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As my wife refuses to be a passenger on the off-side in an old car I have purchased a UK supplied series 2 105 series Spider.
So, the LHD Californian is in the Hobbs Parker Classic Auction.
Link : https://www.hobbsparker.co.uk/car-a...49&auctionId=452016&lotId=10405398#gs.9Rqc00Y
Notable faults are: Speedo drive needs replacing, (Speedo and Odometer stopped last year)
Usual second gear weak synchro., but it is cool to double de-clutch, I quite like it (new RHD is exactly the same so I won't miss that at least!).
Apart from that it drives very sweetly...I'll miss it...but I have been enjoying the RHD (though the brakes are not up to the LHD inline servo).
Thread partly in case any one is looking for a clean Spider Series 2, and partly so we can see how it goes value wise...I know the Americans are not as desirable. The rectangle side lights really do spoil the lines, but all the instructions telling the Americans what to do are quite cool...fasten seat belt, which switch does the lights, which fuel to put in etc etc.
I also took off the dangerous rear bumper and replaced front and rear with euro bumpers and scudetto.
As my wife refuses to be a passenger on the off-side in an old car I have purchased a UK supplied series 2 105 series Spider.
So, the LHD Californian is in the Hobbs Parker Classic Auction.
Link : https://www.hobbsparker.co.uk/car-a...49&auctionId=452016&lotId=10405398#gs.9Rqc00Y
Notable faults are: Speedo drive needs replacing, (Speedo and Odometer stopped last year)
Usual second gear weak synchro., but it is cool to double de-clutch, I quite like it (new RHD is exactly the same so I won't miss that at least!).
Apart from that it drives very sweetly...I'll miss it...but I have been enjoying the RHD (though the brakes are not up to the LHD inline servo).
Thread partly in case any one is looking for a clean Spider Series 2, and partly so we can see how it goes value wise...I know the Americans are not as desirable. The rectangle side lights really do spoil the lines, but all the instructions telling the Americans what to do are quite cool...fasten seat belt, which switch does the lights, which fuel to put in etc etc.
I also took off the dangerous rear bumper and replaced front and rear with euro bumpers and scudetto.