What cars become 40 years old in 2018?

[flat4alfa]

What cars become 40 years old in 2018? 

 

That makes it 1978, the year Amoco Cadiz clouted France shortly after Roman Polanski ran away there

 

 

BMW M1

Born of a Lamborghini <> BMW link-up that didn't come off, body penned by Giugiuro (the Italian), inline six giving 273 bhp (racing engines three times that), 431 built until production canned due to disappointing sales; many probably trashed by the race series that accompanied the model and other yobbos since.  Art-Car fuss abound.

 

 

Citroën Visa

Born as Projet VD (Voiture Diminuée, not venereal disease), to be another 2CV replacement effort. Typically clever packaging with body roll controlled better than 2CV derivatives before it.  Supplied with nonsense dash hand grenade controls on early models loved by collectors. The friendlier, later front-end lasted to 2005 on the vans 

 

 

Fiat Ritmo / Strada

Was almost launched with the name Fiat 138, but they thankfully saw sense by letting buyers put a name to the face. And what a distinctive face it was. Strada translates as road whereas Ritmo to rhythm.  A fanfare of publicity declaring it built by robots, but rusted and fell to bits just the same.  Typically fun Fiat of the era: light, agile, fragile and fun to drive.

 

 

I am no Miles Chapman

 

I'm sure there are others.  Any more?

 

PS: no 1979 talk, because it's the wrong year.  Or 1980 for that matter

[Dirk Diggler]

I've seen quite a few 127/128s at classic shows but haven't seen a Ritmo since the mid 1990s; still think they look lovely

[adw1977]

The original Vauxhall Carlton. Try finding a pre-facelift one now!

 

[adw1977]

Also, Renault 18.

[forddeliveryboy]

Add three cars which all used the XUD, Simca/Talbot Horizon (first with the XUD), the 305 (first car with the XU) and that most capable off-roader, the Niva.

 

 

 

 

Little did those early-80s Horizon drivers who'd ticked the D for derv option realise the engine would find its way into Toyotas, FSO pickups, Sherpas and 90s Rovers. Or, indeed, the Lada Crop Field.

[Junkman]

Downsized fullsize Ford in Crown Vic flavour.

 

[Junkman]

Ford Fox platform.

 

[Junkman]

Opel Senator/Vauxhall Royale/Holden VB Commodore (pictured).

 

[Junkman]

Honda Prelude.

 

[Junkman]

Mazda RX7

 

[Junkman]

Toyota Tercel.

 

[Junkman]

Saab 900.

 

[Junkman]

FSO Polonez.

 

[Junkman]

Zimmer Golden Spirit (Zimmer Motorcars Corporation was founded in 1978).

 

[Zantimisfit]

O series Marina. 

 

You had to be there....

[Junkman]

Major facelift of the C3 Corvette included a bubble rear window.

 

[danthecapriman]

Ford Capri mk3

 

VHK 493S (1) by Nivek.Old.Gold, on Flickr

 

Ford Capri 3.0S VHK494S by Andrew 2.8i, on Flickr

[Junkman]

Last Beetle made in Germany.

 

[Junkman]

The Lord Voldemort of all vans.

 

[Junkman]

Opel Monza/Vauxhall Royale Coupe.

 

[Junkman]

AMC Concord.

 

[Junkman]

Mirage based Mitsubishi Colt.

 

[AlabamaShrimp]

?? You're just posting pictures of random cars?

[flat4alfa]

I can't follow them all in time, but Baron Junkman is definitely correct about AMC Concord and Mitsubishi/Colt Mirage

 

Agreed, could do with identifying

[busmansholiday]

My MGB Roadster is 40 in September, so it will shortly be getting it's last official MoT and paid for road tax.

[Junkman]

Identifiers added for all who are too thick to google.

[adw1977]

Somehow the Saab looks much more modern than all the others.

[Asimo]

Mk2 Audi 80, as advertised by Stirling Moss. I'd have bought one if they had ever fitted RHD wipers.

[JeeExEll]

[Junkman]

Somehow the Saab looks much weirder than all the others.

 

FTFY