through the gears. My friend loved that crunchy little thing. When I finally pulled in, soggy and dripping, he was eager to know what I thought of her. I grinned and said, -Ran great! -
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Back before marriage, kids, and this belly, I borrowed a roommate's extremely used Alfa 105 coupe during a New England downpour. He had convinced me to take the Alfa instead of my Fiat Spider due to the inclement weather. I have never been so wet while operating a motor vehicle. It was as if I had fallen into the deep end of an Olympic pool, fully clothed. Chilled water poured in via the vents, -weather striping- and half a dozen other places, including from somewhere behind the dash. Naturally, the electronics were shot. The only external evidence of electron flow was one feebly burning headlight; all other lights were out. But I have to admit, as I made the long interstate slog up 95 from Boston, that little engine never quit, and made nice noises as I revved through the gears. My friend loved that crunchy little thing. When I finally pulled in, soggy and dripping, he was eager to know what I thought of her. I grinned and said, -Ran great! -
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Simon
I was fortunate to do my apprenticeship at Roger Clark Cars on the Narborough Rd near Leicester. Yes that Roger.
He had a a multi franchise dealership. ( Lotus, Alfa, Jensen, Porsche & Ford )
I was lucky enough to have driven all these cars many times when they were new. Yes I-m old!
Used to get picked up every couple of week by a Jensen manager to bring back a Healey or Intercepter to Narborough. Fond memories!
Loved the Elan Sprint, Intercepter & the Porsche 911, but at 6ft 3 could never get comfortable in the Alfa GTV. The Sud was fine though.
Don-t laugh but a couple of outstanding cars I drove was a newish Dolomite Sprint, a Fiat 124 special T, oops & a Jag XJ12c in Lilac!
Roger was a wonderful guy!
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I was fortunate to do my apprenticeship at Roger Clark Cars on the Narborough Rd near Leicester. Yes that Roger.
He had a a multi franchise dealership. ( Lotus, Alfa, Jensen, Porsche & Ford )
I was lucky enough to have driven all these cars many times when they were new. Yes I-m old!
Used to get picked up every couple of week by a Jensen manager to bring back a Healey or Intercepter to Narborough. Fond memories!
Loved the Elan Sprint, Intercepter & the Porsche 911, but at 6ft 3 could never get comfortable in the Alfa GTV. The Sud was fine though.
Don-t laugh but a couple of outstanding cars I drove was a newish Dolomite Sprint, a Fiat 124 special T, oops & a Jag XJ12c in Lilac!
Roger was a wonderful guy!
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Ian
They are lovely cars, but I dont get the star ship prices. I know a lot of time has gone into a already rare vehicle. But still I am sure you would appreciate it more if you took a good classic car. Shoe horned in a tasty large crate motor and modern brakes and suspension, did the work yourself where possible. Done yourself to your own spec you would save a fortune. I have done the sums on the jenson. Even using a mint base car a d a new ls6 motor with a 6 speed zf corvette box its a third of the cost doing it yourself. And it would be a more personal vehicle to you
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They are lovely cars, but I dont get the star ship prices. I know a lot of time has gone into a already rare vehicle. But still I am sure you would appreciate it more if you took a good classic car. Shoe horned in a tasty large crate motor and modern brakes and suspension, did the work yourself where possible. Done yourself to your own spec you would save a fortune. I have done the sums on the jenson. Even using a mint base car a d a new ls6 motor with a 6 speed zf corvette box its a third of the cost doing it yourself. And it would be a more personal vehicle to you
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aftonline
It all comes down to chassis dynamics vs horsepower. In Australia we have the V8 Supercars racing series, where they put that same LS in a lighter, more modern chassis, and one of those cars would have left this trio for dead. But I do like that Alfa, good combo of horsepower and roadholding. The Porsche would have cleaned up with one of the uprated turbo engines, but overall held up well despite its lack of horsepower.
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It all comes down to chassis dynamics vs horsepower. In Australia we have the V8 Supercars racing series, where they put that same LS in a lighter, more modern chassis, and one of those cars would have left this trio for dead. But I do like that Alfa, good combo of horsepower and roadholding. The Porsche would have cleaned up with one of the uprated turbo engines, but overall held up well despite its lack of horsepower.
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Mohamed
Good video. But I wish there was more to it than on track performance - especially for the Jensen! On road test of the civility of use (with the traction on for the Jensen) would have given a more comprehensive review. That would have been a Watch worthy 22-minute review. Also, a less abrupt (sudden and short) conclusion would have gone a long way. Still, keep up the good work!
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Good video. But I wish there was more to it than on track performance - especially for the Jensen! On road test of the civility of use (with the traction on for the Jensen) would have given a more comprehensive review. That would have been a Watch worthy 22-minute review. Also, a less abrupt (sudden and short) conclusion would have gone a long way. Still, keep up the good work!
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Ian
I know it's not real life, but the '65 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA in Forza 7 when -modified- properly is the BEST handling and most fun to drive car in the entire game (834 cars. It's like driving a live wire. So light, trigger quick response and beautifully balanced. It's telepathic and addictive. Forza really does capture how cars behave in real life, most of the time anyway.
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I know it's not real life, but the '65 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA in Forza 7 when -modified- properly is the BEST handling and most fun to drive car in the entire game (834 cars. It's like driving a live wire. So light, trigger quick response and beautifully balanced. It's telepathic and addictive. Forza really does capture how cars behave in real life, most of the time anyway.
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44dan5
All fantastic cars.
But the Jenson has a whiff of a high end Jag and we all know naughty gentlemen cads drive those.
I-d prefer to pull up outside the jazzy club with my bit on the side in the interceptor.
Side burns glued on.
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All fantastic cars.
But the Jenson has a whiff of a high end Jag and we all know naughty gentlemen cads drive those.
I-d prefer to pull up outside the jazzy club with my bit on the side in the interceptor.
Side burns glued on.
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h5mind
There was a straight and fully sorted Jensen Interceptor on eBay in California a few weeks back. I think they were asking $15K USD. How could you possibly go wrong?
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There was a straight and fully sorted Jensen Interceptor on eBay in California a few weeks back. I think they were asking $15K USD. How could you possibly go wrong?
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Ant
-Old school American Iron. - this guy is clueless about v8 under the hood. Its LS, and they still put them in trucks and cars, there is nothing old school about.
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-Old school American Iron. - this guy is clueless about v8 under the hood. Its LS, and they still put them in trucks and cars, there is nothing old school about.
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bigstick66
Hey guys I live in the States and I would take the little Alfa Romeo in a heartbeat! We can't get cars like that over here and it's a crying shame.
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Hey guys I live in the States and I would take the little Alfa Romeo in a heartbeat! We can't get cars like that over here and it's a crying shame.
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