What vintage car would you buy ?

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gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
If I had the money, I would buy a Citroen 2Cv, Citroen DS21 and Peugeot 404. These cars take me back to my youth , in the 60's. I first learned to drive on a 404 ( my father's car), courted with 2CV and love the DS as an icon car. What would you get?
 

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
This:

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Only in black, for best.

And one of these for daily use:

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And one of theses for giggles:
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Brandane

Legendary Member
Location
Costa Clyde
Again, purely for nostalgic reasons, a Rover 110 (P4) like this one. Rear doors opened towards the back of the car. Ours was 2 tone, fawn over brown. It sounds horrible but it looked great. I can still smell that lovely leather interior:

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This was the first car we owned that I remember, registration number OWG 414.

My father was also a fan of french cars; we had a couple of Citroen GS's during the 70s.

If money was no object, it would have to be an E type Jaguar, V12 of course! Maybe an Aston Martin DB5 too.
 

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
It's very depressing. Google 'Citroen DS' for images, and you get pages of pictures of bloody Euroboxes...
 

Night Train

Maker of Things
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Bentley Speed Six
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Morgan +8
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'Beryl' Bradshaw FB2 - though strictly not vintage

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MGB GT
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Land Rover 2B FC
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Ford Escort mk1
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AEC Matador

Scammells:
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Pioneer
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Explorer
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Mechanical horse
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Highwayman


There may be more....
 

ASC1951

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
I would save my money. Modern cars are safer, roomier, more economical, with better performance and hugely more reliable.

Only a half-wit would yearn for a 1950s top loading washing machine and mangle, so why do people go misty-eyed over sixty year old cars?
 

Night Train

Maker of Things
I would save my money. Modern cars are safer, roomier, more economical, with better performance and hugely more reliable.

Only a half-wit would yearn for a 1950s top loading washing machine and mangle, so why do people go misty-eyed over sixty year old cars?
Because sometimes they are nicer to covet then a safe modern car and represent a period in our youth when these things were imprinted upon our souls.
Besides, most of us are not spending our money on them.

Same could be said of vintage bikes....:whistle:
 
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