The Triumph GT6 looked like a mean machine until some people started putting V8s in them.

The GT6 IS a mean machine, especially the later ones.

Like a mini E-Type, with handling almost as good. And a good sound too, that straight six has a lovely hummmmmmmmmm to it.

I will admit to quite enjoying driving Madame Rheged's brother's Allegro*...............she, being musical described it as an Allegro Vivace**  It was a 1.7 litre "Equipe" version that had been repainted a "Sludge Brown" colour.  It was a rapid little mover.  He may have been lucky, but it seems to have been well bolted together and gave him no trouble for 5 years.

* Allegro:  adverb (especially as a musical direction) at a brisk speed.: 
**  Vivace: adverb(especially as a musical direction) in a lively manner.

I have less fond memories of a former colleague's Maxi.  Yes, the full recline of the front seats seemed a good idea, but a dodgy mechanism in the driver's seat meant that occasionally the seat would go into "full recline" mode whilst driving merrily along and the intrepid pilot  would suddenly end up looking at the roof lining; not a life-enhancing experience!

A car that gets overlooked  is the Triumph Torledo.

Quote from: McColm on January 03, 2023, 04:00:56 PMA car that gets overlooked  is the Triumph Torledo.

Had a mate who had a Toledo, decent car. Although from memory it was a little on the temperamental side.

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Quote from: McColm on January 03, 2023, 04:00:56 PMA car that gets overlooked  is the Triumph Torledo.

Had a mate who had a Toledo, decent car. Although from memory it was a little on the temperamental side.

Its near relation the Dolomite was a sprightly mover, too.

Another whole vehicle class - no nostalgia involved, rather the astonishment that these have started to disappear in Continentalk Europe because "they are tooexpensive to make", and instead the company give us (and crowded cities) huge/heavy SUVs: the so-called micro cars. Things like the Citroen C1/Peugeaot 107/Toyota Aygo were silently axed, Daihatsu, a dedicated small-car manufacturer, left Europe a couple of years ago. Used cars of this class, however, are highly coveted and go for insane prices these days.

it was a very practical car, and HUGE inside. You really could fold the backseatbacks down flat, and flatten the front seats and use it as a double bed. My first wife and I did just that with one of the early prototypes as an official 'evaluation' for a couple of nights over a weekend.
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My current estate car was sold to me on that basis.  The salesman said it had enough room to sleep in if your Missus kicked you out and he was speaking from personal experience...

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on January 04, 2023, 06:20:02 AMAnother whole vehicle class - no nostalgia involved, rather the astonishment that these have started to disappear in Continentalk Europe because "they are tooexpensive to make", and instead the company give us (and crowded cities) huge/heavy SUVs: the so-called micro cars. Things like the Citroen C1/Peugeaot 107/Toyota Aygo were silently axed, Daihatsu, a dedicated small-car manufacturer, left Europe a couple of years ago. Used cars of this class, however, are highly coveted and go for insane prices these days.

Put the first generation of the Renault Twingo to the selection, and YES you're right . The De-Evolution of cars today is absolutely absurd .  If I take place in a modern ,,car" , ( what I am happy to say does not happen  more than every  year once to me )  I feel like in a Nintendo gaming box .   And if I go trough City with a real big Truck ( what I do  2-3 times a week )  the Tracks in Germany are so  small that the shitty SUV's  took place of the street away . 

So glad to be born in the 60's and believe me , we got live in the best time of the human race, ever and further .

Quote from: killnoizer on January 06, 2023, 10:15:45 PM... cars today ( ... )  I feel like in a Nintendo gaming box ...

I'm happy that my "new" little Audi is just old enough. No big screens and the rest of the tech is pretty unobtrusive. I'm OK with it showing outside temperature and fuel consumption or remaining kilometers on the fuel that I have.

The European Ford Capri, I know that Ford has been producing artwork for several concept vehicles. Even rebadging a few on their current line-up and changing a few styling clues .
If Ford can produce an electric Mustang then a Capri shouldn't be that hard to build.

My first "car" was actually an ex-GPO van version of a Morris Minor. It was fun to drive and served our family well. OK, I will admit the electrics were occasionally dodgy, but its capacity was almost TARDIS like. I can recall coming back from a party somewhere deepest Dorset with at least 10 people stuffed in the back. Top speed with that load was under 20mph and the steering was very, very light and any incline needed a stop at the bottom to unload those passengers still capable of walking, drive to the top wait for the walkers, reload and then very cautiously make the descent Oh the joys of youth!

Was that one of the rubber front winged Moggie vans? The GPO had quite a few built like that, and the rubber wings were delivered to Cowley by an old Foden truck that used to regularly 'drop' a few of them off as it traversed the Garsington Rd roundabout. 

By the time the driver went back to collect them, they'd all vanished! Odd that............ 

Quote from: Leading Observer on January 07, 2023, 03:31:40 AMMy first "car" was actually an ex-GPO van version of a Morris Minor. It was fun to drive and served our family well. OK, I will admit the electrics were occasionally dodgy, but its capacity was almost TARDIS like. I can recall coming back from a party somewhere deepest Dorset with at least 10 people stuffed in the back. Top speed with that load was under 20mph and the steering was very, very light and any incline needed a stop at the bottom to unload those passengers still capable of walking, drive to the top wait for the walkers, reload and then very cautiously make the descent Oh the joys of youth!

  

Just wondering if you always managed to pick up the same number of people at the top of the hill who were left to walk at the bottom of it ? 

Mine and Jan's first car (She drove it, I paid for it, so it was ours  ) was an old Ford Thames van and it was surprising how many people you could get in the back of that 

Quote from: McColm on January 07, 2023, 01:09:45 AMThe European Ford Capri, 

Had a girlfriend who had a 3 Litre Capri, what a brute that was.