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We discussed that in the bike world there's now modern 'classic' bikes from the likes of Royal Enfield where you can get the look of a classic but with modern engineering and appointments.
In the car world there's nothing like that at all except for Morgan and having driven a couple recently they're still an old car.
But going properly back to the real topic of this thread in the majority of cases i think many modern cars are so similar in look and design for safety/economical reasons and bringing back the old model names would only disappoint. the new 'capri' being a great point.
But just to play along a new Honda Prelude would be great
The biggest for me though is the Mustang. They lost their way with it through the 80s/90s but since 2005 it’s been great and the current ones are fantastic cars for the money.
The ones they have tried to recreate are all from the golden era of motoring, yet many of these have failed.
There is no chance for recreating any of the stuff from the last 30 years and it never will be recreated as they have all been throw away designs that have only lasted a few years.
in addition to them being short lived designs, the amount of models available have gone up something like five fold so it’s all got diluted and so becoming iconic in a crowded market has become too difficult.
Unfortunately by creating loads of models of cars it’s put an end to iconic designs that will be recreated in years to come
The ID Buzz should be none of those things, except also nice to use in summer - but also at any other time of year. It’s a shame I can’t justify a vehicle that large or expensive, or I’d have one now.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Classic cars are great in theory but aren’t exactly great for daily transport (Been there, done that, got the bruised knuckles and empty wallet).
Electric only though, obviously
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
In terms of the new card, old design, I love the look and design of the Honda E. If only that came with a petrol or Hybrid engine and not full EV.
Sadly, it's production only lasted like 2 years!
Opinions might be split as to whether these are absolutely great, or an utter abomination. I personally really like them. Unfortunately they were both completely destroyed in a fire during one of the WRX events, leading to the whole WRX season being in effect cancelled.
I saw an TV program a while back where they took old classic cars such as the VW (T1) samba bus and put a tesla motor and battery into them. Again, this will certainly divide opinion!
I had the new mini again a cracking little go-kart of a car, but comfortable on a long journey, BMW reliability.
Another car I'd like to see is a new take on the original Corvette S1. One of the most beautiful cars ever made.
Quite an interesting cottage industry in doing this although the results aren't cheap. I watched one with an old Beetle which lost the back seats but accelerated like shit off a shovel. If you've got £60k and a desire to burn people at traffic lights it's the way to go.
https://www.youtube.com/@ElectricClassicCars