Bought another car,

I was digging around in the local online free adverts (Craig's list) and found this







I have a soft spot (in my head) for all cars that are a bit different as well as rare ones. I always wanted an A30 or A35 and found out about the Farinas a few years back. Never would have thought I would actually find one here in California and only 100 miles away too!

The original color was black and had this not so flattering yellow painted on it sometime in it's life. The interior seems to be originally red, but is now a yellow color.

I will paint it either orange or a good Ferrari fly yellow. The other color I am considering is Iris blue or smoke grey.

A 950 sits in it now, but I think a 1098 with a straight cut close ratio gearbox will go in it.

This was known as an A40 in the UK and are now quite rare. good luck with your restoration.

Congratz - I too love to find weird Rare old cars. I kinda feel like it is a rescue more than a purchase

RileyUSMan wrote:Congratz - I too love to find weird Rare old cars. I kinda feel like it is a rescue more than a purchase

That is exactly my sentiment! All I could think of was that someone was going to make it into a "Gasser" style drag car like so many Topolinos and 40's and 50's Anglias.

TONYELF wrote:This was known as an A40 in the UK and are now quite rare. good luck with your restoration.

I found the A40 Farina club and they say 400 or so, but that is maybe ones that are registered in the UK and not SORNed or just rusting away in a farmer's field. I would guess still a very low amount. I was very pleased to find that I can get a new wire harness for it as well as windscreen rubbers . Most other things look compatible with other BMC cars, so I can restore it without having to wait years for that elusive ebay find. I even found that Frontline, who do trick items for Spridgets, make specific items to fit this car.

My 2 Cents,

The biggest problem with finding these rare cars is the storage space. In some cases you can actually grab them up for a reasonable price but I have found that it can become very expensive to properly store a collection of cars.

I guess its like the old story that someone was giving away a horse for FREE!!! Then after the stable, food and vet bills it wasn't free any more!!

RileyUSMan wrote:My 2 Cents,

The biggest problem with finding these rare cars is the storage space. In some cases you can actually grab them up for a reasonable price but I have found that it can become very expensive to properly store a collection of cars.

I guess its like the old story that someone was giving away a horse for FREE!!! Then after the stable, food and vet bills it wasn't free any more!!

That is why I was able to buy it so inexpensively. The guy had to clear out the back yard of his house due to his city not wanting him or anyone else to store cars in the track housing in the city limits.

I am fortunate, in that I have an acre of land and have three carports that are empty at the moment.

Now for the $500 horse I just bought, will cost me well into $10,000 or so when I am finished

LOL