Modern Classics Magasine

[The_Equalizer]

tulipe.

I now have the urge to build a V8 Rover P4.

Ho hum.

Learnt to drive on a 100 back in the early 1990s. Some chap in South London had managed to stick a V8 in one. It looked fairly ropey on the outside, but made a lovely noise.

[ZARDOZ]

I don't get the appeal of these old motors.

They were crap 25 years ago, now they are laughable relics.

1/ They are something different
2/ They usually appreciate in value
3/ It gives you a reason for being in the garage for extended periods
4/ Old cars feel fast at low speeds=more fun

However, I dont get the recent price increases on run of the mill old Fords

[The_Equalizer]

However, I dont get the recent price increases on run of the mill old Fords

Everything seems to have gone up. I presume it's due to too much cash looking for a home. Has the feel of the late 1980s about it. Then again so does the price of houses.

Do love the fact that late 1990s/early to 2000s motors are just old cars and therefore cheap. I've got my eye on this S430 Merc at £4K on eBay:

2003 S430 Mercedes

The first thing I check is what tyres a car has. Expensive tyres normally means the car with have generally had money spent on it.

[DimPrawn]

1/ They are something different
2/ They usually appreciate in value
3/ It gives you a reason for being in the garage for extended periods
4/ Old cars feel fast at low speeds=more fun

However, I dont get the recent price increases on run of the mill old Fords

Item 2 appeals to me, but tin worm means if you drive it, it will dissolve before it goes up in value. Most sensible thing is to dry store it in a garage for ten years and then sell on.

I can see the attraction of an old Jag, Ferrari or Alfa, but an old Ford Escort or such like just makes you look like the poorest council estate resident in the UK.

[ZARDOZ]

Item 2 appeals to me, but tin worm means if you drive it, it will dissolve before it goes up in value. Most sensible thing is to dry store it in a garage for ten years and then sell on.

I can see the attraction of an old Jag, Ferrari or Alfa, but an old Ford Escort or such like just makes you look like the poorest council estate resident in the UK.

I was after a triumph stag, but prices have gone silly. 2 yrs ago could have had 'a good one'one for 5k now they are 10k plus.

Now looking at 00s merc sl500, a 65k car which now can be had for as little as 7k. Has future classic written all over it.

[DimPrawn]

If I had a big barn to store them, then for a months pay each, you can get a 944 S2, BMW 8 Series, VW Corrado, Jag XJS and a MK1 MR2.

Leave them for about 10 years and resell.

[ZARDOZ]

I recently saw a sierra rs500 cosworth advertised for 90k
Rather than that I'd save 30k and buy this

Used 1974 De Tomaso Pantera for sale in Kent | Pistonheads

[The_Equalizer]

Leave them for about 10 years and resell.

The only problem being cars aren't like bottles of wine. Sadly, you can't just stick them in a shed and find them in the same condition a decade later. They need exercise and regular maintenance.

[ZARDOZ]

Why would anyone buy an old cortina over this?

1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 IROC Z Detailin, Classic American Muscle Car, Auto | eBay

[PurpleGorilla]

I do like the rear of the old 911's