Miscellany: The cars of X-Marks

**mark.priest** · 31st May 12, 07:43 PM

Here is my 1968 Karmann Ghia convertible. I have been working with my mechanic to get this in shape as a daily driver since I bought it last May.

**Nick the DSM** · 31st May 12, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by mark.priest

Here is my 1968 Karmann Ghia convertible. I have been working with my mechanic to get this in shape as a daily driver since I bought it last May.

Wow, those are really hard to find in my area. Either all restored for a big buck or so rusty you can walk through it.

**Dave J** · 2nd June 12, 11:43 AM

On some mornings I have to choose whether to put on my MacGregor Red or my Birkin Green.

2010 Birkin S3.

Dave J

**Dave J** · 3rd June 12, 11:12 AM

Hi All trying to get this picture posting down, so here's my second try

2010 Birkin.

Dave

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 3rd June 12, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by Dave J

Hi All trying to get this picture posting down, so here's my second try

2010 Birkin.

With out a doubt Birkin is the best Lotus 7 clone going. Nice ride.

**Piper** · 3rd June 12, 03:51 PM

Here's my regular ride, being returned by my senior most grandson. The layer of mud was much more impressive in person than the picture shows. For one thing, you can't see the mud in the interior in the photo. I eventually had to curtail his off road adventures when his enthusiasm surpassed his skill level while he was trying to extricate a friend's Jeep from a mud hole, and I would up with a $1500 transmission rebuild bill. He's still allowed to use the Jeep, but has to stay on the macadam, or very low key off roading.

**linedrive** · 6th June 12, 09:19 AM

My daily driver. I did have a 58 t-bird when I lived out west, and then a 55 chevy... but this won out (for the time being)

**Old Hippie** · 27th July 12, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by linedrive

My daily driver. I did have a 58 t-bird when I lived out west, and then a 55 chevy... but this won out (for the time being)

I hope your licence plate says "BLKBRD" -- it is a Red 'Wing, after all...

**Old Hippie** · 27th July 12, 04:23 PM

1989 H-D Sportster. Rigid frame, rigid mount engine. 1936 BMW (repro) solo saddle, trailer fender in the rear. Paint job by Rhino Linings spray-on bedliner. 1200 valves in 883 sand-cast heads, mild bore job. High-lift, high-overlap cams. 4-speed, Kevlar clutch. There ain't a thing inside those "mufflers" but noise (and that's gonna change with a hand-built expansion chamber and Brooklands exhaust). Also changing it to suicide clutch/jockey shift in the near future.

This was the first bike I ever owned with a hand clutch...:mrgreen: