recommend an oldskul made between 1975 to 1985

[Elroi]

Toyota Corolla SR... fast, reliable, low maintenance, 2-door, stock 3K engine with twin carb...

[rebel]

Mercedes Benz 300SD Turbo Diesel!!!!!

[jerb321]

toyota 83 liftback "Levin" and Mits Lancer 85 gsr

[Belisarius]

I still have a 1981 2.0 GLS Ford Cortina with Original Paint and only 76,000km on the odometer, biege sidings and carpet, and seats. Also I have a 1981 W123 200D, still going strong at 205,000km with no overhaul yet. My dad still has his 1975 Corona 2 door hard top with 300,000km on his original 12R engine.

[ebbfolls]

[QUOTE=Belisarius]I still have a 1981 2.0 GLS Ford Cortina with Original Paint and only 76,000km on the odometer, biege sidings and carpet, and seats. [QUOTE]

You mean the 2-door 2.0 Ford Cortina? That's a nice car. I knew somebody who owned one before and they really set the car up nice. Mags, headers, free-flow mufflers, BUT no body-cladding--which was GOOD. They kept the car's lines clean while beefy-ing up the tires. It was one of the 2 fastest cars in the neighborhood--the other being a Mitsubishi Galant Sigma with 2.0 liter SOHC. Though the Mitsubishi had a 2.0 liter SOHC engine, it lacked the all out design-for-power approach of the Ford which had cross-flow heads. The Mitsubishi had siamesed ports, but also had the nice and new-for-the-time Silent Shafts, which made the engine run very smoothly.

[jkyamog]

Opel Manta the low 70s. We used to have one, really nice. Pero pamatay sa parts... hehehe

http://www.opel-hauer.at/images/manta8.jpg

[ebbfolls]

Nice pic, Jkyamog.

There's a close resemblance to the 80's taxi favorite, the Isuzu Gemini. I liked that car as well, not for it's performance (unless you had the 1.6 SOHC gas option) but for it's economy and soft ride.

[kimpOy]

my first love

Mitsubishi L-Type Lancer 1979 ( i think)

[Agent J]

syempre my 1972 Super Beetle and my 1982 Toyota Starlet :P

[woodfire]

any true blue first generation muscle car will do. special mention on the mid-60's corvette, late 60's camaro, and the '65 GT350.

at present, I'm restoring a '67 convertible mustang. i reckon it'll take me 4-6 mos. to complete the job. i'll retain the purist touch in interiors and exterior parts. but, i'll transform/modify the handling and performance to be at par with the new generation of cars.

[323f]

i go for lancer box type

[jjmd3_787]

i go for lancer box type

Yup! It's definitely a "keeper" . . .

[azzkkr2600]

VW Beetle!

[boy_tino]

1973 corolla SR5 mango type

1980 corolla DX liftback and notchback

Corolla SR fastback and notchback

Celica RA29 Liftback = may pagkahawig ang rear sa mustang maski ang shape.

Lancer L type 2door

VW beetle 1303S US version

VW Karman Ghia

Mustang Mach1 fastback 2nd generation

Celeste = may pagkahawig sa 1973 mustang fastback.

Galant Lambda or Sapporo in japan version.

Ford Escort MK1 and MK2

Opel Manta B irmscher edition

Opel Torana 2door 2.0

Starlet.

AE86 Trueno and Levin

VW Brasilia 4doors

Ford Telstar

[rmrsasteel]

For me the best all rounder old school is the Classic Mini/ Mini Clubman,
1.) Size is very compact for you to keep in your garage.
2.) Trimmings are still in production that you can order thru the net.
3.) A "smile car" which guarantee people look at.
4.) Hop up kits and (Honda) engine conversion is ok.
5.) Parking is not a problem.
In short ito talaga ang "LARUAN".

Compare to:
a.) Lancer L type to Boxtype the problem with this is the trimmings. after market parts . ( tail lights, and other lenses, Dashboard)

b.) Corolla Sprinter was ok, but make sure you get one with complete trimmings.
c.) Corolla box type Ok for drift look.

[ebbfolls]

I remember the L-type. It was a bit cramped inside, but it had a nice ride and the engine, 'Neptune', ran very smooth and was a high revver, inspite of its OHV configuration. The same engine was used in the Cimarron One-Tonner, if anybody here remembers it.

The Box-type started using the more powerful and sophisticated 'Saturn' which had OHC, but was noisier and less smooth than its predecessor, the Neptune.

[niky]

Yeah... I know this is a gravedig and an old thread... but I had to reply:

I remember the L-type. It was a bit cramped inside, but it had a nice ride and the engine, 'Neptune', ran very smooth and was a high revver, inspite of its OHV configuration. The same engine was used in the Cimarron One-Tonner, if anybody here remembers it.

The Box-type started using the more powerful and sophisticated 'Saturn' which had OHC, but was noisier and less smooth than its predecessor, the Neptune.

I hate the Cimarron. Hate it with the hate of a thousand suns. It was the only car worse than a Ford Fiero. Ugh. Agh. Eek.

Loved the L-Type. Pretty nice car, especially after you swap in a Saturn.

[rodracing]

Lancer Boxtype GT (which we still keep).

By the way, we are selling our Galant Lambda. 1st owner, needs ground up resotoration but good as a donor car, still have most of the trimmings and parts, especially that elusive reare window.

Meron na ba website ngayon for oldschool cars in the ph.

[pitbullz]

starlet atsaka celeste

[guchie]

yes celeste, had one it has the saturn engine handling is very good quite fast as well and not much of a gas guzzler, yes space is quite cramped at par with the 2dr L-type.

2nd my current corona silver ed., spacious, comfortable ride great engine although a bit on the gas guzzler side since 18r-u but it matches the weight of the car since its heavy then di pa power steering kya tamang work out na din specially when parking it.

3rd, obviously Lancer Boxtype since timeless din sya dami mods up until now fuel efficient same power as the suturn and Corolla ke70 or the liftback,
efficient din since 4k engine and gives you that initial d feeling since almost the same sila ng ae86 so ala takumi ka padrift-drift lang hehehe