Post your favourite forgotton 70/80's car when you were younger!!!
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Aah a sunbeam lotus, watch the oil feed on that thing, apparently lotus sold the engine to talbot as it was known for the bottom end to dry up and go bang, shame as it is indeed a classic
Forgotten classic hmm has to be this although not forgotten as such
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From a bit earlier, for me the ultimate cat in the 1960s was the Ferrari 500 Superfast. The one that got all the media attention was bought by Peter Sellers, and as kids my brother and I would fantasize about it.
Amazingly, years later when I moved to the south coast it turned out that the third owner of the car lived just over the road from me, so I even got to drive it
Amazingly, years later when I moved to the south coast it turned out that the third owner of the car lived just over the road from me, so I even got to drive it
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I went the RS 2000 MKII Custom Route (in Black, Choc Recaro interior), i preferred the shape to the Lotus Sunbeam. Both great cars
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I always wanted an Aston Martin but still enjoyed my MK1 Lotus Cortina which was retty pokey when I polished and matched the inlet and exhaust ports, raised the compression ratio a bit and fitted Cosworth CPL2 cams. About 130 BHP+ which was not bad for a road car those days. It had aluminium bodywork and castings too so was a light car with outstanding handling. Anyone who saw Jim Clark or Graham Hill driving one of those round Paddock Bend at Brands absolutely flat or round Bottom Bend waving the inside front wheel about 2 feet off the ground will know exactly what I mean.
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Might as well get a proper car
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Le Monster - 6.5litre Supercharged 1935 Bentley Special. Built by us 3 years ago. Perfect condition, 1000 miles only. Long wheel base with wide Le Mans type bodywork, works instruments, special SU carbs.
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Le Monster - 6.5litre Supercharged 1935 Bentley Special. Built by us 3 years ago. Perfect condition, 1000 miles only. Long wheel base with wide Le Mans type bodywork, works instruments, special SU carbs.
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SDi has been mentioned a couple of times. I had one (V8 3.5). Quite fast cos' it was tinny and if you went through a car wash you got pretty wet in the back
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Talbot Rancho! just looked it up, as I had in my head that they looked like the early Disco - wasn't far wrong!
talbot rancho - Google Image Search
talbot rancho - Google Image Search
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One i always liked but cant be bothered to look for a picture of was the:
Jenson Interceptor.
I drove one when i was 18 in Wilmslow and loved it, the name though was pure class.
Vinnie Jones has one in the AA advert i believe running through the forest in the rain.
Jenson Interceptor.
I drove one when i was 18 in Wilmslow and loved it, the name though was pure class.
Vinnie Jones has one in the AA advert i believe running through the forest in the rain.
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I wanted one of these becasue the guy a couple of doors down had one, mind you I was only 7 or 8 at the time.
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