Stars of the 80's

[andyglym]

If I had a ridiculous amount of money the Ford Escort RS1600i would be the prize car in my garage to accompany my Z3. Much faster cars of the era for sure but none as iconic or good looking, in my view

What's yours?

 

[Craig Machin]

An old friend of mine had an RS 1660i back in the day
Silly sod didn’t look after it and sold it for a very low price
I’m sure he’s kicking himself now

 

[Stevo7682]

Nice car Andy .
When I was young I always wanted a

928 s4

 

[andyglym]

Nice car Andy .
When I was young I always wanted a
View attachment 116169 928 s4

Nice mate. Autobhan stormer!

 

[andyglym]

An old friend of mine had an RS 1660i back in the day
Silly sod didn’t look after it and sold it for a very low price
I’m sure he’s kicking himself now

I should say

 

[mwpe]

Not bad but I would stick with my E30 325i.

 

[andyglym]

Not bad but I would stick with my E30 325i.

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Nice Mike, a classic for sure

 

[Stevo7682]

Nice mate. Autobhan stormer!

Proper old school gt car
You'd probably like this then Andy

The rs 1700t

 

[andyglym]

Proper old school gt car
You'd probably like this then Andy View attachment 116173The rs 1700t

Rarer than hens teeth I would think mate

 

[Stevo7682]

Rarer than hens teeth I would think mate

Yeah shares the same garages as rs200
Last small rwd car ford conceived

 

[mrscalex]

Escorts are very much my thing and I had a string of Mk 1/2s in the late 80s.

I also had a 1990 XR3i from new as a company car (at 22 years old, downhill all the way with my career after that...). That spent the first 12 months of it's life in the workshop trying to fix poor running. And the gearbox fell apart at 35k miles.

The RS1600i was the RS Escort to have back then as it was already acknowledged as something special. RS Turbo less so.

My interest after the XR3i experience moved on to Sierras. I had a gorgeous 2.0iS which was rare at the time and I'd guess no more than a handful left now. My dream 80s car is an RS500.

 

[Slam]

I had a moonstone blue 3dr Sierra cosworth .
Quirky looking jelly mould in their day but a true classic now i should have kept it.

 

[Lee]

Nice car Andy .
When I was young I always wanted a
View attachment 116169 928 s4

You can still grab these cheap, I picked up a 944 last year for 3k.

 

[Geoff Crispin]

Back in the Day I had a 3ltr 24 valve Vauxhall Senator like the police had, fast but greedy

 

[Geoff Crispin]

One of the nicest cars I had in the 70s was a 1967 3ltr. Humber Imperial like Margaret Thatcher was taken about in

 

[Grumps]

I had loads of 80's Ford's, but my stand out favourite was definitely my my 1984 B reg Granada 2.8i Ghia X. I'd give my left b****** to have one now. A proper boat but it made you feel good!

 

[Lee]

I had loads of 80's Ford's, but my stand out favourite was definitely my my 1984 B reg Granada 2.8i Ghia X. I'd give my left b****** to have one now. A proper boat but it made you feel good!

I wouldn't do that mate you won't have any nuts left

 

[Grumps]

I wouldn't do that mate you won't have any nuts left

The left one has already gone mate

 

[Lee]

The left one has already gone mate

Depends which way round you stand.

 

[gookah]

this is what I had back then:

It was mental, and then I turned the boost up...
I did blow up 3 turbos afterwards though.....