Which 'modernized classic - car and engine combination?

[vtecyo]

I remember seeing a 240Z with an RB26 at Japfest a few years ago. That was really quite special. And very very fast.

[Dave Hedgehog]

this all the way, then a megatron merc

[rodericb]

'72 C3 Corvette with C6 Z06 running gear...

[Contigo]

[Hugo a Gogo]

jesus, that's awful

I think a Tesla Citroen would be better, silently cruising along

[CrisW]

C110 Skyline Coupe with 370z running gear, etc

Elan +2 with a modern engine a la Spyder, either a Duratec or ideally something like the Powertec V8

e46 M3 with the V10

urQuattro with the modern 5 pot from the TTRS

Aston Martin DB4 Zagato with the current v12 + gearbox

Mazda RX8 with a four rotor engiine (I think some lads in NZ had one running)

[Pothole]

Dapster said:

ZX10R NIN said:

One of these with the running gear from an E63

That pic is from the Machatronik website who will actually do one for you





http://www.mechatronik.de/en/engineering/the-m-cou...

I think they do a lot of Leno's...

[Equus]

Either of these, with bodywork moulded using modern composites technology and fitted with a lightweight, all-alloy modern twin cam like the K-series or Ford Sigma, hooked up to a Caterham 6-speed box would do me very nicely:

[Yidwann]

I still like my Honda B18 front engined Mini..... Fast, works, and not the all out mentalness of the Z-Cars variants! Still feels like a road car inside.


But ultimately I want a Singer, just need to keep shaking the couch!

[Pothole]

Any of the ICON "derelict" cars or the Ring Brothers muscle cars redux.

I'll spend some of my Euromillions win on getting one of these companies to do me a 70s Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser or Pontiac Safari Station Wagon with some kind of LS motor and fantastic handling etc. Right Hand Drive would be good, too!

[Meridius]

CrisW said:

urQuattro with the modern 5 pot from the TTRS

[CrisW]

Meridius said:

CrisW said:

urQuattro with the modern 5 pot from the TTRS

Thinking about it if I could have it in the long wheelbase 'Sport' chassis/body that would do nicely please.

PS some modicum of Mr Blomqvist's would hopefully be magically included too!

[DougieMc]

I will throw mine in aswell
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Boosted LS1]

Crikey, those BMW E9's above look very classy.

[Krikkit]

Hugo a Gogo said:

jesus, that's awful

I think a Tesla Citroen would be better, silently cruising along

That's a good idea - a DS with a Nissan Leaf drivetrain (preferably some more batteries for extra range of course, bit more room to stash them in!)

[noell35]

An updated TR6 would be nice.

[skyrover]

Land Rover Defender with LS power

[GroundEffect]

g7jhp said:

I'm always interested in "modernized classics" and liked the look of the MG Abingdon Edition which was previously featured on Pistoheads and appeared on Top Gear this Sunday.



Power: 304bhp
Power to weight: 339 bhp / tonne

I didn't realise it was a "2015 Mazda 2.5 litre 4 cylinder aluminium engine".



Got me thinking.

Eagle have done the E-type.
Singer have done the 911.

Which classic would you like modernize and which engine would you stick in it?

2.5 Duratec, a naturally aspirated version of the 2.3GTDI in the new Focus RS and Mustang.

[anonymous-user]

Healey + NA Skyline

[NJH]

Easy one for me. Porsche 968 with the 3.6 V6 from the Panamera/Cayenne (300 Bhp/295 lb/ft) then lots of time on the exhaust and inlet to make sure it sound as good as possible. Fixes the first problem with the 944/968 series (sound track) then improves on the second issue (not enough power).