Cars You Never See Anymore

[Saul Goodman]

My mate used to have a black mk2 with a burton racng cross flow in it and twin 40s, no backseat and a rollcage. Crackng around town car it was

My last MK2 was a 2.2 turbo
As much as I really love the nostalgia, a half decent 1.4 diesel is way better than anything we had back then.

 

[blairsh]

Fuckin hell

I do love my big dirty oiler burner

 

[Saul Goodman]

Fuckin hell

I do love my big dirty oiler burner

I used to be a proper petrol head, back in the day, but I either got wise or grew up, and I honestly don't know which!
I used to do a bit of rallying in my youth, and I drove a MK 2 escort and an AE86 Toyota Corolla. They were both amazing cars... in their time, but in reality, they were both a bit shit, plagued with mechanical problem... and lots of rot.

 

[weltweit]

It's supposed to. Daewoo ripped off loads of different popular cars.

Are you sure they are not just making it under licence?

 

[cyril_smear]

Are you sure they are not just making it under licence?

Possibly. I just remember late 90's/early zero's Daewoo released all kinds of cars that looked like other cars

 

[A380]

Never said it wasn't supposed to

Not the worlds biggest petrol head but i am aware some car manufactuers, over the years, make imtations of other popular, already existng cars

It wasn't an imitation. They brought the design, jigs and tools and changed a couple of panels ( the rear I think) and built them for a year or so till they got their own design on line.

 

[Idris2002]

From the facebook page of a friend who's in Ethiopia right now:

 

[Saul Goodman]

From the facebook page of a friend who's in Ethiopia right now:

I see Beetles fairly regularly. Admittedly, not with rocket launchers attached, but they're not really scarce.

 

[Idris2002]

I see Beetles fairly regularly. Admittedly, not with rocket launchers attached, but they're not really scarce.

Yes, but you live in the past.

E2A: Did you see Gaybo on the Late Late the other night?

 

[Saul Goodman]

Yes, but you live in the past.

E2A: Did you see Gaybo on the Late Late the other night?

I think you may be right...
... as I haven't had the ability to receive live TV for over 15 years...
... but if I did have an aerial, I still wouldn't have watched him.

 

[dessiato]

Five years ago, when I was living in Sudan, I'd see a lot of these:

 

[hash tag]

I know CrabbedOne has already mentioned Opel's; I followed an Opel Kadette (?) estate this morning.

BTW. cracking car show on Sunday, one of the best around Home | Bromley Pageant

 

[Dieselpunk2000]

The old Daihatsu Fourtrak.

 

[Idris2002]

Ghia Selene:

 

[A380]

Ghia Selene:

 

[Poi E]

One car I don't see anymore is the Datsun in my garage awaiting restoration and buried under piles of shit.

 

[pseudonarcissus]

I've got a rare car for sale if anyone wants a classic Fiat

 

[hash tag]

Very nice car, with very interesting styling with a nod to the Alfa GTV alas very underappreciated.

 

[dessiato]

Very nice car, with very interesting styling with a nod to the Alfa GTV alas very underappreciated.

I think it was Top Gear that described the headlights as feeling like a babies bum.

 

[pseudonarcissus]

Very nice car, with very interesting styling with a nod to the Alfa GTV alas very underappreciated.

I think they loook best from behind. I used to have a GTV6....loved that car. Anyway, this one has to go as it's not going to be allowed into central London with the new pollution zone. I pick up a newer mini convertible tomorrow

 

[plurker]

I think they loook best from behind. I used to have a GTV6....loved that car. Anyway, this one has to go as it's not going to be allowed into central London with the new pollution zone. I pick up a newer mini convertible tomorrow

I love those, and would have thought seriously about taking her off you, but the other half isn't convinced.

I hate MINIs.

 

[rubbershoes]

Saw one of these overtaking very unwisely a few days ago.

Some insurance company would have had a bad day if it had been any tighter

 

[ViolentPanda]

Saw one of these overtaking very unwisely a few days ago.

Some insurance company would have had a bad day if it had been any tighter

Drivers of ultra-phallic cars tend to be dicks.

 

[rubbershoes]

Drivers of ultra-phallic cars tend to be dicks.

My dad had a series of E types when I was a kid . Yes, they're phallic but they were iconic in the 60s

 

[ViolentPanda]

My dad had a series of E types when I was a kid . Yes, they're phallic but they were iconic in the 60s

Driving one in the sixties was iconic, driving one in the here and now is usually either ironic or dickish.

 

[hash tag]

E-types are Iconic and cars should be driven, not kept in museums.

 

[ringo]

Early Clubman Estate outside my work today

 

[skyscraper101]

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The Vauxhall Nova saloon. I had one as my first car, a 1.2 Merit Exclusive. In maroon.
With beige seats and a poo-brown plastic dashboard. It was reliable and easy to fix, but a horrible, horrible car otherwise.

My Mum had one of those around 1989/90

 

[skyscraper101]

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Always thought they were one of the ugliest cars ever.

 

[hash tag]

There are plenty of ugly cars out there, but thats not really one of them.