Topic: The Car Lust Thread

[rob1966]

I saw a nice MaClaren driving around Sefton Park this afternoon.

Lovely car, but not my kind of colour scheme. Orange body, black wheels and orange brake calipers. I saw a Lamborghini at the Palm House a while back with the very same colour scheme too.

Remember when seeing a super car was a rare occurrence?

Was at Barton today, supposed to be on a helicopter flight. The American car club was there having a meet, some nice motors there.

A 1959 Chevy Impala, same as this, was my lads favourite

[Son of Spion]

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Nice car, Rob.

Shame the fog messed up your helicopter plans. Hope you get another chance to do it in future.

We do live in strange times. So much relative poverty, yet those with money seem to have a lot of it, hence the amount of super cars we see on the roads these days. I remember looking out of the window and seeing Daniel Sturridge across the road with his white Ferrari when he was with Liverpool. An Asian lad used to drive around in a black Lamborghini too, but not seen him for a while.

Years ago someone used to visit someone in our road driving a gold Lotus Esprit. That used to cause a real stir in the neighbourhood back then. 

[rob1966]

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Nice car, Rob.

Shame the fog messed up your helicopter plans. Hope you get another chance to do it in future.

We do live in strange times. So much relative poverty, yet those with money seem to have a lot of it, hence the amount of super cars we see on the roads these days. I remember looking out of the window and seeing Daniel Sturridge across the road with his white Ferrari when he was with Liverpool. An Asian lad used to drive around in a black Lamborghini too, but not seen him for a while.

Years ago someone used to visit someone in our road driving a gold Lotus Esprit. That used to cause a real stir in the neighbourhood back then. 

Cheers mate - yeah we just reset the booking, need to wait a few days for new dates to be arranged.

Agree about those with money of loads, I regularly see McLarens, 911 Turbos, Tesla's, Lamborghinis and Ferraris.

[Ziltoid]

Remember when seeing a super car was a rare occurrence?

Was at Barton today, supposed to be on a helicopter flight. The American car club was there having a meet, some nice motors there.

A 1959 Chevy Impala, same as this, was my lads favourite

Beautiful

[Medellin]

Ok bringing this down quite a few notches..many twin headlight cars just do it for me.

AlfaSud.



Fucking hell the slates are loose..
Nissan Laurel.



..and back in the room.

[rob1966]

The twin lights did it for me with the Mk3 Capri

[rob1966]

There was one of these there too, 1963 Thunderbird

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Love all these...

[TepidT2O]

Fucking hell.

Some dross there.

[rob1966]

Love all these...

I wanted a 308 GTS as a kid. On the list if I ever win the lottery.

[rob1966]

Another twin round headlight car I loved as a kid

[TepidT2O]

We’ve  just had a Vauxhall a Cortina and an Escort...

Standards are slipping, there shite.

I raise you all a 1971 Ferrari Dino 246

[Medellin]

Another twin round headlight car I loved as a kid

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Me arl fella had a red one of those with a black vinyl roof,the dough that would fetch for now!

Me brother had one of these too..fuck it was rapid too.



Had proper brother car envy..this is probably what set the twin headlight lust.

[TepidT2O]

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Me arl fella had a red one of those with a black vinyl roof,the dough that would fetch for now!

Me brother had one of these too..fuck it was rapid too.



Had proper brother car envy..this is probably what set the twin headlight lust.

For me, this is the most hideously ugly car ever built. 

It epitomised everything that was wrong with the British car industry.





To counteract the utter dirge of the triumph, I introduce the first ever hyper car.  A car that hit a financial crisis and didn’t sell.... but did 220mph

[Medellin]

For me, this is the most hideously ugly car ever built. 

It epitomised everything that was wrong with the British car industry.





To counteract the utter dirge of the triumph, I introduce the first ever hyper car.  A car that hit a financial crisis and didn’t sell.... but did 220mph

Did your brother have one?

[TepidT2O]

Did your brother have one?

God no. And if he had I wouldn’t have lusted after it.

He did have a duck egg green Volvo 240 though...

[Medellin]

God no. And if he had I wouldn’t have lusted after it.

He did have a duck egg green Volvo 240 though...

Competition for the Dolomite Sprint mid to late 70's..

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Just needs a beachball in it

[nuts100]

Another twin round headlight car I loved as a kid

I know everyone on here hates The Grand Tour but they did a great show on Ford, esp the Cortina

[eddymunster]

I wanted a 308 GTS as a kid. On the list if I ever win the lottery.

The 288 GTO is the one.

[eddymunster]

For me, this is the most hideously ugly car ever built. 

It epitomised everything that was wrong with the British car industry.





