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In spite of my hatred for supercars and my profound disgruntlement with modern 'car culture', I have always liked cars generally, and continue to appreciate the vehicles that first attracted me in childhood.
In no particular order, here are couple of mine. What are yours?
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Always had a soft spot for old Fords. Mk1 & 2 Escorts and Cortinas and the Anglia. Love D-Type Jaguars too
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Hopefully get it on the road next year 🙂
some i like
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My first car - well one like it. Keys fell out of the dash when I did 63mph. Could drive around on full beam at night and no one noticed. Got 8 up in it once. Reliable as a very reliable thing til I rebuilt the engine!
Come to think of it, I used to drive around in one of these (in this exact colour):
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Always loved the porsche carrera 911
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Roschach has already posted my favourite with a Karmann Ghia, so in a similar vein...
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When I was a student and doing some part time work, the boss had one of these Scimitar Sabres in a garage under a load of boxes. My brother is into doing up classic cars and I begged him to make the bloke an offer (I was skint) but he wouldn't help me out. Git.
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I had to choose.....356 OR Karmann.
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The best 911 Porshe never made (Oldish 911 made to look like an older 911 made today!)
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the older I get, the more I decide something like this is my dream car
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Although this model never really existed, it's a bit of a Frankenstein 911, but you get the gist.
Magnus Walkers work
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But Singer is probably the perfect example
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Sorry......what was the question?
Been a lover of fast 'sleeper' saloons, my old 405Mi16 was always a fav:
http://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/reviews/peugeot/405mi16/
And this was a good high-speed distance car:
Singer make me go all proper peculiar.
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For me the Austin allegro stands out especially the 1.7 vanden plas, an absolute scorcher.
Had three of these:
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One black 1600, two red 1800s. Would have another one (preferably a GTI) if I didn't have one of these:
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(nothing like that condition - yet (it is that colour though)... There's nothing as expensive as a cheap Mercedes!)
Would like to add one of these to the stable (eventually - when the 280CE's fixed)
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Preferably in metallic green.
Also love these:
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and these:
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racefaceec90 already put up the Abarth 500!!
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Gotta love a Stratos 8)
Or a Lotus/Caterham Seven 😯
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I have a thing for
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Hmm. One of these cars is not like the other 😆
Faster! Faster! Faster! ... arrrhhhhhhh ... 😆
Ford Cortina.
Red.
My first car.ha.
Another multiple scirocco owner here.
Last one actually went up in value during my ownership as vw fans used up all the mk2 golfs.
Still love how they look but wouldn't have one again!
There are plenty, but if only one, it'd be a Carrera RS everytime.
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Had a serious dose of the hots for one of these:
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This one recently sold for £50,650 at auction, one of two homologation production cars for the world rally championship, which the team won. This one had 196 miles on the clock!
160bhp from a normally aspirated 2 litre twin-cam was pretty respectable back then.
Oh for a lottery win!
Then I could get one of these as well:
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Chevette 2300HS, loads of torque from a slant-four 2.3 litre, in a small package. Yummy.
Good call on the NSX. Needs to be a Type R though 😉 Still have a soft spot for these, owned 2 in my time. Fold down back seats meant they were dead good for getting 2 people to biking (and climbing, and camping, and etc etc) in a hurry
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here's nothing as expensive as a cheap Mercedes!
oh yes. it's my everyday drive though (1994 300TD). 212000, just run in...
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six hours of rottweiler farts on the way to holidays from hell Mmmmmmm memories
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Loving that Firebird.
Walked past the newsstand today and spotted 'Classic Car' or something are doing an article on the Cavalier. Magnificent motor, I've owned at least three Mk3's; 1.6GL, 1.8D and and an SRi (I think). The GL was the most I've ever paid for a car and I adored it. Looked a bit like this only less battered:
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There was a Peugeot 205 1.9GTi on our car park this week. Ooh.
But as for the OP. I always wanted a Mk2S Capri. Never driven one, much to my chagrin.
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Look at it.
LOOK. AT. IT!
I think a little bit of wee just came out.
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Would you?
Whilst the Bobby Merc SLs are now getting expensive the wedgy ones are in the price range where if you don't like you move it on or throw it away.
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Mmmm DC2 intera
Thats not a DC2, THIS is a DC2:
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Most of my car crush fodder has already been posted. And a Chevette. Which should just be crushed. I rank those owners alongside the ones that still rave about their 'daily' Maestro/ Montego. Daily what is the question... :p
Oh, depending which of the colonies I was in, a 70's Falcon XB coupe or Mustang Mach 1 Boss.
In the real world:
Series 1 Lancia Fulvia HF
In fantasy land:
Ferrari 250 SWB in dark blue
I am a fan of old Fords and proper Mini's. Had 2 MK1 Escorts and still have an early MK3 Capri (stripped down for some much needed tlc at the moment).
My mate has a MK2 Mini with a 5L Chevy V8 in the front, a lot of fun building that from the ground up!
Hey slowjo, my first car was a Hillman Super Minx too! Went places in that one! 😀
As for the OP. HF Intergrale, obvs 8)
Cavalier... 1.8D
hands down the worst, most gutless, piece of crap engine ever to be put in a car, ever.
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