Whats the best Retro remake of all time?

LordSutch

Volkswagen did it with the remake of the Beetle, VW did it again with the retake of the MINI, Triumph Motorcycles have recently introduced a retro version of the iconic Triumph Bonneville, FIAT have the little retro 500cc car, and now London has a retro remake of the iconic 'Routemaster bus' commissioned for the 21st century, but which Retro is best? which one holds true to the original ingredients that made the original so precious & loved? And do you have a favourite Retro?





RETRO RETRO RETRO - do you have a favourite?

punk77

LordSutch wrote: »

VW did it again with the retake of the MINI

Think that was BMW. Close but no cigar

LordSutch

punk77 wrote: »

Think that was BMW. Close but no cigar

Indeed, but have any of the above Retro's lit your fire? are you a fan of any?

punk77

LordSutch wrote: »

Indeed, but have any of the above Retro's lit your fire? are you a fan of any?

Yeah, the Bonney looks class and the Mini is a defo improvement but the Beetle and the Fiat don't do nothing for me. Oh yeah, I used to love those hop on/hop off buses. Not sure about the newer one.

Sids Not

griffinalice29 wrote: »

In my view, nothing matches the original. But efforts are worth to be appreciated.

If its not original..then its just modern...:o

Run_to_da_hills

The new VW Beetle looked more like the Mazda 121 than its predecessor when it was introduced, it also became dated just like the Mazda.

The new "Routemaster" is a grotesque looking monstrosity compared to the elegant styling of the original and I hope we never see them on the streets of Dublin.

I always liked the design of the new mini and is a credit to BMW, like the old one it will always look fresh, same goes for the Fiat 500..

From someone that had a 1966 Triumph Thunderbird, the New Bonnie was ruined by some of its hideous detailing, ie rear lens, kink in the exhaust pipe, oversized clocks were horrible compared to the original smiths design. There is a company in Germany that made retro components to bring back this bike to what it should look like. The first thing I would do if I had one of these is remove the indicators. One thing I do like about it is that it doesn't piss out oil all over the place.

L1011

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I always liked the design of the new mini and is a credit to BMW, like the old one it will always look fresh, same goes for the Fiat 500..

The new Mini was designed by Rover. BMW just held on to the Mini brand when they sold Rover (and gave Rover a short licence to run down the production line for the original).

james1410

http://www.motormaniabuzz.eu/2009/11/last-vw-golf-mk1-to-be-built-sa.html

you could in 2009 and maybe still buy a brand new mk1 golf the same shape as the orignal but with new modern running gear ect.. ya cant get much better than that really! i hope bmw start makeing new bmws using the orignal e30 shape again some day! or opel doing the same with the manta!

LordSutch

The mother in law got a new (retro) toaster last week, its even got a manual action to lift up the toast when its done! Very retro indeed . . .