To counteract the utter dirge of the triumph, I introduce the first ever hyper car.  A car that hit a financial crisis and didn’t sell.... but did 220mph

I couldn't ever get on with the proportions of the XJ220 in side profile, the wheelbase is far to short for the length of the car.

[rob1966]

The 288 GTO is the one.

The lights spoil it for me, look so out of place.

[TepidT2O]

I couldn't ever get on with the proportions of the XJ220 in side profile, the wheelbase is far to short for the length of the car.

When I was a kid I went to see it at the motor show.

It was a thing of wonder.  I had to queue to see it.

It has dated quite a lot though..

[dudleyred]

When I was a kid I went to see it at the motor show.

It was a thing of wonder.  I had to queue to see it.

It has dated quite a lot though..

Same here

Got the model too thanks to an uncle who used a lot of fuel and saved the vouchers from Shell garages I think it was

[eddymunster]

Same here

Got the model too thanks to an uncle who used a lot of fuel and saved the vouchers from Shell garages I think it was

Ye I had an XJ220 model too, along with a scale model of one of these, awesome looking thing.

[rob1966]

Ye I had an XJ220 model too, along with a scale model of one of these, awesome looking thing.

What is that?

[eddymunster]

What is that?

CLK GTR, the previous model made famous doing back flips into the forrest in Le Mans.

[Ziltoid]

No wonder it back flipped, probably trying to commit suicide.

[RedSince86]

Here's another German retro car.

Porsche attempt at a Group B Rally car, the 959.

[eddymunster]

Here's another German retro car.

Porsche attempt at a Group B Rally car, the 959.

There’s something about the old group b cars that are just brilliant to look at. The 288 above was built for that I think too.

[RedSince86]

There’s something about the old group b cars that are just brilliant to look at. The 288 above was built for that I think too.

Yeah extraordinary time, all the big gun car makers wanted to be apart of that.

Shame as VW group, Porsche, Ferrari and even Lamborghini with the Countach would have been in that until the FIA stopped it.

Seen a few documentaries on that era and it seemed the best spectacle in Motorsport in the 80's.

[eddymunster]

Yeah extraordinary time, all the big gun car makers wanted to be apart of that.

Shame as VW group, Porsche, Ferrari and even Lamborghini with the Countach would have been in that until the FIA stopped it.

Seen a few documentaries on that era and it seemed the best spectacle in Motorsport in the 80's.

Ye awesome spectacle.

Fairly understandably stopped though. Wasn’t the mortality rate absolutely insane?

[rob1966]

Yeah extraordinary time, all the big gun car makers wanted to be apart of that.

Shame as VW group, Porsche, Ferrari and even Lamborghini with the Countach would have been in that until the FIA stopped it.

Seen a few documentaries on that era and it seemed the best spectacle in Motorsport in the 80's.

The Group B cars were something else, 500hp out of a Peugeot 205T16 and over 600hp out of an S1 Quattro

[TepidT2O]

The Group B cars were something else, 500hp out of a Peugeot 205T16 and over 600hp out of an S1 Quattro

When I was a kid the Lombard RAC rally cars used to go past my house between stages.

Some of them were outrageous, the 205 was magnificent and certainly moved on the eye than the absurd Metro

[reddebs]

The Group B cars were something else, 500hp out of a Peugeot 205T16 and over 600hp out of an S1 Quattro

Funny you mention the 205, I saw one the other day for the first time in years.

Took me back to my mk1 golf days [emoji16]

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[rob1966]

When I was a kid the Lombard RAC rally cars used to go past my house between stages.

Some of them were outrageous, the 205 was magnificent and certainly moved on the eye than the absurd Metro

My favourite Group B car was the Pug, I loved it and had a Tamiya model of it, I went the Parc Ferme at the Albert Dock in Nov 86, got to watch the mechanics working on Kankunnens car up close. Our kid got hit in the knee by Tony Pond in his 6R4 as he drove through the crowd.

Funny you mention the 205, I saw one the other day for the first time in years.

Took me back to my mk1 golf days [emoji16]

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What was faster, your Golf or the GTis? (who won the race)

[Medellin]

Shelby Mustang GT350 up for a cool $1,150,000.

[rob1966]

Shelby Mustang GT350 up for a cool $1,150,000.

This particular GT500 would go for a fortune if they could ever find it - highly likely it was crushed

[rob1966]

Was watching chasing classic cars the other day, one of these sold for $290,000. Gorgeous car

[CraigDS]

Shelby Mustang GT350 up for a cool $1,150,000.

That a ‘65/66? Prefer the slightly later ‘67 shape personally.