moonstone
Tyre Kicker
I read an article recently that was talking about eighties cars that did better than expectations and it got me thinking about all of the cars from my youth that I'd lusted after. I never really went down the hot hatch route (other than a fair tepid Fiesta XR2i). Instead I went for Jap-crap like the M1 Toyota MR2 and the Mazda MX6. But I always had a fondness for some of the crackers of my time, such as the Renault 5 GT Turbo, Peugeot 205 GTI, Mk2 Astra GTE and the Mk2 Escort RS Turbo. Those were the hero cars of my youth back in the 80s and early 90s.
Also remember the days before eBay where you'd make a visit to the local scrappy to find new bits for your car. A mate of mine bought a 1.3 Escort and fitted a full XR3i interior into it, including electic windows and sold it for £1300 a year later. The scrappies were often a waste of time, mind you as you'd no idea what you'd find until you got there and had a rummage around.
What's the hero cars from back in your youth?
Also remember the days before eBay where you'd make a visit to the local scrappy to find new bits for your car. A mate of mine bought a 1.3 Escort and fitted a full XR3i interior into it, including electic windows and sold it for £1300 a year later. The scrappies were often a waste of time, mind you as you'd no idea what you'd find until you got there and had a rummage around.
What's the hero cars from back in your youth?
