Mr Laurence Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I was asking about this in the ebay thread, but it’s probably best to move it somewhere separate. Which ‘limited’ or ‘special’ editions of cars are actually more valuable or sought after than their ordinary counterparts? I’m not talking so much about tuned performance models, but rather the cooking spec models with a special paint colour or some badges that are made to shift an extra few hundred cars. They’re often marketed as a collectible guaranteed future classic, but are there any that actually are more desirable? @SiCcame up with some good ones, but I’m interested to see if there are others. OM646 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I'm.not sure, but our UK mk1 MX5 is a special edition. The Monza. With No: LSD Airbags Central locking PAS ABS Remove boot latch Head rest speakers. Fancy wood rimmed steering wheel Leather seats Boot Lid rack Rear spoiler. Electric windows Nothing. None of that. Apart from 3 stick on logos. And Only 92 BHP unlike the other 1.6s which had 115 and the 1.8 which had 130. The first owner bought a hard top with it. The second owner sold it. We took the opportunity to fit a roof with a heated glass rear window as the wiring was there. I guess it's the Least Valuable of all of the range. timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formula Autos Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Run out models, often loaded with kit, sometimes seem to have some desirability - Cortina Crusaders being the example that springs to mind. Stevebrookman and hennabm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 As above. Scirocco Storm / Corrado Storm are further examples. Late Escort Finesse isn't. NorfolkNWeigh and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I think the Talbot Horizon Sherlock tops them all: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 7 hours ago, Mr Laurence said: Which ‘limited’ or ‘special’ editions of cars are actually more valuable or sought after than their ordinary counterparts? It isn’t quite the same exam question, but if you haven’t seen it already, this thread may be of interest as well. Mr Laurence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 29 minutes ago, RoadworkUK said: As above. Scirocco Storm / Corrado Storm are further examples. Late Escort Finesse isn't. The final run of escorts from I think 1998 to 2001 were only sold I'm 2 trim levels and 2 engines. A 1.6 petrol and a 1.8 diesel. The flight had 2 speakers and a cassette player whereas the finesse had 4 speakers,cd player,air con and electric windows. On subject of escorts the Mexico special edition on the mk6 was a pointless affair trying to hark back to the mk1 and 2 mexico which was a relatively sporty model but the mk6 was a basic model with white dials and a few badges. Cavcraft, NorfolkNWeigh, RoadworkUK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Aye. I was making a lame joke about the Finesse somehow* not being sought after. Perhaps they are and I move in the wrong circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 hours ago, New POD said: I'm.not sure, but our UK mk1 MX5 is a special edition. The Monza. With No: LSD Airbags Central locking PAS ABS Remove boot latch Head rest speakers. Fancy wood rimmed steering wheel Leather seats Boot Lid rack Rear spoiler. Electric windows Nothing. None of that. Apart from 3 stick on logos. And Only 92 BHP unlike the other 1.6s which had 115 and the 1.8 which had 130. The first owner bought a hard top with it. The second owner sold it. We took the opportunity to fit a roof with a heated glass rear window as the wiring was there. I guess it's the Least Valuable of all of the range. it feels like every mx5 is a 'special edition' or limited to 500 made affair, all that seems to change is the steering wheel and little bits like that. DavieW and Aston Martin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, RoadworkUK said: Aye. I was making a lame joke about the Finesse somehow* not being sought after. Perhaps they are and I move in the wrong circles. No they definitely were shit. The focus was a lot better all round. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 25 minutes ago, 1duck said: it feels like every mx5 is a 'special edition' or limited to 500 made affair, all that seems to change is the steering wheel and little bits like that. Yeah, mine's a Gleneagles edition. The only bit of equipment it gained was power steering as standard, rather than an option. The rest was a trim package, with special seats/wheels and various tartan details inside, all of which are completely unobtainable now. Which is unhelpful during a restoration, it's taken me ages to hunt the stuff down. Worth no more than a normal MX5, which I sometimes wish I'd gone for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 53 minutes ago, bub2006 said: The final run of escorts from I think 1998 to 2001 were only sold I'm 2 trim levels and 2 engines. A 1.6 petrol and a 1.8 diesel. The flight had 2 speakers and a cassette player whereas the finesse had 4 speakers,cd player,air con and electric windows. On subject of escorts the Mexico special edition on the mk6 was a pointless affair trying to hark back to the mk1 and 2 mexico which was a relatively sporty model but the mk6 was a basic model with white dials and a few badges. You channelling a bit of @Hendrythere @bub2006? spartacus, 500tops, RoadworkUK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 My dad used to have the amusingly named Micra Wave Aston Martin, thebrotherschuckle, Wilko220 and 9 others 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Ford, we’re of course the masters of the Special Edition, probably invented it in Britain. The fact that Ford Scene Tax exists makes it difficult to say if any are worth any more than a similar condition “ normal” example . Often they weren’t based on top spec models anyway, so they won’t be worth as much. A Zephyr Special , for all its cloth insert seats, white vinyl roof and radio is probably not as desirable as a full fat Executive. Similarly a Cortina Crusader is never going to be worth more than a 2.0 or 2.3 S. A Mk2 Granada Chasseur or Sapphire on the other hand starts off as a Ghia then adds more equipment , so in addition to the rarity they were the best Granadas you could get at the time. My suggestion is the Range Rover CSK and yes I’m kicking myself for not buying an immaculate one for £2000 a few years ago, thing is,at the time a normal Rangie would have Ben £4/500. mk2_craig, Six-cylinder and Skizzer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1990s Vauxhall Cavalier & Carlton Diamond? Calibra SE8/SE9? Was there Laurin & Klement edition of the outgoing Skoda Favorit or did I imagine that one?? