Best looking car from your youth?

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No question...

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With a white Lotus Esprit a distant second.
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Ever since school days i always loved the look of the Mk1 Celica. Guy up the road from us in the 70's had one with a chrome side mounted exhaust that sounded amazing to a 13/14 year old :lol:


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I always thought the Opel Mantra was a cool as anything
But then there was the Jensen Interceptor, the E type - and that Maserati engined Citroen
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I used to think it was the Firebird until I realised the car looked rubbish and I just liked the big logo on the bonnet.

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Potter wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:42 am I’m torn here but if I had to nail it down to one then today I’d go with a Lancia Stratos in Marlboro colours.
Stratos HAS to be in Alitalia colours.
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The Cannonball Run Countach is worth a mention...

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Mussels wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:51 am I used to think it was the Firebird until I realised the car looked rubbish and I just liked the big logo on the bonnet.

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Guy has been trying to sell on in the next town along from us. It was up for 18k for about a year. Think he pulled the add now (probably for winter) but no doubt it will be back up come the spring.
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When I was young, we had a speedboat moored on Windermere.
On Sundays when we drove up to ski, some of me dad's mates had some very nice motors. Me faves were the E-Type and MGB-MG-GT.

Then when I was in Monaco about 21 I saw a brand new Lanborghini Countach with gullwing doors pull up next to a huge yacht. Wow.

Then Magnum's Ferrari :obscene-birdiedoublered: We watched them filming for about half hour when we were on Oahu in 1986. Sounded very nice ;)
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Mr Moofo wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:50 am I always thought the Opel Mantra was a cool as anything
But then there was the Jensen Interceptor, the E type - and that Maserati engined Citroen
Manta, for accuracy.😃
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Long tail 917 in Gulf colours:

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Shelby AC Cobra 427

And it's still my favourite to this day. :thumbup:
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Potter wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:42 am I’m torn here but if I had to nail it down to one then today I’d go with a Lancia Stratos in Marlboro colours.
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Wossname wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:41 pm
Mr Moofo wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:50 am I always thought the Opel Mantra was a cool as anything
But then there was the Jensen Interceptor, the E type - and that Maserati engined Citroen
Manta, for accuracy.😃
Geek ... Mantra was the Talbot Rancho thing wifey had when I met her!
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Mr Moofo wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:23 pm
Wossname wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:41 pm
Mr Moofo wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 11:50 am I always thought the Opel Mantra was a cool as anything
But then there was the Jensen Interceptor, the E type - and that Maserati engined Citroen
Manta, for accuracy.😃
Geek ... Mantra was the Talbot Rancho thing wifey had when I met her!
Matra-simca, also responsible for the Baghera
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wheelnut wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:29 pm Image
Quite sadly I had a 1500 delta in martini colours.
One of the best looking in the lay-by awaiting recovery i ever had!
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Demannu wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:38 pm
Mr Moofo wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 2:23 pm
Wossname wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 12:41 pm

Manta, for accuracy.😃
Geek ... Mantra was the Talbot Rancho thing wifey had when I met her!
Matra-simca, also responsible for the Baghera
Must get over my obsession with extra 'r' s
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Detomaso Pantera...

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Potter wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:15 pm
dern wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:09 pm Detomaso Pantera...

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I saw one for sale earlier when I was browsing a magazine, it looked really good, two tone colour scheme.
I saw one for sale just after my dad died and my brother and I had sold his house and split the money. The price was pretty much exactly what I got from the house. It would have been an insane move. I wish I'd bought it.