Your Top 5 '70s Cars You'd Like To Own

Lellostag

Hi fellow classic car fans,

Just thought in the light of all this car insurance debacle and suchlike it would be a bit of fun to dream a little for a change.

So, which 5 cars from the 1970s would like to fill your garage with, if money wasn't an issue as such?

To get the ball rolling, these are my top 5 (at the moment!):

Alfa Romeo Montreal
Triumph Stag
Plymouth Roadrunner (1972)
Chevrolet Chevelle SS (1970)
Mercedes 450 SLC

CianDon

Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
Alpine A110
Fiat 131 Abarth
Mazda Cosmo
BMW M1

elperello

Lamborghini Miura
BMW 3.0 CSL
Lancia Stratos
Mercedes Benz 600
Chevrolet Camaro Z28

Lellostag

CianDon wrote: »

Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
Alpine A110
Fiat 131 Abarth
Mazda Cosmo
BMW M1

Nice choices! Is the Fiat 131 the same as the Mirafiori? My uncle had one of them and I thought it was really cool, especially with a name like that!

selfdiy

1. Porsche 911
2. Mercedes W108 coupe
3. Ford Mustang Mach 1
4. Datsun 240Z
5. Jaguar E-Type

savagethegoat

Mk2 Cortina 1600E
Mk2 Cortina 1600GT estate
Mk3 Cortina 2000GXL
Mk3 2000E estate
Mk4 Cortina 3.0S

w124man

RS1800
Stratos
Merc 450 SEL 6.9
V12 E Type Roadster
BMW M1 - the only BMW that I would ever consider owning!

winnie the schtink

i already have them

jca

Renault 18 gts
Mk3 Cortina GXL
Fiat 128 3p
Hillman Hunter GT or GLS I'm not fussy!!!
Fiat 125.

swarlb

winnie the schtink wrote: »

i already have them

1/43rd or 1/24th scale ?

quattro777

Fiat 130 Coupe
Hillman Hunter GLS
NSU Ro80
BMW 6 Series
Rover 3500

I have all of them

Harry Palmr

Aston Martin DBS
Citroen CX GTI
Maserati Bora
Monteverdi 375L
Renault 4 TL

Lellostag

quattro777 wrote: »

Fiat 130 Coupe
Hillman Hunter GLS
NSU Ro80
BMW 6 Series
Rover 3500

I have all of them

Brilliant, that's a nice little collection you've got there!

The Fiat is a really stylish looking car, I wouldn't mind one myself!

Lellostag

winnie the schtink wrote: »

i already have them

I'm intrigued, tell me more!

Lellostag

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Aston Martin DBS
Citroen CX GTI
Maserati Bora
Monteverdi 375L
Renault 4 TL

Some great cars there! I must say I do like the CX GTi, its such a timeless design. Maybe when I eventually get the Staaaag back on the road I just might take one on as the next project...

MercMad

selfdiy wrote: »

1. Porsche 911
2. Mercedes W108 coupe
3. Ford Mustang Mach 1
4. Datsun 240Z
5. Jaguar E-Type

...........no such thing as a W108 Coupe. I assume you mean W111 Coupe, in which case your taste is exquisite

Mine,

911
Merc 600
Merc 280SE 3.5 Cabrio
Merc 300SL Roadster
'65 Mustang 289 Convertible

Dades

The 70's!

Ferrari 308 GT4
Lancia Fulvia HF
Lamborghini Countach LP400
911 Targa
Fiat 124 Spider BS (my old one, without the rust and blue smoke!)

We should really be adding pictures...

selfdiy

MercMad wrote: »

...........no such thing as a W108 Coupe. I assume you mean W111 Coupe, in which case your taste is exquisite

Mine,

911
Merc 600
Merc 280SE 3.5 Cabrio
Merc 300SL Roadster
'65 Mustang 289 Convertible

Can't believe I made that mistake. Yes a W111 Coupe in silver preferably.

Will have to make do with my W114 saloons until I have a lotto win!!

Diabhalta

I can easily put together Top 200, but I think Top five would look like this (no particular order and basically random cars from that imaginary Top 200 list of mine):

5

doesn't matter which series (probably series 3, because the rear lights are a bit nicer). Definitely with the knock off wheels from Miura.







