Dallas and an empty garage
Filling the void in my life with the sales of the Lotus and the Karmann Ghia I jumped straight in with a Jensen Interceptor III. This was another car I’d … Continue Reading Dallas and an empty garage
Sorting out the interior
When I bought the car it was a little tatty around the edges with a few tears in the interior and some leather problems, but I got all those fixed … Continue Reading Sorting out the interior
A bit of the TVR’s history
The story goes that one of the big dealers over here visited the UK motorshow, saw the TVR’s and wanted to be a dealer. A deal was struck and an … Continue Reading A bit of the TVR’s history
I love a wedge and am a sucker for pop-ups!
Chest wigs, medallions, Miama Vice, Magnum PI – all these things reek of the 80’s and testosterone… and if one British Car sums up the period it is TVR. The … Continue Reading I love a wedge and am a sucker for pop-ups!
All registered and sorted… bang!
All sorted 🙂 I gave in waiting for the ATC to sort it and get the pass registered on the RTA system. They asked for the day to sort it, … Continue Reading All registered and sorted… bang!
Registration woes…
Next was to register the car – after some debate I chose the Dubai Classic plate route – 5 trips to the RTA in 2 days and no resolution, sadly … Continue Reading Registration woes…
Porsche COA
Porsche USA offer a great Certificate of Authenticity, for a small fee they’ll send you the basic details and options of your cars build, its birth certificate as it were. … Continue Reading Porsche COA
356 – Back to AAA
The wiring harness on a 356 at the headlights goes through a front fender brace and into the lamp bowls. One of mine was so decrepit and twisted from a … Continue Reading 356 – Back to AAA
Let’s have a look at what we’ve got then…
VIN 212760 – is 1963 356B T6 Karmann Coupe – check, that works. Engine 601416 – is a 1600 Type 616/1 T5, 1960 built in 1959 – hmmm not original … Continue Reading Let’s have a look at what we’ve got then…
Arrival
Sight unseen – 53 year old car of unknown origins, for about $45,000. One of my smartest moves, probably not, but it did look nice and shiny in the pictures … Continue Reading Arrival
The perils of the Emirates Auction site
Having left Dubai, sold off my Karmann Ghia and Lotus Esprit and moved my life, family and worldly goods to Dallas… 6 months later I find myself back in Dubai, … Continue Reading The perils of the Emirates Auction site
Jensen Interceptor III /SRT8
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’
TVR 420SE
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
Porsche 356B-T6
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
Jensen Interceptor III
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
No interior!
I forgot to mention, when I bought it there were still a few issues. It wouldn’t get out of ‘limp-mode’, the steering ratios were a bit screwed up – Jensen … Continue Reading No interior!
Retro Rides Dubai 