One For Classic Car Fans.....

[booze and cake]

The outside looks like a space ship and the interior was stunning, it looked such a nice place to sit. This has more style than a car park full of modern cars could muster. Citroen SM from about 1972, same age as me, but I've got more dents.

 

[MarkF]

The outside looks like a space ship and the interior was stunning, it looked such a nice place to sit. This has more style than a car park full of modern cars could muster. Citroen SM from about 1972, same age as me, but I've got more dents.
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If l could have any car, that'd be it. I had the below as a screensaver for years.

 

[tyred]

I saw an Audi 80 convertible for the first time in many years yesterday. A V6 version no less



I have mixed feelings about Audi 80s (Audis in general). My brother and several other people I know had the normal saloon version of this for many years and there was no doubt the build quality was impressive and reliability beyond reproach, fuel consumption hugely impressive for a heavy car - but, and for me a very big but, they must surely have been one of the most stupid designs in history with useless, stupid designed boot and basically no room for back seat passengers. The front was spacious enough but the mountain of a dashboard and enormous central console made them feel really claustrophobic. A Fiesta is more practical and useful. Also, the engine is mounted the wrong way round for a front wheel drive car and sits in front of the axle line so makes them a nose-heavy under-steering pig of a thing (amazing in snow though).

 

[biggs682]

Walking along the promenade in Grt Yarmouth we found 6 Citroen 2cv's parked up all together .

There was one which sounded very much like it had a V8 engine .

 

[Smokin Joe]

There was one which sounded very much like it had a V8 engine .

I had a Reliant Regal like that. Blown exhaust.

 

[biggs682]

I had a Reliant Regal like that. Blown exhaust.

Deffo not blown and deffo V8 sounds

 

[booze and cake]

An old Bristol in mint condition, great colour.

Porsche 914, also in great condition.

But my favourite is this, a 1972 Porsche Carrera RS 2.7. It looks spotless and I bet its an absolute blast to drive, and probably worth a tidy sum these days. I'd prefer it in pretty much any other colour,but it still doesn't put me off, a super cool classic.

 

[StuAff]

An old Bristol in mint condition, great colour.
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Porsche 914, also in great condition.
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But my favourite is this, a 1972 Porsche Carrera RS 2.7. It looks spotless and I bet its an absolute blast to drive, and probably worth a tidy sum these days. I'd prefer it in pretty much any other colour,but it still doesn't put me off, a super cool classic.
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Think I saw that 914 in Llandudno last weekend. As for the RS, it's not probably worth a tidy sum. It's definitely worth a very, very, very tidy sum.

 

[fossyant]

Those early 911's were fantastic - dream car for me. I believe they were quite handy at killing people in them if pushed too hard (newer ones being much safer handling wise).

 

[StuAff]

Those early 911's were fantastic - dream car for me. I believe they were quite handy at killing people in them if pushed too hard (newer ones being much safer handling wise).

If by early, you mean 'before 2000 or so'- so just the first 37 years- you might just be right. Mostly. The 996-gen GT2 wasn't nicknamed the Widowmaker for nothing...

 

[NorthernDave]

Loving this thread.

No pics, sadly but there are a few old cars parked up around these parts if you know where to look that seem to be just getting left to rust away.

Out Aberford way there is an old B reg Range Rover that hasn't moved in years.

Closer to home, someone has a rare MK2 Cavalier convertible and a MK1 Astra on their drive that are slowly eating themselves.

Elsewhere, another drive has a brace of a Porsche 924 and 944 doing nothing.

Finally, there is a very tidy and original looking MK3 Escort XR3 (not an XR3i) that seems to be used on high days and holidays.

 

[fossyant]

Loving this thread.

No pics, sadly but there are a few old cars parked up around these parts if you know where to look that seem to be just getting left to rust away.

Does my neighbours dark green 06 plate rusty transit count - it's not moved in 6 months and is rusting away - he tends to store stuff in it now. Bloody eyesore. He has a habit of doing stuff like this (last one was a knackered fiesta left parked on the road - that got soon removed after a DVLA call).

 

[fossyant]

If by early, you mean 'before 2000 or so'- so just the first 37 years- you might just be right. Mostly. The 996-gen GT2 wasn't nicknamed the Widowmaker for nothing...

Aye, I do... I remember them being called 'widowmakers' - wasn't sure which one though.

 

[StuAff]

Aye, I do... I remember them being called 'widowmakers' - wasn't sure which one though.

It wasn't the first, somehow I think it won't be the last!

 

[fossyant]

It wasn't the first, somehow I think it won't be the last!

It was a bit like when the first Honda Civic Type R came out. The police referred to crashes etc with 'high performance car with a low performance driver'.

I had a colleague that had one, and they went on professional training, as the cars could quite easily kill/injure you, being a rather quick shopping trolly.