DBT's was also known as the 'shove-it' to be fair it also had the most 'accidents' of most cars & spent more time off the road ... the reason @dennisboothstash cars made me 'scared' was down to your rare medical condition known as ''Car-colepsy' -falling asleep on the M62 - nearly as bad as it's related condition 'ME-slow-****ing-down-there's-a-roundabout-& we're-doing-a-ton-DBT>what?-osis' !
please log in to view this image This is my badboy, its an old pic as for some reason i cant upload from my phone at the mo, it doesn't have the side trim now as its had a respray ( the paint job went a bit pink, previous owner must have tcut the **** out of it for this shine lol) but i think it looks kinda cleaner without the trim or boot badges
English Translation available? French? Latin? Benny Boy ... the linguist ... your BFF needs help. Please don't leave him looking like an idiot! Again.
He (KG) is a recently retired professor at The University of Cincinnati. He renamed himself after the car (from something unpronounceable) several decades ago. True story, and obviously extremely funny. Obviously.
Not sure about classic but you can change its tax classification to historic after 40 years, means no road tax to pay.
I quite like watching "Wheeler dealers" on the discovery channel, whereby the buy older cars and bring them back to life.
i like it john but its just nothing like rael life, if i turned up at someones house and offered £1500-£2000 less like mike brewer does id get chinned , also when he's working out the cost of the car and the work they've done to it he never factors in the fact Ed has spent a month working on it!!!
I had one of those. Got it off some nobhead woman who had no idea what it was, she was the second owner, full service history, it was spot on except it had never been polished. £250. I sold it for £650 a week later so I could buy a Suzuki ts 200r a lad was selling. Biggest car regret I've had. That old school super thick lacquerless red paint will come up shining for a 100 years over with a mop and a decent cutting compound. Should have left it.
I realise that, but it is good to see what work he does do on the cars, and the final outcome. Ed China, if he does do all the work himself, certainly has a broad skill level.
Back in the mid eighties I got Mrs LBIA one of those, in those exact colours. Could be the same one I guess.
I think I've seen all of those. Quite entertaining but the 'profit' bit is a bit nonsensical. If they counted in the labour and equipment costs they'd lose a fortune every time! Also while they go to lengths doing the cosmetics they hardly ever change the oil and filter! Although as an amateur mechanic myself I'm very jealous of the workshop.
Several, especially of the earlier models of my 27 cars could now be classed as classic, if only I still had them, if only.
I had a Mini Pick Up in the mid nineties. External hinges, sliding Windows. Beautiful car and it cornered like it was on rails. Had a tweaked carburettor, K&N filter and an RC40 performance exhaust. Unfortunately the really cold winter of '95 (I think) froze and cracked the engine block as temperatures went below the anti freeze level of protection.
