1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by Speedy88 » 12 Dec 2012 04:28 am

Ahh 80s nissans rule. Pure autoshite :D
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by volvosneverdie » 13 Dec 2012 10:56 pm

Speedy88 wrote:Ahh 80s nissans rule. Pure autoshite :D
Agrieved!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271120805421? ... 1423.l2649

Must ignore, as not eighties.......... hhhnnnnnng!
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by Hell Driver » 14 Dec 2012 12:19 am

Still not convinced that more than 5% of 90s stuff will ever be 'classic', or even interesting autoshite, convince me..... :P

Isn't that the point (or at least by the late 90s) where they all start really looking the same, even Volvos :cry:?

Something to do with efficiency, cost and safety standards?

Bit of a cheeky thread hijack but lets play forcast future autoshite/classics......
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by Speedy88 » 14 Dec 2012 02:10 am

Go for it. In a way, I think some stuff will just remain shit and bland but take a mk1 focus for example - the styling was very unique at the time and they're already diminishing in numbers! Give it 30 years and they'll be as desirable as a 4 door mk2 escort is now. Back then they were just crappy standard cars but not now.

Remember that 300s were never regarded that highly nor did they achieve styling awards but look at the way they're getting popular now...
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by SteveP » 14 Dec 2012 10:11 am

I have a rough rule... the sign of a future classic is if it rusts away. Rotten cars = = rarer = desireable :lol:

I have to agree with Andy though - there are very few interesting cars from the 90's onwards, obviously there are exceptions and Ford's in general always get a good following. But given that cars last a lot longer nowadays it's gonna take a lot longer for something to be considered a classic. 150-300k miles is not unusual for the longevity of cars within the last 15 years whereas 70's and 80's cars in general would fall apart by 100k (again, obviously exceptions!)
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by nvdw » 14 Dec 2012 09:03 pm

What a honey! Reminds me of how popular Mitsubishi cars once used to be, whereas now it is the worst selling Japanese brand in Europe...

I've always wondered why Mitsubishi refrained from using its own name in the UK from the start.

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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by Hell Driver » 14 Dec 2012 10:44 pm

I remember about 1992ish, while I was buzzing up and down the A1 to various colleges (in my 13 year old Mk1 vario), thinking...

What will make a good rat car in 15 years time?

I was passed by a brand new one of these:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7430965@N05/7902805670/

It was black with darkish rear lights a bit like this that one /\

Now 20 years on :shock: Here we are....they are almost extinct.

I didn't like the front end then...still don't now. Has a quaint look about it now but classic in 5 years? Another 20 maybe :lol:

This I like...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7430965@N0 ... otostream/

BUT back to the 80's
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by jtbo » 15 Dec 2012 07:27 am

Co-worker had once this kind of car in two door form, I think he had it for two weeks which is more than twice the time he had most of his cars at that time...
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by Hell Driver » 15 Dec 2012 01:59 pm

360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80) :-)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by L14MNP » 16 Dec 2012 02:58 am

Thats the car I mentioned when I quoted your 'mini-muscle' reference.
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by Hell Driver » 16 Dec 2012 05:30 pm

I wondered if it was! I'd tried to find celica models and came up with that image but without the RA 71 bit so I wasn't sure.

Amazing how good they were with copying the American styling and getting the proportions right.

The best that manufactures do today it give a 'hint' at they styles of the 60's/70's when they do these 'retro' cars.

There are few bold designs today such as this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Cube
Not saying it's a brilliant car...just bold and individual.

Most new cars are just mismatched curvy lines and shapes at odds with the general shapes of the rest of the car as far as I can see.

I'll pick on a well known luxury brand rather than a cheap jibe at a lower end runabout.

I'm sure a wonderfully engineered car but sorry BMW fans, this kind of thing blends into the background to me, put it in a line of wonderfully engineered washing machines and you'd find it hard to spot the car if it wasn't for the grill and badge.
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by jtbo » 19 Dec 2012 02:07 pm

Modern cars indeed look just very dull, see? ;)
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by Speedy88 » 29 Mar 2013 05:44 pm

I won't post this here beyond this as this isn't really Volvo content.

This week I've gotten her through an MOT meaning the 360 is coming off the road for a bit. Any more updates will be at the below link but for now I'll just leave you with some pictures of the day I picked her up:

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... ead=141305

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Bristol bound... in the 70s?
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First fuel stop in 17 years...
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by Chris_C » 29 Mar 2013 06:45 pm

Awesome news bud!
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Re: 1977 Colt Sigma - Speedy's new whip

Post by SteveP » 29 Mar 2013 08:24 pm

Love it - what a colour!
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