Cars of the seventies and eighties that you still like the look of

[Drago]

Colleague many moons ago actually won a SS1 in a competition. He didn't have anything bad to say about it other than it didn't really suit his lifestyle. Very light and nippy I suspect.

The later - and rarer - SST was the one to have.

 

[Gunk]

My own Carrera 3.0 parked on the drive in the late 1990’s

And taken a few years later with the decals removed and 16” Fuchs wheels fitted

 

[grldtnr]

Being a 911 Obsessive, I’ve always loved the Ruf 911’s Ruf to Porsche is a bit like Alpina is to BMW.

The 1980’s BTR IMO is to die for, absolutely stunning, this one recently sold for just under £400,000

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Hmmm, not bad for a modded 'Beetle' , essentially that's what's Porkies were.
Not that I'd ever want one,.....

 

[Profpointy]

I once suffered a breakdown that kept occurring at the same place on my commute. It would clear again and I could drive normally. On inspection I discovered that the diaphragm in the auto carb heating mechanism had failed, meaning that cold air was continuously feeding the carb and the place I broke down was at the highest altitude of my commute (this was over a few days in cold, damp weather). Peugeot 205 with the twin-choke carb engine.

Later, a motorbike I had was notorious for carb icing in cold, damp weather - it used a ram-air feed to the carbs with no carb heating.

Whilst I've not suffered carb icing on any of my own vehicles I'm aware it is a thing, but the discussion reminds me of a supposed performance upgrade which was favoured on the 6 cylinder Triumph as fitted to my Vitesse. The carb was in contact with the exhaust manifold, presumably to reduce the risk of icing, but if you sawed off the lug on the manifold the incoming air would remain cooler giving you a bit more go. I subsequently fitted a go-faster welded pipe manifold on mine. It never iced up for me at any rate

 

[Hacienda71]

Quite liked the X19 in it's original spec without the silly US bumpers.

 

[Hacienda71]

Also the TVR S2

 

[stephec]

My Dad was injured in the war - a bomb casing fell out of a Stirling (or Halifax - not sure) when he was bombing it up and hit him in the head

shockwave travelled down his spine and broke it quite low down - absolute break - no cure even now

but he still had a visit from a Ministry of Pensions doctor every couple of years to check he was still eligible for a disability pension

he normally started with something like "Hello - so you're here to see if my spine has healed up then"

still - better they check too many people sensitively rather than allow hordes of people to have them for no reason and fill up the spaces and make companies unwilling to provide spaces and other things

In an ideal world he should be looked after and never have to work again after that.

 

[Gunk]

Quite liked the X19 in it's original spec without the silly US bumpers.
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I had a 1979 silver 1500 (with the big bumpers) it was only about 6 years old and there was already rust everywhere, the gearbox also let go. So not a great ownership experience.

 

[grldtnr]

I had a 1979 silver 1500 (with the big bumpers) it was only about 6 years old and there was already rust everywhere, the gearbox also let go. So not a great ownership experience.

It was Italian, what were you expecting?
Mind you,it does look a weapon.

 

[raleighnut]

SAAB 96 both the 2 stroke 'Monte Carlo' 850 and the later V4
SAAB 99 but the 2 or 3 door body
Peugeot 205
Mini Cooper
Hillman Avenger 'Tiger'

 

[IanSmithCSE]

Good afternoon,

Being a 911 Obsessive, I’ve always loved .....

I need to check with the moderators but I don't think that I can be banned for mentioning the Covin Kit Car

Bye

Ian

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

In an ideal world he should be looked after and never have to work again after that.

Maybe - but that wouldn;t have worked for him - he needed to do something
they did help him qualify as a Chiropodist

he did get a decent pension for life on top of his earning and when he got older the RAFA was great at sorting things out for him


at some point a senior officer came to the hospital and spoke to the injured men
bear in mind that this was a spinal injuries unit and there were men there would would never leave
as a result they had a reputation for not suffering fools at all - never mind gladly - and had seriously upset some senior officers who had come with the wrong attitude **
He told them that their injuries happened as a result of they service to the country and as a result the country would look after them and supply whatever they needed.
Which the RAF pensions people did - until it got merged into Social Services that didn;t seem to have read the memo



** this is why my Dad didn;t have his medals - an Air Vice Marshall came round to award them and expected their respect and to be grateful
my Dad instructed him in precise anatomical details exactly where he could insert the medals
The AVM was quickly ushered out before he threatened something - my Dad said he was lucky, some of the other men were rather less polite with pompous senior officers
wish I could have seen it!

 

[StuAff]

Being a 911 Obsessive, I’ve always loved the Ruf 911’s Ruf to Porsche is a bit like Alpina is to BMW.

The 1980’s BTR IMO is to die for, absolutely stunning, this one recently sold for just under £400,000

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Ruf have only made great cars, but the real icon has to be the CTR. Those famous group tests, the Fascination video…. With only 29 built, probably (quite) a few million to buy one…

 

[grldtnr]

Ruf have only made great cars, but the real icon has to be the CTR. Those famous group tests, the Fascination video…. With only 29 built, probably (quite) a few million to buy one…
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For a glorified Beetle, definitely some nutjobs out there!

 

[Gunk]

Ruf have only made great cars, but the real icon has to be the CTR. Those famous group tests, the Fascination video…. With only 29 built, probably (quite) a few million to buy one…
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Yellow Bird, legendary!

Watched that on VHS back in the 1990’s I was utterly obsessed with it, when I took my own 964RS to the ‘Ring in the early 2000’s although I was pretty slow, I had memorised virtually every corner.

Sadly I haven’t got any photos, which is a shame as we also did Spa on the same trip, but here it is at a Goodwood track day just over 20 years ago.