Pre-1980 Reliable, Useable, Practical, Fun, Cool, Cheap Car

Wanderer

Wanderer

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Say what you like about Peter Sutcliffe but he did have some decent motors....

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2b1ask1

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+1 for the W123 and yes a 6 pot but don’t be afraid to breath on the engine a bit, well worth tuning them well. Do take the oil filter arm off the block and clear out the sludge gallery as it will be full and guess where it goes when it is? Ask me how I know!

The most comfortable car I ever drove bar none. Would just cruise all day. For sure gets my vote.
 
alfatwo

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Hurricane52 said:
My old chairman was a star who commuted from his farm in Kent to our office in Shepherds Bush in a silver 1980 928. I think it had a brown check interior. Scruffy but oh so cool.
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There shite, when the nikasill liners eventually fail there in the bin!
Dave
 
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zagatoes30 said:
I have been looking for something over here to duck the road tax costs so has to be 30 years old and the same names come up again and again and they are all what were premium brands in the day. Mercedes, BMW, Porsche etc. but you are right these have all moved pricewise and few are still cheap.

Merc Saloons can still be good value especially the less powerful versions and in the day the Irish loved them so there are a few around, an early W123 would fit your pre-1980 slot. Early XJ6s float my boat, before the BL bean counters started cost cutting and the downward spiral of quality that started to come in with the S2 versions. Mrs Z has found an off beat option, a Volvo 760 Estate. the one she has found is a 1988 version 2 owner last from 1992 to 2020 with 80k on the clock. In it's day someone must have ticked every option as it has electric seats (velour not leather), aircon, electric sunroof etc, etc, etc. It does look like it has been lost in time as everything even the interior is in almost perfect condition (as new).

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Your not turning into an antique dealer are you Andy? they were all the rage with the trade 35 years ago!

Dave
 
philw696

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Worked on and driven a few over the years and built a V8 Targa Rally Car for an old boy 20 years ago now.
Me and my old apprentice often laugh about road testing that on knobbly tyres in the lanes around Sand Bay Weston super Mare :)
 
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Oneball said:
Looks like a copy of the two works cars entered in La Marathon de la Route.
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It’s a quality build and I am very tempted - sadly no room and selling the Mustang to make space is a big decision for me.
Never say never ………..
 
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