ViaRETRO | GTeglman | Mentions https://viaretro.com/members/gteglman/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning GTeglman. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:47:53 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.0.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 80f9f60267c13322917b690955b789ec Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Only a Lamborghini Countach can Shoulder a White Leather Interior https://viaretro.com/2019/04/only-a-lamborghini-countach-can-shoulder-a-white-leather-interior/#comment-41890 Sat, 27 Apr 2019 08:05:54 +0200 @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!

]]> 7016438c6c8f4a637170cf32168bdb7e Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Bavarian Performance Saloon https://viaretro.com/2019/02/prime-find-of-the-week-the-bavarian-performance-saloon/#comment-41246 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:09:48 +0100 Oh, and @gteglman I second Anders’ invitation – if you’re anywhere between the Oxford, Reading and London triangle, let me know!

]]> 10a5b5010bccd88bdf618a59da877858 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: A Truly Unique Opportunity https://viaretro.com/2019/01/prime-find-of-the-week-a-truly-unique-opportunity/#comment-40681 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:09:55 +0100 @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 […]

]]> e55ccf36258a8ecdd2c2ae98f2731035 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The French Connection - Have a Break https://viaretro.com/2019/01/prime-find-of-the-week-the-french-connection-have-a-break/#comment-40530 Sat, 05 Jan 2019 19:29:55 +0100 @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 […]

]]> 1c4da3c2358bcce0f2c02e180cd51d52 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, New Year’s Day Delights at Brooklands https://viaretro.com/2019/01/new-years-day-delights-at-brooklands/#comment-40511 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:03:59 +0100 @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 😁 😉. […]

]]> bafa11bbdd2206be250f77fd83c736ec Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Daily Experiment: Reliant Roulette https://viaretro.com/2019/01/daily-experiment-reliant-roulette/#comment-40500 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:49:31 +0100 @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 […]

]]> 6c89463fc50f5d53559359f6530b23a3 Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Practical Monteverdi: The Safari https://viaretro.com/2019/01/practical-monteverdi-the-safari/#comment-40496 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 21:50:48 +0100 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?!?

]]> a13165826001bb65f0b6d7e74417ba50 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Daily Experiment: Reliant Roulette https://viaretro.com/2019/01/daily-experiment-reliant-roulette/#comment-40489 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 18:25:48 +0100 @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 […]

]]> 83ff6f6978894ef3071ea746ed599ba7 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Manta With an Extra Dose of Vitamin A https://viaretro.com/2018/12/manta-with-an-extra-dose-of-vitamin-a/#comment-40026 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:38:35 +0100 @gteglman and @anders-bilidt – damn you both!! ;-))

]]> d936479e1f92b5eee6d68d3a2496eea1 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Manta With an Extra Dose of Vitamin A https://viaretro.com/2018/12/manta-with-an-extra-dose-of-vitamin-a/#comment-40021 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:15:55 +0100 @tony-wawryk, and so I planted a seed… ;-)

@gteglman, sounds like a cunning plan!

]]> 4fb1765b970cb8c871ed8b4ec6efffbd Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Manta With an Extra Dose of Vitamin A https://viaretro.com/2018/12/manta-with-an-extra-dose-of-vitamin-a/#comment-40017 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 22:30:15 +0100 @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. […]

]]> 9a028effb2b427302ccefe39ca3f6fad Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Manta With an Extra Dose of Vitamin A https://viaretro.com/2018/12/manta-with-an-extra-dose-of-vitamin-a/#comment-40014 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 21:50:30 +0100 @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…

]]> 14773f6f21274a301da46aa3635e3574 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Manta With an Extra Dose of Vitamin A https://viaretro.com/2018/12/manta-with-an-extra-dose-of-vitamin-a/#comment-40012 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 21:22:08 +0100 @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 […]

]]> bee82b6ce6b022f7524f309527e25c5f Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Manta With an Extra Dose of Vitamin A https://viaretro.com/2018/12/manta-with-an-extra-dose-of-vitamin-a/#comment-40010 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 21:07:40 +0100 @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 :-))

]]> 118d170e1229b3a890eea2db7f70a797 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Santa’s Classic Christmas https://viaretro.com/2018/12/santas-classic-christmas/#comment-39983 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:59:52 +0100 @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, […]

]]> 226db855a65ca7c073f4033fad67e422 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Santa’s Classic Christmas https://viaretro.com/2018/12/santas-classic-christmas/#comment-39982 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:43:00 +0100 @gteglman yes, Santa is a very demanding client! Still, I think he’s happy.
Hope your classic Christmas wishes come true – Merry Christmas!

