Top 10 80s classics?

[Perseverant]

Not a bad list, but what about the SAAB 99 Turbo 2 door? There were but 1000 of these in RHD : 400 black and 600 red. I was lucky enough to own a black one for a few years. It's still on the DVLA list but on a SORN. It was a quick old car and a hoot on wet roundabouts. I was Hannu Mikkola in wintertime! It was pretty reliable too, apart from a failed fuel pump relay and a worn out original turbo which I replaced with a later one from a 900 turbo which I was given!

[Nors]

Perseverant said:

Not a bad list, but what about the SAAB 99 Turbo 2 door?

Great car! Given it came out in the late 70's and the relatively low numbers, it was off the radar in the 80's due to that and the hot hatch explosion.

[aeropilot]

Nors said:

Perseverant said:

Not a bad list, but what about the SAAB 99 Turbo 2 door?

Great car! Given it came out in the late 70's and the relatively low numbers, it was off the radar in the 80's due to that and the hot hatch explosion.

And Saab had developed the 99 into the 900 in 1979........and as posted by quite a few of us already, the 900 Turbo was definitely a car of the 80's.

[DubZeus]

Porsche 964 Carrera 2(just)
MG Metro 6R4
Audi quattro Sport
BMW M3
Ford Escort RS 1600i
Rover SD1 Twin Plenum
BMW M6
VW Golf GTI Mk1 1.8 Pirelli
Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9
Mercedes 190 2.5 Cosworth

[dinkel]

Mercedes 190 2.3 Cosworth

[80quattro]

I've always been into 80's cars, and have already owned/own some on my list.

Audi 80 b2 quattro
BMW 5 series E28
Fiat X/19
BMW 325i E30
Porsche 944 3.0
Peugeot 309 GTi
Vauxhall Senator GSi 3000
Rover 420 GSi Turbo
Mini 1275GT

[Vanin]

Yertis said:

No, they don't count because:

a. they didn't exactly set a trend for four-wheel drive,

and

b. the FF is a car of the 1960's.

Nothing to do with being German.

http://www.monzaman.com/the_cars.htm

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/triggerscarstuff/...

[Ahonen]

Vanin said:

Yertis said:

No, they don't count because:

a. they didn't exactly set a trend for four-wheel drive,

and

b. the FF is a car of the 1960's.

Nothing to do with being German.

http://www.monzaman.com/the_cars.htm

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/triggerscarstuff/...

Well I never. I'd never heard of that conversion until opening those links. I wonder how many they made.

I don't think one could reasonably argue that the Quattro was a reaction to the Monza FF though. I'd be surprised if it was on Dr Piech's radar at all.

[Vanin]

Ahonen said:

Well I never. I'd never heard of that conversion until opening those links. I wonder how many they made.

I don't think one could reasonably argue that the Quattro was a reaction to the Monza FF though. I'd be surprised if it was on Dr Piech's radar at all.

Quite a good road test of it in Motor. Better than quattro in many respects as it had 70/30 torque split front to rear to give rear wheel drive handling characteristics and viscous couplings both central and rear diffs plus Maxaret electronic antilock braking all of which was very advanced for 1980.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/retromotoring/301654...

[IanMorewood]

Lamborghini Countach
Ferrari F40
Porsche 959
Lancia Delta s4
Metro 6r4
Audi s1 Quattro
Ferrari Testarossa
Aston Martin v8 vantage
Lotus Esprit (4th gen)
Mazda rx7 (late 1st gen)

[quiraing]

Mini Cooper 1275S
Lambo Miura
Renault 16
Cortina 1600E
AC Cobra 427
Rover P6 V8
Mustang 390 GT 67
Dodge Charger 69
Interceptor
Escort Mk1 Twin Cam

Oops, wrong decade.

I'll get my coat.

[Notanotherturbo]

Have an 80's collection growing at the moment. Skyline R32 GTR, Alpina 635Csi. Alpine GTA V6 Turbo, Renault 5 Gordini Turbo. Think the most iconic cars are Quattro, E30 M3, 911 Turbo, Sierra Cosworth to name a few

[coppice]

quiraing said:

Mini Cooper 1275S
Lambo Miura
Renault 16
Cortina 1600E
AC Cobra 427
Rover P6 V8
Mustang 390 GT 67
Dodge Charger 69
Interceptor
Escort Mk1 Twin Cam

Oops, wrong decade.

I'll get my coat.

Wrong AC too - 289 so much nicer looking ; and sounding .

[viggyp]

wongthecorrupter said:

Integrale
205 GTI
Fiat strada abarth 130
Astra GTE 16V
MK 2 golf gti 16v
Mitsi starrion turbo widebody
SEAC
f40
Sierra cosworth
Audi Quattro

I would enjoy that garage a lot

What a great list. I would put E30 M3 and Uno Turbo in place of Misti and Astra although I would not say no in the slightest to those two.

[wongthecorrupter]

viggyp said:

What a great list. I would put E30 M3 and Uno Turbo in place of Misti and Astra although I would not say no in the slightest to those two.

I wouldn't mind that collection

[aeropilot]

coppice said:

Wrong AC too - 289 so much nicer looking ; and sounding .

A 289 only looks and sounds better when in pukka FiA spec., otherwise I'd take a proper 427 everytime.