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CrispyMK
Original Poster
101 posts
9 months
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Captain Cadillac said: 1990? That's too futuristic for me  It's a 1954... gets driven over a thousand miles a month.  I'm not afraid to driver it in Manhattan traffic..  On other days, like today for instance, I'll drive the newer "driver", this... 1960 Lincoln. Here it is trying to eat a Honda Insight that was annoying it.  I take my virtual hat off to you! They both look stunning and its great seeing them being used properly. How many times a day to people take pictures of you commuting in them?
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edc
3,946 posts
120 months
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Guy at work drives a Ford Zephyr, which according to wiki is anything from '51 to '72. Normally wears blue jeans and a black leather jacket with the slick back style hair for the daily period look
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blearyeyedboy
2,571 posts
48 months
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Captain Cadillac said: this... 1960 Lincoln. Here it is trying to eat a Honda Insight that was annoying it. Have a  on me.
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Captain Cadillac
2,727 posts
56 months
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CrispyMK said: I take my virtual hat off to you! They both look stunning and its great seeing them being used properly. How many times a day to people take pictures of you commuting in them? Thanks!  Pics are funny... At shows and cruise nights the Lincoln gets a LOT of attention as its actually a very rare car. On the road they both get attention... It's tough to stop for gas and not have people talking to you about them. The Ford is funny, it gets into Manhattan a lot so it's becoming somewhat well known, I've had people walk up to me twice, one said they saw it on twitter and another said they saw it on Instagram. I had the Lincoln at a weekly cruise night tonight, for part of the drive home I was cruising up the Garden State Parkway following friends in a 57 Oldsmobile Super 88 coupe and a 62 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible... We must have been "flashed" by camera phones ten times in 12 miles!
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Captain Cadillac
2,727 posts
56 months
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blearyeyedboy said: Captain Cadillac said: this... 1960 Lincoln. Here it is trying to eat a Honda Insight that was annoying it. Have a on me. I've applied for "NOPRIUS" as its plate
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lance1a
1,276 posts
67 months
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Usually a late eighties or early nineties BMW or Mercedes. From tomorrow it will be a 1984 64000 mile W123 230CE Mercedes coupe.
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Crosswise
70 posts
55 months
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71 B GT for me, cheap to run and very usable. I see there are a few others here with the same so it must be a good choice. I also have a 1991 Audi 80 2.8 quattro as my modern backup but it's a bit heavy on fuel to use daily unless I have to.
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N5 NRO
163 posts
25 months
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Since selling my E36 328i earlier in the year I've been using my 1978 MGB GT as my daily. It's currently on 125,000 miles and although it has broken down a few times, they've always been easy and cheap to fix.
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garethj
570 posts
66 months
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1995 Peugeot 205. To me (and perhaps to some of you) that's a newish car but everyone else sees it as almost 20 years old and amazed when I make it into work every day.
But as some of the stuff on this thread shows, it's just a normal car. You get in, drive it, the heater works, it never breaks down, it does bonkers mpg but it's just a normal car. It does get an oil and filter change every 4 months but that's because I do about 18,000 miles a year.
When you take fuel, repairs and depreciation into account it's probably cheaper than walking, but still a fun drive for the commute. I'm sure my next car will be older, but as long as it's in good condition, why not? I prefer feel through the steering and not be hemmed in by massive window pillars.
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War Pig
1,391 posts
61 months
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g3org3y said: 1986 E30 325i Cabrio.
Bought 3 years ago with 141k on the clock, now on 181k. Had to do much to it?
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spoodler
734 posts
24 months
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Other half's daily - 1967 Triumph Herald with twin carb's, four branch etc. lives outside all year round and has done for the last few decades. Costs £100 to insure, not a lot to MOT, and nowt to tax - does forty to the gallon and a full service costs under fifty quid. Keeps up with traffic, cruises at the legal limit, good heater, lights etc... why not?
My daily? 1936 Austin with a 4.2 Jaguar lump - drinks, smokes and has a few other anti-social habits...
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Crapaud
46 posts
76 months
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Not truly a "daily driver" but during 1999 during the run up to the "millenium bug" work done by all the techies at the bank I worked at, our chairman dug out his 1899 Daimler and used that a few times to commute to work.
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GTIAlex
373 posts
35 months
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1989 Mini 998cc with 67k on the clock.
Pretty easy as far as keeping a classic running. Parts are easily available and most jobs can be done on the drive within a few hours/a weekend.
60's tech tho
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S0 What
1,633 posts
41 months
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87 nova saloon to and from work and an 89 sierra P100 for work, only usuing the nove while the 81 cortina gets a TD engine.
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lance1a
1,276 posts
67 months
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NightRunner
4,257 posts
63 months
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Breadvan72 said: West4x4 said: 1969 series 2a landrover with a 2.25 diesel used to the 40 mile daily commute on the A1  ...is the winner, for sheer nutzoidness. Well done, chap! Winner!
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NightRunner
4,257 posts
63 months
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GadgeS3C said: Not quite a daily but it is driven to events, not bad for 107 years old  Sadly not by me  Got any details on this?
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Triumph Man
2,164 posts
37 months
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I suppose until recently, I would have been in the running for this in a 1971 Triumph 2000. The old beast took anything that was thrown at it, including ice and snow. Yank out the choke on a cold winter's morning, churn the six lazily into life and open the window to enjoy the intoxicating smell of super unleaded pumped through twin carburettors and expelled through a non-catalysed exhaust system. Hear the engine and smell that smell, and everything seemed alright with the world.
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Breadvan72
10,229 posts
32 months
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AceOfHearts
3,046 posts
60 months
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Last winter this was my only car:  ] And the girlfriends car (now owned for 3 years and 16,000 miles) 
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