pre 1980 cars with less than 1.3L

[kambites]

jack01825 said:

so you guys reckon in my first year driving with no no clamis i can get insurance for under 1k?

If you can find a classic insurer who will insure someone your age, yes. Many of them seem to say that you have to be 21 or over these days, though.

[sportka1]

littlebasher said:

sportka1 said:

had a m8 who put the 1750 engine out of a maxi into a mini before. that dont help the op at all but you could always put a mini engine into a maxi i suppose if you really are looking for the slowest car you can find

I did that as well, but 10 inch wheels screwed up gearing leaving first redundant (0-5mph!). Couldn't close the bonnet either what with that engine being so tall. And don't even get me started on cooling it!

tbh all i can remember about that car was it getting up a hill in 4th while gaining speed at a rate of knots that my car(a 1.3 lancia delta) could only look on as epic

[NadiR]

jack01825 said:

so you guys reckon in my first year driving with no no clamis i can get insurance for under 1k?

Good luck on that, I'm 17, and when I put myself down as 18, the cheapest quote on any car I can get (and I've pretty much tried every car, the Spitfire was like 5k for me!) is a pre facefilt K11 Micra for £1200.

If anyone can tell me a company which will insure under 21s on a classic car policy, please let me know, I'll be very grateful.

[vit4]

NadiR said:

Good luck on that, I'm 17, and when I put myself down as 18, the cheapest quote on any car I can get (and I've pretty much tried every car, the Spitfire was like 5k for me!) is a pre facefilt K11 Micra for £1200.

If anyone can tell me a company which will insure under 21s on a classic car policy, please let me know, I'll be very grateful.

Confused do a Classic Insurance search, saved a good few quid for my mate at 18. Footman James have stopped doing it, but I would also be interested to hear of any other insurers

[jack01825]

NadiR said:

Good luck on that, I'm 17, and when I put myself down as 18, the cheapest quote on any car I can get (and I've pretty much tried every car, the Spitfire was like 5k for me!) is a pre facefilt K11 Micra for £1200.

If anyone can tell me a company which will insure under 21s on a classic car policy, please let me know, I'll be very grateful.

it all seems to be adrian flux and insure 2 drive but its not classsic insurance, but im getting them all under 2k for the ones i want and the spitfire is 2900

[jack01825]

vit4 said:

Confused do a Classic Insurance search, saved a good few quid for my mate at 18. Footman James have stopped doing it, but I would also be interested to hear of any other insurers

yer i was using confused.com

[vixen1700]

jack01825 said:

also i found this but the guy who owns it WILL NOT responf ater the emails, i would snap it up if he accept 2k for it as its 2k insurance and my 17th bday is on january 4th so could change a bit before then but i would still be intrested in buying a car now and going to the meetings with my dad etc,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

Very nice, you'd be like Bob from the Likely Lads, he had one of those.

Try looking/ringing around classic insurers and talking to them, some may insure you despite your age, as those quotes are just

Good luck.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Buy a cheap modern car. With respect, most of the stuff in your list will be hopeless old rubbish and, amongst other things, have the crash performance of a paper bag.

If you talk the insurer about your situation they will almost certainly be able to tell you their list of low premium-rated vehicles.

Seriously - Beetle, Imp, Herald and many others belong only in Jurassic Park. They were probably considered pretty hopeless 40 years ago!

[deltashad]

I did a huge list of cars, then hit the wrong key and lost the lot. If you look at the mobile.de website and refine the search there are lots to choose from. I quite liked the look of a the opel kadett's.

Good luck, its an interesting search.

[jack01825]

cheers guys, the thing is i want a classic car so i can trackday it and develop it as i get older and modern cars insurance i cannot get under £2800 for anything over 1990

[Ozzie Osmond]

I'm staggered if insurers are recommending you into a 22-year old car, or older.

Also, insofar as you mention trackdays I'm pretty confident insurers will go ballistic as soon as modifications come into the frame.

[vixen1700]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte...

Here's a '79 1300 Viva with full service history.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-CITROEN-GS-CLUB-122...

Bit more expensive, but how about a Citroen GS?

Edited by vixen1700 on Saturday 28th April 14:30

[vixen1700]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C290402

How about a really loved 1.3 Marina?

I shouldn't like that all, but the fact it's been so loved, gives it a certain appeal.

[bristolracer]

Go pre 72 and ditch the road tax too!

[Raize]

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/scim...

Prepare for a nice surprise with the insurance on these. They also come in 1.6 (reasonably quick) and 1.8 (very quick) versions, but obviously those cost more for insurance - but if you can stretch to the 1.6 I'd definitely go for that.

1987 is still classic enough right?

[EDLT]

Capri? Good for posing, just don't open the bonnet in public

This classic car stuff is a false economy, the money saved on insurance will be spent on welding.

[TinyCappo]

but atleast your getting something when you do welding unlike a royal shafting when you insure something at a young age.

[whatmoretyres]

My MkIII Escort was a Sept 1980 model, so right on the cusp. I'm sure you can get one of those cheap as they're pretty unloved. My 1.3L was amazing, would crack a ton no probs! On the track obviously

[rallycross]

The difficult part will be finding one of these that is not rotten, so the only viable one will be the Golf or Polo they were built really well so you should find one that has survived.

Golf mk`1 1300 driver would be a good car to start modifying.
The Polo's were ok not as good as the Golf.
VW's from this period were very spartan inside, eg rubber mats instead of carpets and bare dashboards.

Most of the cars on your list were already rotten 20 yrs ago when I was buying them so it wont be easy.

If we could go back in time before they all rotted away I would add these to your list

Alfa Sud 1.2/1.3
Alfa Sprint 1300
Lancia Beta Coupe 1300 twin cam
Fiat 127 Sport 1040 71 bhp or 1400cc (GT 75 bhp)
Honda Civic 1.2 (these were awesome little things)
Fiat 128 3p hatch
Fiesta 1300 sport/supersport (70 bhp)
Escort Mk2 1300 sport
Capri 1300 (had one of these in battle ship grey its was so slow but it was still a Capri - so I thought it was cool!)
Mazda 323 rwd (might have been 1500cc not 1300cc)
MG Midget

Edited by rallycross on Saturday 28th April 19:20

Edited by rallycross on Saturday 28th April 19:22

[LuS1fer]

Hundreds of them.
However at a certain age, the driving will become less of a pleasure as many classics lack brake servos and come with drum brakes.
Nearly all 70's cars rust - no, that's not true...they ALL rust.

Anything Italian from the 70s will have dissolved by now and are best avoided.
Anglias are very slow and despite the looks, the Morris Minor is a better drive along with my first car, the Austin A40 Farina - but they use drum brakes.
Fords like the Cortina Mk II use discs.

Minis are a hoot and have a whole aftermarket to keep thom on the road and the parts are cheap. Imps are great cars but parts may be an issue.

The evergreen MG Midget/Austin Healey Sprite would be a good bet though not the later rubber-bumpered 1500s.
VW Polos/Golf Mk I were more solid than most.

Triumph Herald is an easy car to work on:
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

Toledo:
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

2CV van:
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...

Wolseley 1300:
http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-pa...


That Wolseley would be my choice - the owner clearly has an Aston so money not an issue and it looks very sound and the A-series is a great engine.

Edited by LuS1fer on Saturday 28th April 20:01