What car from your past would you like to have driven?

Following on from the your first car / bike thread, what cars from your past do you still wish you could drive / have driven?

Daimler Majestic Major. My dad bought one during the 70s fuel crisis. A large Saloon and Limousine. 4.5 Litre V8 engine BHP 220 5,800 rpm, max torque 282 ft/lbs 2,700 rpm. Top speed 123 mph, 0 to 60 in 9.6 seconds.

Citroen CX in the 70s.

Citroen Dyane. We once got our Venture Scout 5 aside team and my dad home in one. Cured the body roll.

Without a doubt…

MUST be the 3 litre one like in The Professionals.

I’d like my 2CV. Fit some studded tyres it would probably go anywhere.

You need a vinyl roof to be like the Professionals don’t you?

(Stops the reflection of your double chin apparently).

Would love to have a spin in a works Mini, just to see how it differs from a standard one, even better, would be to be driven in one by someone who new how to drive one as it intended to be used 😉

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Metro 6R4, was an apprentice at Rover when they were building them.

I briefly drove an old mini cooper 1275 well well before I passed my test. Would love to have a drive in one now.

Just the most beautiful car ever built. Pure class

Mini lovers, this is my mate’s 1275 Cooper S. With a full race cam its unbelieveable. The Shrew has driven it to Monte Carlo 4 or 5 times – flat out 😈

Another 2CV

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Without a doubt…

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2859596121_d7c37cb374_o.jpg
MUST be the 3 litre one like in The Professionals.
Had a MK1 Capri 3000E manual for a few years, both fun & scary in equal measures + the fuel consumption was a bit frightening. Think I averaged about 15mpg in the time I owned it 😮

The 80’s rally cars are an area I could collect if I had the money (shed loads of money)






That would do for starters

I used to have one of these back in the 70s :

Have had an MGA, Series 1 Land Rovers, and various other vehicles over the years but its the Volvo I wish I still had now 8)

but its the Volvo I wish I still had now

Cynic-Al to the forum please.

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psling have to disagree – no great driving experience but a looker for sure. You can have mine of the current buyer pulls out…

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I would love another one of these

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In our various domiciles, neighbours all had these:
Sunbeam Tiger

Triumph Stag

Jensen Interceptor

My Dad’s Maxi just wasn’t the same… although my lovely Triumph 2000 was the nearest I could get to a Stag.

It would have to be a mk1 or mk2 Escort RS2000 for me.

Everyday I walked to school, I used to go past a black mk2 Escort RS2000 with the flat front and 4 square headlamps. It was a fantastic looking car 8)

Although I’ve got a soft spot for the Opal Manta as well 8)

I remember when I was younger, one of our neighbours had an Opel Manta Exclusive which I always lusted after.

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I forgot my all time favourite. I had all sorts of adventures in mine.

Agree, no great driving experience although a great tourer (and as a young man in those days, it had the desired effect on young ladies 😯 )

Pretty bomb-proof motor, had mine for a couple of years – metallic purple with white roof and detail when I got it!! Resprayed it to its original red (similar to the one in the picture).

Now, the Porsch; went off them when a mate of mine took himself and two others out several years ago 🙁

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Its lethal to drive.

Mk1 Escort Mexico. Loved seeing them blat round Breckland Forest in my youth and spent a lot of time in the sixth form daydreaming about doing the same thing in one.

I sometimes wonder why I got rid of my Mk2 Golf Gti. But the feeling doesn’t last long. About the same length of time as wishing I had my Omega MV6 back in fact. Then I remind myself that fuel has almost doubled since I had both of those, and that they would make me a pauper in a month.

This is a car of dreams…

I had a 4 door 1600 sport with a tarted up motor that went like something that I’m not allowed to say but will leave it to your imagination off a greasy stick.
RS2000 Mk1, Mk2 or Mexico would be a hoot.

Muy sexy!

Came close to buying an S1 many years ago, but didn’t. 😥

The Jensen Interceptor would certainly be high on my list, also something Italian ie maserati
The closest I got was co owning a 67 Mustang

binners, I’d love to knock her about in a sexual-domestic 8)

hora – Member
Its lethal to drive.

Proper drivers call it “lively” 😉

Anyway agreed on Masers looking good:

My dad used to rally (as in properly) a Mini Cooper back in the 60s. Wouldn’t mind a bash at that.

And I know it sounds odd but he used to have a Fiat 132 as well…. And I have a weakness for old, crap, Italian cars. Becasue they have soul.
I once drove a 131 Mirafiori and I still have a soft spot for a 131 Supermirafiori Sport. Yes, they look like a Lada (IIRC Lada bought the design) and they’ve mostly rusted into the gound by now, but that engine…. ohhhhhhhhhhh…. You can trace its bloodline to this, a proper mans car. Love ’em:

Have some more 70s-90s Italian metal/rust that floats my boat:

Lancia Beta Volume X (Same engine: Fiat 2.0 TC. But Supercharged!)

Alfa Romeo SZ

Fiat 131 Supermirafiori Sport (Sorry)

Fiat X 1/9

And an Alfa 33 Permenant 4, Lancia Thema 8.32 (Ferrari V8!) Lancia Stratos….. etc etc…..

But one silly car I once saw in a dealers in Southend (They had it in for a while…) has always been top of the list. Italian again, I’d be impressed if anyone else has ever heard of it, let alone seen one…! A quick Google reveals only 300 were ever made between 86-93. Pig ugly? Yup. Countach v12 under the bonnet? Check! Love it.
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Laydeez and gentlefolk, may I present the Lamborghini LM002 😯

OK already. Enough old crap Italian cars. My apologies. (But if I win the lottery, I’m having a garage FULL of them!)

BMW CSL Batmobile

I owned a Mini Cooper S – bored out to 1400cc – wish I still had it! It really was **** off a stick!

Happy days

Dad had one of these when we moved back to Leeds in ’77
I have always loved Jags but this one was always special(random internet image but it was the same colour)

not really MY past, but

With regards to Capri’s, this was the daddy – a Tickford. They had some association with Aston Martin, but without researching can’t remember what.

Used to have one of these. Anyone who has ever driven one will know what I mean!

DonSimon – that is beautiful!!!

I have always had a thing for performance Fords – the Escort RS2000s and Mexicos were great.

I eventually ended up with a MkII Fiesta XR2 until I put it on its roof.

Ah, the RS200 – around at the same time as the Metro 6R4, but infinitely better looking.

Bonkers cars that were banned from Rallying for being, erm too bonkers

1994 Rover 214SEi. Because that was the nice car we had when I was learning to drive, and I had to drive the crappo Fiesta MkII with all of 950cc….

Pinninfarini Modulo.

but more realistically, a 635 CSI

I used to think this was the dogs back in 1978 but it looks rubbish now – espically with those 14″ wheels!

The Jaguar XJ Spyder