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 23 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: Ford, we’re of course the masters of the Special Edition, probably invented it in Britain. The fact that Ford Scene Tax exists makes it difficult to say if any are worth any more than a similar condition “ normal” example . Often they weren’t based on top spec models anyway, so they won’t be worth as much. A Zephyr Special , for all its cloth insert seats, white vinyl roof and radio is probably not as desirable as a full fat Executive. Similarly a Cortina Crusader is never going to be worth more than a 2.0 or 2.3 S. A Mk2 Granada Chasseur or Sapphire on the other hand starts off as a Ghia then adds more equipment , so in addition to the rarity they were the best Granadas you could get at the time. My suggestion is the Range Rover CSK and yes I’m kicking myself for not buying an immaculate one for £2000 a few years ago, thing is,at the time a normal Rangie would have Ben £4/500. So don't post this one for sale at £70k then? https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11107718 Six-cylinder, Carlosfandango and NorfolkNWeigh 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 35 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: You channelling a bit of @Hendrythere @bub2006? Maybe so or just a head full of random rubbish! NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 The chasseur is the one that sticks in my head That and the Orion 1600E. Just an Orion but with a posh interior. I always really wanted one of these for some reason. I think they're a bit more desirable but I don't think anyone will pay 20 grand for one NorfolkNWeigh, Mr Laurence, Six-cylinder and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 \ Add some trinkets. Paint it yellow. Go in the ECU and types. c:\>volvo850\settings\boostlevel.txt> boost="10.8" 7-8 times the price. LightBulbFun, Crackers, crad and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I used to have a Cortina Crusader. So far as I remember it was an L with the Ghia seats, wood door cappings and chrome wheel embellishers, as the brochure used to call them. Manuals had a rev counter but mine was an auto. spartacus, Stevebrookman, crad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 hours ago, wesacosa said: My dad used to have the amusingly named Micra Wave Nissan went mad with edition names with others like Vibe and Tropic. Peugeot did one with the 106 and called it a Zest, and Toyota had an edition of Starlet called Solara, whatever that means! Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 What about that original Fiat Panda, '90 Italia I think. Jerzy Woking, Aston Martin, Skut and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Colin McRae edition Impreza. 1 of 200. I think other than the gold wheels and fishnet Recaro's it was just a normal impreza. I heard a podcast and it was some guys first job in the motor industry to work in a hanger changing all the seats and wheels over and sticking on the limited edition badge. Much like NorfolkNweighs story me and a mate found one of these in a bomb site Glasgow car lot. 4 flat tyres, rusty arches, wheels missing, almost up to it's axles in mud. It was up for £1800. Would you take £1500 I asked , it's 1800 or you can f*ck off said the salesman who looked like a bond henchman. We left it. Carlosfandango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, cort16 said: The chasseur is the one that sticks in my head If there’s one thing sexier than normal beige, it’s Tuscan beige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Renner 5 Raider Don’t know whether they make a premium over a regular GT Turbo but I’m sure I heard that one of these sold at auction for over 20k. timolloyd, spartacus and Aston Martin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, cort16 said: The chasseur is the one that sticks in my head That and the Orion 1600E. Just an Orion but with a posh interior. I always really wanted one of these for some reason. I think they're a bit more desirable but I don't think anyone will pay 20 grand for one Me too. Really wanted one of them, plus also the Sierra 2000E which I think was only available in the saloon bodyshell. There’s a road test from CAR in about 1989 that pitted a 1600E against an allegro VDP and a Belmont CD. One of Bulgin’s first pieces for the mag. Amishtat, NorfolkNWeigh and cort16 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Aged 12 thought the fiesta flight was a special edition that was a cut above some stick on graphics and a hacked on sunroof. As far I I could see it was a cross polination of 5 door shell, xr2i alloys, the lower beltline 2 tone from the ghia, and a stylised “flight” graphic. More than the sum of its parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 The runout 280 Brooklands Capri is another one that is supposed to command a premium. I was always intrigued by the depressing 'dealer specials' that used to cross my friend's car lot. Usually musty-smelling base model Fords with a pin stripe and a stained headlining due to the leaky aftermarket sunroof that had sweetened the original deal. Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 205 Roland Garros, like the one Steph test drove recently, basically a plush trimmed XS with leather/part leather seats, electric windows and a few other bells and whistles. I would also consider the 205 Gentry desirable but it came with a Heather Mills-o-matic ‘box only coupled to a lower tuned 1.9, which really puts me off and this lowers the desirability factor significantly for me. Obviously before the days of every few weeks the 106 had another ‘limited’ edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 From memory the Citroen AX came in an absolutely bewildering array of special editions, I don't know enough about them to know whether any of them amounted to more than paint colour, stickers and different seat fabrics though. HMC, Fumbler and Jerzy Woking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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