retro, classic and cool cars braving the heat
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 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!
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 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
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
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…
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
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
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
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!
I was chatting on a forum about my other Jensen Interceptor in the States and someone posted these pictures about the one they were building in Dubai. It turned out … Continue Reading In the beginning…
Retro Rides Dubai 