TurnerGuy.

That top one is not an uncool car.

this (same as the first Mrs B’s old car) most definitely is though. Classic case of Mutton dressed as lamb (much like its owner 🙂 )

How is that Alfa not cool???????????

The more time I spend in the US, the more I want….

Folk arent getting this eh? A Mifiore, and a Beta HPE! do me a favour. These are uber cool.

Where’s the Princess’s, the Maxi’s the Fuego’s and Rancho’s

Bloody philistines.

One mans cool is another mans uncool & vice-versa. 🙂

There are far more cool cars than uncool cars in this thread. There’s even a Chevette up there! Crazy fools.

Genuinely:

Stick a V8 in it, overnight-camper conversion, sorted

I give up in what universe is a Uno Turbo not cool, driving one was like being in a rocket propelled tin can.

How is that Alfa not cool???????????

well it is a lot less cool than the Jag e-type which was around at the same time, even though it was a far better car!

Maybe that should be a lot less cool than it should be…

I was just trolling 🙂

Big citroens? Not cool but I’ve had a few great ones. Well three V6 Xm’s, inlcuding a late and early 24v. Properly quick 🙂

I do fancy a C6 – I just need the excuse!

However the wife wants a DS (1970’s) which is cool to some people!

Apologies if this has been mentioned but once upon a time I really wanted one of these and thinking “oh my god! Renault have basically copied a 944” 😳

Turnerguy… Missing the point.. That old Alfa GTV is one of the coolest cars EVER made… Fact..

I retract that u troll… ; )

That UNO Turbo looks frikkin awesome..

And, any Aston, Jaguar or Bentley shooting brake.

*Edit – I’ve been looking. Shooting brakes are so uncool I like them all!

And this one because it is so stealth when going downtown for the groceries:

To skip back a bit, my dad (also a mechanic) had one of these with a Fiat 2l twin cam from a 131 bolted into it. Lairiest tail happy thing I ever drove. Terrifying.

I’ll see your Boomerang and raise you a Bulldog.

Turner Guy you little rascal 😆

Ha ha the Fuego was just awful 😆

Just to balance this thread back to the uncool. I wanted one of these, then I owned one, then I didn’t.

That old Alfa GTV is one of the coolest cars EVER made

My Dad had one – I learnt to drive on it – he very nearly bought a Renault 17TS instead of it but I think one of the electric windows on it failed as we were looking at it.

How about a Kia Soul then, which I think doesn’t look too bad:

or

or Nissan Cube:

I don’t mind the Juke:

My mother had a Singer Chamois:

And my father had a couple of Sunbeam Rapiers:

which were a lot better looking that the Rapier that came after it:

For me

Or

Uncool you say? I had one of these and I’d have another in a heartbeat.

Mine handled like a dream, did 40mpg and was one of the most rewarding cars I’ve ever driven.

I’d also have one of these:

My brother had one, it felt a lot like the Golf – as it should, for they shared a floorpan and front suspension, but was much more refined and with the active rear axle it tucked into corners beautifully. I suspect it’s a rubbish track car with all that weight in the nose, but as a road car it was sublime.

Disappointingly I have not found anything Barryish to post on this thread.

However, for those wanting a good read I’d recommend the following.

http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33064

Takes a few pages to get going, but is a jolly good read. I rate it up there in the company of such esteemed STW threads as “What’s this joker on about”

Silly Barry

My old Merc – The Great Blue Shark – the best car i’ve ever had

BlueShark by boltonjon, on Flickr

When the Allegro got “vroomier”

I never knew that they build a hot Allegro.

Hideous cars!! 😀

Amazingly another Multipla fan (the older shape though). insurace for me is coming out at about £2k though. Though thats becausehaving a multipla as a first car is a little unwise really.

Pigface – Member

I give up in what universe is a Uno Turbo not cool, driving one was like being in a rocket propelled tin can.

eeerrrrrr in any universe that still have a fiat uno in it! Its a fiat uno with a turbo! sooooo uncool its not even funny 😉

I had a fiat uno btw and loved it, hence I will have the ie at some point.

But cool it is not 🙂

P1000551(1) by nickgilling, on Flickr

Even though it was a “sporty” Allegro, the marketing people could never get away from beige! (never seen a beige ferrari…..)

I give up in what universe is a Uno Turbo not cool, driving one was like being in a rocket propelled tin can.

Tell me about it Pigface! My mate had one. I think describing at a tin can would be giving Fiat build quality a reverence it barely deserves. It still is the most utterly insane vehicle I’ve ever been in. I’ve been in a lot faster cars, but nothing felt as life-threatening as that thing! Like putting a jet engine in a roller skate!!

I had one of those Alfas

1966 Giulia sprint gt veloce from California

It had a later interior and front panel and I just didn’t have the cash for getting it back to original

Sold it for under £4k about 3 years ago. The bloke that bought it got the correct step nose front panel fitted at an alfa specialist about a year ago. The specialist told him it was the cleanest body he’dever seen on a 105 coupe

Going to regret getting rid of that car for a long time

Doh!

I used to have one of these and loved it. They are now some of the worst of the boy racer modded cars I see on the roads and it makes me cry 😥

Still secretly want one… until I remember it’s problems.

I wanted one of these as my first car, quite gald I didn’t get one. Must be the antithesis of the manhood compensator though….

Just before I sold 🙁

Ha ha Binners I am glad you understand. Simply the maddest vehicle I have ever driven, left you shaking with a mix of adrenaline and mortal fear but wanting to have another go 😆

Nothing has ever come close to it apart from the first Renault 5 GT Turbo, then they calmed them down as well.

Nothing has ever come close to it apart from the first Renault 5 GT Turbo, then they calmed them down as well.

I used to know a guy who had one of those. The turbo gave it a massive, sudden burst of power but the lag was about a fortnight; probably explains why most of them ended their days in a field behind a hedge, upside down and rotating quietly.

These are seriously uncool

I have had 2 of these in my life, one was cruched by my parents while i was on holiday and the other ended up on its roof in brockswood golf course.

RIP the LRO.