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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

This is the car:

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1938-bentley-derby-4-14-park-ward-sports-saloon/ I've never been in one of these or even driven one, but they look great! BenzBoy what are these like to own? Not that I am in a position for another car, but one day perhaps. Bryce

And this one. Note the drivers

Not for sale, but one I was following in traffic this weekend.

Some may recall my DS was in a smash last september and its now being fixed. Insurance was going to have to paint the front half of the car, and the paint job was not the greatest, so I am getting the repairer to paint the back part too. The repairs are now done and the painting will begin...

This 300SE would be worth a look. Sharp price, low miles, seems ok condition. https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Mercedes-Benz-300SE-1989/SSE-AD-4820242/?Cr=18 This 300D is also interesting as it has a manual transmission. Miles are very high though. I'm not really into...

Instead of starting a new thread each time I see something interesting I will add to this thread. First entry is a yellow 350SE http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/182626801047 I like yellow W116s

I uploaded some pictures I took over the years of various museums if anyone is interested: The old mercedes museum, in 2003: http://www.classicjalopy.com/2017/06/old-mercedes-benz-museum-2003/ the new mercedes museum, in 2008: http://www.classicjalopy.com/2017/06/new-mercedes-benz-museum-2008/...

Its listed as an 1884 model, I guess Rolls Royce were developing the S Spirit model for about 90 years: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ROLLS-ROYCE-1884-SILVER-SPIRIT-114-000-KLMS-DAMAGED-STARTS-AND-DRIVES-UNREG/142395633379