4

Pilarless





3

Longchamp as well, for daily driving...

I think the early 70s Mangustas had different headlights...





2
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http://www.thegallerybrummen.nl/en_EN/autobedrijf/collectie/10190268/details.html



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Lellostag

Some fantastic car choices there, Diabhalta! I love 'em all as well.

Arthur Daley

*takes classic & sportscar AtoZ of cars from the 70s down off the shelf, and struggles to pick just 5*

Bmw 3.0 csi
Porsche 911 carrerra 2.7 RS
Aston Martin Vantage
Saab 99 turbo
Mercedes 300sel 6.3

tabby aspreme

Renault 5 turbo rwd
Rs 1800
Mirafiori Abrath
Citroen cx
Transit 3.0 v6

Diabhalta

Lellostag wrote: »

Some fantastic car choices there, Diabhalta! I love 'em all as well.

...last picture of that Daytona. No bumpers, wide wheels covered in brake dust, dirt from the exhaust above the tips... The ultimate driving machine.

no words to describe this beautiful automobile.

great video from Petrolicious:

Tzar Chasm

Aston Martin V8 vantage volante
Ford falcon XY GTHO
Detomassa pantera
BMW E3 3.0 csl
Toyota landcruiser FJ Ute

If i did own these i might modernise some of them a little, the gtho could benefit from disc brakes and the newer v8 diesel would be nice in the cruiser plus some of the more obvious things like power steering etc

Lellostag

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

Aston Martin V8 vantage volante
Ford falcon XY GTHO
Detomassa pantera
BMW E3 3.0 csl
Toyota landcruiser FJ Ute

If i did own these i might modernise some of them a little, the gtho could benefit from disc brakes and the newer v8 diesel would be nice in the cruiser plus some of the more obvious things like power steering etc

Yeah, installing a 4.5 litre 1VD-FTV in the Landcruiser would make for a mighty restomod project!

Tzar Chasm

Yeah, if i were to do something like that it would be a Full mechanical swap.

I missed out a few years ago and i still regret not doing it, there was a 2004 BA falcon for sale on one site and a mk4 zodiac on another. Would have been an epic summer build but i dithered about it for too long

Lellostag

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

Yeah, if i were to do something like that it would be a Full mechanical swap.

I missed out a few years ago and i still regret not doing it, there was a 2004 BA falcon for sale on one site and a mk4 zodiac on another. Would have been an epic summer build but i dithered about it for too long

I know what you mean Tzar. You could of course just try and find a good 1ufze engine and shove that into any classic of your liking!

Tzar Chasm

Well restromoddin should really be a full mechanical swap IMO.

Mate of mine tried the 'easy' engine swap a while ago, put a 4.0 v8 from an e32 into an e30 318. No other changes, and was rather surprised one evening to find himself arseways in a ditch staring at a puddle of oil on the road which contained the remains of his diff

Lellostag

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

Well restromoddin should really be a full mechanical swap IMO.

Mate of mine tried the 'easy' engine swap a while ago, put a 4.0 v8 from an e32 into an e30 318. No other changes, and was rather surprised one evening to find himself arseways in a ditch staring at a puddle of oil on the road which contained the remains of his diff

Ah yes, you would of course want to match any engine upgrade with the appropriate drive train, suspension and brake upgrades as well, not to mention potentially needing to strengthen the chassis to cope with the added torque.

Now I only need to find the budget, which probably will be the hardest thing with this kind of restomod!!

Tzar Chasm

I would love to shove a 1uz motor into an ra27 fastback celica. I've always felt that the cars looks were writing cheques its 1600cc ass couldn't cash

Lellostag

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

I would love to shove a 1uz motor into an ra27 fastback celica. I've always felt that the cars looks were writing cheques its 1600cc ass couldn't cash

Yeah that would be special! Now all you need is an LS400 donor car and a manual gearbox out of a Supra, the rest is just technical details!!

