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My list of only two Alfa’s so far pales to insignificance.
MkII Ford Escort RS2000 in Signal Orange...
i’m not sure of the rules. are these cars that we would see around our home town when we were young? or cars that our parents or neighbours owned?
if the first, a ferrari gto (the one known as the 288 GTO). i grew up near Guildford. in the late 80’s i saw one a few times in the town. it was at the time that ferrari had a design office close by.
if the second, an orange x-1/9 or, oh i’ve just remembered a young upwardly mobile professional couple from up the road had a red M635 csi. it must have been worth more than the house.
bloody hell, i’ve just remembered another one further up the road! an RS200. the son of the owner was a similar age but went to a different school so only vaguely knew him, but he let me know when his dads buddy was coming over in his Audi Sport Quattro. i nearly pissed my pants at the sight.
this makes it sound like i lived somewhere extremely fancy. this isn’t the case. there were some anomalies in the area.
if it’s having cars you once owned, Big bumper mk2 Golf GTI, or the 1.7 Puma my wife drove.
Never really had much interest in cars till the Lamborghini Diable came out.
DerekStarship. I owned a 900 T16s for a year in that silver. Burgundy interior, was lovely, gearbox got a little tight do sold it on for a 50% profit
Then bought a bright red one which wasnt as good, but still sold for a profit
Had a Golf mk1 race car, 750mc spec, never raced it, sold it for a profit
Had a Scirocco, shed of a car
Had an Oselli mini 1320, it ended life in a ditch.
Had a Sunbeam Ti twin 40s, shed of a car
Had a Sunbeam Ti Lotus Lookalike. Kept on being stopped by the police, too much agro, sold it
Had a few 323 4x4 Mazdas tuned one to 185bhp, fun lttle things
I would love a Tommi Makkenham mitsubishi evo fast and practical
Or a clean Toyota ae86. Dream on
Give up can’t work out how to post a pic of my delta integrale!
I’m the very fortunate owner of this
At 15 years old there would have been the Toyota Supra, not the jelly mould, the cheese wedge and the Nissan 300SX.
Now looking back at the road going cars of my youth and early 20s...
Porsche 911, before they got all smooth lines and the headlights started to merge into the bonnet. Targa top, whale tail. Think Robert Redford in Spy Game.
Possibly controversial and a little later but the 406v6 coupe would be on my list, lazy 3l, 200hp- as quick as any road car needs to be, understated and big four pot brembos hidden away up front. Had a V6 estate for a while, such a sleeper. 🙂
Also had a 306GTI6 for a while - I'd have another 306GTI6 or Rallye in a heartbeat, either (preferably) totally stock with the original Cyclones or with a low boost supercharger conversion (someone was doing kits at one point).
Give up can’t work out how to post a pic of my delta integrale!
What, this? Lovely!
singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-would-your-classic-car-be/page/4/#post-11735498
Yep thanks and thanks😀
Yep thanks and thanks 😀
Triumph Stag for me.
Always wanted one, had to settle for a Triumph 2000 (ended up with 3 of em).
My brother, who’s still in the motor trade found me J reg 2000, absolutely immaculate, with 30k on it. Loved that car despite. the cost of petrol putting me into my overdraft every month.
Got some nice photos of it somewhere...
That Integrale is lovely.
Money no object?
Practicality not a consideration?
A Bristol from 1946 - 1955.
Will post some pics later.
If Nick Mason is a member, he would be well qualified to comment.
‘71 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda.
Or a continuation Jaguar D-Type.
I’ve stood next to Nick Mason’s D-Type, and it’s a thing of sublime beauty.
Couple of folk have mentioned the Stratos. There's an ongoing build thread of a Lister Bell replica on Pistonheads ...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=47&t=1807417
I’m no driving god, but am well up for some spannering. I’ve got my eye on a Series IIA 109 Station Wagon.
"An alfaholics 290R
Having owned three 1600 105series Alfa coupes it would be both nostalgic and a dramatic improvement on the originals."
And so it should be for £300k...
With just a £2k suspension package my junior was transformed.
But is does leave one lusting more powah.
My mid life crisis ain't complete 'til I do...
As a daily driver to potter in to town, probable a Citroen Avant.
For a bit of fun it would have to be a toss up between a Lancia 037 or a Metro 6R4
If we’re doing unlimited money and little practicality this:
https://amyshorephotography.com/2016/05/15/legends-and-its-dino/
trackday only classic
Something just occurred to me.
I had a bit of a thing for Cavaliers for a while and have owned several. So I offer you this,
Take a Cav, throw a 200bhp engine and a sporty shell on it, what's not to like?
The V6 sounds fun too:
https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-reviews/retro-road-test/vauxhall-calibra-v6-review/
some americana....
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MkII Ford Escort RS2000 in Signal Orange…
I had that exact car back in 1988 (a custom version) Mint condition and paid £2,800 for it. One of the very few cars I have owned that I would want again.
if i lived in the right part of the world (somewhere you can keep the roof down 😉 ) one of these would do nicely, not cheap though
arg....
mmmmm....
in the mid sixties guise
what an interior wowsers!
Oh God, "if I had the money and space" there's no way I could stop with one, it would end up being a constant revolving door of cars, mostly late 80s / 90s German and Jap stuff for me.
There's no point trying to be objective about performance etc, the march of technology is brutal, by the early 2000s the awful Ford Sportka with 95bhp could put in a lap time on-par with an E30 M3 (there's a Fifth Gear video on YT) but who cares, the roads are too busy to drive like a Div these days, might as well enjoy the nostalgia.
E30 M3 is an obvious one, the Sport Evo if I had a choice, they're all mega money now. It's partner-in-crime Mercedes 190 2.5-16 Evo2 is probably even more cool looking and more expensive.
Porsche 968 Clubsport (no body colour wheels though please), or a 964 Carrera RS, or 993 Turbo
Early NSX, the facelift 3.2 manual hardtop in red please. One of the last N/A MK2 MR2s Silver with a black roof.
Golfs, I had a couple, Mk2 16v for old times sake, but why stop there, G60 for a bit more go and EFI, or hell a Rallye or Limited if money is no object.
BMW M635CSI or an 850CSI. A Mercedes 500E
Or maybe a Lotus Carlton.
Now, all I need is a 10 car garage and about a million quid.
Oh man this could turn into a long list, but off the top of my head:
Early VW Variant (Squareback)
Porsche 356A
Toyota 2000GT
Mk2 Golf GTI
BMW 2002 tii
Lotus Cortina
930 'flat nose' 911 Turbo
930 911 Turbo (gotta have the pair right!)
Ford RS200
It's a big euromillions jackpot tonight right?
I have a red MK2 Golf GTi 8v with a somewhat tweaked engine. And a mystic blue Corrado VR6 Storm. I don't have a 'modern' car, but then I never really did. If I had to buy a classic, it would be some sort of air-cooled 911. Or maybe a Polo G40 for no particularly sane reason. Or a Volvo Amazon.
Salvage Hunters Classic Cars on Quest has been a good watch for me.
Ford RS200
good luck finding one 😀
Salvage Hunters Classic Cars on Quest has been a good watch for me.
unfortunately there's a **** in a flat cap in it.
there has been a bit of scope creep from what nostalgia based classic to lists of very expensive cars.
