Rare cars you dont see anymore,

[1616six]

Crazy how few cars there are on the roads there!

[procta]

well that area now in the video is sunderlands main road and one of the most busiest roads. The ford dealers what was in the video has gone now, just plain waste land, all the industrial that was in that video. Is like most of them cars in that video, gone. Either waste land, a road or a housing estate. Just shows you how much has changed in 30 years! the 1st bit now has traffic lights and the rounder about is full of trees! in fact there is more trees now then there was back then.

[powerandtorque]

To be fair, I would imagine that many towns have changed beyond recognition in the last 30 years.

[RetroPug]

Saw a nicely modified nova today.

[RetroPug]

Seems strange seeing cars that would have been no more than a couple of years old in that video which are bordering on extinct nowadays

What's saddening in many ways is seeing just how common/popular BL and Rover were back then and then thinking that 20 years later they were no more.  Reasons are plentiful and well-documented of course, but still sad to see.

The other thing you immediately notice is the almost complete absence of "premium" German cars on British roads back then, compared to now when seemingly every other car you see on the motorway is an Audi, BMW or Merc.

People used to buy cars that they thought they could afford rather than the best thing they could drive out of a dealership in same day and worrying about crippling debt later!

[Jimmy306uk]

Lovely 

[procta]

ya fucker jim that's a car!
what is a common sight to see for you lads but is a rare sight to see now in sunderland, a 205 GTi in black!
that was a real treat, as its all modern Nissan shite or some other shite like that.

[Jimmy306uk]

I know the kid who owns it! This was his old mk1 escort 1.3 he used for hooning about in haha! He's got a s1 rs turbo with 350bjp too, was front cover fast ford not long ago 

[procta]

another work of art! I would love to have mk1 and mk2 escort on drive!

[procta]

just nipped out for a little treat for the family and I had a Peugeot 405 estate behind me, must be the only one left now sadly, as I haven't seen anymore, seen it about in the day. Its a very tidy example of a one, was a P Plate I think. so a very late registered one.

[Spoonaltap]

It's rare seeing any half decent cars any more, too many new shite boxs on the roads and hardly any interesting ones. See a few novas occasionally, someone in my town has a lexus ls400 which is nice but that's about it.

[fgrc76]

I've got a Sierra 1.8lx sat on my drive, it was a family members who recently pasted away, I know it's not a special model but it's done just shy of 42000 miles, needs a good clean, I'll get some pictures up when I get a chance

[procta]

I've got a Sierra 1.8lx sat on my drive, it was a family members who recently pasted away, I know it's not a special model but it's done just shy of 42000 miles, needs a good clean, I'll get some pictures up when I get a chance

people would have said that years ago pal, but at the end of the day. How often do you see a sierra now in general? let a lone a cosworth powered one. I have to say I have only seen two cosworth powered ones, in a spate of two years, and as for a original one now, you must be talking close to about 10 years now! Be worth giving it a clean and putting it back on the road as a retro classic.

[fgrc76]

I've got a Sierra 1.8lx sat on my drive, it was a family members who recently pasted away, I know it's not a special model but it's done just shy of 42000 miles, needs a good clean, I'll get some pictures up when I get a chance

people would have said that years ago pal, but at the end of the day. How often do you see a sierra now in general? let a lone a cosworth powered one. I have to say I have only seen two cosworth powered ones, in a spate of two years, and as for a original one now, you must be talking close to about 10 years now! Be worth giving it a clean and putting it back on the road as a retro classic.

I'd love to keep it but we haven't a clue of it's value,  it'll have to be sold in the estate,  I haven't seen it properly yet as it was dark when I got home from work, and I'm off to work soon so still dark now arrggghhhh,  it's not the greatest colour as it's a light blue, my next door neighbour was apparently really impressed with it, said theres a couple of rust spots, but then thats not bad for a 23 year old car

[bashbarnard]

How could I forget....... Fiat uno turbo lol

 



2 brothers I used to now,epic little cars

Sam and ben right. I was with there sister for 3 years. Very car orientated family. Still not a bad word to say against them now. Far as I know they still have them

[Jimmy306uk]

Not an oldie but I don't think ive ever seen one of these driving around? Looks like a big old boat

[powerandtorque]

If you look in the dictionary for the definition of "depreciation" you'll find a Citroen C6

They're meant to be very good in fairness, but the depreciation means that lease and purchase sums just don't add up compared to a typical German... and that's before you get to badge snobbery and the like.

[r3k1355]

Same with Peugeot as well (although I doubt their cars are any good to start off with)

The small hatchbacks sell by the bucket load, but a larger saloon or estate type car is like rocking horse shit.

[fgrc76]

Needs a fair bit of tidying but the important parts are rust free

[Herby7]

Needs a fair bit of tidying but the important parts are rust free              

Looks in great condition for age though

[procta]

Needs a fair bit of tidying but the important parts are rust free              

Needs a fair bit of tidying but the important parts are rust free              

Looks in great condition for age though

That's in really good nick for a 23 nearly 24 year old motor! id be temped to keep it! in fact it would make a great cosworth reshell!

[fgrc76]

I'd love to keep it but as we don't know it's value, it'll have to be sold in the estate, looks like we'll be keeping the bronze Honda hrv for back up when the Peugeot packs up

[eskimogod]

not seen any old 105 series alfa on the roads in years altho i see one most times i open the garage...

[Alan_M]

E34 5 series.

Used to have a 530 and it was a superb car. I'd be very tempted by a 535i Sport, if I could find one (E34 M5s are stupid money).

[Jimmy306uk]

Saw this old dodge thing earlier! Shame it's nlt got some big stupid v8 under the bonnet :p 1.7 haha! 

[powerandtorque]

A lovely looking Lotus Carlton passed me on my way to work this morning

Still a striking looking car today that oozes subtle aggression, especially so in the sea of bland nondescript euroboxes that it was surrounded by.

Makes me smile people actually using these rare valuable classics on the roads rather than letting them gather dust.

[fgrc76]

I sold my vauxhall meriva vxr to a right vauxhall nut, he had a mint nova gsi and lotus carlton

[procta]

walking the dog last night, and I tell you what, I heard to cars giving it some going up the road, Some bmw thing or something modern as trying to get away from one of these last night,

http://www.jdclassics.co.uk/showrooms/Ja...4/6674.htm
a f*cking sweet mk1 jag! I was f*cking ill with laughter when I got in last night! as it was sat right off the arse end of the bmw or something, the fellas arse must have been popping with that right up his arse!

[306Dan]

Saw one for you Procta in lincoln, a blue 1.1s metro the old chap who owned it uses it daily and has 170k on the clock, looks in really good condition too

[procta]

Saw one for you Procta in lincoln, a blue 1.1s metro the old chap who owned it uses it daily and has 170k on the clock, looks in really good condition too

one of the lads on the metro owners forum I think has a one with 250k on the clock, still on its original running gear.
But that was an A series metro.