Bigus

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

I would love to shove a 1uz motor into an ra27 fastback celica. I've always felt that the cars looks were writing cheques its 1600cc ass couldn't cash

I put an 18 RG engine into a KE 35 Corolla in the eighties ( 2 litre twin cam Yamaha head with twin 40 webers)
Blew the original diff on the road too

pablo128

jca wrote: »

Renault 18 gts
Mk3 Cortina GXL
Fiat 128 3p
Hillman Hunter GT or GLS I'm not fussy!!!
Fiat 125.

I have one on your list - as you might tell from my username! Currently looking to buy somewhere with a garage so I can restore it to its former glory.

red sean

Capri 3000GT
Hunter GT
Fiat 131 Sport 2000 T/C
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Escort Mexico

red sean

Capri 3000GT
Hunter GT
Fiat 131 Sport 2000 T/C
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Escort Mexico

Hard to keep it down to just 5!

Lellostag

red sean wrote: »

Hard to keep it down to just 5!

Too true! Interesting to see though how many people like their Fiats.

red sean

Lellostag wrote: »

Too true! Interesting to see though how many people like their Fiats.

I was thinking exactly that. They had rust problems for sure, but so did every other make back then. Mechanically, I've never had a problem and I've had a 127,128, 124 and Mirafiori 1600T/C

pablo128

red sean wrote: »

I was thinking exactly that. They had rust problems for sure, but so did every other make back then. Mechanically, I've never had a problem and I've had a 127,128, 124 and Mirafiori 1600T/C

I had 4 127s, a 127 1050 sport, a dutch 1100 3p, 2 1300 3p's, an Uno, a Punto, and a Brava. All great craic.:)

The Big Red Fella

Fiat 131 Racing/Sport (have)
Fiat 131 1600T/C (have)
Toyota Celica Ta23 (have)
Ford Escort mk2 RS2000
Ford Fiesta Ghia

The Big Red Fella

Fiat 131 Racing/Sport (have)
Fiat 131 1600T/C (have)
Toyota Celica Ta23 (have)
Ford Escort mk2 RS2000
Ford Fiesta Ghia

tom petty

Lancia 2000 Flavia coupe
MB W112 Cabriolet .
Bitter CD
Opel Kadett "C" GTE
BMW E12 M535

tom petty

Double post

Cedrus

I only want a Citroen DS, maybe the Vittesse version

Lellostag

Cedrus wrote: »

I only want a Citroen DS, maybe the Vittesse version

I can understand that, it's a fabulous looking car!

Perhaps though a Citroen SM for the weekends...?

John T Carroll

red sean wrote: »

I was thinking exactly that. They had rust problems for sure, but so did every other make back then. Mechanically, I've never had a problem and I've had a 127,128, 124 and Mirafiori 1600T/C

Brother in law had a 1973 124 special T, Twin Cam, 95 BHP I think with all disc brakes and as far as I can recall, a strict entry in the instruction manual to change the timing belt every 24K miles, did this car also have separate brake drums for the handbrake?.

Red Kev

Merrion

1. Lancia Stratos HF
2. Lancia Stratos HF
3. Lancia Stratos HF
4. Lancia Stratos HF
5. Land Rover 109 Series 2A tow-truck

The first 4 would basically mean I had one working Lancia Stratos for about half the year and the land rover to reliably ferry the non working ones to/from the garage.

Lellostag

Merrion wrote: »

1. Lancia Stratos HF
2. Lancia Stratos HF
3. Lancia Stratos HF
4. Lancia Stratos HF
5. Land Rover 109 Series 2A tow-truck

The first 4 would basically mean I had one working Lancia Stratos for about half the year and the land rover to reliably ferry the non working ones to/from the garage.

I like your thinking!!

alastair

Volvo 1800ES (got it already!)
Fiat Dino coupe 2400
Haflinger
Lotus Esprit S2 JPS edition
Audi 100 coupe

dooroy

Cortina 1600E (last of them)
Capri 3000E
Corsair 2000E
Escort Mexico
Jaguar 4.2L

elperello

LIGHTNING wrote: »

I keep seeing a lovely blue Fiat 130 coupe around Stillorgan. Would love one of them.

On this thread you can have it and four more exotic vehicles of your choice to keep it company!
Go on spoil yourself!