o sung wo , mate I am ok, a few mounth,s ago I would not have bet on being here.
While under care the big bad C has been discounted so good there.
The Barma Forrest Virus seems to be the problem, some get over it fast.
Only on early and once in afternoon.
Subject is bringing back those memory's and I read every time I am here.
Was very much a petrol head in my youth SU carbys and metal flake paint.
Would not have suited the old a 40!
While others went for the FJ Holden to play with I went to mark 2 Z cars.
Before my total love affair with a 1953 Chev.

A bit of humor.

My very first vehicle was a tricycle, I was about three and it probably was a hand me down.

You didn't say motor vehicle, did you! Lol.

Mid 60's twincab VW for $50.-. Got stuck right at the lights of Woodville Rd-Silverwater Rd (Syd) with the battery on fire. Traffic bailed up for a good 5 minutes. Problem, loose battery cable, whacked in a 3" nail & off I went only to get booked for speeding down Silverwater Rd when I took off to escape any possible repercussions from all the hootin' & tootin' behind me.
Then an hour or so later going up Lane Cove or thereabouts on a rather steep hill & at the lights again I had to ride the clutch in 1st gear because the brakes failed & I had cars behind me.
Not funny then but hilarious since.

Dear Joe (Loudmouth),

The Nissan Micra would have been a lovely car to drive.
And practical as well. However, living in Los Angeles
at the time - we got a very good deal on
the Pontiac Le Mans and we made a good deal on selling
it as well when we left to come home to Sydney.

Dear o sung wu,

Funny that you should mention the Morgan. I had a real
thing for British cars (and men) at one stage. They represented
style. What's not to like about - MGs, Triumphs, Rovers,
Morgans, and E-type Jags?

Lexi my sweet, may I suggest you don't buy a Morgan, most of the others would be fine. I think their very harsh suspension would not to be to your liking, particularly at any time when you were unwell.

I raced a Morgan +4 in 63/4, & used it as daily transport. I loved it dearly, however each year at Bathurst, which was getting pretty rough back then, it would crack it's front mudguards on the bumps down Conrod straight, & require welding repairs.

A while back I bought a Honda S2000 [kind of an up market MX5], to fill in while my Triumph spent almost a year off the road having air conditioning fitted, & a new paint job. It came with the number plate Morgan, which I had to return.

The owners wife told me he had bought a new Morgan in 96, they picked it up from the factory, & toured the UK Germany France, & Spain in it, before shipping it home. Back here she found it rode far too harshly, on our less good roads, & did not like going out in it.

He replaced the Morgan with the Honda, so they could enjoy trips together, but kept the Morgan number plate for sentimental reasons.

I did not meet him, he was overseas on business, but I got the impression he was a really nice bloke.

Incidentally I can see you hooning around LA in a bellowing great Pontiac. Some of your jokes do give a hint that you are not quite the goody goody, that some here have you pictured.

While I am attached to sports cars I love airconditioning even more. On top of that you never could leave anything in an open vehicle, or with the rag cover up.

There is a joy in some direct feedback from the mechanical components, but as Hasbeen says, you want your spine intact, not compressed, after a trip.

Once we all strived for the feet at near the same height as the hips seating position, with the obligatory (but silly) arms stretched out to the wheel. However there comes a time when knees bent and a more upright seating posture is king, and easy entry and exit are of keen interest. Sight and reaction time are helped by a higher position in the cab. Auto? Yes!

So the modern LandCruiser is nice for a trip (and doing the hard and very interesting yards), while the manual six geared Toyota 86 garage queen is for good days, a mountain run to share the picnic basket and view, with comfy chairs, folding table and cotton check gingham table cloth (blue) with napkins. Once that was just a picnic basket and blanket (and a roll in the hay after summer wine and cinnamon apple pie). Sadly, times change and the MG A was sold so long ago.