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Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Sorry, But I Prefer the Facelifted Esprit 6 years, 2 months ago

Just found this article (I’m 17 months late)!

I’ll add a few comments to stir things up:

– early seats: yes, a must.
– Speedline S2 alloys: wonderful, much better than the wheels before or after!
– […]

Andrew Boggis wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago

Part 3: Lotus in 1962 – Chassis Revolutions,
Five New Cars and a New Engine

As mentioned in Part 1 and Part 2 of The Long Read, the Lotus collective of bright and talented engineers and aircraft indust […]

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Little French Fancy 6 years, 2 months ago

Good article Tony. Our recent “confinement” has not done us any harm. Hopefully everyone across Europe can now relate to the basic common sense that for local journeys en famille, it really is pointless driving […]

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Tuning Nostalgia: Irmscher Style 6 years, 2 months ago

This filled in a gap in my knowledge, thank you. This generation of Opels bring three thoughts to mind for me:
– memories of a French friend, Nicolas, who owned 4 or 5 Opel Kadette GTEs…we all laughed back in […]

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Stuttgart's Garage 229: Is This The Perfect Garage? 6 years, 2 months ago

It seems a very civilised space for an atelier.

I think it is missing quite a few project cars, work benches and nice old machines (an english wheel, metal folding brake, a lathe) plus space for a welding […]

Andrew Boggis wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago

Part 2: Chassis Design – Thinking Out of the Box

For some teams, chassis design was a low priority. The ViaRETRO reader will have noticed while viewing the Ferrari 156 video in Part 1 of The Long Read that the […]

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Fiat Moretti Sportiva: I Want One! 6 years, 2 months ago

Very instructive subject, thank you. I was amazed that the proportions of the bonnet could only take a spare wheel. It would appear that there is a transverse front leaf spring!

Fiat needs to look more […]

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Lockdown Lambo 6 years, 2 months ago

The Miura is definitely a prime find. Verde Miura is a personal favourite.

This one is for sale within my “confinement zone” but the problem is that I bank with a sensible Dutch bank. We are just before the […]

Andrew Boggis wrote a new post 6 years, 2 months ago

At the 6 Hour Race Meeting at Spa Francorchamps last September, I was delighted to see, for the very first time, one of the absolute legends of motor racing, the ultra-rare Lotus 25. This race meeting organised by […]

Andrew Boggis wrote a new post 6 years, 4 months ago

I once pondered whether the “historic” appellation was applied to the competitors or their cars (personally, I’m only just pre-31/12/1965). However we now have to conclude that this applies purely to the cars […]

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Paris on a Budget: The Sub-25,000 Euro Marketplace 6 years, 5 months ago

Agreed, the Jensen-Healey is an interesting car. I’m busy building my Elan, but one of these would be an interesting project. The best source seems to the USA.

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Enjoy It While You Can 6 years, 5 months ago

Thought provoking article. I think I am quite a “greenie” as well as a classic car fan, so I’ll bounce my ideas off you.

Firstly, there are (at least) 3 issues which all relate to our collective well-being. At […]

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A BMW 3.0CSi for Less Than £20,000 – Too Good to be True? 6 years, 5 months ago

These are beautiful cars, but back in the day the body was not made by BMW (Karmann I believe).

First job in contemplating a car of this type is to find roughly three times the purchase price to buy the panels […]

Andrew Boggis commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Stride Towards a Sprint 6 years, 5 months ago

This (French registered green car) would be my perfect Dolomite Sprint. These motors are now deceptively rare (my youngest brother managed to contribute the the extinction, but that is another story…)

In […]

Andrew Boggis wrote a new post 6 years, 5 months ago

This year was no less than the 45th Salon Rétromobile. And as has become tradition, RM Sotheby’s were host to another of their extraordinary auctions in Paris – in fact their 7th.

Yours truly managed to slip […]