FS: Spyder, MG and/or Pontiac

Yikes!  Tough choice.  Is there plumbing in the garage?

Lane Anderson posted:

Is there plumbing in the garage?

Or a bucket...   a bucket would work.

There's heat, a fridge, satellite, mini-bar and enough tools to get myself into trouble.  Small grove of pine trees next to the building for "privacy" if needed.  I'd prefer that the MG sells.  I'd like to hang on to the Pontiac for a little longer.  It's just a cool old car.  

What's that in the lower corner of the MG picture????

If you got rid of the Pontiac, you'd have room for two or three old Minis, or a Speedster and a couple of motorbikes, or first gen 911 and one motorbike, or ..............

Looks like a Lotus.

Bill Prout posted:

Looks like a Lotus.

I think I want his garage.  ALL of it!

I'll take all three. Wait a minute - I like sleeping in my bed too.... never mind.

:-(

I'll be able to post more pictures later this week when I get back in town.  If anyone want to see something specific, just let me know.

Bill's right - Lotus Elise.

PICs of the Spyder's engine would be exciting

Nice stable. The Spyder's a screaming deal, imho.

Vintage 550 Spyder

Body# 5502206K

Body manufactured:  9/2002

Purchased in 2011 from the original owner.  Car was a stalled father/son project.  Body in primer, suspension installed, some wiring, engine never run or installed.  Engine was received in the original shipping crate.

Completed & on the road:  2015.  About 1,000 miles on it

Engine:

• Raby Type IV 2316 “C” version Annihilator with updated DTM.
• Replaced valve springs (from Raby) per Jake’s recommendation because the engine sat unfired for a few years
• Estimated hp (per Raby) 185
• New it was $8K. According to Jake it would be closer to 20K if he were to build this same configuration today.
• Had the car professionally rewired. All fuses are up front and easily accessible
• Vintage exhaust
• Remote oil cooler in rear with fan
• Remote oil cooler up front
• Remote brake and clutch reservoirs in front (CNC)
• Hydraulic clutch
• Cable shifter
• Disk brakes (front), drum (rear) Drum skins all around
• Self cancelling turn signals
• Horn
• Low/high beam switch
• Push button starter
• Coil over rear suspension
• Stock VW components up front
• Fibersteel: removable helmet fairing, rear clam struts, rear clam “latches”, front “latches”, rear view mirrors
• Leather clam straps
• Fender darts are a wrap, not painted on
• Pegasus & castrol are removable
• No top, side curtains or tonneau cover

Negatives:

• Rear clam latches will rattle loose. I’ve replace with the updated parts from Vintage but still haven’t found an adjustment that works well enough to keep the clam closed and still be able to open it without any problems.  Leather straps keep it close while driving.
• Firewall was cutout to fit in the engine. It’s been glassed back in but needs to be sanded and cleaned up.  It’s been that way for a while and is structurally sound – just not pretty if the carpet is removed.
• Needs to be driven!

$35,000 OBO

315-952-5073  Jeff

Jeff,

Like the TD, looks good in the picture. Any more details/photos. Only major point is I have to sell my Vintage Speedster before I can buy another car. Wife's rule. I'm in NJ.       Craig

Wive's and their rules....I know the drill.  I have a deposit on the TD so unless something falls apart, I believe it's sold.

@GulleyGulley

What are the receiver looking parts for? Can you take a pic of the underside for me

Are they for the top?

I think you're referring to the bonnet latches. 2-in the front & 2-in back.  Fibersteel repros 

Bonnet? American English please...

(trunk, boot)  der Kofferraum. Damn British cars are ruining my mind

I really like the shift knob, would love to have one in aluminum.

Ed's right, that Spyder is a SCREAMING deal.

Bill Prout posted:

Bonnet? American English please...

Here, Bill.  This should keep you happy...

British <=> American Automotive Translations

British term                American term
-----------------           -------------
accumulator                 battery
actuator                    switch or servo
Artic                       articulated lorry = "tractor-trailer"
baulk ring                  synchro ring
bonnet                      hood
boot                        trunk
bulkhead                    firewall
choke tube                  venturi
core plug                   freeze plug
crocodile clip              alligator clip
crosshead                   Phillips
crown wheel                 ring gear
cubby box                   glove box or glove compartment
damper                      shock absorber
drive shaft                 half shaft or axle shaft
drop-head coupe             convertible version of 2 door coupe
dumpy screwdriver           short screwdriver
dynamo                      generator
earth                       ground
estate                      station wagon
fascia                      dashboard
fixed-head coupe            2 door coupe
frogeye                     bugeye
Gallon  (Imperial)          5 US Quarts
gearbox                     transmission
gudgeon pin                 wrist pin
hood                        convertible top
jointing compound           gasket sealant
lorry                       truck
mole wrench                 Vice grips
monocoque                   unibody
MOT                         DOT
Ministry of Transport       Department of Transportation
nave plate                  hubcap
nose                        front of car
paraffin                    kerosene
pinking                     knocking or pinging
prop shaft                  drive shaft
petrol                      gasoline
prise                       pry
proud                       above or raised
quarterlight                vent window
rev counter                 tachometer
ring gear                   flywheel gear, or starter gear
roadster                    car that only comes in a convertible style
roundabout                  rotary, traffic circle
RoStyle                     type of steel wheel (as opposed to wire)
saloon                      2 or 4 door sedan
scuttle                     cowl
side curtains               removable side windows
silencer                    muffler
sill                        rocker panel
Shooting Brake              station wagon
spanner                     wrench
split pin                   cotter pin
spring washer               lock washer
squab                       part of seat
suction advance             vacuum advance
sump                        oil pan
thrust bearing              throwout bearing
tickover                    idle
top gear                    high gear
torch                       flashlight
trunnion                    sliding or rotating joint (suspension)
Tyre                        tire
wheel nut                   lug nut
whitworth                   Brtish thread measuring standard
windscreen                  windshield
wing                        fender

You forgot the most important one

Lucas Electric = Prince of Darkness

And...

De-mister = Defrost (at least in Ireland)...  Always made me think of a rubber band.  That's how a lot of farmers de-mister a male piglet.

Registered in NY as a 1955 Porsche

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