I was discussing this with a friend the other day (obviously it was a very quiet moment with nothing much exciting to talk about!! lol)

OK so there are very rare cars around, and some of these were because they were one-offs, very small productions runs, or very limited market cars in the first place

 

But out of all these mass produced cars we all remember (depending on your age) from the 60's 70's 80's and even later.... are there any models now that are so rare they are actually extinct (there are none left on the road at all)?

 

Google didn't help much (or perhaps I was searching the wrong terms) I just found rare one-off or supercars. I'm thinking cars which were once a commonplace sight (not like a specific variant of a model like Granada GXL1.6i or some such) but just a specific model

 

We couldn't make up our minds.

 

Rich

Edited November 5, 201312 yr by dicky96

Fix It Again Tony

I would seriously love a Droopsnoot Firenza!-rare as hens teeth,although there is an active club,you never see the cars come up for sale...................

 

I remember racing them in my Capri but could never keep up on the country roads. Still a big following for them over here and they now fetch big money. Another friend of mine had a Hillman Avenger Tiger but thats probably before most members time lol.

 

you and your gay fiats mate :lol:

 

 

Try getting a decent uno turbo for under 3k. Miles better than the novas etc

 

I know a few on stock engines running over 240 hp so pritty rapid

I remember racing them in my Capri but could never keep up on the country roads. Still a big following for them over here and they now fetch big money. Another friend of mine had a Hillman Avenger Tiger but thats probably before most members time lol.

 

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Slobber........I remember them mate, I'm an old git too lol!

Try getting a decent uno turbo for under 3k.

 

I'd rather not!

Not sure if it counts, but how about a Reliant Rialto, saloon SE version, There are apparently only 39 left in the country, 20 of which have tax, and the other 19 are sorned....one of which is in my garage :whistling:

 

http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/reliant_rialto_saloon_se

not sure it counts either but what about the famously crap Lada Samara

not sure it counts either but what about the famously crap Lada Samara

 

Beat you to it matey....:tongue:

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?173556-Mass-produced-cars-that-are-now-rare&p=1780778&viewfull=1#post1780778

 

OK I didn't say the Samara - but I covered it by saying any Lada!!!

 

Richard:yinyang:

Beat you to it matey....:tongue:

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?173556-Mass-produced-cars-that-are-now-rare&p=1780778&viewfull=1#post1780778

 

OK I didn't say the Samara - but I covered it by saying any Lada!!!

 

Richard:yinyang:

 

:( thought i was the only one who thought about ladas guess i was wrong :tongue_smilie:

not sure it counts either but what about the famously crap Lada Samara

 

Millions of them still on the road where im from :)

Zaz was made before lada :) i can enterntain you about russian cars :)

 

 

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2 door coupe rear engine :)

Zaz was made before lada :) i can enterntain you about russian cars :)

 

 

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2 door coupe rear engine :)

 

Nice - the Soviet "peoples' 911" then.....:wink:

wonder what the 0-60 was on it :lol:

My mother's side of the family is Hungarian and whenever we went over there when it was still a communist state (in the late 80s/and early 90s), all you'd see on the roads were Wartburgs, Ladas, Skodas, Trabants and all manner of nasty hateful eastern bloc / Russian nasties. Quite different over there now though, although you still see some of them about.

wonder what the 0-60 was on it :lol:

 

Never :)

haha brilliant

My mother's side of the family is Hungarian and whenever we went over there when it was still a communist state (in the late 80s/and early 90s), all you'd see on the roads were Wartburgs, Ladas, Skodas, Trabants and all manner of nasty hateful eastern bloc / Russian nasties. Quite different over there now though, although you still see some of them about.

 

I remember plenty of them as a kid..followed by 200yds of blue smoke churning out from its 2 stroke engines:biggrin:

Never :)

 

Not strictly true. The car you posted up was a 968 with a top speed of........wait for it....75 whole miles per hour! There is no 0-60 time listed, probably because the battery would expire in the stop watch before it ever hit 60, but it 'could' do 75! The later version could hit 81mph and there is a record of a 0-60 time. It's 20.8 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our Z32s would be at their terminal velocity by that time!

My mother's side of the family is Hungarian and whenever we went over there when it was still a communist state (in the late 80s/and early 90s), all you'd see on the roads were Wartburgs, Ladas, Skodas, Trabants and all manner of nasty hateful eastern bloc / Russian nasties. Quite different over there now though, although you still see some of them about.

 

Things have changed and russians do make some cool cars now

now the marussia b2 is a gorgeous car 0-60 is something like 4 seconds

I remember plenty of them as a kid..followed by 200yds of blue smoke churning out from its 2 stroke engines:biggrin:

 

Yup, they have a really distinctive engine note and whilst I loathe the cars themselves, I have a strange fondness for them as my Uncle Yanni had a brand new one when Hungary was still under communist rule. He was/is quite wealthy for Hungarian standards (owns a new Mercedes E-Class now), but back then, this was all they could purchase. They didn't have a choice in colour and he was on the waiting list for quite a few years before one was delivered to him. So, I know how important those cars (despite their horrors) were to the people of the Eastern Bloc countries in the 70s and 80s.

 

They are shit though, but I always have a warm feeling whenever I hear one trundle past....probably because I am being asphyxiated by the exhaust fumes! :lol:

Yup, they have a really distinctive engine note and whilst I loathe the cars themselves, I have a strange fondness for them as my Uncle Yanni had a brand new one when Hungary was still under communist rule. He was/is quite wealthy for Hungarian standards (owns a new Mercedes E-Class now), but back then, this was all they could purchase. They didn't have a choice in colour and he was on the waiting list for quite a few years before one was delivered to him. So, I know how important those cars (despite their horrors) were to the people of the Eastern Bloc countries in the 70s and 80s.

 

They are shit though, but I always have a warm feeling whenever I hear one trundle past....probably because I am being asphyxiated by the exhaust fumes! :lol:

 

I loved anything back in the 70s and 80s...wonerfull era:yes:

I used to love my Hillman imp.

 

Sadly not the one in the picture.

I used to love my Hillman imp.Sadly not the one in the picture.

 

me too....coventry climax engine..the same engines powered the water pumps on fire tenders

I dont know how rare these are but I did an mot on this yesterday,

 

 

 

 

 

then parked it outside and a lorry crashed into it lol...so one less ugly thing on the road

 

done the rear quarter and chrome bumper,

 

 

 

 

was a horrible car to drive its ugly and the seats are tiny but in its day was probably a nice car.