2024 TAYSIDE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW - SCOTLAND - THE RAREST CAR'S EVER!

Great selection

The Hillman Hunter is actually a Humber Sceptre with a 1725cc engine. My friend had one in the 70s.

Yep, Paul is correct. It’s a Humber Sceptre from the Rootes Group of cars. Basically a posh Hillman. My father had a white one in the 70’s and I drove it often. Very plush for me at the time and they had the benefit of overdrive too. Not the best handling car I have driven to be honest, but very comfy in a straight line. Seemed underpowered for the size of the car too. Looks a nice example although not sure the wheels were standard Rootes attire.

Triumph Acclaim was basically a Honda Ballade. A very good and underrated little car.

Very worrying for me to see you drooling over “classics”, which were the “modern” cars I used to lust for, but could never afford.

Another great car show from Scotland

Looks great to see all the retro cars. I'm in adelaide and there's alot of retro car still daily drivers here

Interesting selection there. I was taken by the FSO Polonez which looked particularly fetching on those cross-spoke alloys, and the Fiat twin cam would give it some beans!. That Fiesta was really nice, and brought back some memories as I had a very early MK2 diesel. I also had a Volvo 144 while on a working holiday in Australia, a 1972 2.0 (I think) automatic. The Senator?, lovely cars though I now prefer the previous shape (ideally with velour upholstery!). As for the black strips on the rear light lenses, that is how they came from the factory. Can't remember the last time I seen a Subaru Justy, but they were interesting wee cars, if only for being 4wd. That Tigra looked very nice too, great looking little coupe slightly let down by that dowdy Corsa interior (and so so dynamics, it couldn't hold a candle to the Puma). Very complex rear window as i recall, partly because of the size, but also due to being curved both ways. My Dad and Grandad both had Hillman Hunters, so the Humber Sceptre here is a very familiar shape. Good solid cars with a variety of different badges on the same (Rootes Arrow) body. The fastback coupe (Sunbeam Rapier) is a particularly handsome thing and with the Holbay tuned engine (110hp), plenty quick enough for the time. The Arrow gained a 2nd life in Iran as the Paykan where it was in production right up to 2005 (though the pickup version soldiered on for another decade!). The Triumph Acclaim was a nice wee thing too, very reliable and pleasant to drive (being a rebadged Honda Ballade), a workmate of my Dad's had one.

So many examples of cars I’ve had for under £100😂👍✌️

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My pal Phil Jinder Dewhurst reckons that blue Volvo is possibly one of two his neighbours had in the 80s as the reg were both OPR and they were the same colour.

The FSO 1500 was actually included in Top Gear's "Worst Car In The World" feature and called by Jeremy, who drove it, as long lasting and reliable as pensioner's erection. And that's partially true. Some of them were breaking all the time, some would last you forever - those were the joys of Eastern block manufacturing process and quality control (very much non existant). I'll bet saying that Clarkson was unlucky and got one of those always falling apart specimens. If he had one of the everlasting ones, it would be a car of his dreams - easy to fix with A HAMMER (say it with Clarkson's voice) and a screwdriver.
And here, to conclude, are few interresting facts:
1) It was designed by the same guy, who gave us Lotus Esprit.
2) Was the only car from Eastern Europe that passed US safety and crash tests in late 70's
3) It had a cool nickname. There was a Polish crime/detective TV show in the early 80's, called "07 zgłoś się" ("Come in, 07"). The main character, police officer, Lt. Borewicz was driving one of those. After the show gained some well deserved popularity (it was really great for it's time with it's humour and quirky characters), you'll never drove a Polonez, you drove a Borewicz.

Toyota Trueno GT Apex will have the Gen 2 4AGE 1.6 16valve 118hp Japanese Domestic Market. Cool car and cool reviews and restorations really enjoy them. Cheers from NZ.

I drove an FSO Polonez 1500cc back in the day late 1980s it was the most crude, noisy and slow car I have ever driven even worse than a Skoda Estelle and a Fiat q26 Bis that I have slso had the bad luck to drive....

Fso polonez was dire when new .this is far from standard