Anyone miss the mad mods from the 1990s?
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Pixelpeep said:
Good shout on that Courtney Nova..i had forgotten all about that... i spent far too long as a teenager drooling over that car.
I actually bunk that was the first issue I ever bought as I was buying a nova sr at the time. They took it round milbrook at 150 iirc?Great magazine back then
Still for sale http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...
LaurasOtherHalf said:
I actually bunk that was the first issue I ever bought as I was buying a nova sr at the time. They took it round milbrook at 150 iirc?
Great magazine back then
I had a 1.9GTi Pug at the time and all i could think about was getting an Mi16 conversion. Of course it never happened but in my mind it was a dead cert, just a matter of time lolGreat magazine back then
Thus was my favourite max power cover car, 
http://www.hfintegrale.co.uk/max1.htm
If you click the arrows at the bottom of each page you can read the whole article. I'd still love to own that car
http://www.hfintegrale.co.uk/max1.htm
If you click the arrows at the bottom of each page you can read the whole article. I'd still love to own that car
LaurasOtherHalf said:
This ones been up for sale for a while & has just been reduced to under 2 grand!
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C334216
Genuine Dimma Clio
That's the exact car I mentioned on page 1. Thank Christ I've just bought a diesel Mondeo otherwise I'd have been off down there with a wad of cash.http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C334216
Genuine Dimma Clio
Those Courtney Turbo Novas were brilliant, especially with those wheels. They were THE wheels to have on a Nova.
Does anyone remember the issue with a bright blue MK3 Astra on the cover? The Mk3 was pretty new at the time and it was the first Courtney featured with a power switch that changed the power from, I think, 250 to 300. How exciting was that? You didn't have to delve into a BMW i-Drive system and scroll through menus to get the extra power. All you had to do was wait for an challenger to race up to your rear bumper, flick the switch and watch him disappear in your rear view mirror. Fantastic.
And while I'm gushing, how much did I want the Alpine single din DSP/graphic equaliser. There was a Dimma 205 with one of those alongside the latest Alpine stereo and it looked fantastic. All those lights and buttons made the interior look so special. You can't do that with today's integrated dashboards.
Back to the classifieds. Again.
Does anyone remember the issue with a bright blue MK3 Astra on the cover? The Mk3 was pretty new at the time and it was the first Courtney featured with a power switch that changed the power from, I think, 250 to 300. How exciting was that? You didn't have to delve into a BMW i-Drive system and scroll through menus to get the extra power. All you had to do was wait for an challenger to race up to your rear bumper, flick the switch and watch him disappear in your rear view mirror. Fantastic.
And while I'm gushing, how much did I want the Alpine single din DSP/graphic equaliser. There was a Dimma 205 with one of those alongside the latest Alpine stereo and it looked fantastic. All those lights and buttons made the interior look so special. You can't do that with today's integrated dashboards.
Back to the classifieds. Again.
GTIR said:
^^Sorry, that looks hideous.
Mk. 1 Escort, I think. Hard to believe that he went on to build some iconic motors after starting out with that!AdeTuono said:
Golden age of mods was the 70's, as this baby proves.
Is that a Viva?http://www.andysaunderskustoms.co.uk/details/cars/...
SonicHedgeHog said:
DeolTheBeast said:
Why do I like this?
A Ferrari 250GTO is good looking. A Cobra is good looking. That is not. And no, its not relative.
Jesus wept.
Steamer said:
Awwww yerrrr baby! Get your zebra stripes on.. and grab your Wigfield CD - were going back to 1993.
- Clifford stickers & castle performance stickers optional.
Personally mine was a Cavalier 1.6GL tarted up to look like an SRi 130 (before I actually bough a 130)
DJRC said:
SonicHedgeHog said:
DeolTheBeast said:
Why do I like this?
A Ferrari 250GTO is good looking. A Cobra is good looking. That is not. And no, its not relative.
Jesus wept.
(thanks Best Motoring)ajb85 said:
This is all in terribly bad taste.
I think the bad taste from then was better than the streched and super low b
ks we have nowI'd say I miss it more for the social side though used to be able to go out everyday of the week in my town and see young people out and about in thier cars not to mention 'naughty notts' on a sunday
I don't miss the mods from that era at all. But don't worry - today you can wrap your car, paint the wheels black and stance it.
The only mods I have ever been interested in are those that actually make the car go, corner or stop better ie none of the above.
Each to their own and all that.
The only mods I have ever been interested in are those that actually make the car go, corner or stop better ie none of the above.
Each to their own and all that.
Edited by AC43 on Friday 5th October 11:24
petrolsniffer said:
I think the bad taste from then was better than the streched and super low bks we have now
Your looking through rose tinted glasses. Pretty much every single car on this thread has made my eyes water and my toes curl.ks we have nowThey are seriously, seriously hideous things. The next time I see a car I like rideculed on here, I'm going to think back to this thread and I'll remember, you 90s lot have no taste. No taste at all and your opinion is invalid.
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