and a Rover P5b in the 'fleet'.
Does anyone else have a odd taste in cars?.
Very nice, one of my favourite cars. I always wanted one, but when I bought an old Rover in 1988, I could only stretch to a P4 80. Unfortunately, this had the 4 cyl Land Rover engine, not the smoother, more powerful 6 cyl that most P4s had. Was OK on the motorway in o/d, but acceleration from standstill wasn't spectacular. Nice old bus though. Sold it about 4 years ago.
As for my current weird car, I have a '86 (D) Carlton. Whilst not particularly weird, it's not the more modern shape, but the old shape which is basically a facelifted Mk1.
It's mint, 2 previous owners, 70,000 miles with FSH and lots of history. This one is the 2.2 CDI auto, with all the toys. The best bit..............it only cost me £150 7 years ago. No one wanted it, being a large, old petrol engined car, no matter that it was immaculate and totally rust free. The owner just wanted the garage space (always lived in a garage) and I made the offer.
Before I had this one, I had the Mk1 Carlton, 1981 X. Same shape as the one I own now, but numerous small changes inc 'droop snoot' bonnet and chrome bumpers.
These early shape Carltons may not be 'weird', but you won't see another anywhere. Even the later Mk3s seem to have completely disappeared.
