The Retro/Classic car showcase thread...

[Nicky]

There seems to be a huge following of classic and retro cars on here, which is a great alternative to the boring, mundane modern stuff like 320D's and Mk5/6/7 Golfs.

What classics and retro motors have the RMS crew acquired over the years?

Plenty of retro 205's, Mk 1/2 Escorts, E30's, Sierra's etc to be seen, along with some older classics such as Triumph's, MG's and Hillman's, so let's see them folks.

 

[Andy044]

Have a few cars here that hardly qualify for classic status just yet.
And most are a work in progress, such as my Mk2 Gti Golf

One that I absolutely love is my Series 3 land rover. Endless character, and it never fails to amaze me how it manages to pass MOT each year.
Its a vehicle that I never intend to sell, it cost buttons, is tax exempt and insurance is next to nothing. And yet it can still be called on to tow a header for the combine grossing just shy of 3 ton!
Very different than the usual classic cars I'll admit, but I often get stopped and asked about it by people who used to have one.

 

[MarkM]

Modern ish classic? The only older car I dream about is a Delta Integrale

 

[Gambit]

Had it out yesterday for first time in a couple of months, id forgot how much fun it is

 

[Coog]

Have had a load of 80's and 90's stuff. Had a thing for MK2 Golfs before the scene kids got them and pushed the prices through the roof. Can't find pics of the others but must've had 6/7 of them through me.

1.8 Auto

16v GTI

Few MK3's too:

Had this for a bit. Was good fun

This was a nice driving thing:

Had a couple of these. One good and one a proper dose that got destroyed offroading.

More recently this. Still haven't got decent pics of it yet.

 

[RCT]

My M3 and Carlos Sainz Gt4 Celica.

Toyota Fj40 jeep I helped my dad restore. [one owner previous to him]

 

[Boabybooster]

The Audi is 15 years old has a tape player, does it qualify as being retro.

 

[subaru97]

I've a few oldskool/retro cars at the minute I'll post few pics up soon, can't beat oldskool/retro stuff

 

[Coog]

The Audi is 15 years old has a tape player, does it qualify as being retro.

Anything this side of 2000 I consider to be 'modern'. My daily is 12 and I think of it as being virtually new lol

 

[Paul RS]

My sh1tters

My M3 and Carlos Sainz Gt4 Celica.


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Toyota Fj40 jeep I helped my dad restore. [one owner previous to him]

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I've a feeling you've won this thread

 

[big_pete]

My daily smoker. I am a BMW nut but e34, e36's and e21's are my favourite of them all.

Its much more interesting driving older cars. Have a real want to build another mini

 

[richie_mck]

Currently in many bits being made better and quicker progress is finally being made

And a bad pic of my old mini, slowest thing on earth with the loudest exhaust

 

[Steviegsi]

My 320ce, bought it in January, then it failed MOT on a few bits.... have most of those fixed now, so 2 new rear tyres should see it tested. Really needs painted , lowered and the wheels changed for something staggered.

850 t5, currently parked in my grannies driveway. Burning a bit of oil which appears to be the crankcase ventilation system being blocked. Will be sorted as soon as I can get at it. 850r wheels sitting ready to go on, then it will be hit with the lowering stick and an "r" front bumper fitted once I find one sensibly priced.

Nova gsi, owned it for 9 years. Currently lying in the mates shed after sandblasting, awaiting a session with the welder and I have a C20XE ready to be glued in.

Hard to beat 80s and 90s tat.

 

[Steviegsi]

Few of the brothers.......

I bought this last year but I had no where to put it, so sold it to my brother and he dailyed it until a month or so back. One of my most favourite cars I've ever owned. It's not fast at all, but to drive, it is lovely.

AUDI 90 , not a quattro, but being a "90" it is a 2.3 5 cylinder. Sounds fantastic.

Needs MOTd, he tried selling it before but no one in NI appreciates an auto, so he took the ad down. Lovely big bus.


He also has a Tdi discovery for towing the shlte we both buy, a purple t5 volvo like mine above and a 2.9 xr4x4 Sierra looking a little neglected in the garage, will get a few pics of those next time I am out.

 

[cormac81]

The old Novas I have had recently, only have the Golf now but it be joined by another vauxhall at some stage.

 

[FM155]

Got a few 155's..
Bought the first one in '98 and I've had it ever since being off the road since 2004 with a slooooow resto due to me working away all the time. It's a 2.0 8V and as far as I can understand from the owners club it's the oldest surviving (sort of) 155 in the UK. Not that it really matters because I like it cos of what I did with it..



This was it at the Nurburgring when I was working in Berlin in 2001/2002. I used to drive back from Berlin home for every big holiday which was nearly 1200 miles each way..
It had some rust in the rear arches so I got good second hand rear quarters and repaired the inners..










The others are a black V6, the Q4 which are also off the road awaiting work. And I use a 2.0 16V as a daily driver in england..
The Q4 is effectively a delta integrale in a different shell...




I also have a 1974 1.3 Marina Coupe that was my first car with my brother. We re-shelled it in the mid to late 80's and I'm gradually gathering the bits I need to finally build it into the car I wanted it to be when we first had it..

 

[PeteMoore]

'71 BGT - Californian Import, as fresh as the day it left the factory

'66 Cooper S - Works Replica

Just an average day at the workshop

 

[Steviegsi]

@PeteMoore was never a fan of mg''s but that beige/yellow one is class looking!

 

[PeteMoore]

Average weekend for us

'62 Mk1 Midget - sorry for the sh*te photos

 

[lightning]

This is going to be a great thread. Always amazes me whats hidden in garages over the countryside.

Dad has a few randoms in the warehouse, austins/rovers/triumphs etc, before my time.

I've got my old 740, bought in mint condition with 38K and 24 volvo stamps, inspired by a family history of volvo, dad still drives a 240 every day. Not used much but enjoyed.

 

[Bryan]

Metro Police car.... This now belongs to someone between Portadown and Armagh. Never comes to any shows any more which is a real shame. I had so much fun at the Waringstown Vintage Cavalcade with it.

Several Bedford Rascals but this was the cleanest one - and has since been exported to Nigeria after all the work I did to it

Still have these;

1990 Ford Transit Camper (currrently restoring from the ground up):
For full story so far: Ford Transit Forum • View topic - My 1990 MK3 100L Campervan

1972 Ford Cortina 2.0GXL - still have this (currently in garage winter storage)
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1995 Jeep Wrangler 4.0 Sahara Edition

http://reallymeansounds.com/forum/posts/2764075/

And lots more in between all of those including Bedford Bambi, Rover P5s, Mercedes W123, Suzuki Carry & Bedford CF Spec Lift.

Bedford CF Spec Lift:
http://reallymeansounds.com/forum/threads/1986-bedford-cf-crew-cab-spec-lift-recovery-truck.165408/

 

[Steviegsi]

Any pics of the w123 @Bryan? Would love one of these at some stage, in brown.

 

[Bryan]

Don't think I have any - all on old PCs somewhere. I never had it on the road - it was a full restoration job. It was a 1984 Estate with a 300D engine. I have since found out that the person I sold it to scrapped it.

 

[Nicky]

 

[Steviegsi]

Can't like that enough! @Nicky, no pics of the e34?