Perfect Retro MTB hauling car?

Yep Shark, most of those would have been ~15 ish years old by then. And v surprised if any of them were in original spec and not fettled. They’d be horrifically expensive to run now as well.

Keep miss reading suburbanreuben user name and thinking he drives a Scoobie and not an Ami Super…

OK. It was awful but it was all I could afford and you could get all the required bike and boarding equipment in it. It had incredible understeer and went left all on its own. Its also not quite an estate or a shooting brake but that doesn’t seem to matter on this thread.

Replaced it when I moved to Oz with a 1992 Subaru Liberty with air suspension(that leaked). That was great (compared to the astra)

I’m busy wondering if that ‘Lotus’Carlton estate was the one whose owner used to frequently come into Wild Side in Tunbridge Wells around the millennium.

Yep Shark, most of those would have been ~15 ish years old by then. And v surprised if any of them were in original spec and not fettled. They’d be horrifically expensive to run now as well.

A mate bought one 4 years ago. Sounded nice. The average reps diesel Audi could smoke it. He got a shock.

Still far cooler than a diesel Audi.

His rotted and was taken off the road 2 years ago for rotten rear inner arches

Some more of my past retro bike carriers

Merc 300TE 4Matic

Saab 9000 Aero

Volvo V70 T5

Vectra 2,6 SRI

““Absolutely flat out at 80 but would do that all day long”

No it bleedin’ wouldn’t!”

Honestly what the speedo was indicating, and anecdotally borne out by the ability to use the outside lane on the A1 (admittedly with a bit of advance planning).

richardkennerleyFull Member

@sharkattack – no insight I’m afraid, I just Google image searched for something appropriate. I once got a lift in one that had a fiesta rst engine in it, was bloody quick at the time. Rose tinted specs though, it was probably bloody awful!! 🤣😜

Well I can tell you that the picture was taken on Hendon Beach in Sunderland if you’re interested. Quite recently as well judging by the new blue railings.

And in all my years as a photographer for various classic and modified car magazines I’ve spent lots of time in old Fords. Enjoy your memories, the cars are best left in the past!

I’d have a fast MK2 Escort though. They’ll always be awesome.

A mate bought one 4 years ago. Sounded nice. The average reps diesel Audi could smoke it. He got a shock.

Still far cooler than a diesel Audi.

His rotted and was taken off the road 2 years ago for rotten rear inner arches

Yeah they’re not that fast compared to modern stuff but they are quite unique.

If they live long enough to survive some idiot turning up the boost, they all get taken out by the rear arches. It’s a shame they’re all gone, they were everywhere at one point.

Its also not quite an estate or a shooting brake but that doesn’t seem to matter on this thread.

My first car was an estate k-reg in red. It did the job and the 1.4i was economical at least.

My wife has just put a deposit on TDI Quattro Mk2 TT, I’m already planning a trip from Yorkshire to the Golfie in my mind. The combination of good MPG and decent handling gets this Yorkshireman excited!

Not quite retro but with our habit of keeping things indefinitely, it will be by the time we sell it or scrap it !

When you’ve got to be at the trails for 10, but have an engine rebuild at 12

@sharkattack out of interest then, did you ever photograph The grey series one? Think it was featured in Fast Ford once, possibly others

No that wasn’t me. I shot loads of old modified MK1 and MK2 Escorts and lots of modernish Focus RS’s and Fiesta ST’s. I’ve been in some pretty mental cars on the road and track.

I once shot a MK2 Escort which was owned by someone who had crashed his Monaro and put the LS1 V8 in the Escort. The was probably the wildest passenger ride I’ve ever had in my life.

I can still hear the noise!

Excuse the road bike, I was collecting it for my dad. It’s retro, but not hugely practical!

Audi RS4 Estate the early ones just about reaching retro status.

has anyone posted this?

https://nsmb.com/articles/1980-porsche-911-sc-safari/