Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k

Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k

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Fast Bug

11,598 posts

160 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Lost soul said:
It does look kind of cool in a utility type of way , could be loosely based on the old NSU (Audi)

I know someone that's sticking a turbocharged, air cooled Beetle engine in one of those. It will have over 300bhp easily. Funky little things!

northernmedia

1,988 posts

137 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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V8forweekends said:
CDP said:
A MK1 Audi TT replica for the same sort of money as the genuine article:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C513131

Optimistic...

If you'd ever seen one of those in the metal (plastic), you'd think so. They are like the ahem, child of a TT, a Daihatsu Copen and a Metro, where they took the worst bits of each.
'Unusually the doors are a good fit' biggrin

Strawman

6,463 posts

206 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Lost soul said:
Its funny that there used to be several manufacturers using the rear engine -drive format , seems to have been an evolutionary dead end
Porsche and can't think of anyone else. Interestingly Ferry Porsche 'borrowed' the rear engine design for the Beetle from Czech manufacturer Tatra


VW eventually paid out for this is an out of court settlement in 1961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Ledwinka

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Strawman said:
Lost soul said:
Its funny that there used to be several manufacturers using the rear engine -drive format , seems to have been an evolutionary dead end
Porsche and can't think of anyone else. Interestingly Ferry Porsche 'borrowed' the rear engine design for the Beetle from Czech manufacturer Tatra
Fiat , NSU, Skoda,VW,

Strawman

6,463 posts

206 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Lost soul said:
Fiat , NSU, Skoda,VW,
Yeah I meant still making them today.

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Strawman said:
Lost soul said:
Fiat , NSU, Skoda,VW,
Yeah I meant still making them today.
But that's what I meant , they all switched to gaywheel drive

Pothole

34,367 posts

281 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Strawman said:
Lost soul said:
Fiat , NSU, Skoda,VW,
Yeah I meant still making them today.
Renault?

Howard-

4,950 posts

201 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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CDP said:
A MK1 Audi TT replica for the same sort of money as the genuine article:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C513131

Optimistic...
Wow.

I just googled for "Banham X99". I don't think I've seen a crappier piece of crap in all my life.

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Pothole said:
Renault?
forgot them smile

Carfield

296 posts

170 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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northernmedia said:
'Unusually the doors are a good fit' biggrin
Cleverly, from one angle, it takes on the appearance of a red Scimitar.

RobinBanks

17,540 posts

178 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Howard- said:
CDP said:
A MK1 Audi TT replica for the same sort of money as the genuine article:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C513131

Optimistic...
Wow.

I just googled for "Banham X99". I don't think I've seen a crappier piece of crap in all my life.
That makes me feel strangely sad....

V8forweekends

2,481 posts

123 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Lost soul said:
Pothole said:
Renault?
forgot them smile
And considering the new Twingo, you could say "and still do" although they've had a few years off.

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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V8forweekends said:
And considering the new Twingo, you could say "and still do" although they've had a few years off.
Is that rear engine ???

Pothole

34,367 posts

281 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Lost soul said:
V8forweekends said:
And considering the new Twingo, you could say "and still do" although they've had a few years off.
Is that rear engine ???
Yes, that was my point.

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Pothole said:
es, that was my point.
ahh I thought you were talking about the old Renault thing with the engine in the back which I had forgotten about

0a

Original Poster:

23,879 posts

193 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-ROVER-SD1-LEXUS-400...

I wasn't sure on the wheels, however on reflection I like them!





I just know this would be a very bad car to try running as a daily, but would love to try! The Lexus in the drive is kind of reassuring in a 'the owner is a PH type of chap' way.

RobinBanks

17,540 posts

178 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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0a said:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1981-ROVER-SD1-LEXUS-400...

I wasn't sure on the wheels, however on reflection I like them!





I just know this would be a very bad car to try running as a daily, but would love to try! The Lexus in the drive is kind of reassuring in a 'the owner is a PH type of chap' way.
It's hard to explain just how much I want that!

Edited by RobinBanks on Friday 23 January 20:13

The Nur

9,168 posts

184 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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It's awesome.

soxboy

6,063 posts

218 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Want. A lot. A lot of want.

If being pedantic needs to have correct gold wheels and very bright green metallic paint for a V8-S.

Now off to watch a bit of Human League on YouTube, possibly followed by Rita Sue and Bob Too.

RobinBanks

17,540 posts

178 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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soxboy said:
Want. A lot. A lot of want.

If being pedantic needs to have correct gold wheels and very bright green metallic paint for a V8-S.

Now off to watch a bit of Human League on YouTube, possibly followed by Rita Sue and Bob Too.
It was originally a 2600, not a V8-S. Which is good because a 2600 has come to meet its potential!
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