3CorsaMeal
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After looking through the 80's thread and also the car scene atm, retro stuff is quite popular amoung people of a certain age, like 70's styling, 80's cars etc small chrome bumpers, that kind of thing.
do you think people will get nostalgic about bodykits and suddenly want a classic bodykitted hot hatch from the 90's?
things along the lines of ecosse, carimsa, dimma, skeete.
or just posts pic of cars you remember from that era, i can't find the ones that i can't even think of atm
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Steve
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that last r5 was jamie shaws
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3CorsaMeal
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i remember some minty porsche peppermint green calibra, that the bloke had made the bodykit himself, sort of ferrari 360 looking.
instead of wide rear arches, he just cut them and bent a section in the give the illusion.
also some youngish guy building an mk1 astra GTE himself in the garden, loved that, kinda browny gold coloured
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Ben G
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i think the ones that look almost factory will, but ott ones will die out.
although everything seems to come back in fashion, known as ''retro'', so maybe they will.
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
that last r5 was jamie shaws
i'm going to have to get some old mags out to find the cars i want to see again.
got the fast car AtoZ of cars somewhere
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quote: Originally posted by Ben G
i think the ones that look almost factory will, but ott ones will die out.
although everything seems to come back in fashion, known as ''retro'', so maybe they will.
yeah am thinking only the top named/show car ones will be sort after, usually built by one company etc not average joes mismatched home fitted bodykits
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SteveW
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The Skeete R5 there is still awesome. Just needs normal headlights and maybe some non 3spoke wheels
Think it looks great
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But a tastefully done Combat kit on a corsa B still holds a special place in my heart
sadly i cant find any good examples on the web
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yes, these are the type of things i mean
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i remember this
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3CorsaMeal
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knew it would pop up at some point
although after seeing pics of a german meet they still mod corrados like that & worse
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quote: Originally posted by tom_simes
corrado pic
is that real or a scale model? something seems weird about rear lights
[Edited on 24-09-2010 by 3CorsaMeal]
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote: Originally posted by tom_simes
corrado pic
is that real or a scale model? something seems weird about rear lights
[Edited on 24-09-2010 by 3CorsaMeal]
1:18 scale model
http://www.scirocco-corrado.de/rieger-corrado.php
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some were not so nice
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quote: Originally posted by SteveW
But a tastefully done Combat kit on a corsa B still holds a special place in my heart
sadly i cant find any good examples on the web
i remember seeing a red astra same as that in slough and getting excited over it.
as said if done tastefully then i think it could happen.
Thing is now everyone is after really good quality so dodgy fibre glass kits aren't gonna cut it
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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SteveW
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used to love Ecosse cars.. they always seemed more complete than most
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I always, always wanted either a Dimma Clio or Dimam 106 - there was a Dimma Clio in red in my local town with cream leather back in maybe 97/98 or thereabouts - it was stunning and the reason I went into modified cars instead of beeltes/campers like my mates
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Gary
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Dimma 106 =
Lad i knows got one just sitting about Waste!
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Gareth F
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quote: Originally posted by SteveW[/i
Standard Matig Astra
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SteveW
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i still remember the car that got me into the modified scene
was on the cover of FastCar magazine about 1998/1999
A Purple 205 with 206 headlights and 306 tail lights.. was wicked
5 spoke wheels that looked like starfish
was from germany or somewhere
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Twiggy
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Anyone remember that blue golf with 2 Vr6 engines and venoms? Was in max power years ago.
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Jambo
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quote: Originally posted by SteveW
used to love Ecosse cars.. they always seemed more complete than most
+1
Peppermint v6 convert 306 drool!
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Jambo
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quote: Originally posted by Twiggy
Anyone remember that blue golf with 2 Vr6 engines and venoms? Was in max power years ago.
Jabbasport iirc
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