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Was there a link to this car or a picture?

One of the flynn rovers has come up, asking $10,500. Sold for $900 at the auction. Its clear the buyer of that car has spent some good money as the car from memory was quite rough at the auction site and needed a lot of work. I suspect this chap purchased some of the interior lots to make...

this one is in a Jag but could equally be applied to a benz https://imgur.com/a/Kiflf

P5 Manual transmission and overdrive on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/182819764442?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

Never driven one but you would have to assume there was something wrong with it to be that slow.

The car in question.

This 6.9 has seen better days: https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Mercedes-Benz-450SEL-1979/SSE-AD-5014139/?Cr=3

Sounds good! I keep meaning to put some more gas in the tank and drive it around the parking lot.

The car in question:

Had I more time you could probably take my car as a donor for repairs to this one.

I was in canberra for family reasons this weekend but found 10 minutes to stop by the german car show on the way somewhere. http://www.classicjalopy.com/2017/09/2017-act-german-car-show/

Looks nice. Sounds like it needs mechanical work though:

Yeah, the size, purple and that horrible font. In the USA you can use a period plate which is a nice option. Has to be the right year for the car. I did this when I lived in Michigan.

Reminds me a bit of an Excalibur. and like an Excalibur the proportions seem slightly off.

I didn't have time to make my own adaptor like I did for the W111 and Traction. So for the SLC I bought a 'novelty' plate but specified no letters. A ready made adaptor! More here: http://www.classicjalopy.com/2017/09/mounting-nsw-historic-plates/

Supra gearboxes are apparently easy to adapt to old british cars and there is a company who makes adaptor plates for them. Half the Jag Mk2's for sale these days have Supra's to replace the old MOSS gearbox. The other common choice is the tremec

I think these are an under appreciated car, especially the coupe. The sedan probably suffers a bit because the coupe exists and it's always compared. I think the two tone paintwork suit the car. The images from the Link styria provided for those who don't want to click on it.

Rover P5B Coupe: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Rover-P5B-1969-Coupe-Sedan-1090-/282639242707

Interesting ID19 for sale by gosford museum. was owned by a CCCNSW member before and I recall it being a nice car http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Citroen-ID-19-Parisienne-French-Classic/282633461514

I will keep my eye out. This one Sold for (USD) $78,000