Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k
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Strawman said:
I ran a Trevi for 30,000 miles and many happy memories of it. The dash is the oustanding feature, if Joules Verne designed a dash then it would be like that.
I love the style of them - the whole package. It amuses me that a car can look so restrained outside, yet be so bonkers within. Marvellous things they deserve more of a following.Edited by Strawman on Wednesday 27th May 20:31
LittleEnus said:
dbdb said:
It is true that cars have a characteristic smell. I've never been keen on the Japanese car smell - but old British car smell Jags have is marvellous to me.
We hired a Mitsubishi MPV last year and it took me right back to our Galant in Singapore in the 80s. Its a fusion of plastics. Love it. Miss it. I'm going to buy that Z just for the nostalgia! Love the British smells too. The American cars have their own smell too.
German cars smell of glue to me. Not unpleasant - but glue-y, if that makes any sense.
s m said:
Devil2575 said:
kiseca said:
I can see why. It should put me off too because it's a Cossie with the Cossie engine removed. Of all cars. Why do that? But for some reason a Sapphire Cosworth with a Turbo Technics V6 just appeals to me. I wonder if it was a period mod? Turbo Technics heyday was around the Sapphire Cossie's market time. It wouldn't have seemed so sacrilegious back then.
Why rip out an engine with easy 300bhp potential and put an old V6 with a Turbo conversion with less potential?
Cadillac Seville SLS 1994 Northstar 4.6 V8 Auto FWD Left Hand Drive 74000 miles
£980 with 9 minutes left to go
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cadillac-Seville-SLS-199...
£980 with 9 minutes left to go
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cadillac-Seville-SLS-199...
Gorgeous. Brown leather seats 
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C619815#
This is very tidy looking
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C610648
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C619815#
This is very tidy looking
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C610648
Edited by JZZ30 on Thursday 28th May 09:52
JZZ30 said:
One of the few '80s dashboards that still looks good now. I think that's a timeless interior.s m said:
Devil2575 said:
kiseca said:
I can see why. It should put me off too because it's a Cossie with the Cossie engine removed. Of all cars. Why do that? But for some reason a Sapphire Cosworth with a Turbo Technics V6 just appeals to me. I wonder if it was a period mod? Turbo Technics heyday was around the Sapphire Cossie's market time. It wouldn't have seemed so sacrilegious back then.
Why rip out an engine with easy 300bhp potential and put an old V6 with a Turbo conversion with less potential?Strawman said:
I ran a Trevi for 30,000 miles and many happy memories of it. The dash is the oustanding feature, if Joules Verne designed a dash then it would be like that.
How many crashes were caused by the driver having his fingers stuck in the dashboard Edited by Strawman on Wednesday 27th May 20:31
?JZZ30 said:
Very much would pingu393 said:
How many crashes were caused by the driver having his fingers stuck in the dashboard ?
Laugh, none I guess, the recess is quite shallow and most of those buttons you'd never press while driving. The ultimate versions had more gauges than others; for example as well as oil pressure you get oil temperature, oil level etc. Why don't all cars have this sort of technical information provided, it's not a large extra cost??
CampDavid said:
JZZ30 said:
Very much would OMG_TURBOZ said:
I'd quite like a go in one of these little pocket rockets.ATM said:
CampDavid said:
JZZ30 said:
Very much would 
JZZ30 said:
OMG_TURBOZ said:
I'd quite like a go in one of these little pocket rockets.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff