blow up a classic

chiefwiggum

what classic car would you love to stick a bit of dynamite in and blow it to pieces!!!!! everyone has one they hate wheter it be styling or reliability

mine would be

austin allegro..especially the estate version that looks like a hearse:eek:

kev1.3s

ford. Not fussy what model all of them if you wish:D

Dustpuppy

Porsche 924, because it's not classic for me :cool:

manta mad

metro,s & renaults

chiefwiggum

yeah a feckin metro would be up there

carchaeologist

Reliant scimitar.

Whosbetter?

Austin 1800 or Maxi.
Either would do.

waraf

MGB hardtop. Poxy looking yokes IMO.

Also, agree with the poster who mentioned the 924. It's just not a proper porsche with that engine. Cheapens the brand

Max_Damage

Any Porsche or BMW. Can't stand them at all.

Dades

kev1.3s wrote: »

ford. Not fussy what model all of them if you wish:D

Ditto. They just remind me of Ireland in the 70's/80's - will never be "classic" for me in the sense of having something special.
Different strokes etc. though!

Dustpuppy wrote: »

Porsche 924, because it's not classic for me :cool:

maidhc

We are back to the "definition of a classic" paradox again!

Anything that has lasted 30 years deserves not to be blown up IMO. I know some people have a narrower definition of classic than me, but there you go.

If I REALLY had to blow something up it would be made by the Rootes group, a Talbot or something maybe.

Bitten & Hisses

It would have to some of the rubbish (In my opinion of course:rolleyes: ) thrown together in Britain in the 60's, 70's and 80's. When I think of the following, all that comes to mind is unreliability, dull, unimaginative styling (for the most part), and water leaking in from outside.

Austin Maxi, Allegro and 1800, Morris Ital and Marina, Triumph TR7, Triumph Acclaim, those Austin/Morris/Wolsely Farinas, but I would reserve most of my bile for the Morris Minor and the MGB. I find it difficult to express how much I dislike this pair.

Thinkingaboutit

Grrr, not the TR7/8.

Max_Damage

Triumph Acclaim,

The Acclaim was actually a Honda though.

Bitten & Hisses

Max_Damage wrote: »

The Acclaim was actually a Honda though.

OK, then I should've added that generation of Honda Accord to the list

Max_Damage

Honda Ballade actually.

Bitten & Hisses

I stand corrected! I could've sworn the Mk1 Honda Accord was the same car.

Max_Damage

They all did look similar indeed. The Ballade was really a Civic with a boot:



I happen to quite like it.

quattro777

Most of the BL tat from the 70's, 80's.
But top of my hate list are the Montego, Maestro and Metro.

carchaeologist

Is there a Maestro left in the country?A neighbour had a ****ZX regd one in the 90s,and i know where theres a scrap one,but i havnt seen one on the road in years.

aravan

I like this but there are two that i'd need to do.
Morris Marina and a Chrysler Alpine.

shagman

maidhc wrote: »

We are back to the "definition of a classic" paradox again!

Anything that has lasted 30 years deserves not to be blown up IMO. I know some people have a narrower definition of classic than me, but there you go.

If I REALLY had to blow something up it would be made by the Rootes group, a Talbot or something maybe.

something like this .....

carchaeologist

Havent seen one of those in a long time,surely a car that is extinct now?That one hasnt hit the road since 97..and its well past it now,wouldnt take much to blow it up!

Thinkingaboutit

Max_Damage wrote: »

The Acclaim was actually a Honda though.

That was a solid, ordinary, perfectly reliable saloon. One of them on a original Irish plate would rank far higher in my estimation than some stupid 'ZV' Porche.

Camarague

This thread is terrible.

manta mad

Camarague wrote: »

This thread is terrible.

i think its good ! & the metro seems to be winning at the moment :rolleyes:

now who has the dynamite

Max_Damage

Thinkingaboutit wrote: »

That was a solid, ordinary, perfectly reliable saloon. One of them on a original Irish plate would rank far higher in my estimation than some stupid 'ZV' Porche.

Saab Ed

One mans junk is another mans dream. The thoughts of blowing up a Metro or Allegro ( Horid as they might be ) is just criminal to me. I know this thread is just a bit of fun but its like thinking about your own dog being run over :pac: Infact I'll go as far as saying I'd love to see an old Talbot Alpine turn up at a show, when was the last time we saw one of them ! There's a fair bit of modern stuff I'd love to blow up though

chiefwiggum

carchaeologist wrote: »

Havent seen one of those in a long time,surely a car that is extinct now?That one hasnt hit the road since 97..and its well past it now,wouldnt take much to blow it up!

a good fart would do it i'd say:p

carchaeologist

How about banger racing a Citroen DS?

Max_Damage

^ Wouldn't want to be the driver!

BadCharlie

Lada

G Luxel

carchaeologist wrote: »

Is there a Maestro left in the country?A neighbour had a ****ZX regd one in the 90s,and i know where theres a scrap one,but i havnt seen one on the road in years.

There is an 88/89 C Maestro in a garage forecourt in Adare, Co Limerick. It may be for sale....:)

corktina

Oh thats easy..anything Mercedes....good cars Im sure but they all look the same , the shows AND taxi ranks are full of the exact same cars....

shagman

corktina wrote: »

Oh thats easy..anything Mercedes....good cars Im sure but they all look the same , the shows AND taxi ranks are full of the exact same cars....

+1 gullwings are nice but everything else is just a 3 box saloon ...yawn.
Do Mercedes have a design department? Great cars well engineered dependable etc, but boring which puts them in the same category as modern euroboxes for me.

w123

shagman wrote: »

+1 gullwings are nice but everything else is just a 3 box saloon ...yawn.
Do Mercedes have a design department? Great cars well engineered dependable etc, but boring which puts them in the same category as modern euroboxes for me.

Except of course the 123 estate - the chrome, the loose steering and of course the boat like ride in my view are things to get excited about.

Well the chrome is anyway...

shagman

OK yeah , the estates do have a certain charm to them.
There's a nice lime green (well that particularly 70s dull lime green kinda colour) one around sandymount that I quite like. It's the chrome roof rails that make it. But the saloons leave me cold. Nothing personal just my personal taste. That and I have a bit of a thing against "status" cars.

Bitten & Hisses

Max_Damage wrote: »

That's a 1983 reg. We had 4690 ZX on a Massey 165 before.

chevyv8

RENAULT 4, BLOW EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM UP.:D

carchaeologist

chevyv8 wrote: »

RENAULT 4, BLOW EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM UP.:D

Why so?

chiefwiggum

chevyv8 wrote: »

RENAULT 4, BLOW EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM UP.:D

havent they all blown up by now????:eek:

kasper

i am voting for simcas and the alpine because it had a simca engine

carchaeologist

kasper wrote: »

i am voting for simcas and the alpine because it had a simca engine

Ah now...

kasper

blow it up i can almost hear the noisy tappets on it (horrible)

unkel

carchaeologist wrote: »

Ah now...

That's an NSU Prinz, not a Simca 1000, no?

kasper

simca 1301s about 1976scar7.jpg sorry very bad pic more than it deserves

carchaeologist

unkel wrote: »

That's an NSU Prinz, not a Simca 1000, no?

oops..wrong pic!Similar looking car!!

unkel

carchaeologist wrote: »

oops..wrong pic!Similar looking car!!

Aye. Add the R8 and there you have the three musketeers

DanFindy

Vauxhall Victor.....god awfull yoke:rolleyes:

peasant

The classics that I'd like to blow up (and I'll probably get blown up for this myself) are all the T1 and T2 VW vans that have been "slammed" ...like so



That ain't cool ...just stooopid

carchaeologist

Yes..agreed..what in gods name is with narrowed beams like that,dropped bugs with massive camber on the rear wheels and hugely narrowed beams on the front just look like they are broken or something.