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@thunderbird and @gteglman – while white (cream would be slightly different) wouldn’t be my first choice, I have to agree, especially with the exterior colour as well, that in this case, it really looks pretty good!

Oh, and @gteglman I second Anders’ invitation – if you’re anywhere between the Oxford, Reading and London triangle, let me know!

@gteglman I agree that the car looks better from some angles than others, my personal favourite is front three-quarters from above. I don’t know what the price is this time around – the EUR 77,777 came from […]

@gteglman, I’m convinced this 304SL Break would make an excellent daily classic. The Peugeot’s of this era are probably as indestructible as any car has ever been – right up there with the Volvo’s and […]

@gteglman thank you so much for your kind words! I happen to agree that the MGB Berlinette with the faired-in headlamps is the nicer of the two – no matter what that fence-sitter @dave-leadbetter says 😁 😉. […]

@dave-leadbetter, I bow my head honour and acknowledge that my sideburns will never be able to match yours…

@gteglman, right now there are more important projects I want to sort on the Scimitar – such as […]

The Lada Niva, @gteglman – yes, THAT would be great! But it fact I mentioned it for MY wife, and I recognize the reaction you describe with YOUR wife…but maybe that’s just because the Niva is a Man’s car?!?

@tony-wawryk, okay, so now it’s neither brown, maroon or purple – it’s apparently plum…
:-D Well, regardless what we decide to call the colour, I just think it looks great on the Scimitar…

@gteglman, I […]

@gteglman and @anders-bilidt – damn you both!! ;-))

@tony-wawryk, and so I planted a seed… ;-)

@gteglman, sounds like a cunning plan!

@gteglman she might have done….
@anders-bilidt I think you’re right about the Ford Capri being the more direct competitor to the Manta, and I’m with you on being happy with a standard 1.6S to cruise around in. […]

@gteglman that’s an excellent idea in theory, but would you believe she wants a Ford Puma (her first own car) for her “classic”? I’m trying not to discuss it…

@gteglman Looks great, doesn’t it? It’s seriously tempting and would give me a great excuse to clear a whole load of rubbish out of the garage, but I have a feeling my better half might have a few things to say […]

@gteglman for sure that EUR 49k Manta is bonkers, but it is (fortunately) an exception – this 1.9SR is EUR 19K, and looks damn good – it just happens to be yellow, too :-))

@tony-wawryk, great follow up on our huge expose last December! And well done on further strengthening ViaRETRO’s close relationship and shared enthusiasm for classic cars with Saint Nick… ;-)

@gteglman, […]

@gteglman yes, Santa is a very demanding client! Still, I think he’s happy.
Hope your classic Christmas wishes come true – Merry Christmas!

@gteglman nothing to apologise for – I just wanted to make my point clearer as I felt that perhaps I had failed to do so.
And you are right about some of the snobbery in classic car circles – a little while […]

@gteglman,

“Any classic car is better than no classic car”

That is after all the very ethos of ViaRETRO!
To be honest with you, there’s a part of me that would genuinely like to try to own a ‘B’. It’s suc […]

@gteglman you may have a point! :)
As for respraying your GT (should you decide to that), I have to say that they look fabulous in orange, but there is a very cool-looking pale yellow one in the gallery above (it […]

You’re right, @gteglman !

I was just through the photos again and although I don’t have a photo of the actual culprit in full figure (which is probably why I made the mistake in the first place) it appears to […]