A car I'd like to own

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Trying them is one thing, owning them is another. If I had piles of money, I'd probably upgrade my Focus to a 2.5 litre ST and an automatic but I don't yearn to do so. I am quite happy with my little car.

But owning them? Well, I would seriously like one of those RM series from Riley in the late 40's/early 50's with their sinuous curves and front opening doors.

Never been interested in a Rolls but a big green Bentley from the 20's would be nice. Here are my children getting out of one when they were young. It belonged to a friend of mine at the time and he restored it from a wreck.

One of the great things about going to the Le Mans 24 hour race is that so many of these Bentleys go there too. So you find yourself rubbing shoulders with them, so to speak, on the car ferry.

But if I had only one choice, then it would have to be a Duisenberg. Here are two:















You can google on them for yourself. I just think they are wonderful.