saab Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Yes that's right - the Morris Marina - officially named by Auto Express as Britain's rarest car - closely followed by the Mk4/5 Cortina - what a glowing testament to British manufacturing of the 1970s.... Only 745 of 807,500 Marina's made are still on the road. Top Ten: - Morris Marina (1971-1980) - Ford Cortina Mark IV/V (1976-1982) - Renault 18 (1979-1986) - Renault 5 (1972-1983) - Skoda Estelle (1977-1992) - Vauxhall Cavalier Mark III (1981-1989) - Austin/Rover Metro (1980-1994) - Austin/Rover Montego (1984-1995) - Austin/Rover Maestro (1983-1995) - Fiat Uno (1983-1989) Presumably rust was the main killer of all these cars. Full Story here - Reuters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I am suprised at the Mk3 cavalier being in there - still loads round here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothwell Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 The old Skoda Estelle, didn't die because of rust but because they where worthless and just scrapped, shame because those old pieces of poo where actually kinda fun in a weird way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Fecking 'ell - I used to have one - a Marina 1.7 HLS....in beige...with a brown canvas topped roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiefox Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Only 1000 TTQSs were for sale in the UK, and half of them are still in the dealers so I challenge and say my car is the rarest in Britain!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothwell Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hang on a minute... Are they saying there are more SLR's than the Chavalier? Also more Ferrari Enzo's than Metro's? More Veyrons than Uno's? That can't be right, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriGGa Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I think its in like, ratio to how many were actually there to start off with originally, and im sure there were more uno's sold but less left around.. then those of veyrons if that makes sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Question: What is the rarest car in Britain? [/ QUOTE ] An un-modified Saxo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Or a mud-covered Cayenne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Or a Type-R driven by a sensible driver. Or a beamer driven by a nice person. Or an Audi Avant driven by someone under 65. Seriously though, there's surely some much older road worthy cars that are much rarer than that list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Or a beamer driven by a nice person. Or an Audi Avant driven by someone under 65. [/ QUOTE ] Two free swipes at me = Or an Audi Cab not driven by a twat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixit Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 What about an Escort Harrier 1.6 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 That reminds me - the rarest car in Britain must be a Merc CLK cab with the sodding roof down.... Why do merc drivers never go topless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chav Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Or a beamer driven by a nice person. Or an Audi Avant driven by someone under 65. [/ QUOTE ] Two free swipes at me = Or an Audi Cab not driven by a twat [/ QUOTE ] Sorry guv - thought I was being nice. .... I never mentioned a big car driven by a slim person did I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Good point, theres a blonde with a CLK Cab in Tynemouth, and I'd love to see her topless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonl Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 [ QUOTE ] The old Skoda Estelle, didn't die because of rust but because they where worthless and just scrapped, shame because those old pieces of poo where actually kinda fun in a weird way. [/ QUOTE ] Totally agree, a cult car now if ever i've seen one. Would love a mint Renault5 GT turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4_Family_Man Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 What about the old three wheelers - Robin Reliant etc Don't see many of those now.... Wasn't there a disabled version of the three wheeler - in turquoise??? Have some vague recollections from the 70s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothwell Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] The old Skoda Estelle, didn't die because of rust but because they where worthless and just scrapped, shame because those old pieces of poo where actually kinda fun in a weird way. [/ QUOTE ] Totally agree, a cult car now if ever i've seen one. Would love a mint Renault5 GT turbo. [/ QUOTE ] My friend had a GT Turbo for a couple of weeks but had to get rid of it because it was lethal, I think someone MUST have done something to the engine because when the turbo kicked in even in 3rd you get instant wheelspin the moment it his 3,800 rpm. Very fast though if you can keep it on the road. I had a go in it but got scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I thought the rarest car in Britain is likely to be either the Pagani Zonda (only 8 in the Uk?) or a Mercedes CLK GTR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 My money is on the CLK GTR. I think most of those went to those with the black gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I seem to remember there only being one brought into Britain, two if you include the one Tiff destroyed on TG but that went back to Mercedes never to return to these shores again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothwell Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I seem to remember there only being one brought into Britain, two if you include the one Tiff destroyed on TG but that went back to Mercedes never to return to these shores again. [/ QUOTE ] When/how did he do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_G Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 They did a review on TG of it and I can'r remember exactly how he managed to do it, but the cars silencers caught fire! And they are BIG silencers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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