The Saint
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Post by The Saint on Apr 21, 2017 20:07:28 GMT
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Bojan Scores
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Post by Bojan Scores on Apr 22, 2017 7:35:22 GMT
Interesting list and most will have perished due to tin worm and our own insatiable need to upgrade. In contrast I believe the Morris Minor survives in reasonable numbers as the monocoque body was made of thicker steel, it has the indomitable A series engine to power it, and of course it worked its way into our affections like no other car.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Apr 22, 2017 7:49:05 GMT
I always tend to think the Minor survives so well due to not having a flat piece of steel on it! All those curves - the water doesn't hold anywhere on it!
Gene.
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Post by Steve Austin on Apr 22, 2017 17:51:47 GMT
Surprised at so many Audi's making the list. Loved the VW Santana.
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Apr 22, 2017 19:47:43 GMT
Incredible that - cheers ST!
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Post by Dirty Epic on Apr 23, 2017 13:05:13 GMT
Surprised at so many Audi's making the list. Loved the VW Santana. Yeah that surprised me to, would've thought more of the Audi's and Saab's would've survived and surely there's more Allegro's and Cortina's too, great post Saint too.  |
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Post by Dirty Epic on Apr 23, 2017 13:06:27 GMT
I always tend to think the Minor survives so well due to not having a flat piece of steel on it! All those curves - the water doesn't hold anywhere on it! Gene. The one Lynda Barron drove in Open All Hours had many more curves Gene. :lol: |
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Apr 23, 2017 15:11:36 GMT
Surprised at so many Audi's making the list. Loved the VW Santana. Yeah that surprised me to, would've thought more of the Audi's and Saab's would've survived and surely there's more Allegro's and Cortina's too, great post Saint too. I'm sure there's a lot of other examples of these cars laying undiscovered or on SORN too. Sometimes they appear on Ebay or at auctions |
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Post by Del Boy on Apr 23, 2017 23:29:58 GMT
Good article. Like steve I was surprised to see so many popular cars on the list like the Audi, Toyota and so many French cars especially the Renault 5. They seemed to be everywhere at one point.
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Post by Cartman on Apr 24, 2017 9:53:51 GMT
Interesting. Quite a lot on the list are obscure ones from the 80s and 90s which no one was ever very interested in and therefore unlikely to attract interest as preservation projects. Of the others, there are some which are much older and still survive in some numbers, like Cortinas and Capris for example. This suggests that their numbers have stabilised and are now owned pretty much exclusively by enthusiasts.
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