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Nic Jarman
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Location: Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
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What car would you think that was made after 1980 (ish) will become a classic and why (not the obvious DB9 etc).
The Eunos Roadster (MX5 import) because it looks like a baby E Type, it is comfortable, ultra reliable, a pleasure to drive and it is everything that the Midget should have been.
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peter scott
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Location: Edinburgh
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Possibly BMW minis and Smart cars 
Anything with a 0-60 time 6 seconds or less.
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009
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Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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In my opinion a lot of 1980's cars are classics. I like Citroen 2cv's, Metro's, Montegos, Maestros, Mk1 Carlton/Cavalier/Chevette, and Triumph Acclaims. And the Mitsubishi Colt Celeste GT because a friend of the family has an immaculate 1981 model with 18,000 miles that she has owned from new. Lovely cars, and incredibly rare now.
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Dirty Habit
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Location: West Midlands, UK
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| 640TMP wrote: | | In my opinion a lot of 1980's cars are classics. I like Citroen 2cv's, Metro's, Montegos, Maestros, Mk1 Carlton/Cavalier/Chevette, and Triumph Acclaims. And the Mitsubishi Colt Celeste GT because a friend of the family has an immaculate 1981 model with 18,000 miles that she has owned from new. Lovely cars, and incredibly rare now. |
I would agree with some of the cars you mention, but how many are destine to become classics because it is rare for them to have not rotted away?
I had a C registered Montego that had rusty rear arches by the time it was 4 years old. And yet when I did a major body repaired to a damaged Skoda of the same year, I was impressed when I found no rust at all. Either externally or with any internal structure.
Now that rust is not such a problem we have cars that are thrown away just because they are old or many of the modern electronics are either too complex or too expensive to replace. Who is going to shell out £700 for an ECU for a car that is 10-12 years old. The car is just not worth spending that sort of money on.
So while early eighties cars are less complex and mechanical components can be replaced or repaired, it will be rust that kills many of them off.
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intransit
Joined: 03 Mar 2009
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mk 3 escorts ( in some of there rarer forms ; xr3i cabriolet etc ) mk 2 transits ( the last ones ) sierra 4x4s and the last of the cortinas and mk2 granadas .
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clan chieftain
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Location: Motherwell
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The Nissan Figaro possibly as it looks like a 60s shape and definitely the mk1 Golf as they are collectible now especially the GT.
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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I suspect any 25 year old car in the future will be seen at classic car shows, I've see early Sierra's at shows, if you had told me than 10 years ago I'd have laughed out loud, but I was interested in it as the Sierra was the first new (company) car I ever had.
Which cars actually survive to be 25 years old will be interesting, I would immagine that in real terms cars are cheaper than they were 20 years ago so are more lightly to be scrapped, that said the survival rate of say cars from the 50's or 60's must be very low.
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intransit
Joined: 03 Mar 2009
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| I used to work for a car breakers in the 80s and we always wished we had room to mothball good examples of then contemporary cars . The amount of mk 2 escorts , avengers , marinas , early rwd japs , etc etc that we crushed and weighed in ! a crying shame . |
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Keith D
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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Location: Upper Swan, Western Australia
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| BMW Z3 soft top (6 cylinder models only) |
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52classic
Joined: 02 Oct 2008
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Location: Cardiff.
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BMW E30. Rover 800 Coupe.
XR2. Volvo 245GLT. |
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poodge
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I would think the BMW Z1 would be a contender.Rare enough when new,it will be like hen's teeth in a few years,if not already.
Fiat 500 Abarth(the new one).Cute and quick.
Lotus 540R,Ariel Atom,in a class apart.
Mazda's RX7's and 8's,mainly because of that lovely rotary engine.
Nissan Escargot van,cute and quirky.
Chrysler Crossfire,maybe?Not really to my taste,but I can understand people liking one.
Just as an aside,recently a 1976 Toyota Corolla with only 22.000k's on the clock was advertised as a "classic",with a corresponding price tag.It IS over 25 years old,but a classic?I'm undecided
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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
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Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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I know it is pre 80's, but for me it would be the first editions of the Ford Transit, Van and Pick-up.
These vehicles gave us commercial transport that could handle and perform like a saloon car, with comfort to match.
In the mid 70's I used to drive a Twin rear, Transit Diesel Pickup and although it wasn't the fastest out of the blocks, it could hurtle through the country lanes at ridiculous speeds. (I was much younger and totally immortal)
They were the signature vehicle for thousands of "Bob the Builders" and "Light Fingered Freddies".
After the Transit arrived, it seemed that nearly every manufacturer was keen to bring out a Transit themed range.
The word "Transit" entered the vocabulary, there was no need to mention Ford, we all knew what it was. |
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Ghost
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| The Mitsuoka Viewt, a weird name but I think a very nice car. Looks like a small 1960's Jaguar (Google Viewt for a pic). |
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