The 90's

[Andyk]

OK, so we have been moving through the years so lets do the 90's....Fav cars of the 90's please......Ones you wanted or dreamed of owning...

Alfa Romeo SZ

BMW E30 M3 Sport Evo

BMW E39 M5

Ferrair 355

Lancia Integrale EVO 11

Lotus Elise

Maserati Ghibli Cup

Maserati 3200

Porsche 968 Club Sport

TVR Griffith

I could add a load more.......I did like the 90's....

 

[Contigo]

Nice choice Andy. I had the Lotus Elise S1 and it was really nice. Great track car but hard to live with as an everday tool for me being a 6ft 4+!!

I reckon most of the cars you posted are in the top ten list for the 90's that's for sure. I'd probably stick the Mazda MX-5 on there for sheer fun factor though and one of these for pure thoroughbred F1 technology to the road and this is what changed the face of supercars and really raised the bar.

 

[Andyk]

Oh my how could I forget the F1..Right to the top of the list....Well done Contigo.

Your Elise was same colour as mine......I used mine every day but I am a short ****.......In the late 90's and the first part of 2000's that all I every bought ..Lotus...Had 8 over that time....Love them and still do...

 

[Dan!]

Same colour as mine too

It's the only one I've ever owned, but had it for 5 years now... That's the longest I've ever owned a car and don't see it going anywhere. Whilst mine is far from standard the S1 is on the cusp of becoming a modern classic and will start (continue) to go up in price over the next years.

Brilliant little cars and a great compliment to a big maser. Love it.

 

[Dan!]

Conicidentally that McF1 is the same colour as mine!



(ok, that's not true)

 

[GransportFan1]

how did you manage to write the name of the cars in-between the pictures? i have been trying to figure that out and can not do it.



Great choices there Andy, will pick mine a bit.

 

[GransportFan1]

my top 10, this was the generation i was born in (1993) and boy was the 90's a good era. this would be my choices.

1. Mclaren F1.
2. Lotus Elise.
3. BMW E30 M3 Sport Evo.
4. Ferrari 355.
5. Porsche 911 993 GT2 (to kill myself with)
6. Bugatti EB110SS
7. Ferrari F50
8. Ford Escort Cosworth
9. BMW M5 E39
10. Lancia Delta Integrale Evo 2

 

[Andyk]

Conicidentally that McF1 is the same colour as mine!



(ok, that's not true)

Was just about to book a train ticket to yours Dan...

 

[Andyk]

Adam....Just type the car name then underneath add the link to the pic....


Good taste there especially the two that are actually my cars..........God I miss the frog....

 

[GransportFan1]

ah right you upload your pictures through photobucket i take it?


i thought you would like the pics of your cars, how long you have the frog for?

 

[Andyk]

A year...........should have kept it.......but then I sold it for the CSL so not such a hardship....

 

[GransportFan1]

to be honest, i bet you wish you could have kept most of your cars dont you? CSL, Frog, MK1 Exige, E30 M3 etc.

 

[Andyk]

And 3200 in that....Yes that would be some garage Adam...

 

[GransportFan1]

That is the thing i dread if i am lucky enough to own an Exige or CSL, would i sell it and if so, i would hate to make the wrong decision.

 

[philw696]

Hindsight wonderful thing my father sold his DB5 in 77 for 3k was seen as an old sportscar then im sure it was a lot of money because i bought my Honda SS50 moped for £399 on the road.

 

[GransportFan1]

Phil your dad had a DB5, wow, that is quite something.

 

[philw696]

Adam my father was in my opinion working in the motortrade in its heyday.
As a young lad i went to school in some awesome bits of kit as he was constanly tradeing he a Ferrari 330 for a while Jenson Interceptors were a regular but we lived in the midlands then.
The family car was a series 1 XJ6 4.2 which he painted from Sable Brown to Heather Pink it was the 70's.
Often hooliganed around in the Jolly Club Lancia Fulvias that he looked after.
He is on my face and has some excellent pics of his motors.

 

[GransportFan1]

My dad's dad used to own 2 original mini coopers, he used to tune other people's mini's and he also looked after a Lamborghini Espada for a good friend of his. I hope to follow in his foot steps, restoring cars etc.


Ferrari 330, that is such a pretty car, and so is the Lancia Fulvia, wouldn't mind one of those, also like the Monte Carlo too.

 

[philw696]

I was very lucky that my father and his father encouraged me into the proffesion as i love doing what i do for a living.
But i do prefer working on the older cars and enjoy a day when i have to get my AF kit out.
Im lucky that my last apprentice has stayed with me as he is my saviour with the modern stuff and diagnostics and canbus and smart chargeing systemns.
State of the art technoligy in my younger days was elctronic ignition.
I hope for you that you can get into the trade because we need passionate people and i know you are about many things includeing your best mates mum.

 

[GransportFan1]

i would quite like to restore cars and take them racing etc, when i worked at the Ferrari specialist it was great as i wasn't sweeping floors, i was actually working on the cars and especially at race weekends, i loved that, changing the oil, filters and the spark plugs, putting new wheels and tyres on etc. was great fun, i dont like doing jobs where i am not doing something productive, and oh yes, my passion for my best mates mum, that will help me in my future.