What car should never be modified

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Which cars do you think it would be utter sacriledge to modify?

I vote anything classic like an Etype and anything really naff like a Peel P50 and Fiat Multipluuuuugh.

Or do you think that anything can be modified if done right?
 
Super cars such as the Veyron etc should be left as they were intended & cars that have achieved cult status or editions made in small numbers should be left alone too I'm thinking of cars like 106 Rallyes, Polo G40's & Corrado Storms for example.
If your going to interfere with a car then do it to a main stream model that were made in large numbers & leave the special cars to enthusiasts who will keep them going for future generations to enjoy. :D
 
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The dreaded Multipla. Not my favourite either BUT the amount of space they've packed in is incredible.

They don't drive badly either, they just seem to break down with disturbing regularity.

In some ways I'd like to see a remapped 2.4 jtd under the bonnet just for the sheer silliness of it.

Would I buy one? No.

I did once see a sticker on the back of a Multipla which read - 'You should see what the front looks like..'
 
classics should be left as just that, classic. seen a ford consul a friend of a friend was going to do. man it was ugerly !!!!!
but the stock wasnt pretty either lol !!!!
 
I am sure there is a fundamental reason for this, probably something to do with space or whatever.

But why can't more hatches be RWD, looked at an old Golf today and the amount of room in the engine bay is huge and the first thing I thought was how a nice turboed V6 would fit in there powering the rear wheels......as it should be ;)
 
Any supercar. No matter what age, or what power you think you can get out of them, doing it will only end in teers.

Oh, and smart cars and priuses. They should be under modified and all painted pink, so the you KNOW the driver is a door knob

:)
 
I wonder who in Suzuki's branding department chose the letter R?

Honda and Volvo, amongst others, have used the letter R to denote high end, high performance model derivatives.

Who are they trying to kid?
 
There are some cars that i would see as part of automotive history or some form of national heritage, such as the lancia delta integrale, or a D-type jag, if they were to be modified, i think i would weep.

but this list changes on personal taste, i personally would hate to see (for example) the renault 5 turbo being modded, though to some the car is a prime target for alteration.

what is sacred to one man may be a great plaything to another.
 
Jagz said:
I am sure there is a fundamental reason for this, probably something to do with space or whatever.

But why can't more hatches be RWD, looked at an old Golf today and the amount of room in the engine bay is huge and the first thing I thought was how a nice turboed V6 would fit in there powering the rear wheels......as it should be ;)
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You must know the reasons for this mate. :D

First off you can mount the engine transversely, which fits more efficiently in the engine bay leaving more room for everything else, which for a modern car is a huge amount of stuff. Your old Golf has loads of room cos it doesnt have power steering, aircon, ecus, safety kit etc. Also it means that the engine bay is smaller leaving more room for crumple zones at the front and complex electronic stuff in the bulkhead.

Second you dont have to design in an intrusive transmission tunnel.

Third fwd is safer and more predictable for the average driver.

That said I entirely agree, altho these days the higher spec versions of ordinary production cars seem to be moving towards part-time 4wd rather than rwd.
 
Loz said:
Super cars such as the Veyron etc should be left as they were intended & cars that have achieved cult status or editions made in small numbers should be left alone too I'm thinking of cars like 106 Rallyes, Polo G40's & Corrado Storms for example.
If your going to interfere with a car then do it to a main stream model that were made in large numbers & leave the special cars to enthusiasts who will keep them going for future generations to enjoy. :D
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Loz mate hole in one :bigsmile:
 
Indeed I have to agree with some of the comment here, others I don't for example

The escort cosworth, that's definitely a car for modifying, brilliant engine shame the chassis ruins the whole experience and I wouldn't cosmetically alter it, well I would get the morrette twin head lights and change the big spoiler for the one off the Ford works teams car (it was just a big boot spoiler like this one in the picture)
http://www.paulridley.co.uk/Ford Escort Cosworth Rally Car 2.JPG
Still a cult car that deserves respect

As for the Lancia Delta, well it would be hard for me to say really as I'm a very big fan of the car, however if someone could make me a road going version of the group a rally car out of one then I would definitely modify it to have the looks and the performance but like i said it has to be exactly the same


as for the Polo g40's and Peugeot 205, 106, 306 rallyes I think they should be left alone, due to the fact you can buy a mainstream alternative to modify instead so no problem there...
 
Well I say handling, I ment steering feel really, it just feels like a normal escort, except it has loads more power,

The rear is very jittery on those
 
The chassis on Cosworth's is a very good chassis actually.
The Cosworth was well before it's time. The standard chassis for instance can handle double it's power with uprating anything.;)
 
turbonutter69 said:
Have you ever driven a Cosworth?
They handle superbly.
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I think someone has hit a nurve here. :amuse:

I like them, never driven one (well, I have driven a seiera cosi but not an escort) but if I had one when they came out, then I would have moded it. I wouldn't now, they are worth much more original.
 
I'd like to drive a Tickford Capri with Sierra Cosworth underpinnings.

Sierras were brilliant handlers in their time, even the workaday 1.6 - 2 litre models eclipsed the obvious Cavalier MKII rivals.

Ford stuck with the traditional RWD layout but graced the Sierra with all round independent suspension, rather than the stodgy live axle of the Cortina.

By 1986/87 though Peugeot had the 405 underway and this car, not to my mind alone, revolutionised FWD handling in medium/large saloon cars.

Renault's 21 also quietly went about its way and offered what some say is an even better handling/ride compromise than that of the Peugeot 405.

So, I'll cut the wittering on and say that a Capri should not be modified unless in the way I suggested about.

Perhaps take a Cosworth Sierra and bolt on a Capri body??
 
Would be a good car indeed, but I'd prefer to put a tvr made rover v8 in a Capri though,

If anyone here reads EVO mag then they would know that one of the journalists has one such Capri,
It's a black mk1 example and it looks awesome :)
 
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