DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

keith fellowes wrote:Renault 5 Gordini turbo

Or to expand on that Turbo 2?

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The earlier/purer Turbo 1 has always appealed but not the Turbo 2 ...

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There you go then

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The Turbo 1 has one of my favourite interiors:

911hillclimber wrote: Lotus Elite with Climax engine.

– one of these had been on my 'list' for longer than any other car – probably ~30+ years – but had always eluded me.

At any given time there only seem to be 1 or 2 cars on the market in the UK &, although there are usually a few more cars for sale in Europe (mainly Germany), prices are typically higher than here.

Unfortunately (for me) prices have always kept them out of reach ...

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Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3S Zagato
https://www.classic-chrome.net/used/car ... zagato-126

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I'm not a big fan of the Zagato Fulvias Jason - much prefer my 1.3 HF ...

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Simca Abarth... You know you'd love it.

OSCA?

KS wrote:Simca Abarth... You know you'd love it.

I'd sell everything for that ...

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My main inspiration for starting this thread was to try to generate some additional 'traffic' to the forum (at what is always a quiet time of the year) with hopefully the knock-on effect that some will start posting on their own cars/projects/restorations.

So, to solve the mystery ...

After coming close on numerous occasions & test driving several over the years (from over-restored 'concours queens' to stripped-out ex racers) I've finally bought an Elite !!

Why an Elite ?

Firstly the shape - in addition to looking great from any angle it had a drag coefficient that most cars still can't match (& very few road cars have ever beaten).

It was 'light years' ahead of virtually any other road car that was around in the late '50s/early '60s with so many advanced features for the time - fibreglass monocoque construction, all-aluminium SOHC engine, F2 independent front & rear suspension, 4-wheel disc brakes, etc.

There are parallels to the 2.7RS too - built in limited numbers (approx 1040), owned/driven by many of the top racing drivers of the time, race pedigree (won its class at Le mans 6 times), etc.


I know it won't appeal to many on here but I'll start a separate thread on 'my' car in the Member's Others Gallery section for anyone who may be interested - I haven't taken any pictures of the car yet but here's a taster taken a couple of years ago:





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It was the obvious answer really and just fabulous.

I said it first, so do I get a prize?

No, we have to guess for ages yet.

Lotus Elite with Climax engine.

Good choice I think.
Saw one few years ago at the Oulton RS day and it was superb.
Paul Matty had/has a very special one, a personal car that sleeps nowadays.

Has all the right credentials
Light
Skinny tyres
Lotus engineering
Sweet gearbox
Supple ride

Best of all, looks beautiful.
Hope you start your thread soon.

One of my favourite cars Andy. Looking forward to seeing more.