Modern classics

[jon bda]

Originally posted by Cryingfreeman
I see the Series one rs turbo has been forgotten about

Still a fantastic looking car when in good nick.One of the most fun cars i have driven

One car i would be driving around in if i could afford one...a m8 had an S2 with a nigh-on 300BHP 2litre Power Engineering motor, that engine in an S1 would of been my idea of heaven...well, after the pile of bits i own which is supposed to be a Mk1 Escort Mexico...that restored and fitted with a tweaked Cossie lump would be fun...

[Knoxville]

I'd love a tweaked cossie engine in a mk 2 myself

one of my biggest fantasy cars after a v8 powered capri

[jon bda]

Originally posted by Knoxville
I'd love a tweaked cossie engine in a mk 2 myself

Get reading then...

[CocoPops]

Honda CRX V-Tec.

I'd still love one, a late J plate model.

200sx (S14a) is also on my list for "one day"

[Rave]

indeed...

Shame it ain't a Brooklands though eh?

The increase in Capri values has totally taken me by surprise, an aquaintance of mine bought a Capri when he was 18 (about 7 years ago), and we all laughed at him. Who's laughing now eh?

As my contribution to this thread (I'm sure I remember it first time round, why didn't I join in then ), I have no choice but to say the Mk1 MR2.

Rich :¬)

[jon bda]

Had to sell the project 2.8i i bought as i ran out of space to keep it (few months ago now)...100 flippin' quid...

[5lab]

this is gonna be a bit contriversial, but volvo 480 - they're already climbing in value, which is a sign they're heading towards stardom (no i dont like em)..

other than that.. the aventime.. only sold for a year which makes it perfectly rare enough to be worth $$

[cm_uk]

Soz mate, but I am going to have to pull you up about the calibra...It was a vauxhall cavalier! COME ON!

WTF is wrong with the cavalier or calibra... i am not a chav, i am a giant jap and german/italian car fan. but you cannot say that vauxhall did not produce a reliable and affordable saloon/hatchback/coupe... considering the cavalier turbo puts out a not to shabby 204bhp from standard (same with the calibra). its only the reputation of these faggots who think that if they put stripes down it and jap symbols (those of which they don't even know the meanings off... ) adds 300bhp++ and of course so does ripspeed performance air fresheners... that ruin cars like these. the point is that those who turn it into something it isn't aka chavalier and other lame insults are simply stupid and arrogant to say a good car is chav just because idiots have stuck air fix kits on them... and ruined THEIR car not the car as a whole (by this i mean as in saying THATS chav because someone has chaved it up so they all must be chav )

I'd have to agree with Zak, the Calibra was a tasty looking car. It also totally owned the Ford Probe

yeh still a nice looking car

anyhow... the pulsar GTi-R, The R32-34 skyline range, the Evo range definitely... scooby and legacy range too. erm rs turbo mk2 escort,Suzuki Cappuccino is a awesome k-car, rs mexico rx7 range, silvia and 180/200sx range,toyota starlet, honda civic's and crx's... the list is endless

[herulach]

Jaguar XJ220, although it already is one.
Viper obviously,
the Z3 estatey/touring thingy
Caterham CSR500 and the westy Speight or whatever it was.
Ford GT
Monaro, esp VXR version

[jon bda]

only the Cosworth RS500 (big rear wing, bonnet vents and extra fuel injector rail)

Ahem...don't forget the lower rear spoiler, front splitter, fog light grills (instead of fogs) and the fake rear suspension mounting points...

[dkmech]

Saw one of these yesterday and thought it should go in here.

I don't know what it is like to drive, but i think it looks great and will be considered a comfy classic rather than a sporty one.

[dave87]

Modern Classic has got to be the McLaren F1. BMW engine, gold used as a heat reflector, fastest production car in the world until recently. Hasn't that got to be a modern classic?

Dave

EDIT - Also The Porsche Boxster - the car that saved Porsche financially.

[5lab]

i dont think the mccaren f1 is really ever going to be a classic car - theres simply not enough of them made - everyone knows what one looks like, but who's actually seen one? think to what are classics now - the e-type was massively popular, yet now is definately a classic - the f1 was simply too limited imo - it will go down in history, but not really as a classic, in my opinion.

[badass]

Modern Classic has got to be the McLaren F1. BMW engine, gold used as a heat reflector, fastest production car in the world until recently. Hasn't that got to be a modern classic?

Dave

EDIT - Also The Porsche Boxster - the car that saved Porsche financially.

If be engine you mean head and block castings then yes it is a BMW engine. The rest of it is British Built

[badass]

The way people are talking about future classics here, every single performance version of any car available will be a future classic. In fact if you think about it are there any performance cars that are 30 ish years old that aren't considered classics these days?
I'm sure a Vauxhall Nova Gsi will be considered a classic by some in the future, efven though they are cr@p

[Zad]

I think you are missing the whole point about classic cars, they don't *have* to be performance vehicles. In fact, they tend to be the whole vehicle range rather than one specific model. A Capri doesn't have to be a 280 Special or a 3.0S, it can be a 1.6 and still a classic. For it to be a classic, a model generally has to be 2 generations out of date. e.g. the Mk.5 Cortina (which predates the Sierra, which in turn predates the Mondeo) is just becoming a classic. Being this old usually means that they aren't in day to day usage and thus become an unusual sight. Of course, it does tend to be the sportier models that are kept in better condition and have more money spent maintaining them while the bottom end model is left to fall apart.

Crappiness is certainly not a bar to being considered a classic! Triumph Heralds were absolute dogs, VW Beetles and Transporters are laughably slow, unreliable and horrible to drive. Yet they all have that certain something. Despite their stunning engineering most BMWs and Mercedes will never become classics (although many Porsches will). Nova GSi? Hmm, not so sure. Only if enough survive being MaxPowered!