|
|
|
| Welcome to Swifty's Garage. We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Thank You, The Swifty's Garage Team Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features. |
| Car Of The Day: March 3, 2010; Majorette '80 Renault 5 Turbo | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 3 2010, 02:20 AM (752 Views) | |
| NoirGuru | Mar 3 2010, 02:20 AM Post #1 |
![]()
The All Original Gentleman
|
![]() Today's car of the day is Majorette's 1980 Renault 5 Turbo. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_5_Turbo ![]() This car was recently acquired in a local trade with my roommate's co-worker. He mostly collected Hot Wheels, so this one was an easy win in my collection. I just can't bear the glass and the orange accents... But we'll see what I can do with it later. ![]()
Edited by NoirGuru, Mar 4 2010, 12:25 AM.
|
![]() |
|
| Swifty | Mar 3 2010, 02:29 AM Post #2 |
![]()
The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
|
Amazing little casting! I love how "TURBO" is cast into the rear windshield! |
![]() |
|
| Scooter | Mar 3 2010, 12:24 PM Post #3 |
|
Fullsize
|
sweet looking , I like the back glasswork. very cool |
![]() |
|
| jedimario | Mar 3 2010, 01:46 PM Post #4 |
|
RAWR
|
Ah, the car that started it all. No one would like Civics or Golfs if it wasn't for this thing
|
![]() |
|
| james_autos | Mar 3 2010, 03:08 PM Post #5 |
![]()
Minivan
|
A very iconic car. Back in the day it was extremely quick, and even now compared to today's hot hatches it's probably just as fast. Corgi also produced this one at around the same time but the Majorette is way better, naturrellement! Norev also made one a few years ago which I think I ran as car of the day some time ago. |
![]() |
|
| Sak | Mar 3 2010, 08:24 PM Post #6 |
![]()
Ezekiel 25:17
|
There's one for sale, in gray, at Lotus of Hopewell, here in New Jersey. It has French registration. The car's fame is virtually unknown here...the person who'd buy it would naturally be an enthusiast of sorts...or an expatriate Francais. Or both. Parts would be prohibitively expensive, of course. |
![]() |
|
| ivantt | Mar 3 2010, 08:33 PM Post #7 |
|
New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
|
Jedimario, this car didn't make me like Civics or Golfs. I have never seen this car configured this way, or this diecast for that matter. Another "monobox" added to the list of many. |
![]() |
|
| craftymore | Mar 3 2010, 09:06 PM Post #8 |
![]()
Support your local demo derby.
![]()
|
The overall proportions appear very AMC Pacer like. Nice model of a 1/1 car I doubt i've ever seen before in person. |
![]() |
|
| STUTZ | Mar 3 2010, 11:01 PM Post #9 |
|
Diecast junkie
|
The body lines remind me of the 1988 MG Metro. (with bolt on additions) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
|
| Swifty | Mar 4 2010, 02:19 AM Post #10 |
![]()
The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
|
I see the similarities. I wonder which one is faster?
|
![]() |
|
| james_autos | Mar 4 2010, 04:20 AM Post #11 |
![]()
Minivan
|
That's because the Renault 5 Turbo was also used in rallying. All rally cars must be based on standard road legal cars (with all the extra kit added on of course), but sometimes the manufacturers made rally cars back into road legal cars like the Renault 5 Turbo, Lancia Delta Integrale, Ford Focus RS and Subaru Impreza 22B. They have featured like flared wheel arches, spoilers, big alloys and of course more power. |
![]() |
|
| jedimario | Mar 4 2010, 06:27 PM Post #12 |
|
RAWR
|
Homolofation specials are the best. Ford RS2000, please.
It started the whole "hot hatch" thing, Ivan. |
![]() |
|
| ivantt | Mar 4 2010, 08:54 PM Post #13 |
|
New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
|
Well, I liked the Civic because I thought it was a well built, economical and lasting little device, and the other "monobox hatchbacks" really didn't interest me. Are you sure this 1980 MG Metro started it all?? Weren't cars like this done by makers like Simca and Fiat way back in the sixties and the seventies?? |
![]() |
|
| Supraman | Mar 4 2010, 09:02 PM Post #14 |
|
Swifty's @Work Alter Ego
|
The first generation Rabbit/Golf (stupid name for a car- they should have stuck with Rabbit if you ask me!) GTi started the hot hatch trend. |
![]() |
|
| jedimario | Mar 4 2010, 10:01 PM Post #15 |
|
RAWR
|
No, the Renault did :p It was first, and it was popular. |
![]() |
|
| james_autos | Mar 5 2010, 04:26 AM Post #16 |
![]()
Minivan
|
Rob, I think the MK1 Golf GTi did start the 'hot hatch' craze. It was launced in Europe 4 years before the Renault 5 Turbo in 1976. I'd put them in different classes though because the 5 was based on a rally car, and the Golf wasn't. The Renault 5 Alpine was more similar to the Golf, and although it was released just before the Golf, it never became as popular or as iconic as the Golf: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_5_Alpine |
![]() |
|
| Sak | Mar 5 2010, 08:23 PM Post #17 |
![]()
Ezekiel 25:17
|
Judging by the Renaults I've seen over here- the nightmarish Dauphine, the 8, and 16, I can't help but think the Golf I (Wabbit) must've been a better buy. I mean, the aforementioned were the reason people never took De Gaulle seriously... |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
![]() ZetaBoards gives you all the tools to create a successful discussion community. Learn More · Sign-up Now |
|
| « Previous Topic · Car Of The Day · Next Topic » |
| Track Topic · E-mail Topic |
3:20 AM Jul 11
|





















I wonder which one is faster?

3:20 AM Jul 11