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    Quote Originally Posted by charged
    Funny when I go for club runs with my mate in his Mussy all the owners tell me new cars are heaps and the only thing they would be v8 American Cars so who really is being closed minded and biased
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    Would have to be the Cosworth Sierra,RS500 had good running gear but shite body,was never designed for that engine power and electrics of early models up to Sapphire was hmmmlaughable,the VH HDT Commodores as it was an awesome Australian road tourer with awesome mid range and great suspension/wheel setup to soak up bumps and yet still handle exceptonal(though not on track),and my favorite the F40 which needs no explanation

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    I have a hard time calling anything from the 80's classic yet...to me it's just old, needs maybe another 10-15 years before anything will be classic if indeed it does happen.
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    how about all the homologation specials? Ie: quattro, 323 gtx, Impulse..eh, i guess most of those came out late 80s early 90s
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    Definitely Ferrari was the big winner in the 1980’s partially due to Miami Vice, the introduction of the 512, and the boom of Ferrari in the USA my personal fav is the 288 GTO with a fabulous 140 hp/liter.
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    The 288GTO is stunning but I would definately go for the Audi Sport Quattro. It doesn't really matter if you are biased about the Quattro because it really does deserve the classic car status for what it has brought along.

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    What about the Lotus-Carlton? The only car to have had its morality debated in the house of commons (UK). I'd say that makes it a classic, especially if it did 176mph with space for 5.

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    The is a BADASS car!!! It's so... Vice .
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    Volkswagen Rabbit???
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    Definetly Ferrari! Rabbit?

    I'd consider Ferrari a definite classic of the 80's. The Rabbit? Well, maybe.

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    What about three times World Rally Champion, last in 1980, FIAT 131 Abarth?
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    I'd like to jump in here and mention... well, look at my avatar. They are rapidly disappearing, and they are plenty special enough to be considered... well, a modern classic, so's to speak. And it doesn't have to be supercharged.

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    I agree, especially the supercharged and to a lesser extent the 1.6 16valve versions. But I think the 1.5 litre carb versions don't have the same appeal. A mate of mine used to have one in NZ - it had a basic Corolla engine in it. I think this was the base engine in Japan, unless there was an even smaller engine..
    Most import markets on got the 16 valve or supercharged engines, but plenty of secondhand imports made it into NZ from Japan, most with the basic carb engine in them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by motorsportnerd
    Interested in any opinions on which cars built in the 1980s can be regarded as classics, either now or in the future?

    Myself, I'd nominate the Ford Sierra RS500, Audi Quattro, BMW M3. The Sierra and BMW for their track successes and current day desirability. The Quattro because it redefined the direction of both high performance road vehicles and rallying. The Subaru Impreza WRX, Mits Lancer Evos, Lancia Delta Integrale, etc, would not have been produced if the Quattro hadn't paved the way.
    Any comments?
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