COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)

[ZedLeg]

I'm glad the SZ exists but all things considered I'd rather have a 75 V6.

[Still Mulling]

ZedLeg said:

I'm glad the SZ exists but all things considered I'd rather have a 75 V6.

I was about to lambast you, but then I realised you didn't mean a Rover...

[Writhing]

ZedLeg said:

I'm glad the SZ exists but all things considered I'd rather have a 75 V6.

I've had one and I'd say the 2.0ts is a much nicer car to drive.

[Rumdoodle]

[Rob 131 Sport]

I spotted this Seat in Lanzarote a few weeks ago. The equivalent that we got in the UK was the Fiat 127 and only in 3 door guise. This would have been what we knew as a Series 2 car that ran from 77 to 81.

What a great car they were and fantastic to see one in everyday use. Why can’t car manufacturers make cheap, light fun cars like this anymore.

[ZedLeg]

Because they’re death traps

[SydneyBridge]

My Dad had a 127 as our family car when i was a child, then a 128 (3 door estate type style).

[Sticks.]

We had a couple of mk3 127s. The 1050cc engine revved nicely and it was light and nippy. Great fun on B roads and the 5 sp box made it OK for distances too.

[MarkwG]

Rob 131 Sport said:

I spotted this Seat in Lanzarote a few weeks ago. The equivalent that we got in the UK was the Fiat 127 and only in 3 door guise. This would have been what we knew as a Series 2 car that ran from 77 to 81.

What a great car they were and fantastic to see one in everyday use. Why can’t car manufacturers make cheap, light fun cars like this anymore.

Fiat 127 launched in 1971 - UK deaths from RTA in 1970 = 7499.
Initial data for 2022 = 1695

The numbers never tell the whole story, but that's a clue as to why cars can't be built that way, any more.

[vixen1700]

Just saw a Lancia Aurelia Coupe on the Epping New Road. No picture as I was driving but it looked lovely.

[P5BNij]

Gaydon museum today, for the 'Rustival' show - my mate and I met up in our cars en route and there was a great mix of vehicles on display when we got there...

[LotusOmega375D]

P5BNij said:

Gaydon museum today, for the 'Rustival' show - my mate and I met up in our cars en route and there was a great mix of vehicles on display when we got there...

Had an identical Triumph 1300 ca. 1990. It ended up in a ditch on New Year’s Eve after I tried to do a handbrake turn. Much to my brother’s annoyance, because he was actually driving at the time. A farmer helped tow us back out. Miraculously the only damage was a displaced number plate, which I screwed back on the next morning.

[21st Century Man]

Rustival was great

[Maxdecel]

That's rare, had a Corgi version.

[JeremyH5]

Maxdecel said:

That's rare, had a Corgi version.

So did I. NSU Prinz Coupe from memory.

[Escort3500]

That Galaxie is

[Mr Tidy]

[quote=P5BNij]Gaydon museum today, for the 'Rustival' show - my mate and I met up in our cars en route and there was a great mix of vehicles on display when we got there...

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That's a really diverse mix - must have been a great day out!

My Mum took a test drive in one of those Fiat 127GTs back in the day. I loved it, but she paid more for a new Fiesta 1.1S.

[colin79666]

Some really rare examples on show today at Rustival along with the interesting chats with people there. Not long back, well worth the 720 mile round trip!

[Damp Logs]

Those pictures just show what a broad school car enthusiasm is.

Can’t imagine anything similar for electric cars

[Maxdecel]

JeremyH5 said:

So did I. NSU Prinz Coupe from memory.

Sold for 3/9d Model seems to be as rare as the real thing.