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Either they didn't get the credit they deserved, or have become forgotten since their heyday. I think the 1984 C4 falls into that category. As fast as an original Jag XKE, or Ferrari Dino 246 GTS (7 secs 0-60 mph, 140 mph), but don't get much love. Similarly, there were the blown Y block Fords, that had the HP Mustangs had 10 years earlier. Which other cars would you add? 1984 Corvette Ford Fairlane Skyliner '67 Firebird 400
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brc76
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May 20, 2015 12:21:11 GMT
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I think you could argue that any corvette, no matter how much decried or ignored is not forgotten at all?
I would have gone with things like the NSU Ro80, VW K70, Alfasud, Chevy Citation, Dodge Omni, etc
Stuff that either was groundbreaking / technically advanced / "out there" or the "oh wait, where did all the XXXX go?" cars would be in my list
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My choice would be the corvair as I've just acquired one ?
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The Mitsubishi Sapporo/80's Dodge Challenger the Plymouth Arrow, the Subaru SVX, Ford EXP, Mazda RX-2's and RX-5's, the Datsun K-series (I know everyone remembers the Skyline, but who actually remembers that they exported some of the 70's ones) and anything by AMC or Studebaker.
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Last Edit: Aug 7, 2015 22:20:08 GMT by atevalve
B3 Passat G60 Syncro-daily Mk1 Jetta Coupe-project Mk2 Jetta Trophy-16v-parts Dodge D-50-beater truck
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The Lotus Elite. Light, small, aerodynamic, and efficient. Lightyears ahead of its time. This is the direction cars should have gone, but instead cars just got bigger and heavier.
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I'd agree with the OP, the C4 is the wicked stepchild of the performance family. They make good power, are reasonably cheap to work on and decent to look at. I had a 91 last year and it went pretty well, in the end the auto box had me trading it for a truck but all in they are "forgotten" as much as they are looked down on.
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For my money it would have to be the Jensen C-V8. A 1960's gentleman's hot-rod. Using fibreglass and aluminium bodywork to keep weight down the C-V8 was fitted with Chrysler big block V8's of around 6 litres in an era when people didn't have to worry about mpg's. It had a 0-60 time under 7 seconds with a top speed of 136mph - these would have been incredible speeds for a 4-seater GT car when it was released in 1962. During my lifetime these were once affordable second hand buys but the prices have really taken off the past few years. The old Jensen isn't going to be the best handling rally car you've ever seen but this clip is a showcase for the C-V8 noise! In my version of Heaven the Choirs of Angels would have to shut up so that the noise of big V8's working hard could be clearly heard.
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Last Edit: Apr 9, 2017 11:23:33 GMT by MkX
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I found the Mitsubishi GTO GSR to be so balanced over jumps that it literally landed on all four wheels... it was an amazing rally car in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.
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Sept 24, 2019 13:58:45 GMT
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a car that time forgot? The Nissan silvia S10. All the kids rave about the S13, 14 and 15 but when did you last hear about a 10 or even see one? Certainly don't see them drifting or at tracks. Probably because they never came here initially but tbh you never see them feature on speedhunters or other similar publications.
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a car that time forgot? The Nissan silvia S10. All the kids rave about the S13, 14 and 15 but when did you last hear about a 10 or even see one? Certainly don't see them drifting or at tracks. Probably because they never came here initially but tbh you never see them feature on speedhunters or other similar publications. That is sooo stylish!
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The VW Derby. 1981 VOLKSWAGEN DERBY 1272cc GLS RNN452X by Jonathan, on Flickr Essentially a Polo with a boot, early sales outstripped those of the Polo sister range but now only 127 remain on UK roads. During production of the Mk2 the Derby name was phased out and it was rebranded the Polo Classic. The original design was for the Audi 60 which didn't come to fruition.
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