]]> a06e20312a3bc7877dc5ab02e9e8b911 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Most Evergreen of All Evergreens https://viaretro.com/2018/12/prime-find-of-the-week-the-most-evergreen-of-all-evergreens/#comment-39948 Sun, 16 Dec 2018 09:05:10 +0100 @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 […]

]]> cce86facda06d5c32d34d0f3c0571b05 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Most Evergreen of All Evergreens https://viaretro.com/2018/12/prime-find-of-the-week-the-most-evergreen-of-all-evergreens/#comment-39943 Sat, 15 Dec 2018 20:39:40 +0100 @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 […]

]]> 3810f93086a60b8613f8add5e5718e49 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, They Call it Mellow Yellow https://viaretro.com/2018/12/they-call-it-mellow-yellow/#comment-39908 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:46:25 +0100 @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 […]

]]> 32eea79ac37f4c6786e32e70dbf882cb Claus Ebberfeld commented on the post, Mind the Gap, Please: The Importance of the Space Between https://viaretro.com/2018/12/mind-the-gap-please-the-importance-of-the-space-between/#comment-39905 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:45:59 +0100 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 […]

]]> 691ef9c835b599c5017499bebb63e4bf Tony Wawryk commented on the post, They Call it Mellow Yellow https://viaretro.com/2018/12/they-call-it-mellow-yellow/#comment-39903 Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:54:06 +0100 @yrhmblhst that yellow Grifo….god it’s gorgeous…not seen a Grifo in any colour for some time, but a yellow one would make my day, week and probably month.

@gteglman while driving my ’02 through the hottest […]

]]> 199d310d222ec9b332e6831b2e8d414a Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Matra's Funky 3-Seater https://viaretro.com/2018/12/prime-find-of-the-week-matras-funky-3-seater/#comment-39838 Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:58:17 +0100 @gteglman, That’s got to be the best buying advice I’ve ever received in all of my years spent with classic cars…!! :-D

]]> 2dcb24001c44fd21c5cb0429d4591140 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Matra's Funky 3-Seater https://viaretro.com/2018/12/prime-find-of-the-week-matras-funky-3-seater/#comment-39833 Wed, 05 Dec 2018 01:19:49 +0100 @gteglman, HaHaHa… well, I’m glad you feel the Bitter CD would suit me. Frankly, I’m sure you’re right. ;-)
However, at EUR 89k, I would have to sell ALL of my Bavarian collection – and I’d still be short by […]

]]> 91424f5caba842ddbea28895c7e9fe32 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Matra's Funky 3-Seater https://viaretro.com/2018/12/prime-find-of-the-week-matras-funky-3-seater/#comment-39829 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:39:32 +0100 @gteglman, I’ll give you that it was a damned good bluff though. ;-)
It almost worked too, as I did indeed start dreaming of the excellent V8 Bitter.
Sadly reality (or we could expand and call it financial […]

]]> 74557cdb6cd5e3bbcf6b600f64ac4e2e Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Matra's Funky 3-Seater https://viaretro.com/2018/12/prime-find-of-the-week-matras-funky-3-seater/#comment-39816 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 15:22:45 +0100 @gteglman, oh yes please!! I would love a Bitter CD. A fascinating GT indeed…
Uhmmm… but for the sake of a Montecarlo / Bagheera comparison, if you would now please find me clean, usable example in similar […]

]]> f762dcf16bd676de727c8253e0c54d72 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: Matra's Funky 3-Seater https://viaretro.com/2018/12/prime-find-of-the-week-matras-funky-3-seater/#comment-39811 Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:22:12 +0100 @gteglman, I must say that I’m impressed by your restraint and impeccable behaviour! ;-)

I do realise that neither the Montecarlo nor the Bagheera will have build quality anywhere near my Bavarian classics. […]

]]> 6788c9a3e855b45bab3a4194ae317eab Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39788 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:54:26 +0100 @gteglman, in case you end up in Oxfordshire, do make sure to combine it with a Sunday Scramble at Bicester Heritage. Trust you me, you won’t regret it! – even though there are usually a couple of Montecarlos to […]

]]> 08991580c9be3a820e3214ede2cd4c74 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Autumn Auction Atmosphere with Historics at Brooklands https://viaretro.com/2018/11/autumn-auction-atmosphere-with-historics-at-brooklands/#comment-39786 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:08:47 +0100 @gteglman thanks, will do my best :)
The red Speedster didn’t sell – bidding stopped at £180k against a lower estimate of £195k; it was announced as a provisional sale but the buyer and vendor clearly didn’t m […]

]]> 4a9b1ce87223076e90f1f29b10078bad Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39780 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:19:43 +0100 @gteglman “over here” being Buckinghamshire/Berkshire/Oxfordshire area.

]]> 85a5a6d2bab66cec19a6051f3e52e66b Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39779 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:18:03 +0100 @gteglman thank you too – and if you find yourself over here for an event or any reason, really, do let me know; would be great to meet up!

