« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2011, 11:56:56 AM »
Mostly MODERN cars at RETROmoble?
And people call me mad! Wibble wibble wibble!
Retro styling. Taking a successfull style icon and/or product and making a modern pile of crap that looks like it as most stylists have run out of new ideas. Marketing, well they started it so if no one goes to new car type shows anymore to look at the rubbish that is made so lets nick a few successfull brandnames and use them instead. A marketing con is a marketing con even if it is an old one.
I notice as sales slacken in the recession so does what constitutes a Collectors Car for sales in the media. The retro effect. A 5 year old car is not a collectors item and officially a Classic has to be pre 1973 here does it not. Free tax etc. Kick that class out of eBay on Other Classics - the interesting bit - and pick from the 75 cars for sale! Ban Muppets and we are down to about 40 cars. On this basis it is worth having a PC in the toilet as you can sift out the interesting stuff voiding the rest in an appropriate environment before taking to your desk for serious and comfortable perusal.
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Messerschmitt set, Goggo Darts, Heinkel 175, Fiat Jolly, Autobianchi, Fairthorpe Electron Minor, Borgward, Isuzu Trooper
Citroen BX 17TZD & GTI 16v
Held - MG Magnette ZB & 4/44
For sale - Vellam Isetta, Bamby, AC Type 70, Velorex, Church Pod, Reliant Mk5, KR200, Saab 96, Bellemy Trials, Citroen BXs