They don't make them like that anymore...

robinmasters Part of things I never done it Posts: 399	They don't make them like that anymore...robinmasters @robinmasters
	Oct 10, 2012 11:53:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	No, I don't mean the standard of the engineering, although that is arguable for many older cars (probably not many French ones though!). Nothing on or in this car would get through a customer focus group, and that is, for me, why I wouldn't want a modern. I want stuff which has been designed to astound/amaze/delight as many people as possible, not something which has been designed to offend as few as possible. Anyone got any other examples of stuff '8 out of 10 cats' don't prefer?
	Last Edit: Oct 10, 2012 11:54:50 GMT by robinmasters " East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' "

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waveman1500 Posted a lot Posts: 3,743	They don't make them like that anymore...waveman1500 @waveman1500
	Oct 10, 2012 12:30:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I was trying to think of an Australian example, but all the mainstream Aussie cars have always been fairly sensible. Then, suddenly it hit me! The ultimate 'dare to be different' Aussie car. The Goggomobil Dart. A locally-bodied and locally-assembled version of a Goggomobil, fitted with a sports roadster body. The fibreglass body contained the screaming fury of a two-cylinder two stroke engine which could barely power it to the speed limit. Almost zero room for passengers or luggage, no doors and little to no weather protection. And yet, they still dared to invest money in manufacturing and marketing them. All this at a time when the average Australian car buyer wanted a six-cylinder engine in a car with four doors and as much chrome as possible. Nobody would do it now.
	Last Edit: Oct 10, 2012 12:38:37 GMT by waveman1500 2000 Honda VFR800 1990 Toyota Celica ST185 GT-Four - Motorsport car 2003 Nissan Stagea AR-X Four - The modern 2007 Ford Fiesta XR4 (ST) - The modern motorsport car

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EmDee Club Retro Rides Member Committer of Autrocities. Posts: 5,920 Club RR Member Number: 108	They don't make them like that anymore...EmDee @emdee Club Retro Rides Member 108
	Oct 10, 2012 13:33:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	worth a click: vimeo vid
	Last Edit: Oct 10, 2012 13:34:00 GMT by EmDee

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Del South East Posts: 1,448	They don't make them like that anymore...Del @silvermac
	Oct 10, 2012 15:01:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Tatra 613, complete with rear-mounted, air-cooled V8:
	'I come not from Heaven, but from Essex'. The Retro Rider formerly known as Silvermac. 1992 Ford Granada Scorpio saloon (now sold)

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