You couldn't use a Kleenex like everyone else? Very nice Birdy. When I was a kid I wanted one of those or the similarly-styled TR7. And if the unthinkable happens and it dies you can always use it to keep doors open.
Funny you should say "the unthinkable" l had to get the old Mk2 out to the rescue when it decided to make little sparks to lots of fuel. Think a tune up is needed.
My mate had a x19 but he beefed it up by puting a v8 in it, jag rear axle. It's a project he had been doing since we were in our teens. Last year he got it to the stage off nearly being finished and he had a major fire at his garage losing it all and quite a few other cars with it.
A year later and despite having to have it towed home due to lack of maintenance (I replaced the clutch slave but the master and flexi hose had failed) it has not let me down this year. And that's been about 3000 hard driven miles. It's as addictive as an 80's overdose of cocain and Duran Duran. Come to think of it the bus and the Golf have also behaved this last year.
V nice @Birdy I had an ex many years ago who had an X19 I thought it v cool. She then had a Lancia Beta, I like that too I had a couple of these Italian numbers, I had a black one and then this red one, lovely to drive and look at but rusty underneath. I still keep an eye out for one
Love Lancia Beta's. My brother had a Lancia Beta HPE, supercharged 2 litre. it was awesome. Really good fun to drive until it went for an MOT one year and we found that the engine mountings were literally beginning to separate from the car.
I know that feeling @earlylatebay ! I used to think it was cool that if I did a speed start the front wheels left the floor until I showed a mechanic friend who said the engine would drop out if I kept doing it!
