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What make/model of old car would you like to own?

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TheTecknician · 25/07/2025 20:21

Provided you don't already. Anything out of production, any age. I have two.

-Chrysler Avenger, preferably a saloon but I'll settle for an estate. Has to be
Chrysler too, not the earlier Hillman. I prefer the lights! I've always had a lot of
time for Rootes Group cars on account of their styling. Similarly, I like the
Chrysler 180 (an enlarged Avenger) and the Sunbeam Rapier and Alpine.

  • Riley/Wolseley Elf. A neat and rather smarter Mini with an extended boot. My
elderly neighbour had one decades ago. It just kept going. The grey colour was a little dull but the car itself was grand.
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Bluevelvetsofa · 25/07/2025 20:27

3 litre Capri.

idolikealiein · 25/07/2025 20:29

NissanFigaro

GarlicMetre · 25/07/2025 20:33

Show-off! The Elf was cute, though. Mine would be an E-type Jag. I know they aren't the most brilliant of machines, but I loved them as a child and it's kind of stuck.

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Cantthinkofadifferentname · 25/07/2025 20:33

Jaguar XK120 in old English white, red leather interior. If only I had a spare £100k

DalstonsRhubarb · 25/07/2025 20:33

An old defender.

RaraRachael · 25/07/2025 20:33

I passed my test in a Triumph Dolomite. I loved that car even though it was bright yellow 😃

GarlicMetre · 25/07/2025 20:40

Cantthinkofadifferentname · 25/07/2025 20:33

Jaguar XK120 in old English white, red leather interior. If only I had a spare £100k

😍

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TheTecknician · 25/07/2025 20:43

The Dolomite (and Dolomite Sprint) was a good-looking car. I believe it was also a very capable performer. Wasn't it largely a pimped-up Triumph 1500?

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boulevardofbrokendreamss · 25/07/2025 20:44

A split screen beetle c mid 70s, split screen camper van or a Mercedes 300Sl

MarieAntoinetteQueenOfFrance · 25/07/2025 20:47

This is the most beautiful car in the world.

What make/model of old car would you like to own?
solando · 25/07/2025 20:48

A VW Fastback or Ford Anglia, I can remember in the 60s I wanted my parents to have a Ford Anglia.

notanothernamechangemother · 25/07/2025 20:50

Aston martin db5

Nourishinghandcream · 25/07/2025 20:50

We had them until really recently but lack of use meant that commonsense had to prevail and they went. Had owned them for decades so it was probably a case of familiarity.
I had my MGB GT and my OH had his old Land Rover. He did all the maintenance while I just did some cleaning & polishing.😁

Tuebrook · 25/07/2025 20:50

Citroen 2CV

Steelworks · 25/07/2025 20:52

Mg , don’t know what model.

Sheggsie · 25/07/2025 20:54

MKI Ford Escort RS2000

TheHateIsNotGood · 25/07/2025 20:56

@GarlicMetre nearly beat me to it but mine would be an XK150.

TheTecknician · 25/07/2025 21:01

I'd be quite partial to a Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible too. I'm not keen on modern RRs and Bentleys.

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PrincessASDaisy · 25/07/2025 21:03

I love these

What make/model of old car would you like to own?
SpottyAardvark · 25/07/2025 21:04

Mercedes-Benz W113 280 SL ‘Pagoda’. One of the most elegant cars ever made.

What make/model of old car would you like to own?
HelpMeGetThrough · 25/07/2025 21:05

RaraRachael · 25/07/2025 20:33

I passed my test in a Triumph Dolomite. I loved that car even though it was bright yellow 😃

Brilliant and underrated car.

JoanChitty · 25/07/2025 21:06

A Morris minor, cream with red leather seats. It was the first car my parents bought. She was called Susie and her reg number was 656 BYH!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 25/07/2025 21:07

Ford Granada Scorpio Cosworth , 2.9l in a dark blue
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BrightLightTonight · 25/07/2025 21:09

Triumph Stag in blue

HelpMeGetThrough · 25/07/2025 21:12

I’ll go a bit more modern.

Escort RS Cosworth.

Stunning design.

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