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Cars that just seem to have vanished from the roads
Calibra?
Watching the Nurburgring fail video on here thinking wtf is that, they weren't built that long ago, were they? I genuinely cannot remember the last time I saw one, the units might be years, I remember them because I really really wanted one at the time. What cars have you noticed that have vanished? |
12-17-2017, 01:50 AM | #4 |
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Calibra was made 89-99, so even the newest are almost 20 years old now. I think it's more a sign of what happens when you get to around 40- the cars one coveted as a teenager are now just old!
What's worse is actually driving one of these cars from back then and realising what a heap of junk they are compared to modern cars.
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12-17-2017, 02:50 AM | #6 |
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Followed a car with really interesting tail lights I didn't recognise last week, looked like a modern Dodge. On close inspection in later queuing it turned out to be the very limited run 'new' Saab 95! Only the second one I've ever seen.
Plenty of old 93s still about though. |
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One of my neighbours has an immaculate Mk 4/5 Cortina - takes me back to the days when my dad had a chain of them as company cars...
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12-17-2017, 03:33 AM | #10 |
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12-17-2017, 03:59 AM | #13 |
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Saw a Calibra on the M1 about a month ago. My Dad had a Calibra Turbo when I was at university. Full leather, felt pretty luxurious and quick back then. But it would be 25 years ago now.
My favourite though was his old Saab 900 Turbo, not seen one of those for ages. |
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12-17-2017, 04:48 AM | #17 |
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I actually saw a Calibra on the road in Birmingham this week! It was an SE6 which I know as it was Icelandic Blue.
I had two Calibras after dreaming of owning one in my teens, but know when I see one I just think what an old shed! Still one of the most aerodynamic cars on the road though! |
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12-17-2017, 05:10 AM | #18 |
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You could hear the turbo whistling as they overtook you back in the day.
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12-17-2017, 05:26 AM | #19 |
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Tragically the Rover 220 Turbo Coupe used to be my dream car (excluding unobtainable exotics) when I was growing up! Neighbour had a really nice blue/green one! And I still see it around the Rawtenstall area every now and again.
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12-17-2017, 05:33 AM | #20 |
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Thanks for remembering
Yes still got my old girl - one of the last Opel Manta s They are indeed becoming an endangered species ,nit having seen many others in the flesh. Having joined the face book page it’s reassuring to see there’s still quite a few actively being restored and modded .
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