@Riviera_Bluesman A GS Rivvie…maybe one day in my dreams. 
That’s my favorite of all the Rivieras, the '65 primarily due to the hidden headlights. My parents had a '65 Wildcat sedan when I was growing up. One of these years I may actually try to track down a convertible version of that…
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In 1969, I was offered a 1k mile 427 Cobra. Girl was angry and had the title and was selling it to punish her boyfriend. Unfortunately, she wanted $6500.
In 1968, I was offered an L88 Corvette coupe with 72 miles on it, had a crack on the right wheel well. He wanted $3300 for it.
In 1964 1/2, I bought a try-power GTO. One of the first in Ohio. It was supposed to float the valves at ~5200 rpm, but mine would wind past 6300 and break the tires loose as the end carburetors opened. After I sold it, I ran into the new owner. He said he had blown the engine only to find that someone at the factory had dropped a 421 SD block into it.
Then again, a `59 Les Paul was inexpensive back then.
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Have you seen Jay Leno’s Riv? Quite the beast.
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I begged my Dad to buy an AC Cobra. He bought a used 1960 T-Bird instead. Let’s see; $1M plus or $10K? Hmm? 1970 I tried to buy a Sunbeam Tiger 289 for $200. I didn’t have the cash and not one of my so called friends would lend me the money. Oh well.
That which I did not do, and/or did poorly, make the best tales for the kids. As my wife said “had you bought any of those cars, you would have sold them very shortly thereafter.” I know I would have traded my a 59 Les Paul for a 60 Les Paul.
Try 50% tax and 20% VAT plus crazy fuel levies. My partners in Singapore do very nicely.
Ok on the tax and vat front you win
What a beautiful car. The “R” model is the one with a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) and 550 PS (542 hp), right?
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Hi @Axel,
yes, that’s right.
I admire people who restore old cars. Really takes patience and a lot of money.
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Hi Robert,
I agree 100%. But this doesn’t mean new cars can’t be beautiful, too.
… but oh, so lovely! 
Enjoy!
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I took the other path to car ownership, cheap and awful. My first (6th hand) car was voted one of the worst ever made.
I think the, square, steering wheel says everything. The interior of mine wasn’t as nice as this.
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And it was shipped with the steering wheel on the wrong side.
Inexcusably shoddy quality control.
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Indicator stalk on the right. Sensible position though these days it’s on the left in GB.
What kind of Austin is that? I started with a second hand 1969 Austin American. Wanted a VW Bug, but my uncle’s used car lot had one of these. He said, they are basically the same. How wrong he was. This was not a good time for British Leyland. The fluid suspension was a disaster. If I had bought a 1969 Bug I could still be driving it.
A pic (not mine, but looked the same)
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My baby in the late 70’s. Reliant Scimitar GTE 1960’s vintage. Wish I could have it back…not my picture.
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Looks like an Allegro; or All Agro as they were called over here (UK). 
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Yep. Austin Allegro. Got it for free, but that was too expensive.
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My mum had one…I got out of it at the top of the driveway…needless to say I watched roll past me and down a rather steep driveway into a wall below while going into the house and broke the joyous news to my mum…lucky for me it didnt run me over. I think I was 15…thats when you could get your lic in NZ in the 70’s.
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