What car would you choose from 1980’s

[dobbslc]

I've just realised that Alfa is probably 70's

 

[dobbslc]

A Countach In white would do

With a couple of catsuit clad sorts in it...

 

[Parm]

Or for 80s, an mg maestro turbo!!

Ahh my mate used to race those

hes got at least 4 body shells and all the parts requirec

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

Ive had to choose a few times. What seems like a lifetime ago I’d just finished 2 years doing a Tiger Avon. Bought it as a sad unfinished pinto powered kit, 8 hour round trip to pick it up. It ended up as a 1.8 zetec powered road/race car.

Was just about to IVA it when a work colleauge offered me his RS2000 that had been restored in the 90’s but had stood since.

The Tiger paid for half of it.

Had the RS 7 years, but it got to the stage where I had got bored of looking at (and not using it) and got rid of it for silly money.

This left a car shaped hole in the garage. I’d looked at various options, browsing ebay one saturday night and a 3 hour phone call later, I’d agreed to do a single ticket 400 mile train trip to look at a series 1 RS turbo.

As soon as the garage door was opened I knew the tank was being filled up and it was being driven home, it was a warm summers day up from canterbury to lancs and it was the most surreal journey, lost count of the horn blows, lights flashed, and people slowing down to acknowledge the car.

Its been through covid with me, manically polishing and cleaning bits, hasn’t been used much with one thing and another, but it isnt going anywhere

 

[ajlelectronics]

If I could have any vehicle back from my past, it would be the Mk2 Granada 2.8i Ghia X that I sold for a pittance. B400GTV.

 

[addjunkie]

Most of us have forgotten how bad 1980's cars were, if the choice was to include a try before you buy I would imagine most would get left where they are.

Bob

I had a great desire for. Suzuki GT750 from the late 70s….fun for a few days in the late 90s, but pants compared to newer stuff…..rose tinted glasses and all that!

 

[Parm]

Ive had to choose a few times. What seems like a lifetime ago I’d just finished 2 years doing a Tiger Avon. Bought it as a sad unfinished pinto powered kit, 8 hour round trip to pick it up. It ended up as a 1.8 zetec powered road/race car.

Was just about to IVA it when a work colleauge offered me his RS2000 that had been restored in the 90’s but had stood since.

The Tiger paid for half of it.

Had the RS 7 years, but it got to the stage where I had got bored of looking at (and not using it) and got rid of it for silly money.

This left a car shaped hole in the garage. I’d looked at various options, browsing ebay one saturday night and a 3 hour phone call later, I’d agreed to do a single ticket 400 mile train trip to look at a series 1 RS turbo.

As soon as the garage door was opened I knew the tank was being filled up and it was being driven home, it was a warm summers day up from canterbury to lancs and it was the most surreal journey, lost count of the horn blows, lights flashed, and people slowing down to acknowledge the car.

Its been through covid with me, manically polishing and cleaning bits, hasn’t been used much with one thing and another, but it isnt going anywhere

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lovely RS Turbo

 

[addjunkie]

lovely RS Turbo

Prefer the RS myself…..

 

[Parm]

Prefer the RS myself…..

Also a very good car

 

[Blobber]

Most of us have forgotten how bad 1980's cars were, if the choice was to include a try before you buy I would imagine most would get left where they are.

Bob

To be fair I think there were a lot of good cars about in the 80s, fuel injection was reliable and made a huge difference, rust protection was coming on leaps and bounds and you could fix them without taking out a second mortgage!

 

[Chillitt]

A Scirroco GTX and a GPz900r. Had both, still have one. Probably should have kept the examples I had back then..

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

If I could have any vehicle back from my past, it would be the Mk2 Granada 2.8i Ghia X that I sold for a pittance. B400GTV.

Now they were a proper car

 

[ajlelectronics]

With a couple of catsuit clad sorts in it...

Suzi Quattro? That zip, honestly.

 

[Screwdriver]

Not sure yet, I need to rebuild the Salisbury axle, rewire and paint

Well I'm not kidding (hence: #20 )

If you're serious, I am interested. Maybe fire off a pic or two by PM? We might even be able to tango regarding completion...

 

[Parm]

Lancia Delta HF Integrale

 

[JOEPRO]

Most of us have forgotten how bad 1980's cars were, if the choice was to include a try before you buy I would imagine most would get left where they are.

Bob

Depends on the car.

I have some 80s Mercs and they are brilliant machines. If I could have say a 560SEL in brand new time warp condition that would be the ticket.

Unlike any of the disposable trash all car manufacturers put out in recent years!

 

[Bullet2012]

If it has to be a plastic car , how about the Renault GTA V6 turbo

 

[Parm]

Xj6 series III Jag, with the 4.2 straight 6, my first car

 

[Onoff]

Not sure what you are trying to say? (Seriously).

Interesting that BMW and Volvo are now using materials made from plants. It is supposed to be really good stuff but I haven't seen any as yet.

Wasn't in America they experimented with wire insulation made from plants? Seem to recall rabbits ate a load of looms of brand new, unsold cars.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Wasn't in America they experimented with wire insulation made from plants? Seem to recall rabbits ate a load of looms of brand new, unsold cars.

The Scorpio and cars of its age. The insulation was made of something unusual, so maybe the same stuff. It just cracked and fell off the wire when exposed to any heat.
This was my engine loom before rebuilding it: