Show Us Your Old Pride And Joy Cars From Yesteryears

[Captain Quick]

“The RS2 was an amazing car for its day - 0-30 in under 2 secs.”



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It’s 20% Porsche. The RS2 was built by Porsche in its Stuttgart Zuffenhausen factory. It even had a Porsche Type number (2862) assigned to it. A rare and astonishing car.

 

[RobertO2023]

One of those cars I should have kept - hindsight !

 

[Padders]

My old T5 had to change it to tow my half size steam engine (see profile picture;-) )

 

[Sasquatch]

Still got my olde pride and joy car from yesteryear. Had it from new, only 40k miles, full Volvo history, 340BHP with map, uprated injectors and intercooler. These days only comes out at show season and does only 2 or 300 miles a year and lives in a carcoon over winter. Now weighed down by a boot full of concours trophies.

 

[DaveD]

In 20 years time are we all going to be saying, "I wish I'd kept that T6"?
(if you can still buy diesel fuel!)

 

[Sasquatch]

Diesel will still be about but will no doubt be eye wateringly expensive as the government try to wean us off it.

 

[TheGrapeEscape]

Diesel will still be about but will no doubt be eye watering lying expensive as the government try to wean us off it.

At my work, old cooking oil is being stolen weekly in the middle of the night. These thieves are ready for the government

 

[TheGrapeEscape]

it’s as pure jap as it gets.
A legendary Toyota Supra with a 3L straight six twin turbo 2JZ engine
Like the Skyline is tuneable to over 1000bhp

If money allowed, I'd have a 2jz manual mk4 supra and r34 gtr v spec in my collection. I'd also try find a clean escort cosworth and a clean e46 m3. I've dreamt of my dream garage, but £4.20 wins on the euro millions are taking its toll on the dream.

 

[Wayne01]

Mine was a 4x door 1300E rebuilt by dad and me when I was 18- 39 years ago

 

[Stay Frosty]

I remember seeing a forecourt brand new 1973 1300E Escort in purple metallic when I was an impressionable teenager, two door and had the polished stainless wheel trim rings on the wheels, gorgeous.
My Dad later had the mk3 Cortina 2000E with the square headlights and vinyl roof but I always wanted the early MK2 Cortina 1600E in aubergine with chrome Rostyle wheels or the 3000E Capri in light orchid.
As it happened I had motorbikes on an apprentice electricians money, considerably faster but sadly by the time I should have had a flash car you could still get a terrace house in Northampton for £12k so got one of those instead... damn reality.

 

[Padders]

Should have kept this 1981CB650