Oops, link to Milt's 5000GT:
https://bringatrailer.com/2014/09/13/the-only-green-one-1964-apollo-gt-5000/
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On 2022-08-10 11:57, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote:
This is more like what I thought an Apollo GT would go for these days.
I forgot the 5000 had a Ford 289 in it, for some reason I thought it
was a 327 like the Avanti II had. Wasn't Milt Brown a Buick dealer or
something? $130k, reserve not met.
On 2022-08-10 11:36, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
Apollo 3500 ... less than 90 cars ever built... Current value.. in
excess
of $500,000 [if you could find one for sale, and that is not likely]...
Come to the party with your own Brinks truck full of money...
However, it is a beautiful car..
Apollo 3500 ... less than 90 cars ever built... Current value.. in excess
of $500,000 [if you could find one for sale, and that is not likely]...
Come to the party with your own Brinks truck full of money...
However, it is a beautiful car.. still, even by today's standards...
On Tue, Aug 9,
For all you aluminum block Buick/Rover lovers:
Instead of buying a Rover 3500, or putting a 3500 engine in a Stag, you
could buy an Apollo 3500GT and at least be visually competitive with an
XKE, with a less troublesome drivetrain than a 1960s Jag.
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On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 12:42 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
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> Well the "Rover V8" was essentially based on the Buick 215.
>
> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 12:36, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
> >
Yeah that’s what I sorta remembered
--FT
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> On Aug 8, 2022, at 1:42 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> Well the "Rover V8" was essentially based on the Buick 215.
>
>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 12:36, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
>> Wasn’t it like a small Buick
Well the "Rover V8" was essentially based on the Buick 215.
On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 12:36, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
> Wasn’t it like a small Buick or Olds V8 that would fit?
>
> --FT
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>> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
>> wrote:
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>> Wow
Wasn’t it like a small Buick or Olds V8 that would fit?
--FT
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> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> Wow a V8 in that little thing?
>
> Car like that should have a small, responsive, high-reving engine.
>
>
>> On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 11:38, dan
On Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:43:16 -0500 Allan Streib via Mercedes
wrote:
> Wow a V8 in that little thing?
Sort of like the Sunbeam Tiger ...
Craig
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Wow a V8 in that little thing?
Car like that should have a small, responsive, high-reving engine.
On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 11:38, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> Looking at the wiki for this car, they wanted to put a V8 in it
> originally, but scrapped the idea because of a deadline to
Looking at the wiki for this car, they wanted to put a V8 in it originally, but
scrapped the idea because of a deadline to bring it to production. Apparently,
it’s a common conversion.
-D
> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:36 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> They look good though. If I had
They look good though. If I had the time I'd be tempted to drop in a Ford Zetec
engine from a Focus. Those things are bulletproof.
On Mon, Aug 8, 2022, at 11:31, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
> I recall these, along with the Spitfires of similar vintage. They were
> notorious for
I recall these, along with the Spitfires of similar vintage. They were
notorious for overheating and stretching timing chains within about 20k-30k.
Dissimilar metals in the engine (iron block, AL head) wreaked havoc on the
cooling system, too.
-D
> On Aug 8, 2022, at 12:15 PM, G Mann via
On Mon, 8 Aug 2022 09:15:37 -0700 G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> It was a miserable car when sold new. It has not improved with age..
> Sourcing parts was a horrible problem, right off the showroom floor.
> That is unlikely to have improved.
> Ohh... did I mention is has Lucas electricals?
And
It was a miserable car when sold new. It has not improved with age..
Sourcing parts was a horrible problem, right off the showroom floor. That
is unlikely to have improved.
Ohh... did I mention is has Lucas electricals?
On Mon, Aug 8, 2022 at 9:11 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes <
Don’t, you’ll be doing yourself a favour.
-D
> On Aug 8, 2022, at 11:56 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> I would be tempted to go look at this if it had a proper gearbox.
>
> https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/bloomington-1973-triumph-stag/7518769526.html
>
> Allan
>
I would be tempted to go look at this if it had a proper gearbox.
https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/bloomington-1973-triumph-stag/7518769526.html
Allan
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