Topic: Classic Car choices

[jambutty]

This was the sexiest car I ever saw



Until this:

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Although the Quattro still does it for me....

And Gulley's XJS harbours very fond memories.  I used to clean cars for a bit of money as a kid, and the XJS I used to clean was a dream.  The length of the bonnet and the boot, and the two wings running down onto the boot..

It's still beautiful (apart from the headlamps which I have never been a huge fan of).

I have to admit that when the Quattro turned up in 'Ashes to Ashes' I loved it

[rob1966]

Round 2..

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More difficult..the Mk2 was pap but for me they certainly upped their game with the 2.8i Mk3.

Cousins husband had a Mk1 RS3100 in the early 80's, rare car that. I had a MaIL Cortina when I passed my test, then got a MKIII Capri  2.0GL, which I wrote off 12 months later.

When you see these old cars now they are tiny compared to modern monsters

[Medellin]

That Mk1 Capri is boss..proper stunner.
As for the Xjs the twin headlamps are much better too G.

Posting from my fone so hopefully i dont fuck up with the Golf..still going strong Mks 1-7 here.
I have to say its one of those models i have to go modern with.

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[TepidT2O]

Mk 5&6 were ugly.  Things getting a bit better with the mk 7

[kopite321]

My mates brothers collection Lads... I would take just one of these :-)

[Mumm-Ra]

560 SEC 1990 5.6 V8

Absolute beauty, my favourite ever car. I always knew Corkboy was a man of wealth and taste. 1990 must have been pretty much the last year of that model?

In the theme of classic German coupes, also a big fan of this one:

[Corkboy]

Absolute beauty, my favourite ever car. I always knew Corkboy was a man of wealth and taste. 1990 must have been pretty much the last year of that model?

Yeah, or 91 maybe. I bought it with 100k on the clock for about six grand!

And yes, that 6 series was gorgeous too.

[Medellin]

The Ford Fiesta..

Most of us will have had one at some stage,i had a Mk1 & to be honest i kicked fuck out of it..terrible motor for me.

Here we have Mks 1-3.

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[TepidT2O]

Way better than the fiesta...



I learned to drive in one of these and drove one for a few years...

Absolutely phenomenal on country roads.  Hung on like it was on rails...just a perfectly balanced little car...

[kavah]

The Ford Fiesta..

Most of us will have had one at some stage,i had a Mk1 & to be honest i kicked fuck out of it..terrible motor for me.

Here we have Mks 1-3.

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Yes a mk I for me too. 50 notes it cost me in 1988 for the base 900cc model (I think it was over 15 years old and was caned - holes all over the place). My dad was a mechanic though and did a nice engine tune up, valve lapping etc. And I got a top of the range XR3 cassette radio from a nice man in the Leather Bottle so that was all legit 

[TomDcs]

I always lusted after one of these...

Me too, good ones to for Ł50k now!

[John C]

The Fiesta XR2 was a lovely, meaty little car.

[The Gulleysucker]

A car I quite liked back in the 70's was the Alfa Romeo 1750.

Like most Alfa's of the period, absolute rot boxes, but georgeous engines.

I was offered one in the early 80's for pennies, totally shagged out and it would have needed a bare shell rebuild but at the time, they really just weren't worth it.

It would seem that restored examples have since become collectable though, probably largely due to rarity now..someone's asking 30K for this one!!.



Still quite a pretty looking car.

[Sir Harvest Fields]

mmmmmmmmmmmm

[TepidT2O]

mmmmmmmmmmmm

Jim Bergerac?

[Sir Harvest Fields]

I darent say or ill get banned

[TepidT2O]

I darent say or ill get banned

I'm not sure how you could get banned for Bergerac?!

[dave 5516]

|My first car, not sure if it counts as a classic, mind...

This is indeed a classic car. A stunning little car that is one of the most original in the history of car manufacturing. A car as art, a beautiful piece of minimalism in car form, imo...and I don't drive, but if I did...

[TepidT2O]

This is indeed a classic car. A stunning little car that is one of the most original in the history of car manufacturing. A car as art, a beautiful piece of minimalism in car form, imo...and I don't drive, but if I did....

It would break down

[Sir Harvest Fields]

Its a beaut:)

[dave 5516]

It would break down

I'll take your word for that....it would still be aesthetically pleasing though.

[TepidT2O]

I'll take your word for that....it would still be aesthetically pleasing though.

