Coolest cars of the last 50 years.

[DimPrawn]

Lotus Elise
Lotus Elan (1990's)

[CretinWatcher]

Jensen Interceptor - Looked as cool as its name.

[Lockhouse]

Any TVR.

[DimPrawn]

Jensen Interceptor - Looked as cool as its name.

Cool car, but can you get one for under £10K?

[DimPrawn]

At what point does owning an older car go from "Oh dear, you see that 20+ year old thing he's driving" to "Wow, is that a future classic?"

[CretinWatcher]

At what point does owning an older car go from "Oh dear, you see that 20+ year old thing he's driving" to "Wow, is that a future classic?"

A "classic car" is usally mint, unlike a banger. Sometimes that's the only distinction, not the make of car.
e.g. a perfect old Mini is classic, a tired old one isn't.

[Lockhouse]

At what point does owning an older car go from "Oh dear, you see that 20+ year old thing he's driving" to "Wow, is that a future classic?"

Indeed. I used to have a 1956 Vauxhall Velox. They made 250,000 of them over a period of 6 years. There are less than 25 left. At the time they were just a family saloon that rusted so no-one kept them. In the same way that most MK1 Cortinas these days are Lotuses or GTS. The saloons have mostly all gone.

[SunnyInHades]

Tesla

Love the fact that a granny with half an hours training in that Vectra lookalike electric car (assuming Model S, Ludicrous mode selected, 0-60 2.8secs) could beat an F1 driver in any of the following (aka 'yesterdays old, slow go-carts') in a 0-60 drag race...

Aston Martin Vanquish
Audi R8 V10 Plus
Bentley Continental GT3-R
BMW i8
Corvette Z06
Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
Ferrari Enzo
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
Ferrari 458 Italia
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4
Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4
McLaren F1
McLaren 650S
McLaren 570S
Pagani Huayra
Pagani Zonda S
Porsche 911 Turbo S

There are a few road legal cars which match/are a shade faster 0-60 than the Tesla S but they
are typically rare/race tuned specials costing seven figures (e.g. Ferrari LaFerrari, 0-60 2.6secs; Pagani Zonda R 0-60 2.6 secs)

One HUGE drawback .. although it costs a shed load, because its so innocuous the Tesla S has about the same pussy magnet/head turning effect as its Vectra lookalike; u ain't likely to pull page 3 stunners cos ur drivin' it.


Tesla S - Ferrari, Lambo, Mclaren, Pagani, Porshe crusher


Vectra VXR

[DimPrawn]

I like the Tesla S styling. It's quite understated.

[vetran]

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