T`would seem I may have inadvertently led the thread into discussion on matters MG.. and on a Morgan forum..as if rambling on about Porsche was not heresy enough...? (-:
Brian £25k for a Frog eye... Yup that asking price seems hard for a gentleman of mature years to justify for sure, but such are the times we live in, where the female of the households income has long been an all important part of the economy, add to that the creation of easy money, and it seems logical that prices in the "market" for everything was likely to rise exponentially, and when bangers such as my well rotted Frog Eye became "Classic Cars," it seems with the passage of time they logically became higher valued old rot boxes...(-: But like you Brian, I would not mind having an old frog eye sitting in my garage alongside my Morgan...(-:
MJF, seems we shared similar experiences along with Brian, though what better car of limited performance and vulnerability to learn one`s craft than those little cars..? (-: I guess the yoof of today may well have FAR more performance under their throttle foot than did we, but hopefully they have better brakes and digital management systems to assist in saving them from themselves..?
Heinz, "thread drift" ? Nah, everything links perfectly...(-: Strange as it may seem I picked up on this vid this very morning which covers a degree of my thinking on Porsche circa 30 years ago, having spent the day at the track in my 911 watching trailered cars coming off track with fluids of all types escaping while my 911`s brakes were quietly cooling, lots of folk topping up fluids etc.etc. around me as I ate my sandwiches and enjoyed a cup of tea, then jumped in to my car and managed a few more laps before heading home in a truly wonderful sports car having enjoyed a very memorable day out...And yes, I have enjoyed fun at the Knockhill track in my old +8, all be it a little less enthusiastically than in my 911`s and Lotus cars, I also drove home in my Morgan after the track fun without it missing a beat too....(-:
Ray, great story, the frog eye might not have been a keeper... but..!
To get back closer to the topic.. (-: the vid I discovered this morning seemed to update my 30 year old thinking on evaluation of the wide range of capabilities that I found to exist in a 911 back than and now derived from Porsche ownership in the form of a GT3, I hope those of you who care to beam it up might enjoy it..? Of course you may have a different view...If so I would be happy to read it..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk2731K-DwE