I hate them, but I do recognise the genius of their design at the same time...

[dave 5516]

Its a beaut:)

Talking of beauts.... I was thinking abar you the other day as I rode to Haworth out of Hebden Bridge...I saw two C130 Hercules flying overhead as I rode up the moors there...it was pretty fucking cool.

[Caligula?]

Any old Merc SL convertible from the late 70's to the mid 80's would be a fantastic buy in my opinion.

They can still be found for reasonable prices and their value has only been going one way - up. An early 80's Merc SL hardtop convertible for up to Ł7k-Ł10k would be a solid investment to sit on for even just 2-3 years, and still sell at a hefty profit. And you can still use it and enjoy it and then sell it on for a profit later on.

[Medellin]

What an amazing looking car the SL is & the one posted above iswhere the stylists fucked up..those headlamps,nah not at all..im a big fan of round lamps on classic cars but they have an adverse look on that SL.

[rob1966]

There's an SL on display in the Trafford Centre, belonged to peels owners Ma or something like that

[Caligula?]

What an amazing looking car the SL is & the one posted above iswhere the stylists fucked up..those headlamps,nah not at all..im a big fan of round lamps on classic cars but they have an adverse look on that SL.

I think that's the American spec one - complete with the ugly headlamps and bumpers. But you can easily swap the newer headlamps on it and get rid of those ghastly things. They are truly fantastic automobiles and pieces of engineering and in a decade or so they'll be worth a fortune.

[Medellin]

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Goung back a few years one of my mates had one of these..



Very similar..now a quite famous actor,been a long time since i seen him & i bet he will be gutted if he shifted it on.

[Phil M]

[Sir Harvest Fields]

[Crimson_Tank]

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Goung back a few years one of my mates had one of these..



Very similar..now a quite famous actor,been a long time since i seen him & i bet he will be gutted if he shifted it on.

That is a beauty of a car.

I was always partial to the old Alfa Romero Giulietta Spiders from the 60's. Sure they broke down all the time but they broke down in style.

[Medellin]

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Very stylish motor indeed mate.

I like watching Wheeler Dealers..sure Mike Brewer is an annoying fecker but it's great seeing old classics get a new life.
I watched one i had recorded yesterday about a VW Karmann ghia he brought back from the the states..Ed whatsisface knows his stuff,great mechanic.
Your post reminded me of it..quite similar.

[Col]

This was the sexiest car I ever saw

Until this:

I drove one of those a couple of years back. I think it was a '60?

You're basically lying flat as you drive it. It was absolutely terrifying... mainly because it still had the original brakes.

[Medellin]

Was gonna do a series on the Mini but their wasn't a great deal of change. 

Mk1.

[LanceLink!!!!!]

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Very stylish motor indeed mate.

I like watching Wheeler Dealers..sure Mike Brewer is an annoying fecker but it's great seeing old classics get a new life.
I watched one i had recorded yesterday about a VW Karmann ghia he brought back from the the states..Ed whatsisface knows his stuff,great mechanic.
Your post reminded me of it..quite similar.

Beautiful car, pig to drive though, in reality, it's just a fancy Beetle.

The Type 3 Razor edge was just as pretty, and ever rarer.

[rob1966]

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Very stylish motor indeed mate.

I like watching Wheeler Dealers..sure Mike Brewer is an annoying fecker but it's great seeing old classics get a new life.
I watched one i had recorded yesterday about a VW Karmann ghia he brought back from the the states..Ed whatsisface knows his stuff,great mechanic.
Your post reminded me of it..quite similar.

Ed's gone now, quit the show as the focus was switching away from the mechanics, so lost what made it. Brewer is an utter cock, but they did some great cars on it. The Lambo and Ferrari ones were good.

[Cheshire_Cat]

Some stunning cars in here. For those of you in Liverpool you should check out the Cars & Coffee meets every month at the Chung Ku restaurant. I couldn't make yesterday's meet, but I was there last month. Everything from a brand spanking new Aventador S to a 1964 Austin 1100 .... and just about everything in between.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz2SW76hgjg

[Cheshire_Cat]

That is a beauty of a car.

I was always partial to the old Alfa Romero Giulietta Spiders from the 60's. Sure they broke down all the time but they broke down in style.

That's gorgeous. Always had a soft spot for an old Alfa. Hired a 1969 Spider in Italy last year and fell in love.

[Phil M]

Phwoar!

1974 Jaguar E-Type Series III Roadster