One For Classic Car Fans.....

[Levo-Lon]

A couple of classics I saw out in the wild today. Always loved these, a wolf in sheeps clothing, Lancia Delta Integrale.
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And a wolf in wolf's clothing. These must be worth a fortune these days, so I guess driving it around London is nerve shredding. Porsche 959, with plate to match. I left it for dead on my single speed.
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Lancia Delta integrale , guy down the roads son has one, fabulous cars
I nearly bought a Delta but that model was way past my budget..

 

[biggs682]

@biggs682 its an old Cavalier I think. I like how the top half rusting makes it camouflaged with the brick background, in another few decades it will look almost invisible behind that wall.

Must admit Cavalier kept coming to my mind but I kept saying no .

 

[Smokin Joe]

Can't for the life of me remember what model Vauxhall this was .

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Doesn't look like it's moved far . Same house also have a Reliant 3 wheeler int rear garden .

I owned one, same colour too. They were a cracking car, much nicer to drive than their main competitor the Cortina.

 

[biggs682]

Popped down to Stoke Goldington classic car show earlier today .

Nice De Tomaso Pantera.

Alfa 1750 .

Triumph tr6 which is one of my favourite car's of all time .

Classic pillarless Mercedes ce .

And a nice Bentley .

About 60+ cars in all

 

[screenman]

Was the TR6 a left hooker? If it was it has won many concourse competitions after I repaired the windscreen and not one inspector has noticed my repair yet.

 

[biggs682]

Was the TR6 a left hooker? If it was it has won many concourse competitions after I repaired the windscreen and not one inspector has noticed my repair yet.

Do you know i can't remember , from memory it was a car that had spent all it's life in the uk which make's me think not but i just can't remember sorry

 

[Profpointy]

Popped down to Stoke Goldington classic car show earlier today .

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Nice De Tomaso Pantera.

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Alfa 1750 .

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Triumph tr6 which is one of my favourite car's of all time .

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Classic pillarless Mercedes ce .

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And a nice Bentley .

About 60+ cars in all

Those stacked-headlight chrome trimmed Mercs are very pretty aren't they? Well built too by all accounts so a tempting practical modern buy arguably

 

[biggs682]

Those stacked-headlight chrome trimmed Mercs are very pretty aren't they? Well built too by all accounts so a tempting practical modern buy arguably

I always regret not buying a white one that came in part ex about 30 years ago when i worked in a BMW dealership

 

[screenman]

I always regret not buying a white one that came in part ex about 30 years ago when i worked in a BMW dealership

You can regret buying it think what I feel like. I remember buying and trading a 6.9 merc, I guess the sel. I was a good trader but hopeless at seeing into the future.

Or was it a 6.3 anyways a long time ago.

 

[gbb]

Can't for the life of me remember what model Vauxhall this was .

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Doesn't look like it's moved far . Same house also have a Reliant 3 wheeler int rear garden .

As already identified, a Mk1 Cavalier. I had the Opel Ascona 2 litre SR, a lovely mid green with Rostyle type wheels and a rear axle that made almost as much noise as the engine . A good solid car, the last RWD car I owned I think, almost identical to the Cavalier but with a flat front end I seem to remember.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

Can't for the life of me remember what model Vauxhall this was .

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Doesn't look like it's moved far . Same house also have a Reliant 3 wheeler int rear garden .

I've had several fwd 80's Vauxhall's. Nova SR, Mk 2 Astra SRI and GTE 16 valve. I always thought they were better cars than Ford XR's. I always wanted a Manta GTE though, which I guess is based on a Mk1 Cavalier. I'd much prefer one to a Capri, although I would imagine getting parts is a nightmare. Any Manta coupe for me, I never got why the Capri was more popular.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I never got why the Capri was more popular.

Because it had a Ford badge, Ford was British (although it's not), Opel definitely wasn't, it was built by them bloody foreigners, ask most people back then & they would not of known that Opel & Vauxhall were both owned by GM.

 

[gbb]

Because it had a Ford badge, Ford was British (although it's not), Opel definitely wasn't, it was built by them bloody foreigners, ask most people back then & they would not of known that Opel & Vauxhall were both owned by GM.

It's not so strange, say Vauxhall vs Ford. The Escort XR et al really did capture people's imagination, quite possibly via their rallying success while the SR and SRIs from Vauxhall were extremely good cars, Vauxhall has always suffered perhaps from a more 'it's a fleet car or an older man's car' mentality
Opels of course have never been a common sight in the UK, why would they be ? You probably have to pay a premium for very slightly different body styling and a badge. (In my experience, everyone knew Opel / Vauxhall were the same company)

 

[Smokin Joe]

It's not so strange, say Vauxhall vs Ford. The Escort XR et al really did capture people's imagination, quite possibly via their rallying success while the SR and SRIs from Vauxhall were extremely good cars, Vauxhall has always suffered perhaps from a more 'it's a fleet car or an older man's car' mentality
Opels of course have never been a common sight in the UK, why would they be ? You probably have to pay a premium for very slightly different body styling and a badge. (In my experience, everyone knew Opel / Vauxhall were the same company)

Vauxhall's had a very bad reputation for rust which took a couple of decades to shake off, long after they had upped their game to match the competition. The Mantra shared many or most of it's parts with the Cavalier, but those that came in the Opel box cost considerably than those badged Vauxhall.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've had several fwd 80's Vauxhall's. Nova SR, Mk 2 Astra SRI and GTE 16 valve. I always thought they were better cars than Ford XR's. I always wanted a Manta GTE though, which I guess is based on a Mk1 Cavalier. I'd much prefer one to a Capri, although I would imagine getting parts is a nightmare. Any Manta coupe for me, I never got why the Capri was more popular.

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I always understood it to be the other way round; Vauxhall took the Manta & badge-engineered it
The Manta always looked better, as did the Ascona

My father had a 2-door Cavalier (I learnt to drive in it), but a guy down the street had a 2-door Ascona, it looked far better
This was it

Of course...… if Vauxhall had fitted (or been allowed by GM?) to lower the Chevette 2300HS engine into the GLS coupe