After inspiration from the “Midlife Crisis” thread, I thought it’d be good to have a separate thread for discussions around Classic Cars, what we want, what we’ve owned etc.
So, for me I want one of these, and plan to look to pick one up after I have built my double garage:
Talking of beautiful Renaults, I used to have a Fuego.
More of a confession than a boast.
I looked cool in it - until the gearbox gave up, then I looked like a bloke having to push it backwards into parking spaces.
Over the years, I’ve owned three Citroen DS (two 1973 DS23s and a 1967 DS19 - by far the best of the three), three 2CVs and a GSA. I like old Citroens. I’ve also had a 1972 Lotus Elan Plus 2 S/130 - that was a lovely thing, went round corners like you wouldn’t believe.
If I had the money and garage space now, I’d love to get a Citroen SM, or a Traction Avant (preferably a 15/6) or maybe an Ami 6 saloon. Or perhaps an Amphicar. That would be cool.
1959 VW Beetle…supercharged
1963 VW 15 window Kombi…
1958 VW Karmann Ghia “Lowlight” Coupe…supercharged
Only have the Karmann Ghia now.
Yep Beetles are still affordable and very easy to work on. 
Picture 3 was taken in Test Lane last May.
Jesting aside, I used to have a bright orange Beetle.
KOR616L and was my first car.
Loved it but it was a bit of a money pit in the end.
Sadly UK ones are usually rust-buckets unless they’ve been properly restored…but that the same for all marques that have spent more than 30 years here.
My Dad had a Fuego as a company car I seem to remember…
Wow, some fantastic pics there.
As an aside I’ve started reading a magazine recently called “Modern Classics”, which as you can imagine looks at classics from the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s. As a child of the 90’s it speaks to me, and there are a lot of cars that are going under the radar at good prices which will end up being good investments.
It’s a good read, I’d recommend it.
People are always asking me, Alan, as a leading light in the British and North Norfolk media circles, do you lead a ‘crazy’ life? Is it all drug parties, barbeques, and sex dwarves? I usually just wink at them, knowingly. But in truth there is nothing I like better on a Sunday afternoon, than to put my feet up, put my slippers on (my feet), and roast the soles (of my feet) on the hearth, while I lean back and peruse the latest edition of “Modern Classics” magazine. Always a stonking read. As you can imagine, it looks at classics from the 80s, 90s and 00’s, which in most peoples opinion, are the years that style really got driving. I can spend hours, comparing the Ford Granada 2.0 Diesel, with the Austin Montego. Great memories, and there are a lot of cars going under the radar at good prices which will end up being good investments.
Dick 
The owner of this little beauty must be keen on it as a daily driver. Parked up outside the QE2 terminal this morning, in the pouring rain.
'76 I assume, as it’s an N-plate. I’ve seen it around the port before, at different terminals, but always in the sunshine and with the hood down. Good to see him using it on a morning like today.
…just checked, it’s August '74. Must be an aftermarket plate.
Fettling the old jalopy this afternoon so gave it a drive around the local lanes after I’d finished…
Having brought the MG up to London today in order to swerve the ULEZ tax under the 40 year rule, I fully expected it to be the oldest car at the hotel. However…
Lovely old Jag parked a couple of spots along. Someone is clearly giving it plenty of use, judging by the coat of dirt on the bodywork.
The dear lady who owned my '58 Karmann Ghia passed away last year. Her niece who was dealing with her estate found a lot of car documents in a couple of folders with my name on the front. She collected everything up and a couple of days ago, a large envelope landed on my door mat.
This now completes the history of my Ghia from day one…the original order form for the purchase of the car on the US Tourist Scheme, where she ordered her new car and collected it from a VW dealership in Stuttgart. They then drove their new car around Europe for the next 5 months, taking it back to the same dealership before it was shipped to their home in Berkeley CA.
This was their itinerary taking in 13 countries, 9000 miles in her new Karmann Ghia…
