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[Misc] Worlds sexiest cars
- Thread starter Icy Gull
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I'm a fan of subtle upgrades to make classic more user friendly, and or improve perfomance safety etc . . . . but I draw the line at silly wheels.
my MK1 has Lotus suspension, wheels, a 1760cc precrossflow ( 120 BHP. 130 lb/ft, up from 1200cc-49-67 ) same brakes as an Escort RS/capri, and subtle other bolt on upgrades. nothing irreversible, and aesthetically a std 1200 deluxe as it left the factory, albeit 2" lower!
It is tempting to do a car to the latest trend, ie Focus RS engine, mx5 6 speed box, rack and pinion sterring big brakes etc etc, but I would not bastardise a near mint original paint car & body shell thats 58 years old to do it. The other thing is, in ten years time it'll be redundant, there are quite a few valueless 80's customised cars out there which would otherwise be highly desirable.
Very sexy, but you CANNOT beat a convertible on a sunny day.
about 9 years ago I did a day trip to Brussels in my Subaru, with Trailer, so collect a car . . . . met my main Man in Belgium, Thierry, on the edge of town and followed him through the back streets of Brussels near the canal/rail yard to his workshop . . . he was in his late 50's corrugated bonnnet 2CV. We couldn't keep up with him. especially over the cobbles. we spent half an our picking up fillings and pushing them back in while he laughed at us, smoking a goulois. . . fantastic little cars.
A mate of mine had one a few years ago, mint! I can confirm that its a very good car to drive.
boik
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I'm a fan of subtle upgrades to make classic more user friendly, and or improve perfomance safety etc . . . . but I draw the line at silly wheels.
my MK1 has Lotus suspension, wheels, a 1760cc precrossflow ( 120 BHP. 130 lb/ft, up from 1200cc-49-67 ) same brakes as an Escort RS/capri, and subtle other bolt on upgrades. nothing irreversible, and aesthetically a std 1200 deluxe as it left the factory, albeit 2" lower!
It is tempting to do a car to the latest trend, ie Focus RS engine, mx5 6 speed box, rack and pinion sterring big brakes etc etc, but I would not bastardise a near mint original paint car & body shell thats 58 years old to do it. The other thing is, in ten years time it'll be redundant, there are quite a few valueless 80's customised cars out there which would otherwise be highly desirable.View attachment 132147
I once had a lift with a kart driver to the track at Hoddesdon in his mkII corrina estate. Was surprised how good it was and then he told me it had a rover v8 and fully sorted suspension.
Also had a lift round the m25 in a lotus carlton which was fun, picking off unsuspecting sports cars.
I nearly bought a MK1 with a V8 some years back, pretty well done, and quite a weapon, but nowhere to put my legs!
The Lotus Carlton is THE saloon car. I know audi have the RS6 and an M5 is a tool and a half, but 30 years ago, nothing came close. Evennow it's up there. Always fantasised about the one in Frosts ( which family still have I ithink) I dread to think of the upkeep costs, if you actually used it, assuming you could fing someone capable of looking after it and finding the parts!
If only the Police had them ;-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yptiCYBSZo
NorthLainer
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No AC Cobra yet?
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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I don’t speak Swedish but those policeman were so laid back that I think they knew they were beat very early on in that chase
I’ll be interested to hear from [MENTION=38333]Swansman[/MENTION] as to what they were talking about!
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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I'm a fan of subtle upgrades to make classic more user friendly, and or improve perfomance safety etc . . . . but I draw the line at silly wheels.
my MK1 has Lotus suspension, wheels, a 1760cc precrossflow ( 120 BHP. 130 lb/ft, up from 1200cc-49-67 ) same brakes as an Escort RS/capri, and subtle other bolt on upgrades. nothing irreversible, and aesthetically a std 1200 deluxe as it left the factory, albeit 2" lower!
It is tempting to do a car to the latest trend, ie Focus RS engine, mx5 6 speed box, rack and pinion sterring big brakes etc etc, but I would not bastardise a near mint original paint car & body shell thats 58 years old to do it. The other thing is, in ten years time it'll be redundant, there are quite a few valueless 80's customised cars out there which would otherwise be highly desirable.View attachment 132147
Loving the venetian blinds
I don’t speak Swedish but those policeman were so laid back that I think they knew they were beat very early on in that chase
I’ll be interested to hear from [MENTION=38333]Swansman[/MENTION] as to what they were talking about!
They are not really saying anything from what I can make out, its pretty noisy.
Loving the venetian blinds
From 'Straya. Cheap as chips out there mate!
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If you like Landspeed cars, how about this Sexy beast the 'Thunderbolt'.
So that's where the poster got her name from.
A very interesting 14 min video well worth the watch for petrol heads and engineers alike.
https://youtu.be/OTY0shFj_C4
https://cdn.motor1.com/images/mgl/2blVK/s1/iso-grifo.jpg Iso Grifo 350GL 1966
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http://www.madle.org/og06mv375l70a.jpg Monterverdi Palm Beach 375 l 1970
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If there is a workshop/barn close to you, it might be worth taking a sneaky peak in it!
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/rare-bugatti-scli-intl-gbr/index.html
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/rare-bugatti-scli-intl-gbr/index.html