Cars you loved as a kid and are now cheap!
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Andyk
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A Lido was just a limited edition....
lozcb
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To be perfectly honest , this must include every car i have ever owned , at 50 odd years of age ( and the odd is getting odder by the year ) my missus never fails to let me know im still the biggest kid on the block , suits me sir................... no need to grow up then
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regards loz
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As a kid alwyas loved the Alpine A110 rally car, spent all my christmas money on it.
First real car closer to reality was Fiat Coupe Turbo, so much style and speed from a fiat!
[Also loved tons of classics, already mentioned the fiat 124 coop and spyder, any 105 series alfa NONE of which are cheap]
Check out this 124 Coupe - would you really want a Toyota GT86 thingy for 2 grand more?
Gordon Keeble anyone? Just try finding one of the 95!
Toyota Celica S2000 (1970's model)
First real car closer to reality was Fiat Coupe Turbo, so much style and speed from a fiat!
[Also loved tons of classics, already mentioned the fiat 124 coop and spyder, any 105 series alfa NONE of which are cheap]
Check out this 124 Coupe - would you really want a Toyota GT86 thingy for 2 grand more?
Gordon Keeble anyone? Just try finding one of the 95!
Toyota Celica S2000 (1970's model)
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I missed this thread first time around.
From my childhood: I loved my dad's Fiat 124. I couldn't believe my stick-in-the-mud dad bought a car with looks and that gorgeous exhaust rasp. It sold me on Italian metal ever since. Another friend in school had a 125 parked on his family's drive. We became obsessed about Italian cars and used to cycle down to the local dealer to 'train-spot' their stock.
Several years ago I had an opportunity to drive that friend's recently acquired 124 which is in great, untouched, condition. It was a very pleasant surprise; that peppy little engine, and a light body, meant it felt quite frisky. And that gorgeous rasp was still there. Steering was a bit scary.
Sadly my dad's taste in cars went swiftly downhill when he replaced his second 124 with a Renault 12 (which is the car I learnt to drive in), I can say nothing good about the 12 except it had a big boot.
From my childhood: I loved my dad's Fiat 124. I couldn't believe my stick-in-the-mud dad bought a car with looks and that gorgeous exhaust rasp. It sold me on Italian metal ever since. Another friend in school had a 125 parked on his family's drive. We became obsessed about Italian cars and used to cycle down to the local dealer to 'train-spot' their stock.
Several years ago I had an opportunity to drive that friend's recently acquired 124 which is in great, untouched, condition. It was a very pleasant surprise; that peppy little engine, and a light body, meant it felt quite frisky. And that gorgeous rasp was still there. Steering was a bit scary.
Sadly my dad's taste in cars went swiftly downhill when he replaced his second 124 with a Renault 12 (which is the car I learnt to drive in), I can say nothing good about the 12 except it had a big boot.
I wanted one and then got my wish when I managed to wangle one as a company car in 1989. All my mates were driving knackered old Escorts and the like at the time, so this was very special as a 21 year old.
Andyk
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I wanted one soo much...A girly friend of mine had two.....I had the XR3....The Renault was more fun, loads quicker but made out of bake beans tins...
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But this was the car I wanted as a nipper..
I've seen Jean Ragnotti a couple of times and want one even more nowadays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5xxoVEZftM
Andyk
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The girl I knew Dem crashed her's how she survived I'll never know as the car jsut crumbled....and it was not a big impact.
thats what i mean......did not feel comfortable in it
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Couldn't quite stretch to the Renault 5 Turbo, a mate had one and another at the same time the new 1.9 205 GTI.
I had though my Lancia Y10 Turbo and at the time was in full swing bare shelling by Triumph Stag!
I had though my Lancia Y10 Turbo and at the time was in full swing bare shelling by Triumph Stag!
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French cars are just a no no - had a 205 GTi in the day which went well but was made of papermache.
This was the car I wanted most in all the world and probably still is
This was the car I wanted most in all the world and probably still is
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