Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k vol 2

[aaron_2000]

A MK1 Mondeo without taped bumpers? I didn't realise you could even get those

[W00DY]

That Mondeo looks fab. Such a lovely design.

[texaxile]

ferrisbueller said:

Those Escorts were as bad as the Mondeo was good.

I enjoyed a T reg blue Escort finesse with A/C and wheelarch rust as a shed for a good few years. To be fair, the Zetec never let me down , nor did the electrics, if the bodywork hadn't done for it I'd still own it. 142k with no oil leaks, mis matched premium tyres and a peculiar smell when it was damp, I really miss the old girl.

[Hub]

spreadsheet monkey said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

W00DY said:

That. Is. fking. Brilliant.

Want.

This purple Panda has achieved minor fame among the assorted journalists and vloggers and hangers-on of Car Twitter (I reckon they all read this thread). Someone has now put an offer in on it.

https://twitter.com/autopap/status/139041046612037...

Shattered dreams!



Turns out it is rather crusty.

[21st Century Man]

It's hardly going to be difficult or expensive though, to bung a couple of sills and some paint on a Panda.

[Macron]

Not sure if a yellow convertible in midge central counts, but you defo don't see many of these around.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/honda/classic-car-honda-...

[defblade]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/44197251...

If it actually was £1234 not £3495, I wouldn't have wasted time posting it here, it'd be in my garage already. Sadly a bit above my self-imposed looking-for-a-'vert-for-summer budget, but still reasonably priced I think for something which could realistically be heading for proper classic status.

[0a]

How cool is this?! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133743264259?hash=item1...

[Chrishum]

0a said:

How cool is this?! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133743264259?hash=item1...

That’s so horrid that I love it. I’d imagine it breaks a lot and isn’t nice to drive but I’d be happy to own it.

[LuS1fer]

0a said:

How cool is this?! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133743264259?hash=item1...

Apart from the robot opera advert.... "Family car, family car", I'm not sure they were ever cool. Rotted like hell.

[0a]

Chrishum said:

That’s so horrid that I love it. I’d imagine it breaks a lot and isn’t nice to drive but I’d be happy to own it.

Yes I'm sure they are really crap!

[defblade]

LuS1fer said:

0a said:

How cool is this?! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133743264259?hash=item1...

Apart from the robot opera advert.... "Family car, family car", I'm not sure they were ever cool. Rotted like hell.

If the big box of electrical connectors on the bulkhead didn't bring things to a halt sooner!
I had 2, both 75s IIRC, carefully picked to be the largest engine for the lowest insurance group I could get at the time



(Bonus point available for naming the track Clue: I think there's a chicane about there these days)

[salmanorguk]

braddo said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124709645533

This is sensational. Buy it and your life will be instantly improved.

Awesome.

Just the perfect seaside runabout, whether that's for the house in Sandbanks or the beach hut in Blackpool (I don't know if there are beach huts in blackpool, but whatevs ).

I think someone on Twitter saw that car up close and said it was rotten - although considering the price and heritage it maybe expected!

[spreadsheet monkey]

Chrishum said:

0a said:

How cool is this?! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133743264259?hash=item1...

That’s so horrid that I love it. I’d imagine it breaks a lot and isn’t nice to drive but I’d be happy to own it.

Kind of cool in an anti-style AMC Pacer kind of way.

Noel Edmonds wasn’t a fan when he test drove one on Top Gear in 1979.

https://youtu.be/OWuZyRsRxWU

[BrettMRC]

defblade said:

Not "for sale" AFAICS, but this thread felt like the natural home for the place I went past today... looks like someone in Llandeilo is buying up the UK's entire supply of Mk1 MR2-shaped rust

I don't know if thats awesome or a cry for help!

[W00DY]

Macron said:

Not sure if a yellow convertible in midge central counts, but you defo don't see many of these around.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/honda/classic-car-honda-...

Love that in yellow and I'm sure it'd be great fun once I'd wedged myself in.

[W00DY]

A miserable car in a jolly colour,


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224455740479

[spreadsheet monkey]

W00DY said:

Macron said:

Not sure if a yellow convertible in midge central counts, but you defo don't see many of these around.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/honda/classic-car-honda-...

Love that in yellow and I'm sure it'd be great fun once I'd wedged myself in.

I was surprised at how cheap that was when I clicked through the link.

I know it's only a tiny buzzy thing, but given the current Covid pricing madness, and the direction of travel of prices of the S2000 and the CRX Del Sol, I thought this would be £5k.

[ElectricSoup]

W00DY said:

A miserable car in a jolly colour,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224455740479

4 speed gearbox, YES!!

[spreadsheet monkey]

ElectricSoup said:

W00DY said:

A miserable car in a jolly colour,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224455740479

4 speed gearbox, YES!!

Successor to the miserable 1989 Escort 1.3 Popular featured on this thread a few weeks ago! Colour is very "early 1990s" and I remember seeing loads of Escorts and Fiestas in this colour back then.

The Mk5 Escort was way off the pace when it was a new car, but the estate was a bit more interesting looking than the hatchback, and viewed as a 30 year old classic this is a cheap way into the modern classic Ford scene if you can fix a few cosmetic bits. Alternatively, it's a good candidate for the Festival Of The Unexceptional (although that is damning with faint praise!)

I hope it stays preserved as a basic family car, and not resprayed lime green with a Focus ST engine transplant.