]]> da7c30413eacfb68b025a4bc3d707b5a Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39777 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:07:43 +0100 @gteglman, careful what you say, as I might just rock up on your doorstep one day. ;-)
I do after all still visit Denmark on a regular basis…

As for cars currently owned by me, well there are the two BMW […]

]]> 799b7744ac952bef3dffd87b25b89a03 Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39760 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:10:44 +0100 @gteglman, owning German classics, I guess its a fate you and I must suffer together… ;-)
I’l never part with my German classics, but equally, I’m thrilled that I now own a British classic again. I would love […]

]]> 0773f953ac19c28d1445bc9f3924dcdd Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39759 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:43:55 +0100 @gteglman I’d be very happy to have an Opel GT1900 parked next to die Zitrone!

]]> 0d5a1949a37d08a7940f9a287b4075fa Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39754 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 18:56:59 +0100 It’s an interesting discussion fuelled by this Montecarlo, that’s for sure!

@gteglman, if I my quote you:

“I’m really struggling to understand why cars that are undoubtedly poorly built are praised among u […]

]]> 079704d773537809a2c6ea5c74e4fc53 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39750 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:56:33 +0100 @gteglman I guess we’re unlikely ever to agree on the Montecarlo :-), but regarding the brakes, while I accept that it shouldn’t have been a problem in the first place, I understood this problem was solved in the […]

]]> fdc06c12666265105a71b8f325c5f8f6 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39748 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 10:55:36 +0100 @gteglman raises some interesting points that go to the root of why we like and sometimes buy a classic – or indeed any car – and would form the basis of a multi-hour, multi-drinks discussion into the night – p […]

]]> 8c7efc9dfc2166997665f24dcd5117bc Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Prime Find of the Week: The Forever Fabulous Montecarlo https://viaretro.com/2018/11/prime-find-of-the-week-the-forever-fabulous-montecarlo/#comment-39733 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:17:09 +0100 @gteglman, it’s always interesting with a bit of perspective. Which you’ve clearly just delivered raw and unsweetened… :-)
On a serious note, I’ll confess that I can’t really argue with a single of your […]

]]> a8b2ebd940605722ad7fdae7b0cb0ca3 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Reflections Among the Glitz and Glamour of the NEC Classic Motor Show – Part 2 https://viaretro.com/2018/11/reflections-among-the-glitz-and-glamour-of-the-nec-classic-motor-show-part-2/#comment-39681 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:18:05 +0100 @gteglman the engine in my tii has done only 8500 miles (8000 of them by me), and certainly feels peppy, though I couldn’t swear that it produces 130bhp – maybe I should put it on a rolling road sometime.

]]> 690eec0000308d0e35cfffd206a08673 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Reflections Among the Glitz and Glamour of the NEC Classic Motor Show – Part 2 https://viaretro.com/2018/11/reflections-among-the-glitz-and-glamour-of-the-nec-classic-motor-show-part-2/#comment-39677 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:26:08 +0100 @gteglman the Opel GT is one of my favourites, I love its mini-Corvette styling; it was on my short-list before I decided on the 2002tii. Hope you got the leak fixed – turning up for classic events in a Kia […]

]]> 9dd1463499717d41a6c8f57dff7bc268 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Reflections Among the Glitz and Glamour of the NEC Classic Motor Show – Part 2 https://viaretro.com/2018/11/reflections-among-the-glitz-and-glamour-of-the-nec-classic-motor-show-part-2/#comment-39672 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:14:09 +0100 @yrhmblhst the TR7 coupe’s styling has always split opinion; personally, I prefer the drophead, but readily admit that the tin-top is more practical – for a start, the drophead leaked…
@gteglman thanks again! […]

]]> dac3f6bf9b8101f517fd6147940f5d83 Tony Wawryk commented on the post, Reflections Among the Glitz and Glamour of the NEC Classic Motor Show – Part 1 https://viaretro.com/2018/11/reflections-among-the-glitz-and-glamour-of-the-nec-classic-motor-show-part-1/#comment-39662 Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:22:12 +0100 @gteglman thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the article and hope you will enjoy Parts 2 and 3 as well, when I visit the other corners of my “kite”!
I’m sorry to read of your father’s bad experience with the […]

]]> 997c37f6e827ce6ea3c042c688789a1f Anders Bilidt commented on the post, Topless! - or not? https://viaretro.com/2018/11/topless-or-not/#comment-39634 Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:50:27 +0100 @gteglman, it happens to the best of us… ;-)

@yrhmblhst, I’m not too sure I share your feelings for convertibles with their softtops up. More often than not, they just appear cumbersome and flawed with […]

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