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The Mito's quite nice, but again, it's a Punto in a nice frock.
Ha! I read a description of the Puma as being a Fiesta in a party frock! Still makes me laugh.
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The X5 looks particularly fetching in that shade of norovirus brown.
(Gulp) Thanks, I had a dose of that... 😳
One I've just thought of, that you never see around any more, is this:
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[/img]Great little car, terrific handling, boxer engine, Italian racing heritage, what more could you want?
Well, apart from bodywork that wasn't already going rusty before the paint went on...
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Cortina's aren't classics. They just have some devoted saddos that refuse to let them die.
Sorry, but that's a fatuous remark, and ignorant too. Mk1/2 Cortinas were extraordinarily good race/rally cars. Look at any British Eurosport club rallying and you'll see lots of Mk1/2 Escorts still being raced competitively, and classic car circuit racing still has lots of Mk1/2 Cortinas and Escorts. About as good a definition of a classic car as its possible to find.
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Gerry Marshall and his Vauxhalls were always a favourite at Castle Combe Circuit back when I used to help out on one of the breakdown wagons.
Some great classics on here:
http://www.forum-auto.com/tuning/showcar/sujet381074-3290.htm
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Early Toyota Celica GT4's
Lotus Carlton
Sierra XR4i 4x4
Sierra Cosworth
Vauxhall Cavalier cabriolet
Now, I've just quickly scanned this thread (so please forgive if i missed it) for a modern classic amongst the STW massive and see no mention of the trusted and oft recommended Skoda Octavia......
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This is my brother's car. Very fun to drive and starts many forecourt conversations when I take it out.
Don't see too many around now.
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This is my brother's car. Very fun to drive and starts many forecourt conversations when I take it out.
Don't see too many around now.
Haha, I'm looking forward to the future of the future classic cars.
Can't believe it's 5 pages in and there's no mention of the RX7 Spirit R.
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It's got all the hallmarks of a classic:
Last run of model
Bonkers engine
Questionable reliability (assuming you believe everything you read online)
World-class handling
Appreciating in price (£20k+ for a Spirit R, whereas a standard one can be had for about £5k)
Very few, if any, on the UK roads
Arguably the most beautiful car Japan has ever produced
It's a magical car that Mazda appear to have fluked their way into making as good as it is.
This is all assuming it's not already considered a classic, but seeing as mk1 MR2/MX5 it's being mentioned, I'm not sure.
RX7 is already a classic.
Truly a brilliant car.