The Classic Car Thread

After inspiration from the “Midlife Crisis” thread, I thought it’d be good to have a separate thread for discussions around Classic Cars, what we want, what we’ve owned etc.

So, for me I want one of these, and plan to look to pick one up after I have built my double garage:

Renault Alpine A310

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Talking of beautiful Renaults, I used to have a Fuego.

More of a confession than a boast.

I looked cool in it - until the gearbox gave up, then I looked like a bloke having to push it backwards into parking spaces.

Over the years, I’ve owned three Citroen DS (two 1973 DS23s and a 1967 DS19 - by far the best of the three), three 2CVs and a GSA. I like old Citroens. I’ve also had a 1972 Lotus Elan Plus 2 S/130 - that was a lovely thing, went round corners like you wouldn’t believe.

If I had the money and garage space now, I’d love to get a Citroen SM, or a Traction Avant (preferably a 15/6) or maybe an Ami 6 saloon. Or perhaps an Amphicar. That would be cool.

1959 VW Beetle…supercharged

1963 VW 15 window Kombi…

1958 VW Karmann Ghia “Lowlight” Coupe…supercharged

Only have the Karmann Ghia now.

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Picture 3 is lovely, @lifeintheslowlane ; I love Beetles.

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Yep Beetles are still affordable and very easy to work on. :lou_lol: Picture 3 was taken in Test Lane last May.

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Jesting aside, I used to have a bright orange Beetle.

KOR616L and was my first car.

Loved it but it was a bit of a money pit in the end.

Sadly UK ones are usually rust-buckets unless they’ve been properly restored…but that the same for all marques that have spent more than 30 years here.

My Dad had a Fuego as a company car I seem to remember…

Wow, some fantastic pics there.

As an aside I’ve started reading a magazine recently called “Modern Classics”, which as you can imagine looks at classics from the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s. As a child of the 90’s it speaks to me, and there are a lot of cars that are going under the radar at good prices which will end up being good investments.

It’s a good read, I’d recommend it.

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People are always asking me, Alan, as a leading light in the British and North Norfolk media circles, do you lead a ‘crazy’ life? Is it all drug parties, barbeques, and sex dwarves? I usually just wink at them, knowingly. But in truth there is nothing I like better on a Sunday afternoon, than to put my feet up, put my slippers on (my feet), and roast the soles (of my feet) on the hearth, while I lean back and peruse the latest edition of “Modern Classics” magazine. Always a stonking read. As you can imagine, it looks at classics from the 80s, 90s and 00’s, which in most peoples opinion, are the years that style really got driving. I can spend hours, comparing the Ford Granada 2.0 Diesel, with the Austin Montego. Great memories, and there are a lot of cars going under the radar at good prices which will end up being good investments.

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Dick :lou_wink:

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